BACK IN BLACK

E  D  A  (little lick)  E  D  A  A-G# A#-A B-A# C-B

(one time, and two times singing)

Chorus:
(E) A  E  B  A-B, A  E  B  A-B, G  D  A  G-A, G  D  A  G-A
    A  E  B  A-B, A  E  B  A-B, G  D D D

E  D  A  (lick) E  D  A  A-G# A#-A B-A# C-B
(two times singing)

Chorus

E  D  A E,E,E  D  A  E  A  E  A  E
(four times while guitar solo)

Chorus

riff in E (twice)
riff in A
riff in E

Chorus

E  D  A....and fade out.

KEY:
 T = play with thumb
 / = slide up
 \ = slide down
 ^ = bend 	^q = quarter tone	^h = half tone		^F = full tone
	if letter is above the fret #, note is bent THEN picked
 h = hammer
 p = pull-off
 g = grace note - written above note to be 'graced'
 ~ = vibrato

Oh, and X's mean make that chopping noise that Angus Young makes in the song.
I shouldn't really need to tab that part out...

Opening riff (played behind verses as well):

---------------------|-------3-0------------|
---------------------|-----------3-0--------|
------7-7-7----------|---------------2^F^p0-|
--2---7-7-7--7-7-7---|-X-X-X----------------|
--2---5-5-5--7-7-7---|-X-X-X----------------|
--0----------5-5-5---|-X-X-X----------------|

---------------------|----------------------|
---------------------|----------------------|
------7-7-7----------|----------------------|
--2---7-7-7--7-7-7---|----------------------|
--2---5-5-5--7-7-7---|--2---2---2---2-------|
--0----------5-5-5---|----4---5---6---7\----|

The Chorus:
----------------|-----|--3-----------|------|--3--|-------|
----------------|-----|--3--3--------|------|--3--|-3-3-3-|
--2-----4--2--4-|--%--|--0--2--2---2-|--%---|--0--|-2-2-2-|
--2--2--4--2--4-|--%--|-----0--2---2-|--%---|--0--|-0-0-0-|
--0--2--2--0--2-|-----|--------0---0-|------|-----|-------|
-----0----------|-----|----------3---|------|--3--|-------|

That later riff:
(play each part a couple of times - listen to the tape!)
First half (4 times?)
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
-----5-4-2--4------2---2---2----|
--0------------4~----5---6---7\-|

Second half (2 times?)
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
-----5-4-2--4------2---2---2----|
--0------------4~----5---6---7\-|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|

That's all I know from memory - I'm sorry I don't have the solos down, but
I'm just not a big fan. Anyway, let me know if you found the tab useful, and
don't say Harvard students don't do cool things on Saturday nights!!!! ;-)

  Verse  4x
e:-------2--2--2-------------3-0-----------------------2--2--2---------------|

B:-------3--3--3------------------3--0-----------------3--3--3---------------|

G:-------2--2--2----2--2--2-------------b(2)-0---------2--2--2-----2--2--2---|

D:2------0--0--0----2--2--2-----------------------2----0--0--0-----2--2--2---|

A:2-----------------0--0--0-----------------------2----------------0--0--0---|

E:0-----------------------------------------------0--------------------------|

                                Bridge
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------2-------|

B:----------------------------------------------------------------3--3-------|

G:------------------------------2-----4--2--4----2-----4--2--4----0--2--2----|

D:------------------------------2--2--4--2--4----2--2--4--2--4----0--0--2----|

A:-2-----2-----2-----2----------0--2--2--0--2----0--2--2--0--2----0-----0----|

E:----4-----5-----6-----7----------0----------------0-------------3--------3b|


                                                                   Well I'm b
e:------------2--------------------------------------------------------------|

B:---------3--3----------------------------------------------------3---------|

G:-----2---0--2--2--------2---2-----4--2--4----2-----2--4--2--4----0---------|

D:-----2---0--0--2--------2---2--2--4--2--4----2--2--2--4--2--4----0---------|

A:-----0---0-----0--------0---0--2--2--0--2----0--2--0--2--0--2----0--strum-5|

E:(4)------3--------3b(4)--------0----------------0----------------3---------|

  ack in black                         repeat verse 2x then bridge       Ryth
e:---------------2--2--2-----------------------------------------------------|

B:---------------3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------|

G:---------------2--2--2-----------------------------------------------------|

D:---------------0--0--0--------------------------------------------------2--|

A:--or-6---times----------------------------------------------------------2--|

E:------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|

  em 1 solo 4 times then bridge again
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G:-7--7--7---6--6--6--------------------------------7--7--7--6--6--6-----2---|

D:-7--7--7---6--6--6---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2--7--7--7--6--6--6--2--2--2|

A:-5--5--5---4--4--4---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2--5--5--5--4--4--4--2--0--2|

E:---------------------0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--------------------0-----0|

 

          riff a 4x                                    riff b 2x  repeat riff
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G:--2---------------------------------------------------0--5--4--2--4-----2--|

D:--2------------------------------------------------------------------3-----|

A:--0------0--5--4--2--4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|

E:------------------------3-----4-----5-----6-----7--------------------------|

                                                                     

   a 2x then bridge again         Then play rythem for the solo again
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---2-----2-----2---------------------------------------------------|
D:4-----5-----6-----7------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|