Play Ball Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author Affe96 [a] 273. Last edit on Jan 28, 2018

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                             Play Ball - AC/DC
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Tabbed by:Alfred
E-mail:affe1996@gmail.com
 
Credit to Fearskill for originally tabbing most of the solo.
 
If you find anything wrong, please comment.
 
 
 
Intro: Stevie
 
Finish by landing on a g-chord
e|-3--0-0-0--------3-|
B|-3--1-1-1-(x3)---3-|
G|-0--0-0-0--------0-|
D|-0--2-3-2--------0-|
A|-x--3-3-3--------x-|
E|-3---------------3-|
 
 
Verse: Angus
 
e|--3--0-0----------------------|
B|--3--1-1------1---3--5--6--5--|
G|--0--0-0----------------------|
D|--0--2-3--0h2---2-3--5--5--5--|
A|--x--3-3----------------------|
E|--3---------------------------|
 
 
Verse: Stevie
 
Add some mutes in between to make it more tight.
e|--3--0-0--0----------0-0-0-|
B|--3--1-1--1----------1-1-1-|
G|--0--0-0--0----------0-0-0-|
D|--0--2-3--2----------2-3-2-|
A|--x--3-3--3----------3-3-3-|
E|--3------------------------|
 
 
Chorus: Angus
 
Hybridpick this part
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3--5-6-6-5-5-5-(x4)-8--8--10-11-11-10-10-10-(x4)-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Chorus: Stevie
 
e|--3--0-0-0------0-------------|
B|--3--1-1-1-(x4)-1--1-1-1-(x4)-|
G|--0--0-0-0------0--2-3-2------|
D|--0--2-3-2------2--3-3-3------|
A|--x--3-3-3------3-------------|
E|--3---------------------------|
 
 
Preverse: Angus
 
Bend release pull-off
e|-----3------------------|
B|--6b---6p3---------(x4)-|
G|-----------5brp3--------|
D|-----------------5------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
 
Preverse: Stevie
 
e|--3------|
B|--3-(x4)-|
G|--0------|
D|--0------|
A|--x------|
E|--3------|
 
 
 
Presolo: Angus
 
They both play the same thing as in the preverse
but then they move it 1 step up
e|-----5------------------|
B|--8b---8p5---------(x4)-|
G|-----------7brp5--------|
D|-----------------7------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
 
 
Presolo: Stevie
 
e|---------|
B|----(x4)-|
G|--2------|
D|--2------|
A|--0------|
E|---------|
 
 
Solo: Angus
 
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-----5b5.5---------7br5-7/9-|
D|--7---------7-5-7-----------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 
e|-----5---5-------------|
B|--8b---5---------------|
G|-----------7br-5---7---|
D|-----------------7---5-|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
 
e|------------------------------|
B|--6b--6b--6b-6b---6b--6b--6b--|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
 
e|------15-----15-----15-----------15b-15b-15b--|
B|--15b----15b----15b----15br13-----------------|
G|------------------------------14--------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
 
Solo: Stevie
 
Basically goes between A and D.
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------------2-2--4--5--4--|
D|--2-2--4--5----0-0--0--0--0--|
A|--0-0--0--0------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
 
 
Ending: Angus
 
Not really needed but I pick the last note again immiedatly after the slide
to make it stand out more.
e|--15-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--18b-(x4)------------------(x2)-------------------------|
G|-----------17-17brp15-17-15------15-15-15\----/15~-(15~)-|
D|----------------------------------------------/17~-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Ending: Stevie
 
After the preverse like part he plays these chords
e|-----------------3-|
B|-----------------3-|
G|-------8----5----0-|
D|--8----8----5----0-|
A|--8----6----3----x-|
E|--6--------------3-|
X

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Hey man! Awesome tab, but at this part: E|--3--0-0----------------------| B|--3--1-1----------------------| G|--0--0-0------5---7--9--10--9-| D|--0--2-3----------------------| A|--x--3-3--5/7---7-8--10-10-10-| E|--3---------------------------| Instead of ^playing it like this^ In my ears, it sounds just as good, but also a bit easier if you play it like this: E|--3--0-0----------------------| B|--3--1-1--------------3--5-6-5| G|--0--0-0----------5-----------| D|--0--2-3------3/5---5---------| A|--x--3-3----------------------| E|--3---------------------------| I might be completely wrong, but to me it sounds just as good :D

Great tab, the preverse seems slightly off though. To me, it sounds like you bend the initial 6 on the B string, then go up to 3 on the high e then do a straight 6p3 on the B before the 5brp3 etc, the rest is spot on though. Same for the presolo, obviously just up a couple frets. Cheers

Think Stevie might be playing the solo bit in open. Atleast that's way easier and pretty sure Malcolm would've played there aswell.