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Are You Ready

AC/DC
Bass Tab
★4.7(6)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

AC/DC-Are You Ready

The Razor's Edge (1990)

Transcribed by: playinbass1432

Email: playinbass1432@hotmail.com

Drop D Tuning (The first D in the intro is an octave lower than the 5th fret on the A

which is played during the verses. Listen for yourself!)

Intro: (0:18)

D F# G F

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0---------------|-4---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|

F

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3---------------|-----------------|

Pre Verse 1:

D

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse 1:

D

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Pre Chorus 1:

D F# G F

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0---------------|-4---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|

D F# G F

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0---------------|-4---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|

Chorus 1:

D C D C B C B A B C B C

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-3-5-----|-3-3-3-2-2-3-----|-2-2-2-0-0-2-----|-3-3-3-2-2-3-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D C D C B C B A B C B C

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-3-5-----|-3-3-3-2-2-3-----|-2-2-2-0-0-2-----|-3-3-3-2-2-3-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
D|-----------------|

Pre Verse 2:

D

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse 2:

D

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Pre Chorus 2:

D F# G F

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0---------------|-4---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|

Chorus 2:

D C D C B C B A B C B C

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-3-5-----|-3-3-3-2-2-3-----|-2-2-2-0-0-2-----|-3-3-3-2-2-3-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D C D C B C B A B C B C

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-3-5-----|-3-3-3-2-2-3-----|-2-2-2-0-0-2-----|-3-3-3-2-2-3-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|

Guitar Solo:

D C D D C D

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5---3---5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5---3---5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D C D D C D

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5---3---5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5---3---5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D F# G F

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0---------------|-4---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|

D F# G F

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0---------------|-4---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|

Chorus 3:

D C D C B C B A B C B C

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-3-5-----|-3-3-3-2-2-3-----|-2-2-2-0-0-2-----|-3-3-3-2-2-3---3-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D D F C F

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----3-----------|-----------------|-----3-----------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-----3-------|-----------------|-5-------3-------|
D|-----------------|-------------5---|-----------------|-------------3---|

D D

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|

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