Shake a Leg Tabs & Lyrics by AC/DC
Shake a Leg
guitar tabs lyrics
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 EVH-inspired Two-Handed tapping lick towards the end
and plenty tremelo picking and pentatonic riffage. Check it out!
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Standard Tuning
Intro (let chords ring) play 3x
e|------|--------|------|--------|------|-----------|-------| |-----------|
B|------|--------|------|--------|------|-----------|-------| |-----------|
G|------|-2------|------|-2------|------|-2----2----|-------| |-----------|
D|--2---|-2-2----|-2----|-2-2----|-2----|-2-2--2-2--|-2-----| |-2-----2---|
A|--2---|-0-2----|-2----|-0-2----|-2----|-0-2--0-2--|-2-----| |-2-----2---|
E|--0---|---0----|-0----|---0----|-0----|---0----0--|-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-|
D|-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------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------|
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-------| |---------------|
D|-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
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-9--9-----9----|
|-9--9-9---9-9--|
|-7--7-9---7-9--|
|-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-------------|
G|-------17-17-----17-17-----17-17-------------|
D|-------------19~-------19~-------19~--17-17--|
A|--------------------------------------17-18--|
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-T7-0-h4-T7-0-h4-T7-0-h4-T7--0-h5-T8-0-h5-T8-0-h5-T8-0-h5-T8-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-h6-T9-0-h6-T9-0-h6-T9-0-h6-T9--0-h7-T10-0-h7-T10-0-h7-T10-0-h7-T10-|
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 12 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------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------3------| repeat 3x
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
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x - muted string
~ - vibrato (shake)
b - bend up pitch
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
TP - tremelo picking
T - pick-hand tap on this note
