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Bad Boy Boogie

AC/DC
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Song

AC/DC-Bad Boy Boogie Tab

Album- Let There Be Rock

Guitar 1- Angus (lead)

Guitar 2- Malcolm (Rhythm)

Tuning: Album- 1/2 step down (Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb)

Live- standard (E,A,D,G,B,e)

I watched Angus and Malcolm play this song, and i'm trying to tab this the way they play

There might be a couple mistakes

Intro:

|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----7-7-7-7-----| Guitar 1
|----7-7-7-7-----|
|----5-5-5-5-----|
|------------|-----------|-----------|
|------------|-----------|-----------|
|------------|----7--5---|---7--5----| Guitar 2
|----7-7-7-7-|--7-7--5-7-|-7-7--5-7--|
|----7-7-7-7-|--7-7--0-7-|-7-7--0-7--|
|----5-5-5-5-|--5--------|-5---------|

play this 4x

verse 1

|-------------|----------|----------|------------| both

|-------------|----------|----------|------------| guitars

|------7--5---|---7--5---|---7--5---|---7--5-----|
|-7--7-7--5-7-|-7-7--5-7-|-7-7--5-7-|-7-7--5-7---|
|-7--7-7--0-7-|-7-7--0-7-|-7-7--0-7-|-7-7--0-7---|
|-5--5--------|-5--------|-5--------|-5----------|

1.On the

2.Bein' a

------------|----------|----------|------------|
------------|----------|----------|------------|
-----7--5---|---7--5---|---7--5---|---7--5-----|
---7-7--5-7-|-7-7--5-7-|-7-7--5-7-|-7-7--5-7---|
---7-7--0-7-|-7-7--0-7-|-7-7--0-7-|-7-7--0-7---|
---5--------|-5--------|-5--------|-5----------|

day__ I was born,__ the rain__ fell down______

bad boy ain't that bad_____

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-7---7-----7-------7--7---7----7-----|
|-7---7-----7-------7--7---7----7-----|
|-5---5-----5-------5--5---5----5-----|

There was

I had

|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|
|-------7--5---|---7--5------|
|-7---7-7--5-7-|-7-7--5-7----|
|-7---7-7--0-7-|-7-7--0-7----|
|-5---5--------|-5-----------|

trouble brew-in' in my home-town.

more dirty women then most men ever had.

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-7---7-----7-------7--7---7----7-----| Both guitars
|-7---7-----7-------7--7---7----7-----|
|-5---5-----5-------5--5---5----5-----|

It was the

And you

|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|
|-------7--5---|---7--5------|
|-7---7-7--5-7-|-7-7--5-7----|
|-7---7-7--0-7-|-7-7--0-7----|
|-5---5--------|-5-----------|

sev-enth day,__ I was a sev-enth son_____

women___ come along with me______

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-7---7-----7-------7--7---7----7-----| Both guitars
|-7---7-----7-------7--7---7----7-----|
|-5---5-----5-------5--5---5----5-----|
|-------------------------------------|

And it

And I'll

|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|
|-7---7-12-10-7-|-7-12-10-7----|
|-7---7-12-10-7-|-7-12-10-7----|
|-5---5-10--8-5-|-5-10--8-5----|
|---------------|--------------|

scared__ the hell__ out of ev-'ry one

show you how good a bad boy can be

|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------| Guitar 1

|-9---9-----9-------9--9---9----9-----|
|-9---9-----9-------9--9---9----9-----|
|-7---7-----7-------7--7---7----7-----|
|-0---0-----0-------0--0---0----0-----|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------| Guitar 2

|-2---2-----2-------2--2---2----2-----|
|-2---2-----2-------2--2---2----2-----|
|-0---0-----0-------0--0---0----0-----|

|---------------|-----------------------| Guitar 1

|---------------|-----------------------|
|-9---9-14-12-9-|-9-14-12-9-----------5-|
|-9---9-14-12-9-|-9-14-12-9-------------|
|-7---7-12-10-7-|-7-12-10-7-------------|
|-0-------------|-----------------------|

|-------------|-------------------------|Guitar 2

|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------2-----|---2-------------------5-|
|-2---2-2---2-|-2-2---2---------------5-|
|-2---2-0---2-|-2-0---2---------------3-|
|-0---0---3-0-|-0---3-0-----------------|

They said, "stop", I said, "go".

I said, "right", and they said, "left".

Chorus

|------------------|-----------------------|

|------------------|-----------------------| Guitar 1

|------------------|---------------------5-|
|--7---5--7------7-|--5--7----7------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|

repeat this twice

|-----------------|-----------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------------| Guitar 2

|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--0------0-----0-|-----0----0----------3-|
|------3----------|--3--------------------|

They said, "fast", I said, "slow".

I said, "east", and they said, "west".

|------------------|-----------------------|

|------------------|-----------------------| Guitar 1

|------------------|---------------------5-|
|--7---5--7------7-|--5--7----7------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------------| Guitar 2

|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--0------0-----0-|-----0----0----------3-|
|------3----------|--3--------------------|

They said "yes" I said "no". I do the

I said "up" and they said "down" I do the

|------------------|-----------------------|

|------------------|-----------------------| Guitar 1

|------------------|---------------------5-|
|--7---5--7------7-|--5--7----7------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------------| Guitar 2

|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--0------0-----0-|-----0----0----------3-|
|------3----------|--3--------------------|

bad boy boogie.

bad boy boogie. All over town.

|----------------|-----------------------|

|----------------|-----------------------| Guitar 1

|----------------|-----------------------|
|--7---5--7----7-|--6--5-----------------|
|----------------|---------7--3--5--3--5-|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|

|----------------|-----------------------| Guitar 2

|--2------2------|-----------------------|
|--2------2----7-|--6--5-----------------|
|--0------0------|--------7--3--5--3--5--|
|------3---------|-----------------------|

now repeat the whole song starting from verse 1

Presolo

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------| Both guitars

|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--5----3--5-----3--5-----3--5-----3--5---3-|  play 3x
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

Solo Malcolm hits the A chord over and over here

|---------------------------|--------------5-5-5------5-5-5------5-5-5--|
|--------------------------8|(10)-----8(10)------8(10)------8(10)-------|
|-5-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---7-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------5-5---5-5---|-5-5---5-5-5-5----5-5-5------5---5-5---5-5-|
|--8(10)---8(10)----8------8|------------------------8(10)--8-----8-----|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|------5--5-5------5-5-5-----5-5-|----5------5------5-----5------------------|
|8(10)--8-----8(10)-8----8(10)--8|(10)--8(10)--8(10)--8-5---5-8-5-----5------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------7---------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

Malcolm hits the D chord over and over here

|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-7-5---7-------------------|-----5----5------------------(10)-----|
|-----7---5---7----5-7-5--2-|---------------7-----------7----------|
|-----------7---7-----------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|(11)---------12--------------------|12(14)----12--10--(11)---13-10--12-10-|
|----12-10-12----12-10-12--12--12-10|------12------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------10--9----|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---12------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|12----12-10-12--10(11)-------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------10-12-10--10-|--8-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------10----10-----------------------|

Now Malcolm hits the E chord over and over here

|-7-----7---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---10----10--8---10----------------|-------------------------10---8-9-----|
|---------------9----9-7---9--------|-------------9---7-9-7------9---------|
|------------------------9--9-7-5-7-|5-7-79-9-9-9---9-------9--------------|
|----------------------------------7|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------10(12)----10---10(12)|-------------------------------------|
|-8---10---8------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---9----9--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------7-|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|guitar 1

|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|guitar 2

|-5--2--------5--2----------|-5-x-5-x-5--2------------------------|
|-5--2--------5--2----------|-5-x-5-x-5--2------------------------|
|-3--0--------3--0----------|-3-x-3-x-3--0------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|

repeat all of this as many times as needed

|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---| Guitar 1
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------|----------------|
|----------------------------|----------|----------------|
|----------------------------|---7--5---|---7--5---------|
|--------------------------7-|-7-7--5-7-|-7-7--5-7-------| Guitar2
|--------------------------7-|-7-7--0-7-|-7-7--0-7-------|
|--------------------------5-|-5--------|-5--------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------5-5-5-5-------|
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----|-7------------5-5-5-5---7---| Guitar 1
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------5-8--5---|--5-------------------8---5-|
|----7--(9)-----------------7|----7--5--------------------|
|----------------------------|---------7--7---------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|8-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-5-11-8-8-11-8-8-11-8-8-12-9--9---|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

I wanna

|------------------------------------|------------------17--------|
|-18-10-10-13-10-10-13-10-10--14--11-|-20-(22)--20-(22)----20-(22)|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|

tell you no_____ story, tell you no lie_____ I was

|----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

|----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| both guitars

|------7--5------|---7--5------|---7--5------|---7--5------|
|-7--7-7--5-7--7-|-7-7--5-7--7-|-7-7--5-7--7-|-7-7--5-7--7-|
|-7--7-7--0-7--7-|-7-7--0-7--7-|-7-7--0-7--7-|-7-7--0-7--7-|
|-5--5---------5-|-5---------5-|-5---------5-|-5---------5-|

born_ to love___ till the day I die_____ I just

|----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|------7--5------|---7--5------|---7--5------|---7--5----7-| both guitars
|-7--7-7--5-7--7-|-7-7--5-7--7-|-7-7--5-7--7-|-7-7--5-7--7-|
|-7--7-7--0-7--7-|-7-7--0-7--7-|-7-7--0-7--7-|-7-7--0-7--5-|
|-5--5---------5-|-5---------5-|-5---------5-|-5-----------|

line__ them up, and I knock them down__ And they

|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7-12-10-7--7-|-7-12-10-7--7-|-7-12-10-7--7-|-7-12-10-7--9-| both guitars
|-7-12-10-7--7-|-7-12-10-7--7-|-7-10-10-7--7-|-7-12-10-7--9-|
|-5-10--8-5--5-|-5-10--8-5--5-|-5-10--8-5--5-|-5-10--8-5--7-|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------0-|

came a run-nin',when the word got around____

|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-9-14-12-9--9-|-9-14-12-9--9-|-9-14-12-9--9-|-9-14-12-9--5-| guitar 1
|-9-14-12-9--9-|-9-14-12-9--9-|-9-14-12-9--9-|-9-14-12-9----|
|-7-12-10-7--7-|-7-12-10-7--7-|-7-12-10-7--7-|-7-12-10-7----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|---2----------|---2----------|---2----------|---2--------5-| guitar 2
|-2-2---2---2--|-2-2---2---2--|-2-2---2---2--|-2-2---2----5-|
|-2-0---2---2--|-2-0---2---2--|-2-0---2---2--|-2-0---2----3-|
|-0---3-0---0--|-0---3-0---0--|-0---3-0---0--|-0---3-0------|

I said "up" They____said "down"

|------------------|-----------------------|

|------------------|-----------------------| Guitar 1

|------------------|---------------------5-|
|--7---5--7------7-|--5--7----7------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------------| Guitar 2

|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--0------0-----0-|-----0----0----------3-|
|------3----------|--3--------------------|

They said "straight"_ I___ said "round"_

|------------------|-----------------------|

|------------------|-----------------------| Guitar 1

|------------------|---------------------5-|
|--7---5--7------7-|--5--7----7------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------------| Guitar 2

|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--0------0-----0-|-----0----0----------3-|
|------3----------|--3--------------------|

They said "lost" I___ said "found"_

|------------------|-----------------------|

|------------------|-----------------------| Guitar 1

|------------------|---------------------5-|
|--7---5--7------7-|--5--7----7------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------------| Guitar 2

|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--0------0-----0-|-----0----0----------3-|
|------3----------|--3--------------------|

I said "Freeze" They_ said "drown"

|------------------|-----------------------|

|------------------|-----------------------| Guitar 1

|------------------|---------------------5-|
|--7---5--7------7-|--5--7----7------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------------| Guitar 2

|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--0------0-----0-|-----0----0----------3-|
|------3----------|--3--------------------|

Bad_ boy boo-gie Do the

|------------------|-----------------------|

|------------------|-----------------------| Guitar 1

|------------------|---------------------5-|
|--7---5--7------7-|--5--7----7------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------------| Guitar 2

|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--0------0-----0-|-----0----0----------3-|
|------3----------|--3--------------------|

bad____ boy boo-gie

|------------------|-----------------------|

|------------------|-----------------------| Guitar 1

|------------------|---------------------5-|
|--7---5--7------7-|--5--7----7------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------------| Guitar 2

|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--0------0-----0-|-----0----0----------3-|
|------3----------|--3--------------------|

bad____ boy boogie

|------------------|-----------------------|

|------------------|-----------------------| Guitar 1

|------------------|---------------------5-|
|--7---5--7------7-|--5--7----7------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------------| Guitar 2

|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--2------2-----2-|-----2----2----------5-|
|--0------0-----0-|-----0----0----------3-|
|------3----------|--3--------------------|

bad__ boy boo-gie

|------------------|

|------------------| Guitar 1

|------------------|
|--7---5--7------7-|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|-----------------|

|-----------------| Guitar 2

|--2------2-----2-|
|--2------2-----2-|
|--0------0-----0-|
|------3----------|

That's all, enjoy!

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