AC/DC " Big Jack "
album: Black Ice
year: 2008
guitar: Angus Young & Macolm Young
composition: Angus Young & Macolm Young
tab submitted by Michiel Hautus, November 2008
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general note: use less distortion (for more warmth in sound)
explanation signs:
7h8 = hammer-on
8b9 = bend 8th fret to 9th
b9 = strike bended tone
7b8r7 = bend 7th fret to 8th and release to old position
7b = bend the string a little bit
~ = vibration
~~ = much vibration
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
\\\ = slow slide down
x = percussionstrike
0 = mute strings
10.10 = play very fast behind each other
>7 = give accent
R = rest
INTRO
guitar 1 (Angus Young)
E --------------------------|
B --------------------------|
G -4-----4-----------4------|
D -4--2--4---2----2--4------|
A -2--2--2---2----2--2------|
E ----0------0--------------|
guitar 2 (Macolm Young)
E --------------------------|
B --------------------------|
G -4-----4--------2--4------|
D -4--2--4---2----2--4------|
A -2--2--2---2----0--2------|
E ----0------0--------------|
RIFF A VERSE
note: let ring 4th position on D string with previous E5/B chord
guitar 1
E ------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D -2h4-2-0-------------->4--2-R--------2h4-2h4-2h4-R----|
A -2-------4-2-R-------->2--2-R--------2---2---2---R----|
E ------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2
E ------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D -2h4-2-0---4-R----------------------------------------|
A -2-------4-2-R----------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF A2 (linked up to riff A)
note 1: let ring 4th position on D string with previous E5/B chord
note 2: the last time, leave out the last two chords (bar gets adjourned)
guitar 1
E -------------------------------|
B -------------------------------|
G -------------------------------|
D -4--4--2h4-2-0---4--4--R-------|
A -2--2--2-------4-2--2--R-------|
E -------------------------------|
guitar 2
E -------------------------------|
B -------------------------------|
G -4--4--4-4-4-----4--4--R-------|
D -4--4--4-4-4-0---4--4--R-------|
A -2--2--2-2-2---4-2--2--R-------|
E -------------------------------|
RIFF B BRIDGE
guitar 1
E -------------------------------------------------|
B -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
G -11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D -------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2
play softly:
E --------------------------|
B -3---3-3-3----3---3-3-3---|
G -2---2-2-2----2---2-2-2---|
D -0---0-0-0----0---0-0-0---|
A --------------------------|
E --------------------------|
RIFF C CHORUS
guitar 1
E ----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B ->12--13-13-12-13-13--|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G ->0---0--0--0--0--0---|->11--12-12-11-12---|---------------------|---------------------|
D ----------------------|->0---0--0--0--0----|-11-12-11-12-11------|-11--12-11-12-11-----|
A ----------------------|--------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--12---|-0---0--0--0--0--12--|
E ----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
guitar 2
E ->5-->5--R->5-----|->3-->3--R->3-----|------------------|------------------|
B ->3-->3--R->3-----|->3-->3--R->3-----|------------------|------------------|
G ->0-->0--R->0-----|->2-->2--R->2-----|------------------|->2--------->2----|
D ->0-->0--R->0-----|->0-->0--R->0-----|-2-2--4-R-5-R-4-R-|->2--2------>2----|
A ------------------|------------------|-0-0--0-R-0-R-0-R-|->0--0--0-0->0----|
E ------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
note 1: the last time, the fourth bar gets replaced (see below, riff C2)
note 2: mute the marked tones in last bar just slightly
RIFF C2 variation fourth bar
every last time (except on the end of the song):
guitar 1
E ------------|
B -2----------|
G -2---1----R-|
D -2---2----R-|
A -0---2----R-|
E -----0----R-|
guitar 2
E ------------|
B ------------|
G -2----------|
D -2---2----R-|
A -0---2----R-|
E -----0----R-|
RIFF A3 RUN TO SOLO
note: let ring 4th position on D string with previous E5/B chord
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/ac_dc/big_jack_tab.html ]
guitar 1
E -------------------------------------|-----|
B -------------------------------------|-----|
G -------------------------------------|-11--|
D -2h4-2-0--------------2h4-2-0--------|-9---|
A -2-------4-2-R--------2-------4-2-R--|-----|
E -------------------------------------|-----|
guitar 2
E -------------------------------------|-----|
B -------------------------------------|-----|
G -------------------------------------|->4--|
D -2h4-2-0---4-R--------2h4-2-0---4-R--|->4--|
A -2-------4-2-R--------2-------4-2-R--|->2--|
E -------------------------------------|-----|
SOLO (guitar 1)
over riff D:
E -----------------------------------------------------|
B -10-R-10-R-10-R-------10---R-10--R-9--R-10--R--------|
G -11-R-11-R-11-R--8-R--11---R-9---R-9--R-11--R---8-R--|
D -----------------9-R----------------------------9-R--|
A -----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
note about above: pick the highest tones with the middlefinger
E ---------------------------------------|
B ->7------6/7---9------7b---------------|
G ->7--------------7----7b------7b-------|
D -----9-9-----9-----9------9-9-----9-\--|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|
note first two chords below: strike very fast behind each other and let ring together
E -----------------------------|----------------------------|
B ---->12-\\\-/-12~--10->12-R--|->10->10->10-9-7----->7-R---|
G -/11-------------------------|->11->11->11-9-7----->7-R---|
D -----------------------------|------------------9b--------|
A -----------------------------|----------------------------|
E -----------------------------|----------------------------|
note about 2nd and 3rd tone below: strike bended tone at 9th position
E ---------------------------------|-0-0------0------0-----0->12\--|
B ---------------------------------|-0-0->12\-0->14\-0->15-0->12\--|
G ->9b10-b10~~--9b10--R-9~--->7-R--|-------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
note below: mute 2nd and 3rd tone slightly; let ring 3rd and 4th tone
E --------------------|
B -10-10-9---7b-------|
G -11------9-7b-------|
D ---------------9-R--|
A --------------------|
E --------------------|
over riff D2:
note 1, bended tones below: bend just a little then an whole note;
2nd an 3rd tone are already bended tones at 15th position;
note 2: let ring both tones on 14th position in first bar
E -----------0----0--0--0----------|---------------------|
B -15b17----b17-b17--15-12---------|-14-0----------------|
G --------------------------14-----|-14-13----13 \\\-----|
D -----------------------------14--|-------12-14-\\\-----|
A ---------------------------------|---------------------|
E ---------------------------------|---------------------|
E ----------------------|----------------------------|
B ----12-12-12-12-12-12-|-/19-19-19-19--19~-19~~--\--|
G -12/13-13-13-13-13-13-|-/19-19-19-19--19~-19~~--\--|
D ----------------------|----------------------------|
A ----------------------|----------------------------|
E ----------------------|----------------------------|
RIFF D CHORDS DURING SOLO
(guitar 2)
E ---------------------------|
B ----------->3--------------|
G ->4-------->2------>4------|
D ->4-------->0------>2------|
A ->2------x->0----x->2------|
E ------------------->0------|
note above: play 2nd and 3rd chord just a little after the count
RIFF D2 CHORDS DURING SOLO
(guitar 2)
E --------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B ------------------>3------------|-----------------------------|
G -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-->2------------|-4-4-4-4-->2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-->0---->2------|-2-2-2-2-->0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-->0---->2------|-2-2-2-2-->0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------x->0------|-0-0-0-0---------------------|
END OF SONG
guitar 1
E ---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B ->12--->13--->12-----------------------|----------------------------->4-R-----------|
G ->0---->0---->0----->14--->12--->11----|-2-------->4----------------->4-R-----------|
D -------------------->0---->0---->0-----|-2----2--->4----------------->4-R-(echo)----|
A ---------------------------------------|-0----2--->2-------------2.2.>2-R-----------|
E ---------------------------------------|------0-------------------------------------|
guitar 2
E ->5----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B ->3------------->3-------------|-------------------------------------------|
G ->0------------->2-------------|-2------->4----------------->4-R-----------|
D ->0------------->0-------------|-2----2-->4----------------->4-R-(echo)----|
A ---------------->0-------------|-0----2-->2-------------2.2.>2-R-----------|
E -------------------------------|------0------------------------------------|
