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HARD TIMES (Bassline) As recorded by AC/DC (From the 2014 Album ROCK OR BUST) Words and Music by Angus Young & Malcolm Young Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Cliff Williams - Bass' Intro Q=93 4/4 Gtr I W E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S +E E E E E E E E E E |----------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------| |----------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------| |----------|-----------------|---------0-----------|------------------| |----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-(0)---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 1st & 2nd Verses E E E E E S S +E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------||------------------| |---------------------||o-----------------| |---------0-----------||o-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-----0-(0)---||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E S S +Q E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |---------0----------|-------------------| |-0-0-0-0-----0-(0)--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| Pre-Chorus E E E E E S S +E. 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E E E E E S S +Q E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |---------0----------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-----0-(0)--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| To Coda E E E E E S S +Q E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |---------0----------|-------------------| |-0-0-0-0-----0-(0)--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| Bridge E E E E E S S +Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------||-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------------||-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------0----------||-3--3--3--3--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-----0-(0)--||-------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E S S +Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------0----------|-3--3--3--3--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-----0-(0)--|-------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E S S +Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------0----------|-3--3--3--3--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-----0-(0)--|-------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D.S. al Coda E E E E E S S +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S +Q |--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|| |---------0----------|-----------------|---------0-----------|| |-0-0-0-0-----0-(0)--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-(0)---|| & E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S +Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|--------------------|-------------| |-----------------|--------------------|-------------| |-----------------|---------0----------|-3--3--3--3--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-(0)--|-------------| E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3--3--3--3--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------| Outro Freely Q=80 W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths