Shot In The Dark Tab

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"Shot In The Dark" by AC/DC off the new album "Power Up". This is my take on the song, so it is not exact as on the recording, but I like the variation in parts. If you want to play closer to the recording, play the lead sections for both guitars.Was this info helpful?

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

Author fanco84 [pro] 131. Last edit on Jun 23, 2021

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[INTRO  PT1 LEAD]
E|-----------------------------3-3-------------------------3-3-|
B|--------------------------3--3-3----------------------3--3-3-|
G|-7-5h6----9/7-5h6--7-5h6--2--0-0--7-5h6-9/7-5h6-7-5h6-2--0-0-|
D|-7-5------9/7-5----7-5----0--0-0--7-5---9/7-5---7-5---0--0-0-|
A|-----------------------------x-x-------------------------x-x-|
E|-----------------------------3-3-------------------------3-3-|
 
  [INTRO PT2 LEAD]
E|--------------------------|
B|----------------------3-3-|
G|-7-5h6-9--7-5h6-7-5h6-2-2-|
D|-7-5---9--7-5---7-5---0-0-| x2
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
  [INTRO PT2 RYTHYM]
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-2-----2-2--2-----2--7-7-| x2
D|-2-----2-2--2-----2--7-7-|
A|-0-----0-0--0-----0--5-5-|
E|----b3---------b3--------|
 
[Verse BOTH GUITARS]
E|--------------------------|
B|---------------------3-3--|
G|-2-----2-2--2-----2--2-2--| x4
D|-2-----2-2--2-----2--0-0--|
A|-0-----0-0--0-----0-------|
E|---b3----------b3---------|
 
 [Pre-Chorus LEAD]
E|-3-3-3-3----------------3-3-3-3------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3----------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-2-x-2-x-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-x-2-x-2-2-2----------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-x-0-x-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-x-0-x-0-0-0----------------------|
A|-x-x-x-x---x---x--------x-x-x-x---x---x-------3~3~3~2-0------------|
E|-3-3-3-3----------------3-3-3-3-------------------------3~3~3~3~---|
 
 [Pre-Chorus RYTHYM]
E|--------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-8-8-8-8----------------8-8-8-8-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-5-5-5-5-7-x-7-x-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|---------5-x-5-x-5-5-5----------5-x-5-x-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-|
 
  [Chorus RYTHYM]                  [Chorus RYTHYM Final Line]
E|------------------------3-----|      E|----------3----|
B|---------------------3--3--3--|      B|--------3-3-3--|
G|-2-----2-2--2-----2--2--0--2--|      G|-2----2-2-0-2--|
D|-2-----2-2--2-----2--0--0--0--| x3   D|-2----2-0-0-0--|
A|-0-----0-0--0-----0-----x-----|      A|-0----0---x----|
E|----b3---------b3-------3-----|      E|---b3-----3----|
 
  [Chorus LEAD]                    [Chorus LEAD Final Line]
E|--------------------3-----|          E|----------3----|
B|--------------------3--3--|          B|--------3-3-3--|
G|-------2---2-----2--0--2--|          G|------2-2-0-2--|
D|-------2---2-----2--0--0--|  x3      D|------2-0-0-0--|
A|-4-2-0-0---0-----0--x-----|          A|--4-2-0---x----|
E|--------------b3----3-----|          E|----------3----|
 
(Bridge before solo, repeat the intro)
 
[Solo Use A Minor Pentatonic for the lead solo - IMPROVISE!  RYTHYM is as follows]
 
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|     E|-----------------------3-----|
B|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|     B|--------------------3--3--3--|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x2  G|-------2---2-----2--2--0--2--| x2
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|     D|-------2---2-----2--0--0--0--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|     A|-4-2-0-0---0-----0-----x-----|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|     E|--------------b3-------3-----|
 
 
 
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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| x  Dead note
| ~  Vibrato
 
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Great job! Try this for final line of the chorus. E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-------------5---5-7--------| D|-------------5---5-7--------| A|--3-2-0------3---3-5--------| E|--------3-------------------|