Cant Stand Still Tab

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Author jjhand [a] 52,144. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
ACDC - "Can't Stand Still"
From "Stiff Upper Lip"
Standard Tuning (just like all ACDC)
tabbed by jjhand
 
This song has a hammer-on pull-off lick similar to "Thunderstruck" in a 12 Bar Blues
format. The Lead does a hammer-on a high note then and pull off
to an open string for most of this song. Enjoy, and rate my work as well please!
 
Play Order, using riffs shown below-
play Part 1  4x
play Part 2  2x
play Part 1  2x
play Part 3A 1x
play Part 3B 1x
play Part 1  2x
 
Each repeat will be the same, including during solo
 
Part 1
  Angus (Lead)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-10p0--10p0--9p0--9p0--7p0--7p0--9p0--9p0-| use either hand
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 |
 |Malcolm (Rhythm)- muted riff
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|--12---12----11---11---9----9---11----11--|
E|---7----7----7----7----7----7----7-----7--|
 
 
Part 2
 
E|-7p0--7p0--7p0--7p0--10p0--10p0--9p0--9p0--| use either hand
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 |
 |
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9----7-----7-----7----7----|
A|-7----7----7----7----7-----7-----7----7----|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 
 
Part 3A
 
e|-9---9---11---11---12---12---11---11----|
B|---7---7----7----7----7----7----7----7--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 |
 |
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--11--11--13---13---11---11---13---13---|
A|--9---9---9----9----9----9----9----9----|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
Part 3B
 
e|-7p0---7p0---9p0---9p0--10p0--10p0--9p0--9p0--|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 |
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--9----9----11----11-----9-----9----11----11--|
A|--7----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 
Malcolm starts playing a louder Riff at 1:00
 Part 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|--9-----9----11----11------9------9----11----11-|
E|--7-----7-----7-----7------7------7-----7-----7-|
 
 Part 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----11----11-|
A|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--|
E|-----------------------------------------------| 
 
Part 3A and 3B are the same from the earlier Rhythm Guitar part
 
 
Solo                   s   s      s      s  s
e|-----/7\--/7\------|-7---7---7-------|-7--------7---------10--|
B|-----/7\--/7\------|-7---7---7-------|-7--------7----7----10--|
G|-------------------|------------9b11-|----9b11-------9b11-----|
D|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
 
|------------------------|----------------7-|-9b10--7--9b10---b10-b10--b10-9-|
|-7------7----7----7-----|------7-9-7-----7-|-9b10--7--9b10---b10-b10--b10-9-|
|-9b11---9b11-9b11---7-8-|------7-9-7h8-----|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|-9----------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|
 
e|--7--5--7-------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--7--5--7-------------|------------------10----|-10------10---------------|
G|----------7/8------7\-|---------------------11-|-11---9-----11p10p9-7-----|
D|--------------9-------|----------9-9-9---------|----------------------9---|
A|----------------------|-----9/11---------------|------------------------9-|
E|----------------------|-/x---------------------|--------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------|-----------------------|-14----14----14----14--|
B|------------------12--12---|-12-------12-12---12---|-15b---15b---15b---15b-|
G|---------------/13--13--13-|------/13______--------|-16b-------------------|
D|---------7--7~-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-(9)-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|-slight bends here-----|
 
e|-17-14----17-14----14-14---14----|-14-----------------|
B|------15b------15b----15b--15b---|-15b----------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------16--16\------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------|
 
Play 12 Bar blues again and last 2 bars start the Lead Outro below.
 
 
Lead Outro (2:58) - notice timing of vocals starting in bar 3 below
e|---7--7--7--7-------|--7----7----7-----|
B|---7--7--7--7-------|--7----7----7-----|
G|---8----------------|--8---------------|
D|--------------------|------------------|
A|--------------------|------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------|
 
e|---------------------7---7---|-----------7-10---7----|
B|-----------------7-----9-----|----------------9------|
G|-----------------7b8---------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
 "You know I can't"            "Stand Still"
 
e|---------14----14-------|--------------14-------14-------|
B|---------15b16-15b16----|--------------15b16-17----------|
G|---------------------16-|-------------------------16-----|
D|------------------------|----------------------------16\-|
A|------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "I can't"                "Stand Still"
 
e|------------7--------7---|----------------7--7--------------|
B|------------7--------7---|----------------7--7-----7--------|
G|------------9b______b10--|----------------------9--7/8------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------9~--|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
 "Baby I can't"              "Stand Still"
 
e|--------------7---9b10--9b10--|--------------7--9b10--7--7\----|
B|--------------7---9b10--9b10--|--------------7--9b10--7--7\----|
G|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "I just can't"                  "Stand Still"
 
  Lead
e|--------------------------7-9b10-7-|-9b10---------------------7-7-7-|
B|--------------------------7-9b10-7-|-9b10---------------------7-7-7-|
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 | "From morning to midnight"                 "You know I can't"
 |Rhythm
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--11--11--13--13--11--11--13--13---|--9------------------------9-9-9-|
A|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----|--7------------------------7-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
e|-----------------9b10_______-|-b10-7--9b10r9-7--9b10-7--------|
B|-----------------9b10_______-|-b10-7--9b10r9-7--9b10-7--9b10--|
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------9b10--|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |"You know I can't Stand Still"
 |
 |Rhythm
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------7--------8----|
E|-----------------------------|-7-------10--------------------|
 
  Lead
e|------------------------------|----------------------7\------|
B|-9b10r9b10r9--9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-(9~~~~~~~~)----------7\------|
G|-9b10r9b10r9------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |
 |Rhythm
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------8--------------|--(8)--------------------------|
D|--------------7--------------|--(7)--------------------------|
A|-9------------9--------------|--(9)--------------------------|
E|--------------7--------------|--(7)------------------7\------|
 
key:
h  - hammer-on
p  - pull-off
b  - bend string at that fret
r  - release bend
/  - upward slide
\  - downward slide
~  - vibrato ('shake' fretted string to vary tone)
s  - staccato (mute notes quickly after playing)
() - hold notes in parenthesis
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Cant Stand Still – AC/DC
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5 comments
GOOD JOB FYI MALCOM PLAYS THE LEAD ON THIS ONE IM TOLD (RARE) I CANT REMEMBER WHY.
isn't it easier to do the Angus part with loose B or 0 as you write together with 5 4 2 4 5 on the E string?
Angus' part is picked, not hammer ons. But other than that good job, the notes are right.