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Tuning: E A D G B E
This is my version of Hells Bells (studio recording) by AC/DC. This tab includes everything else except the
solo by Angus. I like to call this something like lead/rhythm guitar tab. You can learn the rhythm easily by
listening the record a few times. This is my first tab btw so I apologize if something is not correct with my
way of writing tab. Lyrics are presented under the tab.
| x Dead note
| ~ Vibrato
|(0) Open string left ringing
The bell rings 4 times before you start playing. All open A-notes during the whole song are supposed
to be left ringing. They are marked like this: (0).
[Intro (after the bell rings the fourth time)]
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7-----5-----7---------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7-----5-----5-5-----| 5x. The rest of the band starts playing
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)-------(0)---(0)--3-2-(0)-| alongside you gradually. The rhythm starts to
E|-------------------------------------------------------| build up some speed also.
e|----------------------------------------------x--------|
B|----------------------------------------3--3--3--------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7------0--0--2--------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7----0--0--0--5-5---|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)--------0--x--x-----3-2-0-|
E|----------------------------------------3--3-----------|
[Pre-verse]
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-9-7-9--7-5-7~~~-----------|
D|-7-7-7--7-5-7~~~---5-5-----| 2x
A|-----------------0-3-2-(0)-|
E|---------------------------|
[Verse 1] Now play all notes a little bit more gently and don't let anything ring.
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-9-7-9--7-5-7---------|
D|-7-7-7--7-5-7---5-5---| 4x
A|----------------3-2-0-|
E|----------------------|
I'm a rolling thunder, pouring rain
I'm coming on like a hurricane
My lightning's flashing across the sky
You're only young, but you're gonna die
[Pre-chorus]
e|-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--------x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x-----------------------------x----|
B|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-----3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-----3-----------------------3----|
G|-2-0-2--2-0-2--2-0-2-----0--2-0-2--2-0-2--2-0-2-----0--9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--2--2-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5--0--9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--2-|
A|----------------------3--x-----------------------3--x--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----0-|
E|-------------------------3--------------------------3----------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|----------------------3--3-|
G|-9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--0-|
D|-9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--0-|
A|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--x--x-|
E|----------------------3--3-|
I won't take no prisoners, won't spare no lives
Nobody's putting up a fight
I got my bell, I'm gonna take you to hell
I'm gonna get you, Satan get you
[Chorus]
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7-----5-----7---------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7-----5-----5-5-----|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)-------(0)---(0)--3-2-(0)-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------x--------|
B|----------------------------------------3--3--3--------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7------0--0--2--------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7----0--0--0--5-5---|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)--------0--x--x-----3-2-0-|
E|----------------------------------------3--3-----------|
Hell's bells
Yeah, hell's bells
You got me ringing
Hell's bells
My temperature's high
Hell's bells
[Pre-verse]
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-9-7-9--7-5-7~~~-----------|
D|-7-7-7--7-5-7~~~---5-5-----| 2x
A|-----------------0-3-2-(0)-|
E|---------------------------|
[Verse 2] Same thing here. When Brian is singing, play it gently.
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-9-7-9--7-5-7---------|
D|-7-7-7--7-5-7---5-5---| 4x
A|----------------3-2-0-|
E|----------------------|
I'll give you black sensations up and down your spine
If you're into evil, you're a friend of mine
See my white light flashing as I split the night
'Cause if good's on the left, then I'm sticking to the right
[Pre-chorus]
e|-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--------x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x-----------------------------x----|
B|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-----3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-----3-----------------------3----|
G|-2-0-2--2-0-2--2-0-2-----0--2-0-2--2-0-2--2-0-2-----0--9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--2--2-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5--0--9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--2-|
A|----------------------3--x-----------------------3--x--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----0-|
E|-------------------------3--------------------------3----------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|----------------------3--3-|
G|-9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--0-|
D|-9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--0-|
A|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--x--x-|
E|----------------------3--3-|
I won't take no prisoners, won't spare no lives
Nobody's putting up a fight
I got my bell, I'm gonna take you to hell
I'm gonna get you, Satan get you
[Chorus]
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7-----5-----7---------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7-----5-----5-5-----|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)-------(0)---(0)--3-2-(0)-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------x--------|
B|----------------------------------------3--3--3--------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7------0--0--2--------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7----0--0--0--5-5---|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)--------0--x--x-----3-2-0-|
E|----------------------------------------3--3-----------|
Hell's bells
Oh, hell's bells
You got me ringing
Hell's bells
My temperature's high
Hell's bells
[Rhythm guitar for solo] Okay, so here you have to match Angus' guitar. Listen the recording couple of times
and you will learn the correct rhythm by ear.
e|---------------------------------------------x------------x------------x------------x-|
B|---------------------------------------------3------------3------------3------------3-|
G|-----------------------------------2-0-2--5--2--2-0-2--5--2--2-0-2--5--2--2-0-2--5--2-| Then the pre-chorus
D|-----------------------------------2-0-2--5--0--2-0-2--5--0--2-0-2--5--0--2-0-2--5--0-| starts again while
A|----------------(0)----------------0-0-0--3-----0-0-0--3-----0-0-0--3-----0-0-0--3----| Angus is doing his
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| solo.
e|-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--------x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x-----------------------------x----|
B|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-----3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-----3-----------------------3----|
G|-2-0-2--2-0-2--2-0-2-----0--2-0-2--2-0-2--2-0-2-----0--9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--2--2-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5--0--9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--2-|
A|----------------------3--x-----------------------3--x--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----0-|
E|-------------------------3--------------------------3----------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|----------------------3--3-|
G|-9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--0-|
D|-9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--0-|
A|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--x--x-|
E|----------------------3--3-|
[Chorus] Note that this isn't the same as previous choruses.
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7-----5-----7---------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7-----5-----5-5-----|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)-------(0)---(0)--3-2-(0)-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------x--------|
B|----------------------------------------------3--------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7------5--5--2--------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7----5--5--0--5-5---|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)--------0--3--3-----3-2-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
*Angus starts his solo outro now
e|----------------------------------------------x--------|
B|----------------------------------------------3--------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7------5--5--2--------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7----5--5--0--5-5---|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)--------0--3--3-----3-2-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------x-|
B|----------------------------------------------3-|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7------5--5--2-|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7----5--5--0-|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)--------0--3--3----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Hell's bells, Satan's comin' to you
Hell's bells, he's ringing them now
Those hell's bells, the temperature's high
Hell's bells, across the sky
Hell's bells, they're taking you down
Hell's bells, they're dragging you under
Hell's bells, gonna split the night
Hell's bells, there's no way to fight, yeah
[Outro] Again, here you want to listen to the recording to match the rythm that slows down.
e|-----------x------------x------------x------------x--------|
B|-----------3------------3------------3------------3--------|
G|-2-0-2--5--2--2-0-2--5--2--2-0-2--5--2--2-0-2--5--2--2-0-2-|
D|-2-0-2--5--0--2-0-2--5--0--2-0-2--5--0--2-0-2--5--0--2-0-2-|
A|-0-0-0--3-----0-0-0--3-----0-0-0--3-----0-0-0--3-----0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Hell's bells