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Rock and Roll Damnation - AC/DC

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 !!!


AC/DC albums
2000 Stiff Upper Lip
1995 Ballbreaker
1990 The Razor's Edge
1988 Blow Up Your Video
1986 Who Made Who
1985 Fly On The Wall
1984 '74 Jalbreak
1983 Flick of the Switch
1981 For Those About To Rock
1980 Back in Black
1979 Highway To Hell
1978 Powerage
1977 Let There Be Rock
1976 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
1976 High Voltage
Powerage tabs
01Rock'N'Roll Damnation tabbass tab
02Down Payment Blues tabbass tab
03Gimme A Bullet tabbass tab
04Riff Raff tabbass tab
05Sin City tabbass tab
06What's Next To The Moon tabbass tab
07Gone Shootin' tabbass tab
08Up To My Neck In You tabbass tab
09Kicked In The Teeth tabbass tab

 

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