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Shot Down in Flames

AC/DC
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Tab2

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

Intro

e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3---3--3---3--3-----------|-3---3--3---3------------|
G|-0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2---------|-0h2-2--0h2-2--2---------|
D|-0---0--0---0--0-----------|-0---0--0---0--2---------|
A|---------------------------|---------------0---------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|

Riff 1

e|---------------------| (x12)
B|--10-10--8-----------|
G|---9--9--7---7-7--5--|
D|-------------7-7--5--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Riff 1b

e|---------------------| x1, rhythm guitar (Malcolm) plays this during
B|--3---3--3---3--3----| the 8th time of RIFF 1 and also during
G|--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2--| the 10th time of RIFF 1
D|--0---0--0---0--0----|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Pre-Chorus

e|-------------------------------------|
B|--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--|
G|--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--|
D|--0---2--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Chorus

e|-------3--3-3---2-2----------| (x4)
B|-------3--3-3---3-3----------|
G|--2-2--0--0-0---2-2--5--5-5--|
D|--2-2--0--0-0---0-0--5--5-5--|
A|--0-0--2--2-2--------3--3-3--|
E|-------3--3-3----------------|

Chorus

e|-------3--3-3--| on the 4th time of the above riff play
B|-------3--3-3--| this only
G|--2-2--0--0-0--|
D|--2-2--0--0-0--|
A|--0-0--2--2-2--|
E|-------3--3-3--|
e|------------------------------| x1, play this immediately after
B|--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--| the previous riff
G|--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--|
D|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Riff 2

e|---------------------| (x8)
B|--10-10--8-----------|
G|---9--9--7---7-7--5--|
D|-------------7-7--5--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Riff 2B

e|---------------------| x1, rhythm guitar (Malcolm) plays this during
B|--3---3--3---3--3----| the 4th time of the previous riff and also during
G|--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2--| the 6th time of RIFF 1
D|--0---0--0---0--0----|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Pre-Chorus

e|-------------------------------------|
B|--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--|
G|--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--|
D|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Chorus

e|-------3--3-3---2-2----------| (x4)
B|-------3--3-3---3-3----------|
G|--2-2--0--0-0---2-2--5--5-5--|
D|--2-2--0--0-0---0-0--5--5-5--|
A|--0-0--2--2-2--------3--3-3--|
E|-------3--3-3----------------|

Chorus

e|-------3--3-3--| on the 4th time of the above riff play
B|-------3--3-3--| this only
G|--2-2--0--0-0--|
D|--2-2--0--0-0--|
A|--0-0--2--2-2--|
E|-------3--3-3--|
e|-------------------------------------| (x2)
B|--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3-3-3--|
G|--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--0-2-2--|
D|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0-0-0--|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Pre-Solo

e|-------3---------2-2------------| (x4)
B|-------3---------3-3------------|
G|--2-2--0---------2-2--5---------|
D|--2-2--0-/////---0-0--5--/////--|
A|--0-0--2-/////--------3--/////--|
E|-------3-/////-----------/////--|

I'm not going to tab the solo because it takes too long and the

other versions are correct.

Fill

e|-------3--3-3---2-2----------| Rhythm guitar (Malcolm) plays
B|-------3--3-3---3-3----------| this during Angus' solo
G|--2-2--0--0-0---2-2--5--5-5--|
D|--2-2--0--0-0---0-0--5--5-5--|
A|--0-0--2--2-2--------3--3-3--|
E|-------3--3-3----------------|

Chorus

e|-------3--3-3---2-2----------| (x4)
B|-------3--3-3---3-3----------|
G|--2-2--0--0-0---2-2--5--5-5--|
D|--2-2--0--0-0---0-0--5--5-5--|
A|--0-0--2--2-2--------3--3-3--|
E|-------3--3-3----------------|

Chorus

e|-------3--3-3--| on the 4th time of the above riff play
B|-------3--3-3--| this only
G|--2-2--0--0-0--|
D|--2-2--0--0-0--|
A|--0-0--2--2-2--|
E|-------3--3-3--|

Pre-Chorus

e|-------------------------------------|
B|--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--|
G|--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--|
D|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Chorus

e|-------3--3-3---2-2----------| (x4)
B|-------3--3-3---3-3----------|
G|--2-2--0--0-0---2-2--5--5-5--|
D|--2-2--0--0-0---0-0--5--5-5--|
A|--0-0--2--2-2--------3--3-3--|
E|-------3--3-3----------------|

Chorus

e|-------3--3-3--| on the 4th time of the above riff play
B|-------3--3-3--| this only
G|--2-2--0--0-0--|
D|--2-2--0--0-0--|
A|--0-0--2--2-2--|
E|-------3--3-3--|
e|-------------------------------------| (x4)
B|--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3-3-3--|
G|--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--0h2-2--0-2-2--|
D|--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0-0-0--|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Then there is a little solo at the end which you can get

from another tab.

End on A5

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

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| ///// Pick Scrape upwards

| h Hammer On

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