Shake A Leg Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	E
Capo:	no capo
Author jjhand [a] 52,059.
1 contributor total, last edit on Aug 10, 2020
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ACDC - 'Shake a Leg'
From: 'Back in Black'
tabbed by: jjhand
 
I fixed up the Version 2 tab, since the riffs and solo were pretty off.
The real solo has a cool ascending hammer-on lick towards the end
and plenty tremelo picking and pentatonic riffs. Check it out!
 
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Standard Tuning
 
Intro (let chords ring)
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------2-|-----------------| play 2x
D|--2------------2-|-2---------------|
A|--2------------0-|-2---------------|
E|--0--------------|-0---------------|
 
 
e|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|
B|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|
G|---------------2-|---------2----------|---------------|
D|-2-------------2-|-2-------2-2--------|-2-------------|
A|-2-------------0-|-2-------0-2--------|-2-------------|
E|-0---------------|-0---------0--------|-0-------------|
                                          >
 
   1     2       3     4         1     2        3      4
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-------2-----2-------2-----2-|-------2-----2--------------|
A|-------2-----2-------2-----2-|-------2-----2--------------|
E|-------0-3b4-0-------0-3b4-0-|-------0-3b4-0--------------|
 
 
 
Verse Riff 1
e|------------------|---------------| Play this 4x before singing begins
B|------------------|---------------|
G|------------------|---------------|
D|-2-----2----------|---------------|
A|-2-----2------2-2-|---4-4----5-5--|
E|-0-3b4-0---/4-----|-5------7------|
 
 
Verse Riff 2
e|-----------------|-----------------| Follow with Verse Riff 1 (1x)
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 
Replay Verse Riff 2 (including Verse Riff 1)
 
Verse Riff 3
e|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-----2----------|---------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-----2------2-2-|---4-4----5-5--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-3b4-0---/4-----|-5------7------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------|
 
Replay Verse Riff 2 & 1
 
Chorus:
  play 3x                               Ending, play 2x
e|---------------|---------------|     |---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|     |-9--9-7---9-7--|
G|-9--9----------|--9------------|     |-9--9-8---9-8--|
D|-9--9-9--------|--9----9-------|     |-9--9-9---9-9--|
A|-7--7-9--------|--7----9-------|     |---------------|
E|-0--0-7--------|--0----7-------|     |---------------|
 
Play Verse 2 just as you did the first verse
 
 Play Chorus again but the ending is slightly different:
   play 2x
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-9--9-----9----|
D|-9--9-9---9-9--|
A|-7--7-9---7-9--|
E|-0--0-7---0-7--|
 
 
Break (start with pick slide, play the rest 2x)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|--x~~~--2------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-|
E|--x~~~--0--3b4-0-0-3b4-0-0-3b4-0-0-3b4-0-0-3b4-0-|
 
 
For solo, start with pickup switch in middle position
 
Solo- First note overlaps end of 'Break riff'
e|-17~-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------17-17---------17-17---------17-17-----------7-----8-----|
G|-------17-17---------17-17---------17-17-----------7-----7-----|
D|-------------19~-----------19~-----------19~-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-17--------------17-17-------------17-17---------------17-17~--19-19~-|
G|-17-17--------------17-17-------------17-17---------------17-17~--19-19~-|
D|-------19--17-19-19------19--17-19-19-------19--17-19-19-----------------|
A|--------------19-19-------------19-19--------------19-19-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------17-------17--------------------|--------------------------|
B|-20b22-17-17-20b22-17-17-----20b22--20-17-20-17--17\----|-8-----8------10----10----|
G|-----------------------------------------------19-------|-10b12-10b12--12b14-12b14-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
 
                 play this part 5x
e|-17h20p17p15-{ 17h20p17h20p17p15 }----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------20-17-20-17--17-20-17--17--|
G|----------------------------------------------20--------20----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-20-19-17--19-----------------------------------|
G|---------19--19-17-19-17------------------------|
D|------------------------19-17-19-17-----15------|
A|-----------------------------------17-17--17~~~-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
  switch pickups to the bridge only
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------12-12-12-----12-12-12-----12-12-12-----12-12-12-|
G|-14b16--------14b16--------14b16--------14b16---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------|------------|------------|
B|------12-----12-----12-----12-12TP-|----12TP----|-12TP--12\--|
G|-14b16--14b16--14b16--14b16--------|------------|-------11\--|
D|-----------------------------------|------------|------------|
A|-----------------------------------|------------|------------|
E|-----------------------------------|------------|------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-h4-h7-0-h4-h7-0-h4-h7-0-h4-h7--0-h5-h8-0-h5-h8-0-h5-h8-0-h5-h8-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-h6-h9-0-h6-h9-0-h6-h9-0-h6-h9--0-h7-h10-0-h7-h10-0-h7-h10-0-h7-h10-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-12--12--12----12--12--|-12--12--12----12-12--|-15b17--b17-b17-b17-12-15b17~-----|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------x\-|
D|-14--14--13----14--13--|-14--14--13----14-13--|-------------------------------x\-|
A|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
 the last few notes are during the final verse lyrics
 
 
 
As for the solo rhythm guitar part, the first 16 bars are
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-2-----2---2---|-2-----2---2---|-2-----2---2---|-2-------------|
D|-2-----2---2---|-2-----2---2---|-2-----2---2---|-0------5------|
A|-0-3b4-0---0---|-0-3b4-0---0---|-0-3b4-0---0---|-0------5------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------3------| play 4x
 
The final 8 bars of the solo is the Chorus riff
 
After Solo and singing begins again:
 
Play Verse Riff 1
 
Play Verse Riff 2 & 1
 
Play Verse Riff 3
 
Play Verse Riff 2 & 1
 
 
During last Chorus, Rhythm plays Chorus riff, and Lead plays:
e|--------------|----------------------|--------------|----------------|
B|-12--12--12~--|--12--12---12--12--12-|-12--12--12~--|--12-12--12-12--|
G|--------------|----------------------|--------------|----------------|
D|--------------|----------------------|--------------|----------------|
A|--------------|----------------------|--------------|----------------|
E|--------------|----------------------|--------------|----------------|
 
e|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|-17b18-15b16-----|---------------------|-17b18-15b16-----|
G|------------16~--|-16-16-16---16-16-16-|------------16~--|
D|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
 
e|------14--14----14----14----14----14----14----|------------------|-----------|
B|-14b16----14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-|-14b16r14-12-12TP-|-12TP------|
G|----------------------------------------------|------------------|---14b16TP-|
D|----------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------|
 
e|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12TP------|-12TP------|-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-|
G|---14b16TP-|---14b16TP-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  play 2x
e|-----------------------|----------------------|
B|-12--12--12----12--12--|-12--12--12----12-12--|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-14--14--13----14--13--|-14--14--13----14-13--|
A|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|
 
 
End: Lead (Rhythm plays E5 chord)           Both guitars
e|------12~---12--------------------------|---------------|
B|-15b17--------15-12-----12-14b----------|---------------|
G|-------------------14b16---14b-12-14b16-|-9\------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-9\------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-7\------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-0-------------|
 
Key
===================
x  - muted string
~  - vibrato (shake)
b  - bend up pitch
r  - release bend
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
TP - tremelo picking
h  - hammer-on
X
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Dude I swear this song alone shaved 20 years off of Brian's voice. Great tab! Nice to see someone else who can actually tab AC/DC songs properly.
Great tab and very comprehensive! Unlike most others, even includes rhythm parts during the solos. Thanks jjhand!
good tab man. Thx