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Ac Dc - Rock N Roll Damnation guitar tab

AC/DC "Rock and Roll Damnation"

from Powerage album

by Adrian Mayes, European Space Agency, Darmstadt, Germany

amayes@esoc.bitnet

Ok this is one of my favourite AC/DC tracks. It's easy

and fun to play.

The intro arrpeggios are played over the chords A and D.

A D

E---------------------------|

B----------8------------7---|

B--------9------------7-----| 2 times

D------7------------7-------|

A---0------------5----------|

E---------------------------|

The main riff is rock and roll itself. Perhaps one of the

most used rock rythyms going - it still sounds fresh on this

album - even in 1994 !!

A

E---------------------------------------|

B------3--3-po-2-----3-3-po-2-----------|

G------2--2----2-----2-2----2-----------|

D------4 -4-po-2-----4-4-po-2-----------|

A---0--0--0----0--0--0-0----0--3-4-0----|

E---------------------------------------|

po = pull off

Try experimenting with this rythym until you get the

right feel. IT IS FUN !!!

lyrics

verse:

y' say that that you play too loud

well baby that's tough

y'say that you got too much

can't get enough

tell you that you look a fool

baby I'm a fool for you

say that you're my disease

well, shake your stuff

chorus:

G5 D/F# A5

It's a Rock and Roll damnation

G5 D/F## A5

ma's own whipping boy

G5 D/F# A5

rock and roll damnation

D5

take a chance

E5

while you still got a choice

verse2:

you say that you want respect

honey grow up

everything that you've done for me

well thanks a lot

c'mon, get up off your bended knees

y'can , set your mind at ease

my temperature's running hot

and I've been waiting all night for a bite of what

you've got,and

Chorus:

Intro section over the lyrics:

just a boy with a toy ( ??? )

come on and take your choice

cos you're way out of reach

living in your sin you gotta practise what you preach

Chorus:

G5 D/F# A5

It's a Rock and Roll damnation

G5 D/F## A5

ma's own whipping boy

G5 D/F# A5

rock and roll damnation

G5 ( not D this time )

take a chance

D5

while you still got a choice

Back to the main riff for the solo which I can't get to

sound right - but I know that just as the vocals come

back in the solo is playing something like:

E-----------17------------

B---------------------17--

G---16b-16b---16b-16b----- repeatedly.

D-------------------------

A-------------------------

E-------------------------

try messing around with this. It's easier to stumble across

by playing than writing it down !!

Finally, the chords G and D/F# are the standard AC/DC stuff

G D/F# note no major or minor tonalities

E---x------x--

B---3------3--

G---0------2--

D---0------0--

A---x------0--

E---3------2--

I hope you enjoy it !!!

Rock and Rooooolllllllllllllllllllll !!!

Adrian Mayes

amayes@esoc.bitnet

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