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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Song
AC/DC-Breaking The Rules
For Those About to Rock (1981)
Transcribed by: playinbass1432
Email: playinbass1432@hotmail.com
Standard Tuning
Intro:
A A
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-5-5-------------|-----------------|-5-5-------------|-----------------|
A A G
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-5-5-------------|-----------------|-5-5-------------|-----------3-----|
Pre Verse 1:
A
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-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-|
A G F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4---|-5-----4---------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7---7-|-------------7---| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|
Verse 1:
Db C B Bb
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
Db C B Bb
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
Db C B Bb
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
Db C B
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7---------x-|
Pre Chorus 1:
Bb
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|---------------6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\| A|-----------------|---------6-7-8---|-----------------|-----------------| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus 1:
A G F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----4---------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
A G F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4---|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-0---0-|-3-----2-----0---|
Verse 2:
Db C B Bb
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
Db C B Bb
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
Db C B Bb
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
Db C B
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|
Pre Chorus 2:
Bb
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|---------------6-|/8-8-8/8-8-8/8-8-|-8-6-------------| A|-----------------|---------6-7-8---|-----------------|-----8-6-4-------| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------|-----------------|-----------8-6-6-|
Chorus 2:
A G F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-----|-5-----4---------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---0---|-----------------|
A G F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----4---------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
Guitar Solo:
Db C B Bb
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-9-9-9\----------|-8-8-8\----------|-7-7-7\----------|-6-6-6\----------|
Db C B
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-9-9-9\----------|-8-8-8\----------|-7-7-7\----------|
Bb
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|---------------6-|/8-8-8-/8-8-8-/8-|-8-8-6-----6-----| A|-----------------|---------6-7-8---|-----------------|-------8-8---8-7-| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-9---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A G F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4---|-5-----4---------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7---7-|-------------7---| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|
A G F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-4-4-|-5-----4---------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|
A G F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-3-4-|-5-----4---------| A|-----------------|-----------4-3-1-|-----------------|-------------7---| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|
A G F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-5-----4---------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------4-7---|-------------7---| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|
A G F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-----4---------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A G F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-----4---------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A G F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-4-----|-----------------|-5-----4---------| A|-----------------|-------------7-7-|-----------------|-------------7---| E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
A G F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-----4---------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G F# E G F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-5-----4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-------------7---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-3-----2-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|
Outro:
Db C B Bb
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
Db C B Bb
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
Db C B Bb
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8---------1-|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6---------1-|
Db C B Bb
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
Db C B Bb
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
Db C B Bb
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-9-9-9-----------|-8-8-8-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-6-6-6-----------|
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