Thunderstruck Intro Tab
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| Difficulty: | intermediate |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Key: | B |
| Capo: | no capo |
Author angusisking [a] 112. Last edit on Nov 20, 2018
This is the REAL way to play the intro to Thunderstruck by AC/DC. I've literally never seen this tabbed
correctly on this site even once, so here it is in all its glory, both Angus and Malcolm's parts. When
Malcolm's rhythm guitar part enters, his guitar will be in the top line, while Angus' will be in the bottom.
At the bottom, I've also included a live variation on the rhythm guitar part.
IMPORTANT: There are NO hammer-ons or pull-offs in the intro. Angus Young picks every single note, both
on the album and in all live versions. The only reason people assume it may not be picked is because in the
song's music video, he has his right hand raised. This was just to make it more visually interesting. Music
videos, obviously, are mimed, and what you are still hearing is every note being picked. Listen close.
Angus' full intro (let all notes ring):
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|-0-4-0-7-0-4-0-7-0-4-0-7-0-4-0-7-0-|-4-0-7-0-4-0-7-0-4-0-7-0-4-0-7-0-|
g|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-|-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-|
g|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|-4-0-7-0-4-0-7-0-4-0-7-0-4-0-7-0-|-4-0-7-0-4-0-7-0-4-0-7-0-4-0-7-0-|
g|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b|-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-|-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-|
g|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12-0-10-0-9-0-10-0-9-0-7-0-9-0-5-0-|-7-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12-0-10-0-9-0-10-0-9-0-7-0-9-0-5-0-|-7-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12-0-10-0-9-0-10-0-9-0-7-0-9-0-5-0-|-7-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12-0-10-0-9-0-10-0-9-0-7-0-9-0-5-0-|-7-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12-0-10-0-9-0-10-0-9-0-7-0-9-0-5-0-|-7-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"Thunder!" (drums enter)
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12-0-10-0-9-0-10-0-9-0-7-0-9-0-5-0-|-7-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"Thunder!"
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12-0-10-0-9-0-10-0-9-0-7-0-9-0-5-0-|-7-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"Thunder!" (bass guitar enters)
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12-0-10-0-9-0-10-0-9-0-7-0-9-0-5-0-|-7-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"Thunder!"
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12-0-10-0-9-0-10-0-9-0-7-0-9-0-5-0-|-7-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"Thunder!"
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12-0-10-0-9-0-10-0-9-0-7-0-9-0-5-0-|-7-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"Thunder!"
Malcolm Young enters here.
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----4------4-------4--4----4--------|---4-----4------4--4-----4-------|
D|--4--------4-------4-------4--------|-4-------4------4--------4-------|
A|-------2--------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
* * PM PM PM PM * *PM PM PM PM
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12-0-10-0-9-0-10-0-9-0-7-0-9-0-5-0-|-7-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"Thunder!" (Brian Johnson joins "Thunder!" chant)
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----4------4-------4--4----4--------|---4-----4------4--4-----4-------|
D|--4--------4-------4-------4--------|-4-------4------4--------4-------|
A|-------2--------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
* * PM PM PM PM * *PM PM PM PM
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12-0-10-0-9-0-10-0-9-0-7-0-9-0-5-0-|-7-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"Thunder!"
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----4------4-------4--4----4--------|---4-----4------4--4-----4-------|
D|--4--------4-------4-------4--------|-4-------4------4--------4-------|
A|-------2--------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
* * PM PM PM PM * *PM PM PM PM
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12-0-10-0-9-0-10-0-9-0-7-0-9-0-5-0-|-7-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"Thunder!"
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----4------4-------4--4----4--------|---4-----4------4--4-----4-------|
D|--4--------4-------4-------4--------|-4-------4------4--------4-------|
A|-------2--------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
* * PM PM PM PM * *PM PM PM PM
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-12-0-10-0-9-0-10-0-9-0-7-0-9-0-5-0-|-7-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"Thunder!"
End of intro.
Malcolm's Live at Donington variation:
This is Malcolm's slight variation on the rhythm from the AC/DC concert "Live At Donington".
See notes for **.
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----4---(4)-4----4---4---(4)-4---|---4---(4)-4---(4)-4---4---(4)-4---|
D|--4-----(4)-4----4-----------4---|-4-----(4)-4---(4)-4-----------4---|
A|------2-------2--------2-(2)---2-|-----2-------2-----------2-(2)---2-|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
PM **PM PM PM PM PM
Notes
** These notes don't ring for the first bar, but do for the rest of the song.
************************************
| * and () Let note ring
| PM Palm mute
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20 comments
Sounds to me like Malcolm might be using hybrid picking on the B power chord part.
+3
good tab, but please calm down sir about the tabs you have complained :)
+3
awesome mate thanks
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