AC/DC - For Those About to Rock

Date: 17 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0100
From: Stephan Mueller
To: [email protected]
Subject: TAB: For those about to rock by AC_DC

For Those About To Rock by AC/DC (Young/Young/Johnson)
-----------------------
Tab by S.Mueller

B=bend r=release hb=hold bend ~=Hand Vibrato

Patt.1 (Malcolm) 4 Times
B (D major shape) Bm (Dm shape) B5
> > > > > >
E||--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|10-10-10-10-10-10-14-14-|
B||--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G||*-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D||*-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A||--------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E||--------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bsus4 endpatt.
E|14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--||
B|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--||
G|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-*||
D|------------------------*||
A|-------------------------||
E|-------------------------||

(Angus) with Patt.1
B5 G5 D/F#
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-4----------------|--------------0---|-2--------1-------|------------------|
D|-4----------------|-----------0------|-0--------2-------|------------------|
A|-2----------------|------------------|----------2-------|------------------|
E|------------------|--------3---------|-2-----x--0-------|------------------|

B5 G5 D/F# E
E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|-3-----3----------|------------------|
G|-4----------------|------------------|-0-----2------1---|------------------|
D|-4----------------|------------------|-0-----0------2---|------------------|
A|-2----------------|------------------|--------------2---|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3-----2------0---|------------------|
B5 B5/A G5 D/F# E5
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-4-----4----------|--------------0---|------------------|------------------|
D|-4-----4----------|-----------0------|-------0--2-------|------------------|
A|-2-----0----------|------------------|----0-----2-------|------------------|
E|------------------|--------3---------|-2--------0-------|------------------|

E|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|-3-----3----------|------------------|
G|-4-----4----------|------------------|-0-----2-------1--|------------------|
D|-4-----4----------|------------------|-0-----0-------2--|------------------|
A|-2-----0----------|------------------|---------------2--|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3-----2----------|------------------|
Bsus4 (Malcolm)
Oh!
E|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Pattern 2
Yeah,Yeah, E
B5 B5/A G5 D/F#
E|-------------|----3----|---------|--------0----------|
B|-------------|----3----|--3------|--------0--0-------|
G|-4----4------|----0----|--2--1---|--0-0-0-0----------|
D|-4----4------|----0----|--0--2---|--2-0-2----2-------|
A|-2----0------|---------|-----2---|-------------------|
E|-------------|----3----|--2--0---|-------------------|
Pattern 3
Yeah, oh. E
B5 B5/A G5 D/F# end it w/pattern 2 (2x)
E|-------------|----3----|---------|--------7-7-7------|
B|-------------|----3----|--3------|--------7-7-7------|
G|-4----4------|----0----|--2--1---|--------------0----|
D|-4----4------|----0----|--0--2---|--2/-9-------------|
A|-2----0------|---------|-----2---|-----------------0-|
E|-------------|----3----|--2--0---|-------------------|
Pattern 4
Stand up...
B D/A A E G5 E
E|-----------|-------------------|--------|--3---------|
B|4/------3-3|3-3-----2-----2----|--------|--3---------|
G|4/------2-2|2-2-----2-----2--1-|--------|--0-----1---|
D|4/------4-4|4-4-----2-----2--2-|--------|--0-----2---| 3 x
A|2/------0-0|0-0-----0-----0--2-|--------|--------2---|
E|-----------|-----------------0-|--------|--3-----0---|

Chorus w/patt. 3

B hold bend.....
E|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
B|-10-(12)-------------(12)--(12)--(12)--(12)--(12)--(12)-|(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
A D/A G D
B b ~~~~~~~
E|----------------------------------|------------------5----------------------|
B|(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-\---|8-10--8-10----------8--5---5-------------|
G|-------------------------------\--|-------------------------8---8--7--5-----|
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------7-\-|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------\|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A D/A A G D A D/A A G
~~~~~~~~~ b r ~~~~~~~~~ b b
E|----------------------------------------------5-----------5------------5----|
B|--------------------------------------------5---8-5-----5---8--5-----5---8-5|
G|--------------------7-9--7--5--7--------7-9---------7-9----------7-9--------|
D|5----x----7\----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D A D/A A G
B b b r ~~~~~~ b r ~~~~~~ b r
E|------5-----------5-------5-------------10----8--9--8-----------------------|
B|----5---8-5-----5---8-5-----7-8---7-------------------10-----12-13-12-10--12|
G|7-9---------7-9---------7---7-8---7-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D A D/A A G D
B b b b b b r
E|---------------------------12---12---12----\--------------------------------|
B|-13-12-13------12-12-14---------12---14----\---/13-15-17--13-13-15-13-10--13|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A D/A A G D A
B b b b b ~~~~~~~~~~~ r ~~~~
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--13-15--13-15--13-15--13-15--13-15-----------10-12-13-12-10--------10---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------/11------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D/A A G D A D/A A G D
B b ~~~~~ ~~~~ b b b
E|-------------------12-------------------------------------------------------|
B|10-------10--\--12-13-8--8---------------------------------20-22-20-22-20-22|
G|---12-14-----------------------9-7-5-7------5-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------7--7--7--\--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G D A B5
Fire! We sa lute you
Ub ub ub ub
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------8------8------8-----5---------|
G|------10-12--10-12--10-12--7-9------4--|
D|------------------------------------4--|
A|------------------------------------2--|
E|---------------------------------------|

G D A B5
We ...
Ub ub ub ub
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------8-------8------7------5-------|
G|------10-12---10-12---9-11---7-9----4--|
D|------------------------------------4--|
A|------------------------------------2--|
E|---------------------------------------|
G D A B5 G5
We.... Ow! Fire! We
Ub ub ub ub ub ub ub ub
E|---------10-------10-----14-----12-----------------10-----10-----10-----10--|
B|------13-15----13-15--17-19--15-17--------------13-15--13-15--13-15--13-15--|
G|------------------------------------4---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------4---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D A B5
Ub ub ub ub ub ub hb ub ub
E|---10-----9------9------9------9------9-\-----7----7---7---7------7--7--7-|
B|13-15--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14--12-14\--10-12--12--12--12--10-12-12-12-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G5 D A B5 G5
Ub ub ub ub ub ub ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ub ub
E|----7---------------------------------------------------------------7------7|
B|10-12-\------8------8-----7----5----5\--------------------------10-12--10-12|
G|---------10-12--10-12--9-11--7-9--7-9\---4------\-4-----4---4---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D A (OH!) F.. t... a... t. r....
Ub ub
E|---10-----12-\-| B5
B|13-15--15-17-\-|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
G5 D A B5 G5
B b ~~~~~~ b b b hb b ~~~~~~
E||-----------------|--|------------------|------|---------------------|--------|
B||-----------------|--|10-12---12-10-12\-|------|---------------------|--------|
G||*-9-11--11-9-11--|--|------------------|------|-9-11---11--9--11 ---|--------|
D||*----------------|--|------------------|------|---------------------|--------|
A||-----------------|--|------------------|------|---------------------|--------|
E||-----------------|--|------------------|------|---------------------|--------|
D 1.-A
B b b ~~~~~~~
E|----|------------------------||
B|-10-|-10-12-12-12-10-12\-----||
G|----|-----------------------*||
D|----|-----------------------*||
A|----|------------------------||
E|----|------------------------||
2.- A B5
B b b b b b b
E|-----------------------------------------------7----------------------------|
B|12-10-12--10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12----------10-7---7-------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------9---9--7--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------9-----\------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G5 D A

E|----------7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------10-7-10-7-6-7-6-------------------------------------------------|
G|9-11------------------------9-7-7-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------9-----9---7\------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------7-9---9---\-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B5 G5
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ b b
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-12-12-12------10-12-12-12-12-------10-12-12-10-12----15-17-15-17-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D A B5
B b r b b b b b
E|12---------------------------------------17-------17-------17-------17------|
B|---12-15--17-19-17-19--19----17-15-17-19----17-19----17-19----17-19----17-19|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G5 D
B b b r b
E|17---------17-------17--------------------------------------------15-17-----|
B|---17-19------17-19----17-19-17-19----19-17-15----17-15--------12-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------16-------16---14-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A B5
B hb r
E|-14-12-------12-14-12------------17-----------------------------------------|
B|-------15-15----------15-17-19-------19--19--19-19-19-19-19-17-17-15--------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G5 D A G5 D A
B b b b b b b
E|17-19---17-19---------------17-19--17-14-17-19---17-19--------------22-24---|
B|----------------17-19---17------------------------------17-19--17-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G5 D A
B b ub ub ub
E|22--19--------------------------------------|
B|-------22-24--22-24------15-----14-----10---|
G|----------------------17-19--16-18--12-14---|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
B5 A5 G5 D/F# E Fire! B5
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------3---3------------------------------|
G|-4---2---0---2---1----------------4/--------|
D|-4---2---0---0---2----------------4/--------|
A|-2---0-----------2----------------2/--------|
E|---------3---2---0--------------------------|

Lyrics:
We roll tonight
To the guitar bite

Stand up and be counted
For what you are about to recieve
We are the dealers
We'll give you everything you need
Hail hail to the good times
'Cause rock has got to ride away
We ain't no legend, ain't no cause
We're just living for today

For those about to rock, we salute you

We rock at dawn on the front line
Like a bolt right out of the blue
The sky's alight with the guitar bite
Heads will roll and rock tonight

For those about to rock, we salute you

We're just a battery for hire with a guitar fire
Ready and aimed at you
Pick up your balls and load up your cannon
For a twenty-one gun salute

For those about to rock - fire
We salute you

Shoot, shoot

We salute you