War Machine (ver 2) by Ac/dc
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WAR MACHINE (Bassline)
As recorded by AC/DC
(From the 2008 Album BLACK ICE)
Transcribed by Adam Perlmutter
Words and Music by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Brian Johnson
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Moderately Q=134
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Verse 1
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wx3
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Pre-Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Verse 2
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wx3
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Pre-Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Interlude/Breakdown
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Bridge
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Guitar Solo
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Out-Chorus
Wx6 E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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