Hells Bells Tab

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This is my rhythm/lead guitar tab for AC/DC's Hells Bells. This sounds great when played with the original recording and this also works with live versions (rhythm might vary). I will add the solos later.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
Author henri.nakari 31. Last edit on May 9, 2020
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This is my version of Hells Bells (studio recording) by AC/DC. This tab includes everything else except the
solo by Angus. I like to call this something like lead/rhythm guitar tab. You can learn the rhythm easily by
listening the record a few times. This is my first tab btw so I apologize if something is not correct with my
way of writing tab. Lyrics are presented under the tab.
 
| x   Dead note
| ~   Vibrato
|(0)  Open string left ringing
 
The bell rings 4 times before you start playing. All open A-notes during the whole song are supposed
to be left ringing. They are marked like this: (0).
 
[Intro (after the bell rings the fourth time)]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7-----5-----7---------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7-----5-----5-5-----| 5x. The rest of the band starts playing
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)-------(0)---(0)--3-2-(0)-|     alongside you gradually. The rhythm starts to
E|-------------------------------------------------------|     build up some speed also.     
 
e|----------------------------------------------x--------|
B|----------------------------------------3--3--3--------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7------0--0--2--------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7----0--0--0--5-5---|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)--------0--x--x-----3-2-0-|
E|----------------------------------------3--3-----------|
 
 
[Pre-verse]
 
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-9-7-9--7-5-7~~~-----------|
D|-7-7-7--7-5-7~~~---5-5-----| 2x
A|-----------------0-3-2-(0)-|
E|---------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1] Now play all notes a little bit more gently and don't let anything ring.
 
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-9-7-9--7-5-7---------|
D|-7-7-7--7-5-7---5-5---| 4x
A|----------------3-2-0-|
E|----------------------|
 
I'm a rolling thunder, pouring rain
I'm coming on like a hurricane
My lightning's flashing across the sky
You're only young, but you're gonna die
 
 
[Pre-chorus]
 
e|-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--------x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x-----------------------------x----|
B|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-----3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-----3-----------------------3----|
G|-2-0-2--2-0-2--2-0-2-----0--2-0-2--2-0-2--2-0-2-----0--9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--2--2-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5--0--9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--2-|
A|----------------------3--x-----------------------3--x--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----0-|
E|-------------------------3--------------------------3----------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------|
B|----------------------3--3-|
G|-9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--0-|
D|-9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--0-|
A|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--x--x-|
E|----------------------3--3-|
 
I won't take no prisoners, won't spare no lives
 
Nobody's putting up a fight
 
I got my bell, I'm gonna take you to hell
 
I'm gonna get you, Satan get you
 
 
[Chorus]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7-----5-----7---------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7-----5-----5-5-----|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)-------(0)---(0)--3-2-(0)-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------x--------|
B|----------------------------------------3--3--3--------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7------0--0--2--------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7----0--0--0--5-5---|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)--------0--x--x-----3-2-0-|
E|----------------------------------------3--3-----------|
 
Hell's bells
 
Yeah, hell's bells
 
You got me ringing
 
Hell's bells
 
My temperature's high
 
Hell's bells
 
 
[Pre-verse]
 
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-9-7-9--7-5-7~~~-----------|
D|-7-7-7--7-5-7~~~---5-5-----| 2x
A|-----------------0-3-2-(0)-|
E|---------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2] Same thing here. When Brian is singing, play it gently.
 
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-9-7-9--7-5-7---------|
D|-7-7-7--7-5-7---5-5---| 4x
A|----------------3-2-0-|
E|----------------------|
 
I'll give you black sensations up and down your spine
 
If you're into evil, you're a friend of mine
 
See my white light flashing as I split the night
 
'Cause if good's on the left, then I'm sticking to the right
 
 
[Pre-chorus]
 
e|-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--------x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x-----------------------------x----|
B|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-----3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-----3-----------------------3----|
G|-2-0-2--2-0-2--2-0-2-----0--2-0-2--2-0-2--2-0-2-----0--9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--2--2-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5--0--9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--2-|
A|----------------------3--x-----------------------3--x--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----0-|
E|-------------------------3--------------------------3----------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------|
B|----------------------3--3-|
G|-9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--0-|
D|-9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--0-|
A|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--x--x-|
E|----------------------3--3-|
 
I won't take no prisoners, won't spare no lives
 
Nobody's putting up a fight
 
I got my bell, I'm gonna take you to hell
 
I'm gonna get you, Satan get you
 
 
[Chorus]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7-----5-----7---------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7-----5-----5-5-----|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)-------(0)---(0)--3-2-(0)-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------x--------|
B|----------------------------------------3--3--3--------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7------0--0--2--------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7----0--0--0--5-5---|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)--------0--x--x-----3-2-0-|
E|----------------------------------------3--3-----------|
 
Hell's bells
 
Oh, hell's bells
 
You got me ringing
 
Hell's bells
 
My temperature's high
 
Hell's bells
 
 
[Rhythm guitar for solo] Okay, so here you have to match Angus' guitar. Listen the recording couple of times
and you will learn the correct rhythm by ear.
 
e|---------------------------------------------x------------x------------x------------x-|
B|---------------------------------------------3------------3------------3------------3-|
G|-----------------------------------2-0-2--5--2--2-0-2--5--2--2-0-2--5--2--2-0-2--5--2-| Then the pre-chorus
D|-----------------------------------2-0-2--5--0--2-0-2--5--0--2-0-2--5--0--2-0-2--5--0-| starts again while
A|----------------(0)----------------0-0-0--3-----0-0-0--3-----0-0-0--3-----0-0-0--3----| Angus is doing his
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| solo.
 
e|-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--------x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x-----------------------------x----|
B|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-----3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-----3-----------------------3----|
G|-2-0-2--2-0-2--2-0-2-----0--2-0-2--2-0-2--2-0-2-----0--9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--2--2-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5--0--9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--2-|
A|----------------------3--x-----------------------3--x--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----0-|
E|-------------------------3--------------------------3----------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------|
B|----------------------3--3-|
G|-9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--0-|
D|-9-0-9--9-0-9--9-0-9--0--0-|
A|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--x--x-|
E|----------------------3--3-|
 
 
[Chorus] Note that this isn't the same as previous choruses.
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7-----5-----7---------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7-----5-----5-5-----|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)-------(0)---(0)--3-2-(0)-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------x--------|
B|----------------------------------------------3--------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7------5--5--2--------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7----5--5--0--5-5---|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)--------0--3--3-----3-2-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
*Angus starts his solo outro now
e|----------------------------------------------x--------|
B|----------------------------------------------3--------|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7------5--5--2--------|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7----5--5--0--5-5---|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)--------0--3--3-----3-2-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------x-|
B|----------------------------------------------3-|
G|----9---7-----5-----7--------9---7------5--5--2-|
D|------7---7-----5-----7--------7---7----5--5--0-|
A|-(0)-------(0)---(0)----0-(0)--------0--3--3----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
Hell's bells, Satan's comin' to you
 
Hell's bells, he's ringing them now
 
Those hell's bells, the temperature's high
 
Hell's bells, across the sky
 
Hell's bells, they're taking you down
 
Hell's bells, they're dragging you under
 
Hell's bells, gonna split the night
 
Hell's bells, there's no way to fight, yeah
 
 
[Outro] Again, here you want to listen to the recording to match the rythm that slows down.
 
e|-----------x------------x------------x------------x--------|
B|-----------3------------3------------3------------3--------|
G|-2-0-2--5--2--2-0-2--5--2--2-0-2--5--2--2-0-2--5--2--2-0-2-|
D|-2-0-2--5--0--2-0-2--5--0--2-0-2--5--0--2-0-2--5--0--2-0-2-|
A|-0-0-0--3-----0-0-0--3-----0-0-0--3-----0-0-0--3-----0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
Hell's bells
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