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C O D

AC/DC
Bass Tab
★4.7(3)

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

Song

AC/DC-C.O.D.

For Those About to Rock (1981)

Tabbed by: playinbass1432

Email: playinbass1432@hotmail.com

Standard Tuning

Rest through Intro, Verse 1, and Chorus 1

Verse 2:

G C

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

G C

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------1-2-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus 2:

Bb A C Bb A C

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-1-3-0-1-1-1-1---|-----------3-----|-1-3-0-1-1-1-1---|-----------3----|
E|---------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|---------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5------|

Bb A C Bb Bb

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------3-2-0-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5--------3-2-|
A|-1-3-0-1-1-1-1---|-----------3-----|-1--1-1-1-1-1-5--|-5--------------|
E|---------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-0-3-2-----------|
A|-------3-2-------|
E|-----------5-5-5-|

Guitar Solo:

G C C C

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------------3-|-------------3---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-3-3-3-----------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-------0-1-2-3-3-|

G C Bb A F

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------------3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-1-1-------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-----5---5-5-1---|

G C G

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|----------b5-5-5-|-3---------1-2-3-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---3-3-3-3-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|---------------3-|

G C

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------------3-|----------1-2-3--|-2-0-------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-------2---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|---------5--5\---|

Interlude:

Rest-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Rest-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Bb Bb

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-3-0-1---------|-----------------|-1-3-0-1---------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Bb Bb G

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-1-3-0-1---------|-----------------|-1-3-0-1---------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus 3:

G F G F

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

G F G F

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-2-3-2---|-------------1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-|
A|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|

F F

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-2-3-2---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-|
A|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

F F F

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-0-1-0-1-0-0-|

Outro:

Ring Out------------------------------|

G F C

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

| 16th Notes |

G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|  Play that bar as many times as
A|-----------------|    needed for the freetime.
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|---------------3-|

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