Night Prowler Tab

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Tuning:	Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Key:	Ab
Capo:	no capo
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Night Prowler by AC/DC (Scott/Young/Young) 'Highway to Hell' 1979
 
 
First: Tune down a half step!
 
  (Malcolm) Intro
    A5      D5        Csus2    D5      A5    D5    Csus2  D5
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------|
b|----------3---------3--------3--|----------3-----3------3----|--------------|
g|--2-------2---------0--------2--|----2-----2-----0------2----|--------------|
D|--2-------0------------------0--|----2-----0------------0----|--------------|
A|--0-----------------3-----------|----0-----------3-----------|--------0--3--|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------|--0--3--------|
 
  ..Pattern1.........................endpattern.
 /  A5      D5      Csus2      D5               \
e|--------------------------------|--------------|
b|----------3-------------3----3--|--------------|
g|--2-------2---------0-0------2--|--------------|
D|--2-------0------------------0--|--------------|
A|--0---------------3-------------|--------0--3--|
E|--------------------------------|--0--3--------|
 
  ..Pattern2.........................endpattern.
 /  A5      D5      Csus2      Dsus2            \
e|-----------------------------0-----------------|
b|----------3-------3-3-3-3-3--3-----------------|
g|--2-------2-------0-0-0-0-0--2-----------------|
D|--2-------0------------------0-----------------|
A|--0---------------3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
 (Angus w/pattern 1)
    b ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~       r           b    ~~~~~~~~~~~   r
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-8-10----------------------------10-10--8-5---8-------10-----------10--8----|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
      b     b   t                 r              t b      r
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-7-----8----9--12-14----------9---7-----5-----12-14----8--7--5--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
  (Angus w/pattern 2)
  t b        r            t b          r              b       b  r
e|---------------------------------------------------8-10---------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------5------------8-10---8--5------|
g|12-14----8---7------5---12-14------8-----7----5-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Pattern 3 (Verse)
   A5      D         G           D
e|----------------------------------|
b|-------------------0--------------| X 2
g|-------------------0-----------2--|
D|-2-------4---------0-----------4--|
A|-0-------5---------------------5--|
E|----------------------------------|
( rat runs down the alley...)  Pattern 4 (played 4 times)
   A5           D          G          D
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------0--------------------------------------------------|
D|-2------2-----4----------0----------4---------------------------------------|
A|-0------0-----5---------------------5-------------0--3----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------|
 
Play Chorus w/Pattern 1 (3 1/2 X)
(...you shut out the light...)
 
e|--------------------------------------|  Pattern 5
b|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
g|-0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2---|
D|-------------------0--0--0--0--0--0---|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
  Solo w/fig.1 (Chorus-like)
    b~~~~~~~~~~~~   b b   b    r      ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~    b       b   r    b  ~~
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------8-9-----8-10-----9--10|
g|7--9-----------9-7-8-9-8-9-------7--5---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7--------x-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~         b      b       b       b       b    b   r   b ~~~~~~
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----\-/7----------------------------------------------------------------10--|
g|-----------5--6-7--5--6-7--5--6-7--5--6-7--5--6-7--9---7---9-----\---------9|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------2-/-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      b    b           ~~~~~~~~        |   b           (| end w/Pattern 5)
e|0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---7-8--8-10----10--10--------10\------13-15------15-----15-----------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pattern 6 (for Verse 2) 4 x
   A5             A6                 A7(no 3rd)       A6
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2--2---2---4-----4--4-----4---5-----5--5-----5--4----------------------|
A|-0---0--0---0---0-----0--0-----0---0-----0--0-----0--0----------0----3------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------0--3--------------|
Solo: w/patt.1
     b ~~~~~~~~~~~   r  b r  b r  b r b r b r  b ~~~~~~~~~~               b ~~~
e|-----------------------------------------------------------5----------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------5-------8--10-|
g|--7--9-----------9--8--9-8--9--8-9-8-9-8-9--8--9----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~     b                           ~~~~~~~~  b     ~~~~~  r b r b  r b r b
e|------8-10--------8-5--3-5-0-3----------------------------------------------|
b|--\----------------------------3-5------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------5-------7--9----------9-7-9-7--9-7-9-7-9-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
          ~~~~        ~~      ~~~    ~~~~       ~~~~
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------8-10---|
g|-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9---9-9-9-9----x--x-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------\--\----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------\---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                           ~~~~~      hb   ~~~~~     ~~~
e|-5-3-0--8-5-0-5-3-0---------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------5-3-0---------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------5-2-0---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------5-2-0-2--5-------5--5-7--7----7----7--7---7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------3----------------------------|
 
e|-------0----0----0----------------|
b|-------3----3----3----------------|
g|x\-----0----0----2----------------|
D|--\--------------0----------------|
A|---\---3----3----------------0--3-|
E|----------------------0---3-------|
                                                        b     b
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|1--3----2-0-3--0-2--0-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1---3-1-3-1-3-1-------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------5-7--------9-----x-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------\---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------\--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   b ~~~~~~~          b  ~~~~~~                                   ~~~~~
e|---------------5-------------------------5-------------5-------5------\-----|
b|-------------5---5-8-10------x\--8-10------8-5--8-10------8--5----------/-8-|
g|7-9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                ~~~~~~~~~~~~              b
e|-8-5-----5------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----8------5---8--5----------------------------------------------x---8-10--|
g|----------------------5--8--7--5--7-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------7--5--7--5-----------\19---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   b     ~~~~~~                                       b      b     b~~~~~
e|---------------------------------------------------7-8----7-8---7-8---------|
b|8-10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-----------------------------x--|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------\-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------\|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------0----------------------------|
 
Lyrics:
Night Prowler
 
[Verse]
 
Somewhere a clock strikes midnight
And there's a full moon in the sky
You hear a dog bark in the distance
You hear someone's baby cry
 
A rat runs down the alley
And a chill runs down your spine
Someone walks across your grave
And you wish the sun would shine
No one's gonna warn you
And no one's gonna yell 'Attack'
And you don't feel the steel
Till it's hanging out your back
 
[Chorus]
 
I'm your Night Prowler, asleep in the day
I'm your Night Prowler, get out of my way
Look out for the Night Prowler, watch you tonight
I'm the Night Prowler, when you turn out the light ...
 
[Verse]
 
Too scared to turn your light out
'Cos there's something on your mind
Was that a noise outside your window?
What's that shadow on the blind?
As you lie there naked
Like a body in a tomb
Suspended animation
As I slip into your room
 
[Chorus]
 
[Solo]
 
[Chorus]
 
I'm your Night Prowler, break down your door
I'm your Night Prowler, crawling 'cross your floor
I'm your Night Prowler, make a mess of you, yes I will
Night Prowler, and I am telling this to you
There ain't nothing you can do
 
(Shazbot Nunu Nunu)
 
 
 
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| ~  Vibrato
| x  Dead note
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| b  bend
| br bend release
 
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i dont like it when the people put the b and all the other letters above the riff and solos its confusing as hell but good tab
OMG! im gettin so pissed, like 5 tab sites have this exact same tab with that exact same t and b notation in between notes that i cant understand. no legend, doesn't look like a normal tab. quit copying eachother and post a reasonable tab, gonna have to work this out myself dammit! im too lazy for that!!
The intro solo is mostly right, except for the the repeated bend lick. It consists of a pre-bend in 5th position.