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Given The Dog A Bone - AC/DC

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GIVEN THE DOG A BONE (Bassline)
As recorded by AC/DC
(From the 1980 Album BACK IN BLACK)

Words and Music by Angus Young, Malcolm Young & Brian Johnson
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Cliff Williams - Bass'

  [Intro]
  Q=131
  4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx8
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|


   E E E E E E
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3-0-0-5-0-0
E|------------

 E E   E E E E
-----|--------
-----|--------
-3-0-|-0-5-0-0
-----|--------

 E E E E   E E
---------|----
---------|----
-3-0-0---|-3-0
-------3-|----

 E E E E E E  
-------------|
-------------|
-0-5-0-0-3-0-|
-------------|

 E E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
-0-5-0-0-3-0-0
--------------

 E
---||
---||
---||
-3-||


  [1st Verse]
   E E E E E E
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3-0-0-5-0-0
E|------------

 E E   E E E E
-----|--------
-----|--------
-3-0-|-0-5-0-0
-----|--------

 E E E E   E E
---------|----
---------|----
-3-0-0---|-3-0
-------3-|----

 E E E E E E  
-------------|
-------------|
-0-5-0-0-3-0-|
-------------|

 E E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
-0-5-0-0-3-0-0
--------------

 E
---|
---|
---|
-3-|


   E E E E E E
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5

 E E   E E E E
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
-5-5-|-5-5-5-5

 E E E E   E E
---------|----
---------|----
---------|----
-5-5-5-3-|-5-5

 E E E E E E  
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

 E E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
--------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5

 E
---|
---|
---|
-3-|


   E E E E E E
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5

 E E   E E E E
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
-5-5-|-5-5-5-5

 E E E E   E E
---------|----
---------|----
-------3-|----
-5-5-5---|-5-5

 E E E E E E  
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

 E E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
--------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5

 E
---||
---||
-2-||
---||


  [Pre-Chorus]
   E E E E +E 
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3-2-0-5-(5)
E|------------

 E E E   E E E
-------|------
-------|------
-5-5-0-|-3-0-0
-------|------

 E E E E E   E
-----------|--
-----------|--
-5-0-3-0-0-|-3
-----------|--

 E E E +E  E E
--------------
--------------
-2-0-5-(5)-5-5
--------------

 E   E E E E E
---|----------
---|----------
-0-|---0-0---0
---|-3-----3--

 E E E
-------|
-------|
-0-0-0-|
-------|


   E E E E +E 
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3-2-0-5-(5)
E|------------

 E E E   E E E
-------|------
-------|------
-5-5-0-|-3-0-0
-------|------

 E E E E E
-----------|
-----------|
-5-0-3-0---|
---------0-|


  [Chorus]
     E E E E +
G||-----------
D||o----------
A||o----------
E||--3-0-0-5-(

E  E Q    E E 
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
5)-3-0--|-3-0-

E E +E  E Q   
--------------
-------------o
-------------o
0-5-(5)-3-0---

4x
||
||
||
||


   E E E E E E
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3-0-0-5-0-0
E|------------

 E E   E E E E
-----|--------
-----|--------
-3-0-|-0-5-0-0
-----|--------

 E E E E   E E
---------|----
---------|----
-3-0-0---|-3-0
-------3-|----

 E E E E E E  
-------------|
-------------|
-0-5-0-0-3-0-|
-------------|

 E E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
-0-5-0-0-3-0-0
--------------

 E
---||
---||
---||
-3-||


  [2nd Verse]
   E E E E E E
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5

 E E   E E E E
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
-5-5-|-5-5-5-5

 E E E E   E E
---------|----
---------|----
---------|----
-5-5-5-3-|-5-5

 E E E E E E  
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

 E E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
--------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5

 E
---|
---|
---|
-3-|


   E E E E E E
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5

 E E   E E E E
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
-5-5-|-5-5-5-5

 E E E E   E E
---------|----
---------|----
-------3-|----
-5-5-5---|-5-5

 E E E E E E  
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

 E E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
--------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5

 E
---||
---||
-2-||
---||


  [Pre-Chorus]
   E E E E +E 
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3-2-0-5-(5)
E|------------

 E E E   E E E
-------|------
-------|------
-5-5-0-|-3-0-0
-------|------

 E E E E E   E
-----------|--
-----------|--
-5-0-3-0-0-|-3
-----------|--

 E E E +E  E E
--------------
--------------
-2-0-5-(5)-5-5
--------------

 E   E E E E E
---|----------
---|----------
-0-|---0-0---0
---|-3-----3--

 E E E
-------|
-------|
-0-0-0-|
-------|


   E E E E +E 
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3-2-0-5-(5)
E|------------

 E E E   E E E
-------|------
-------|------
-5-5-0-|-3-0-0
-------|------

 E E E E E
-----------|
-----------|
-5-0-3-0---|
---------0-|


   [Chorus]
     E E E E +
G||-----------
D||o----------
A||o----------
E||--3-0-0-5-(

E  E Q    E E 
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
5)-3-0--|-3-0-

E E +E  E Q   
--------------
-------------o
-------------o
0-5-(5)-3-0---

4x
||
||
||
||


  [Guitar Solo
   E E E E E E
G|------------
D|------------
A|---0-0-0-0-0
E|-3----------

]
 E E   E E E E
-----|--------
-----|--------
-0-0-|---0-0-5
-----|-3------

 E E E E   E E
---------|----
---------|----
-0-3-0-0-|---0
---------|-3--

 E E E E E E  
-------------|
-------------|
-0-5-0-3-0-0-|
-------------|

 E E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
---0-0-5-0-3-0
-3------------

 E
---|
---|
-0-|
---|


   E E E E E E
G|------------
D|------------
A|---0-0---0-0
E|-3-----3----

 E E   E E E E
-----|--------
-----|--------
-0-0-|---0-0-5
-----|-3------

 E E E E   E E
---------|----
---------|----
-0-3-0-0-|---0
---------|-3--

 E E E E E E  
-------------|
-------------|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-------------|

 E E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
---0-0-5-0-3-0
-3------------

 E
---|
---|
---|
-0-|


   E E E E E E
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|-3-0-0-0-0-0

 E E   E E E E
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
-0-0-|-3-0-0-5

 +E  E E E   E
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|--
-(5)-3-0-0-|-3

 E E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
--------------
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

   E E E E +E 
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------
-|-3-0-0-5-(5)

 E E E
-------|
-------|
-------|
-3-0-0-|


   E E E E E E
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|-3-0-0-0-0-0

 E E   E E E E
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
-0-0-|-3-0-0-5

 +E  E E E   E
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|--
-(5)-3-0-0-|-3

 E E E +E  E E
--------------
--------------
--------------
-0-0-5-(5)-3-0

 E   E E E E +
---|----------
---|----------
---|----------
-0-|-3-0-0-5-(

E  E E E
---------|
---------|
---------|
5)-3-0-0-|


   Q.   E +Q  
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|-3----5-(5)-

 Q    +E  Q.  
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
-3--|-(3)-5---

 Q  Q    W    
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
-3--5--|-5----

      W
----|------||
----|------||
----|------||
----|------||


   [3rd Verse]
     E E E E E
G||-----------
D||o----------
A||o-3-0-0-5-0
E||-----------

 E E E   E E E
-------|------
-------|------
-0-3-0-|-0-5-0
-------|------

 E E E E E   E
-----------|--
-----------|--
-0-3-0-0---|-3
---------3-|--

 E E E E E E E
--------------
--------------
-0-0-5-0-0-3-0
--------------

   E E E E E E
-|------------
-|------------
-|-0-5-0-0-3-0
-|------------

 E E
-------||
------o||
-0----o||
---3---||


   [Out-Chorus
     E E E E +
G||-----------
D||o----------
A||o----------
E||--3-0-0-5-(

]
E  E Q    E E 
--------|-----
--------|-----
--------|-----
5)-3-0--|-3-0-

E E +E  E Q
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
0-5-(5)-3-0--|


   E E E E +E 
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|-3-0-0-5-(5)

 E Q    E E E 
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
-3-0--|-3-0-0-

E +E  E Q
-------------|
------------o|
------------o|
5-(5)-3-0----|

|
|
|
|


     E E E E +
G||-----------
D||o----------
A||o-3-0-0-5-(
E||-----------

E  E E E   E E
---------|----
---------|----
5)-3-0-0-|-3-0
---------|----

 E E +E  E E E
--------------
--------------
-0-5-(5)-3-0-0
--------------

  3x Q.   Q.  
--||----------
-o||----------
-o||-3----5---
--||----------

 Q    +E  Q.  
----|---------
----|---------
-3--|-(3)-5---
----|---------

 Q  Q
--------|
--------|
-3--5---|
--------|


  ritardando H
   Q.   Q.    
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3----5-----
E|------------

.=H
 Q    +E  Q.  
----|---------
----|---------
-3--|-(3)-5---
----|---------

 Q  Q    W    
-------|------
-------|------
-3-----|-5----
----3--|------

      q  Q  H
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|-5-------

---*|
---*|
---*|
---*|

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Duration Legend

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; 
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). 

|  (n)  -  note tied to previous
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