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Ac dc: Show business

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Show Business

Intro Solo

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-15^(17)-15-15^(17)---15(17)-12------------------
--------------------------------14-14(16)------14
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-----12-15^12----12----------------12------------
-(16)---------14----14-12----14----12------------
--------------------------14----14----14-12--14--
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----------12------------------------15(17)--12^15
-------12----15-15(17)-15(17)^15-12---------12^15
-12^13-------------------------------------------
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-12-15^12----12----------------------------------
-12-12----15----15-12-15(17)-------15-15^12---12-
------------------------------14(16)--------14---
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---------------------------12--------------------
-14-12---14-------15-14-14-12-------14(16)-14--12
-------14---14-12-------------14-----------------
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------------------------------------------12-----
----------------------12-15^12----------12--15^12
-14^12-----12-14(16)-----------14-14(16)---------
-------14----------------------------------------
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----15(17)--12------15---------------------------
-14------------14(16)-(16)^14^12-14^12---12------
---------------------------------------14---14-12
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-12----------------------------------------------
----14--12---------------------------------------
-----------14--/---------------------------------
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Rhythm guitar intro

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------------------0^2----4---2--4----------------
-2-----4---2----4-0---0--0---0--0--0^2----4---2--
-0--0--0---0----0------------------0---0--0---0--

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---------------------0^2----4---2--4--0^2-----4--
-4--0^2----4---2--4--0---0--0---0--0--0----0--0--
-0--0---0--0---0--0------------------------------

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-2---4-------------------------------------------
-0---0--0^2----4--2--4--0^2----4--2-----4---4-4--
--------0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--2---2-2-2

------------------------4-----3-----2-----0------
----------------------0-----0-----0-----0--------
--------------------4-----3-----2-----1-----0^1--
-2---2-2-----------------------------------------
-0---0-0-0--------------------------------------2
------------0-3---0------------------------------

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-0^1---------------------------------------------
-----2-------------------------------------------
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-------0-5---3-0---------------------------------

Rhythm figure 1

--------------------3----------------------------
--------------------3----------------------------
-----2--------------0-----------------2----------
-2---2----2---------0---2---------2---2-----2----
-2---0----2---------x---2---------2---0-----2----
-0-----3--0---------3---0---------0------3--0----

-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------
-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------


Chorus

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-2----------2-------0^2---------2----------------
-2------4---2----4--0^2-----4---2--4--0^2-------2
-0---0--0---0----0--0----0--0---0--0--0^2----4--2
--------------------------------------0---0--0--0

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----0^2---------2--------------------------------
-4--0^2-----4---2--------4---3--4---6--7----8--9-
-0--0----0--0---0----0---2---1--2---4--5----6--7-
(rhythm guitar)
-------------4-----3-----2-----0-----------------
-----------0-----0-----0-----0-------------------
---------4-----3-----2-----1------0^1----0^1-----
----------------------------------------------2--
--------------------------------------2----------
-0-3---0-----------------------------------------
(lead guitar)
----------12-------------------------------------
-------12----15-15(17)---15-12-------------------
-12^13-------------------------14--14(16)--14(16)
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Guitar solo 1

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-(13)^9-(13)^9--9-------------9--9--9------------
-------------------------9-11---------------9-11-
--------------------10^11--------------10^11-----
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----------------------12--------------12(14)--12-
-9--9-11(13)--9-11(13)---(13)^11-9--9------------
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-11-10-8^10^8--10(12)--8-------------------------
--------------------------9-----------9--9--9/---
---------------------------------9^11------------
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--------12-----------12-15-12--------------------
-----12----15-15(17)----------15-14-12-----------
-/13-----------------------------------14(16)----
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-14^15^14^12----12/------------------------------
-------------14----------------------------------
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-----------------------12--11--10--9--7--6--5--3-

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-----------------------------------------9-----9-
------------------------------------9-11----11---
-----------------7-7-7/9-9-11--10^11-------------
-3^(5)----/7-7^9---------------------------------

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------------------9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9
-9--9-------11-9--9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9
----------11-------------------------------------
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-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/--9--9--9-
-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/--9--9--9-
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-9---9---9------9-----12----15(17)----15-15(17)--
-9---9---9------9-----12-------------------------
-----------10^11---------------------------------
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-12-12---------------------------------17(19)----
------15-15-14-12-12-----------------------------
---------------------15-14---13--/---------------
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-(18)--(19)--(18)--(19)--17(19)--17(19)--17-16-15
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-17--16--17--16/----15(17)-15-12^15^12-----------
---------------------------------------15-15(17)-
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-15-14-12----12----------------------------------
----------14---14-12^14^12-12--------------------
------------------------------14-12--------------
------------------------------------14/----------
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Lead guitar after first solo

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-14(16)--14(16)^12--------12---------------------
-------------------14---------14-12--------------
--------------------------------------14/--------
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Second guitar solo

----------------4------3------2-----0------------
-------------0------0------0------0--------------
----------4------3------2-------1------0^1-------
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--------------------------------------------2----
-0-3---0-----------------------------------------

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----------------------------------------15(17)-15
-14(16)--14(16)--14(16)^12-----12/---------------
---------------------------14-------------------
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-15(17)------------15----------------------------
----------12-14(16)---(16)-12-14^12---------12\--
------------------------------------14-14--------
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-----7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-
-----7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-
-/9----------------------------------------------
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----------------------12----------------15(17)-12
-9-9\--------------12----15(17)-(17)-12--------12
-9-9\-----14-12^13-------------------------------
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-15-12--15^12----12------------------------------
-12-12--------15----15-12-15(17)--15(17)--12-15(1
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-7)-12-------15-----------------------15---------
-------14(16)---(16)^12---\14-12-14(16)--(16)-12/
-----------------------14------------------------
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--------12---------------------------------------
------12--15-12----------------------------------
-12^13----------14(15)-(15)^14-12--14(16)^12--14-
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-------------\12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14
-12----------\12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14
----14-------------------------------------------
-------14/---------------------------------------
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-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-
-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-
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------------------15(17)-15(17)-15(17)--15(17)-15
-15-15-15-15/------------------------------------
-16-16-16-16/------------------------------------
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-(17)---12^15^12-15^12----12---------------------
--------12^15^12-12----15----15-12-15(17)--12----
---------------------------------------------14(1
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--------------------------------------------12---
--15---------------------------15^12------12--15(
-6)-(16)^12---12-14^(16)--14(16)----14-(16)------
-----------(14)----------------------------------
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-17)-----------15--12----------------------15-12-
--------14(16)--------14^12------12-14(16)-------
----------------------------14-------------------
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-------15-------------------17--15--14--13--12---
-14(16)--(16)-12-12-----12-----------------------
---------------------14--------------------------
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-15-12-------------------------------------------
-------14(16)------------------------------------
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Lead guitar after second solo

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-------12----------------------------------------
-14(16)----(16)^12-------12----------------------
--------------------14-------14-12---------------
-------------------------------------14/---------
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Guitar solo three...

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-15(17)--12^15^12----12--------------------------
------------------14----12-14(16)--12^14^12--12--
-------------------------------------------14--12
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-------------17-17---19(21)--^17--19---17-17-----
---------\18----------------------------------18-
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-14/---------------------------------------------
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-------------------------19---19----19---19---19-
-17-19(21)-(21)-(21)-(21)--(21)-(21)--(21)--(21)-
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-------12-12----------------12-12----------------
-12^14-------12/-----15(17)-------15-15-14-14-12-
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-------------------------------------------12----
----------------------------------------12----15-
-15--14---13---------------12^13^14(16)----------
--------------14---12-14-------------------------
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-12---------------------17-17-17---19(21)--^17-19
----14-12--14(16)----18---------------------------
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-------------------19---19---19---19---19--------
-17-17---19(21)-(21)-(21)-(21)-(21)-(21)-(21)-^19
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-19(21)--17----/---------------------------------
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That's pretty much it, save for the outro solo which I am way too tired to
tab right now....That whole thing took me several days to figure out, but
Angus pretty much does the same types of blues licks on the Em penatonic
scale over and over again.  All the same, it's a great song.  For amplifier
and guitar settings, I use an Epiphone Sheraton and a peavey valve king,
and if I put the gain on 7, treble on 10, middle on 5, and bass on 3, it sounds
identical to Angus's guitar.  Have fun, and if you have any questions email me
at tennismanster@gmail.com.  Take in mind, this tab probably isn't correct.
I would say it is 75% correct at best, but just use the Em penatonic to Malcolm's
rhythm and it will sound really good.  Rock On!

Key:

14(16) = bend, to the number indicated in parentheses
12^10 = pull off
10^12 = hammer on
\ = slide up
/ = slide down
x  = muffled or muted string


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