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Safe in New York City

AC/DC
Tab
4.6(17)

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

Song

Safe In New York City (Stiff Upper Lip - 2000)

Intro:

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

Theme 1

this is the main riff where the guitars coming in (repeat):

|-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|-----------------2-------|
|-------------------|--5-----7-----8-----7-----|--5-----7-----5--2-------|
|----------------0--|--3--0--5--0--6--0--5--0--|--3--0--5--0--3--0----0--|

before the vocals starts the end is a bit different:

|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|----------2----------|
|--5--5--7--7--8--8--7--7--|--5----7--2----------|
|--3--3--5--5--6--6--5--5--|--3----5--0----------|

Theme 2

verse part:

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

Chorus: simply play E and then start with theme 1

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

Tablature by Clemens Fehlow.

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