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Given the Dog a Bone

AC/DC
Tab
★4.9(15)

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Song

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Given The Dog A Bone - Ac Dc

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Tuning: Standard Tuning (E,A,D,G,B,e)

Guitar 1 (Lead) - Angus Young

Guitar 2 (Rhythm - Malcom Young

This is a fairly long and good song. It is tabbed out 100% correct. I've seen the other

Its correct but not complete. so here it is...

Firstly, when you see this diagram below:

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------| Guitar 1 (Lead): Angus Young
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

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|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Rhythm): Malcom Young
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

If it is tabbed out like this. the guitars play their seperate riffs. but when its only

single riff both guitars play or just angus. whatever suits you!

Okay, here goes...

Rhythm Figure 1. (Intro)

e|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-|-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-2-|-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-|
A|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-|-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-x-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|
E|---------------|---------------3-|-----------------|

Rhythm Figure 1a

end Rhythm figure 1. with rhythm figure 1.

e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-|-2-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-x-|-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-x-|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-|
E|---------------3-|-------------------|---------------3-|-----------------|

End rhytm figure 1a

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-2-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-x-|
E|---------------3-|

Rhythm Figure 2. (Verse)

e|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------3---------|-------------------|-------3-----------|
G|-------2---------|-------------------|-------2-----------|
D|-------0-------2-|-x-2-2-x-2-x-2-----|-------0-----------|
A|-3-2-0-0-------0-|-3-0-0-5-0-3-0-----|-3-2-0-0---------0-|
E------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------3-----------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------2-----------|-------------------|
D|-x-2-2-x-2-x-2---|-------0-----------|-x-2-2-x-2-x-2-----|
A|-3-0-0-5-0-3-0---|-3-2-0-0---------0-|-3-0-0-5-0-3-0-----|
E|-----------------|-------------------|---------------0---|

Rhythm figure 3. (Chorus)

e|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------2---------|-------2-----------|-------2-----------|
A|-x-2-2-0-------2-|-x-2-2-0---------2-|-x-2-2-0---------2-|
E|-3-0-0-------3-0-|-3-0-0---------3-0-|-3-0-0---------3-0-|
e|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------2---------|-------2-----------|-------2-----------|
A|-x-2-2-0-------2-|-x-2-2-0---------2-|-x-2-2-0---------2-|
E|-3-0-0-------3-0-|-3-0-0---------3-0-|-3-0-0---------3-0-|

end Rhythm Figure 3.

e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-------2---------|-------2-----------|
A|-x-2-2-0-------2-|-x-2-2-0---------2-|
E|-3-0-0-------3-0-|-3-0-0---------3-0-|

(With Rhytm figures 1 & 1a (3 times)

e|-------5-5--------5----------5-|
B|-8b10--5-5--8b10--5-5--8b10--5-|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

(Hold Bend)

e|-5--------5-------5-5-----5-5----|-----------------------------------5-|
B|-5--8b10--5-5--8--5-5--8--5-5--8-|-8b10-(10)-(10)-(10)------5--8b10--5-|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|-5--------5-5--8--5-5------------|
B|-5--8b10--5-5--8--5-5--8---------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Repeat Rhythm Figure 2, then Rhythm figure 3.

Guitar Solo

e|-------------------------|---------------------5-|
B|-----8-8------8-8------8-|-8------8-8------8-8---|
G|-7b9-----7b9------7b9----|---7b9------7b9--------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------|

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| Rhythm Figure 4. (Play under solo)

e|-----------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------|-------2-----------------------|
D|-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-x-2-2-0---------------------2-|
A|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0---------------------3-0-|
E|-----------------|-------------------------------|
e|-----------------------5-|-5-------5--------5--5--8-|
B|--------------7--------5-|-5-------5--------5--5--7-|
G|-7-pb9r7p5----7--5-------|----7b9-------------------|
D|-----------7--------7----|--------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|
e|-5------5----------8-|------5-------5---------|
B|-5------5-------5--7-|------5-------5-------8-|
G|---7b9-----7b9--5----|---------7b9-----7b9----|
D|---------------------|------------------------|
A|---------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------------|

8

e|-8----------8----------8------|-8--8----8--8--8--8--8--12-|
B|---------8----------8---------|-8--8----8--8--8--8--8--12-|
G|----7b9--------7b9--------7b9-|-------7b9-----------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------------|
e|-12-12-----------------------|---------------------------------12-|
B|-12-12--14----------------12-|-----12--------------------------12-|
G|--------14--12h13---------12-|-12--12--------------------------12-|
D|-------------------14--------|---------14p12-14---------14--------|
A|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|

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| Rhythm under solo figure 5.

e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|-------2--------------|
A|-x-2-2-2--------2-2-2-|-x-2-2-0------------2-|
E|-2-0-0-0--------0-0-0-|-3-0-0------------3-0-|
e|-12---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-12---------------------------------|---14--------------------15b17-|
G|-12------------------------14b16r14-|------14b15r14p12--------------|
D|-----x--14--------------------------|------------------14-----------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

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|With Rhythm figure 5 (2 times)

e|-12----------12-12----------|-------12-----------------------------------|
B|----12-15b17-------12-15b17-|-15b17----15-12-------12h15p12---12---------|
G|----------------------------|----------------14b16----------14--12-14b16-|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-15--15---------15---------15-|-15---------15--15---------15--15---------|
G|---------14b16------14b16-----|-----14b16----------14b16----------12-----|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------------------14-|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

(Hold Bend)

e|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------|-15--------15----15-----15----------------------|
G|-12---------14h12-14b16-|----14b16-----14b16--14b16-----------r14p12-----|
D|-----14-----------------|---------------------------------------------14-|
A|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

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e|-3--------------------3-|------------------3-------------------------|
B|-3--------------------3-|------------------3-------------------------|
G|-0----------2---------0-|--------2---------0----------------2--------|
D|-0----------2---------0-|--------2---------0----------------2--------|
A|-x----------0---------x-|--------0---------x----------------0--------|
E|-3--------------------3-|------------------3-------------------------|

(Slowly bend up-wards)

e|-----------------------------17-|----------------------------|
B|-17-----------------------------|-------------------------10-|
G|-16b17b18-----------------------|----------------------9-----|
D|--------------------------------|------------------10--------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------/12------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------|

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e|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-2-----------------|------------------------------------2-|
D|-2-----------------|------------------------------------2-|
A|-0-----------------|------------------------------------0-|
E|-------------------|--------------------------------------|

Repeat Rhythm figures 1 & 1a, and then Rhythm figure 3.

Rhythm figure 6.

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

Now play the chorus with Rhytjm figure 6.

Outro solo

(Hold bend)

e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-------------5-8-----5-8-----5---|---8--------------------------------|
G|----5--7-7b9-----7b9-----7b9---5-|-7b9----------r7--b9r7--b9--------2-|
D|-7-------------------------------|----------------------------------2-|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------0-|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|

There you have it. any questions or comments email to Zac at lmadd@iprimus.com.au or

Enjoy!

| b Bend

| r Release bend

| pb Pre-Bend

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

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