Legend:

/-slide down
\-slide up
^-bend
(3/2)-legato slide
R(`)-release bend
p-pulloff
h-hammeron
~-vibrato
X-muffled strings
.-short note
{}-raked notes
o-repeat rhythm
---| 3 |-triplet notes
||-end of riff
=-let note ring
%-repeat bar
P.M.-palm mute
P.H.-pinch harmonic
(sb)-slight bend
Guitar 1(E A D G B E)
Guitar 2(E A D G B E)
4/4 time
moderately=94
e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------{X}--------X--------{X}--------X--------|----{X}--------X----------|
A|------{X}--------X--------{X}--------X--------|----{X}--------X----------|
E|------{X}--------X--------{X}--------X--------|----{X}--------X----------|

Rhythm figure 1
E
D
A
R
e|-------------------------------------|--------------3-0------------------|
B|------------------3-3-3--------------|--------------------3-0------------|
G|------------------2-2-2----------2-2-|2-----------------------2^(4)`2p0--|
D|-2----------------0-0-0----------2-2-|2----------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------0-0-|0----------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E
D
A
end rhythm figure 1
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
B|-----------------3-3-3--------------|-----------------------------------||
G|-----------------2-2-2----------2-2-|2---------------------------------o||
D|-2---------------0-0-0----------2-2-|2---------------------------------o||
A|-2------------------------------0-0-|0---2-----2-----2-----2------------||
E|-0----------------------------------|------4.----5.----6.----7/---------||
with Rhythm figure 1(twice)
Lyrics:
E
D
Back in black_
I hit the sack,
E
D

A
I've been too long, I'm glad to be
A

back,yes,I'm___ let loose

from the noose,_
That's kept me hangin'
E
D
A
about._I keep lookin' at the sky 'cause it's gettin' me high._ Forget the
E
D
A
hearse 'cause I'll never die. I got
nine lives,
cat's eyes, Abusin'
ev'ry one of them and runnin' wild.

'Cause I'm (to Chorus)

Rhythm figure 2
A
E
B
A
B
A
E
B
A
B
back,
yes I'm
back._
Well I'm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|
G
D
A
G
A
G
D
A
G
A
back,
yes I'm
back
Well I'm
e|------3-----2--------------------------|--3-----2------------------------|
B|------3-----3--------------------------|--3-----3------------------------|
G|------0-----2-----2-----------2--------|--0-----2-----2------------2-----|
D|------0-----0-----2-----------2--------|--0-----0-----2------------2-----|
A|------x-----------0-----------0--------|--x-----------0------------0-----|
E|------3---------------3^---------------|--3---------------3^-------------|
(sb)
(sb)
A
E
B
A
B
A
E
B
A
B
back,______________________________
back._______________ Well I'm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|
G
D
end rhythm figure 2
back in black,_
yes, I'm back in black
e|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----2----2----2-----------------||
B|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----3----3----3-----------------||
G|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----2----2----2-----------------||
D|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----0----0----0-----------------||
A|----x------x------x----x-x-x-x------x-|---------------------------------||
E|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|---------------------------------||
Lyrics 2:
with rhythm figure 1(twice)
E
D
A
Back in the back of a
Cadillac
Number one with a bullet I'm a power
E
D
A
pack. Yes, I'm in a bang_____with a gang,
They gotta catch me if they
E
D
A
want me to hang. 'Cause I'm back on the track, and I'm beatin' the flack.
E
D
Nobody's gonna get me on another rap. So,look at me now,I'm just makin, my
A
play, Don't try to push your luck, just get out of my way. 'Cause I'm(to Chorus)
Rhythm figure 2
A
E
B
A
B
A
E
B
A
B
back,
yes I'm
back._
Well I'm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|
G
D
A
G
A
G
D
A
G
A
back,
yes I'm
back
Well I'm
e|------3-----2--------------------------|--3-----2------------------------|
B|------3-----3--------------------------|--3-----3------------------------|
G|------0-----2-----2-----------2--------|--0-----2-----2------------2-----|
D|------0-----0-----2-----------2--------|--0-----0-----2------------2-----|
A|------x-----------0-----------0--------|--x-----------0------------0-----|
E|------3---------------3^---------------|--3---------------3^-------------|
(sb)
(sb)
A
E
B
A
B
A
E
B
A
B
back,______________________________
back._______________ Well I'm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|
G
D
end rhythm figure 2
back in black,_
yes, I'm back in black
e|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----2----2----2-----------------||
B|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----3----3----3-----------------||
G|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----2----2----2-----------------||
D|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----0----0----0-----------------||
A|----x------x------x----x-x-x-x------x-|---------------------------------||
E|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|---------------------------------||
Solo:
E
D/E
A/E
E
Guitar 1
~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------0-2-3p2p0-2-----------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------2---------|
A|--------7--------5--5-----------|4--4----------2-------------------------|
E|----0---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
|play both at the same time.
|Guitar2
|
|Rhythm figure 3
|
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----9.-------7-7-7.---------7-7-|7.--------9-9-9---9-9-9-----9-9---------|
A|----7.-------5-5-5.---------4-4-|4.--------7-7-7---7-7-7-----7-7---------|
E|----0.-------0-0-0.---------0-0-|0.--------0-0-0---0-0-0-----0-0---------|
E

D/E
~~~~~~~~

A/E

E
A
----| 3 |
3
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------7--7--7--7-X-7------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--------7--------5--5-----------|4--4------------------------------------|
E|----0---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~

|
|
end rhythm figure 3
|
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
B|--------------------------------|-------------2--------------2----------||
G|--------------------------------|-------------2------1-------2----------||
D|----9.-------7-7-7.---------7-7-|7.-----------2------2-------2----------||
A|----7.-------5-5-5.---------4-4-|4.-------2---0------2-------0----------||
E|----0.-------0-0-0.---------0-0-|0.-------0----------0------------------||

with rhythm figure 3 (3 times)

~~~~~~~
~~~~~
E
D/E
A/E
E
e|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------5-8---------------|----8--10h11p10p8--10--8------------------|
G|7^9--------------7^9----9-----|-9-----------------------9-7-9---12----12-|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------------14----|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

~~~~~~
D/E
R
A/E
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------15----15------15-------------------------|
G|14^(16)------14^(16)--------14^(16)`14p12-14--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
A
E
A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------15-------------------------------|
G|--12---------12------14---12---14^(16)--------14^(16)--------------------|
D|--12p14--14------14------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E
D/E
A/E
e|---12-12-------------------------------------12--------------------------|
B|12-------15^(17)--15^(17)--15^(17)--15^(17)-------15-12----12------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------14----12-14^(16)-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
hold bend

~~~~~~
E
e|------------15-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|15-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14^(16)-------(16)`14--12-14------12^(14)------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------14---------------12--13-14---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D/E
R
~~~~~
A/E
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------14----------------15------------------------------------------|
G|---12------14-----12p14^(16)---14^(16)`14-12-14--------------------------|
D|-------14------14-------------------------------14-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A
E
A
~~~~~~~~~
e|--------------------------12---------------------------------------------|
B|------15^(17)----------------15p12----12---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------14-----12-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------14//////-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E

D/E
A/E
E
~~~~
~~~~
~~~~
~~~
e|-----------------------0------0--------|-0---0-0-----------12------------|
B|------0--5--3--5------(3/2)-3-3--------|-2p0-2-2--------12----15^(17)----|
G|---------4-----4-----------------------|------------/14-----------------0|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E
D/E
A/E
E
A
E
A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------2---------2---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------2----1----2---------------|
D|---9==------7-7-7==-------7-7-7==--------------2----2----2---------------|
A|---7==------5-5-5==-------4-4-4==--------2-----0----2----0---------------|
E|---0==------0-0-0==-------0-0-0==--------0----------0--------------------|
|guitar 2
|
|play both at the same time
|
|guitar 1
Chorus
|
~~~~~
~~~~~
~~~~~
R
Well I'm
e|---0--0------------0-----0-----|-0-----0--------------------------------||
B|---5--5--3--5------3p2-3-3-----|-2p0-0-2------14^(15)`14-12-14^(15)/----||
G|-------------------------------|--------------14^(15)`14-12-14^(15)/----||
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
with Rhythm Figure 2
A
E
B
A
B
A
E
B
A
B
back,
yes I'm
back._
Well I'm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|
G
D
A
G
A
G
D
A
G
A
back,
yes I'm
back
Well I'm
e|------3-----2--------------------------|--3-----2------------------------|
B|------3-----3--------------------------|--3-----3------------------------|
G|------0-----2-----2-----------2--------|--0-----2-----2------------2-----|
D|------0-----0-----2-----------2--------|--0-----0-----2------------2-----|
A|------x-----------0-----------0--------|--x-----------0------------0-----|
E|------3---------------3^---------------|--3---------------3^-------------|
(sb)
(sb)
A
E
B
A
B
A
E
B
A
B

back,______________________________
back._______________ Well I'm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|
G
D
end rhythm figure 2
back in black,_
yes, I'm back in black
e|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----2----2----2-----------------||
B|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|-----3----3----3-----------------||
G|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----2----2----2-----------------||
D|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|-----0----0----0-----------------||
A|----x------x------x----x-x-x-x------x-|---------------------------------||
E|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|---------------------------------||
E
~~~~
~~~
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------------%-------------------o|
D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------o|
A|---5p4-2-4-------2------2-----2----|-------------------------------------|
E|-0---------3-------5------6-----7/-|-------------------------------------|
^
|
note: vibratoes
and repeat sign
|
A
~~~
~~~
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------%--------------------|
D|---5p4-2-4-----2------2------2----|--------------------------------------|
A|-0---------3-----5------6------7/-|--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Chorus
~~~~
~~~
Well I'm
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------------%--------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---5p4-2-4-------2------2-----2----|-------------------------------------|
E|-0---------3-------5------6-----7/-|-------------------------------------|
with Rhythm Figure 2
A
E
B
A
B
A
E
B
A
B
back,
yes I'm
back._
Well I'm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|
G
D
A
G
A
G
D
A
G
A
back,
yes I'm
back
Well I'm
e|------3-----2--------------------------|--3-----2------------------------|
B|------3-----3--------------------------|--3-----3------------------------|
G|------0-----2-----2-----------2--------|--0-----2-----2------------2-----|
D|------0-----0-----2-----------2--------|--0-----0-----2------------2-----|
A|------x-----------0-----------0--------|--x-----------0------------0-----|

E|------3---------------3^---------------|--3---------------3^-------------|
(sb)
(sb)
A
E
B
A
B
A
E
B
A
B
back,______________________________
back._______________ Well I'm
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----2------------4-----4------4-------|-----2------------4-----4------4-|
D|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-------|-----2-----2------4-----4------4-|
A|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-------|-----0-----2------2-----0------2-|
E|-----------0---------------------------|-----------0---------------------|
G
back in black,_
yes, I'm
e|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|
B|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|
G|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|
D|----0------0------0----0-0-0-0------0-|
A|----x------x------x----x-x-x-x------x-|
E|----3------3------3----3-3-3-3------3-|
D
A
back in black
e|-----2----2----2----------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|-----3----3----3----------|---------------------|------------------------|
G|-----2----2----2----------|-2===================|========================|
D|-----0----0----0----------|-2===================|========================|
A|--------------------------|-0===================|========================|
E|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
|
Guitar 2
|play both at the same time
|
| Guitar1
~~~~~~~~~
R
~~~~~~~
*
P.M.
e|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------13^(15)---------|--12^(13)========`12--|--10-------------10/---|
G|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------0-------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------15/p0-------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------0-|
*D-string sounded by pull-off
outro solo(3:35)
Rhythm Figure 3 until fade.
E
D/E
A/E

E
(sb)

~~~~~
~~~~~
~~~~~
~~~~~
e|-------------0-----------|-0---------------7^--------|
B|-5p3--5------3p2-2-3-----|-2p0-0-2-----/---8^--------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------9---/-|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------X-----------|
E|-------------------------|---------------X-----------|
E

D/E
A/E
E
A
E
A
~~~~~~
~~~~~
~~~~
e|--------------0-----------|0----------------------12---------------------|
B|-5p3-3-5------3p2-2-3-----|2p0-0-2-------15^(17)-----12-15^(17)----------|
G|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------X----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------X----------------------------------|
(3:47)
~~~~~~~
R
R
~~~~~
e|----------------------------------------------------------------12-------|

B|-15^(16)---15^(17)--------15^(17)-`(16)-^(17)-`(16)-^(17)----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
bend into next measure
~~~~~
'
e|12---------------------------15^(17)-`(16)------15^|
B|---15p12----12-------------------------------------|
G|---------14----13----------------------------------|
D|------------------14//////-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
(3:52)
e|(17)-15-12-15p12--12-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------15--15p12-15p12--12--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------15--15p14p12-14p12--14--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------14--14p12h14p12--14-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------14--14---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.H.---------------]
-----------(sb)
|
3
| 3
3
'
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------20^-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-12^--12-12-12.--12.--12.--12.-12////////-------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
(sb)
~~~~~~ (sb)
~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------20^------------------20===|
G|----21.--21------------21p19--21-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
(4:00)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|==(20)-20-20----20-20-20----20-20-20----20-20-20-----|
G|------------21----------21----------21-----------21--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------22-------22-----|
B|-20-20-20----20-20-20----20-22^(24)---(24)-----(24)-|
G|----------21----------21----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-22-----22-----22-----22-----22-----19-|
B|---(24)---(24)---(24)---(24)---(24)----|
G|---------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-22-----------------22-------------22-----------------22-19--------19----|
B|-22^(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-(24)-------22^(24)--(24)|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
R
e|-19-19-22------19-19---------22.-------19-------------19-----------------|
B|-------22^(24)-------22^(24)------(24)---------22^(24)--(24)`22p19-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~
fade out.
e|-----------------------------------||
B|-20----22-21-----------------------||
G|----21-------21p19-21------19------||
D|------------------------------17---||
A|-----------------------------------||
E|-----------------------------------||