Learn To Play AC/DC’s Rock n Roll Train
Learn To Play AC/DC's Rock n' Roll Train
Rock n' Roll Train by AC/DC is one of the band best efforts and is from the equally superb Black Ice album. It seems that many of our readers have been keen to find out how to play Rock n Roll Train so we have put together an article featuring the tablature, official video and several other video guitar lessons. This should have you playing this classic track in no time.
About AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll".
AC/DC has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide, including 71 million albums in the United States. Back in Black has sold an estimated 45 million units worldwide and 22 million in the United States alone, where it is the fifth highest-selling album. AC/DC ranked fourth on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" and the seventh "Greatest Heavy Metal Band Of All Time" by MTV.
Official Rock n Roll Train Video
Rock n' Roll Train Video Guitar Lessons
Rock n' Roll Train Tablature
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---3----3----3--------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2--2-2----2--------2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| Angus only
D|-2-0--2-0----0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0--0-0----0----------x-x-x-x---------0-0-0-|
E|------------------------3-3-3-3---------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---3----3----3--------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2--2-2----2--------2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-0--2-0----0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0--0-0----0----------x-x-x-x---------0-0-0-|
E|------------------------3-3-3-3---------------|
e|------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2---------|
B|---3----3----3----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
G|-2-2--2-2----2----------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|
D|-2-0--2-0----0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0--0-0----0----------x-x-x-x-------0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------3-3-3-3---------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---3----3----3--------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2--2-2----2--------2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-0--2-0----0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0--0-0----0----------x-x-x-x---------0-0-0-|
E|------------------------3-3-3-3---------------|
|
e|------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2---------|
B|---3----3----3----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
G|-2-2--2-2----2----------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|
D|-2-0--2-0----0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0--0-0----0----------x-x-x-x-------0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------3-3-3-3---------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---3----3----3--------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-2-2--2-2----2--------2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-0--2-0----0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0--0-0----0----------x-x-x-x---------0-0-0-|
E|------------------------3-3-3-3---------------|
e|------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2---------|
B|---3----3----3----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
G|-2-2--2-2----2----------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|
D|-2-0--2-0----0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0--0-0----0----------x-x-x-x-------0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------3-3-3-3---------------|
Both Angus and Malcolm hold the last A5 chord until Angus
starts the Verse Riff.
Verse
Malcolm rests from this point on until the Pre Chorus.
e|------------------| |------------------|
B|---3---3----3-----| |---3---3----------|
G|-2-2---2----2-----| |-2-2---2----2-----| (2X)
D|-2-4-2-4----4-----| |-2-4-2-4----2-----|
A|-0-0-0-0----0-----| |-0-0-0-0----0-----|
E|------------------| |------------------|
Pre Chorus
(Both Angus and Malcolm plam mute these parts. They stop muting
at the "*" )
e|----------------------------|
B|-3-----1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
G|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-2----|
D|---2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
x3
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-------0-0-----0-2-2-0-2----|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2----|
A|-0-0-0-3-3-x-x--------------|
E|-----------3-3--------------|
e|-----------------|
B|-3-----1-1-3-3---|
G|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|---2-2-2-2-0-0-0-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-------0-0-----0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-|
A|-0-0-0-3-3-x-x-0-|
E|-----------3-3---|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3----|
G|-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2----|
D|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3----|
G|-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2----|
D|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|------------------------3-3--------------------------|
B|---3----3----3----------3-3-----3-3-------3----------|
G|-2-2--2-2----2----------0-0-----2-2-------2-2---2----|
D|-2-0--2-2----0----------0-0-----0-0-------0-2-2-2----|
A|-0-0--0-0----0----------x-x-----x-x---------0-0-0----|
E|------------------------3-3-----2-2------------------|
x4
e|------------------------3-------2--------------------|
B|---3----3----3----------3-3-3-3-3---------3----------|
G|-2-2--2-2----2----------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D|-2-0--2-0----0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2----|
A|-0-0--0-0---------------x-------------------0-0-0----|
E|------------------------3----------------------------|
Verse
e|------------------| |------------------|
B|---3---3----3-----| |---3---3----------|
G|-2-2---2----2-----| |-2-2---2----2-----| Angus only
D|-2-4-2-4----4-----| |-2-4-2-4----2-----|
A|-0-0-0-0----0-----| |-0-0-0-0----0-----|
E|------------------| |------------------|
e|------------------| |------------------|
B|---3---3----3-----| |---3---3----------|
G|-2-2---2----2-----| |-2-2---2----2-----|
D|-2-4-2-4----4-----| |-2-4-2-4----2-----|
A|-0-0-0-0----0-----| |-0-0-0-0----0-----|
E|------------------| |------------------|
| |
e|------------------| |------------------|
B|---3---3----3-----| |---3---3----------|
G|-2-2---2----2-----| |-2-2---2----2-----|
D|-2-4-2-4----4-----| |-2-4-2-4----2-----|
A|-0-0-0-0----0-----| |-0-0-0-0----0-----|
E|------------------| |------------------|
Pre Chorus
(Both Angus and Malcolm palm mute the same parts )
e|----------------------------|
B|-3-----1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
G|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-2----|
D|---2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
| x3
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-------0-0-----0-2-2-0-2----|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-2----|
A|-0-0-0-3-3-x-x--------------|
E|-----------3-3--------------|
*
e|-----------------|
B|-3-----1-1-3-3---|
G|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|---2-2-2-2-0-0-0-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
| *
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--------0-0----0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-|
A|-0-0-0-3-3-x-x-0-|
E|-----------3-3---|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3----|
G|-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2----|
D|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3-3----3----|
G|-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2----|
D|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|------------------------3-3--------------------------|
B|---3----3----3----------3-3-----3-3-------3----------|
G|-2-2--2-2----2----------0-0-----2-2-------2-2---2----|
D|-2-0--2-2----0----------0-0-----0-0-------0-2-2-2----|
A|-0-0--0-0---------------x-x-----x-x---------0-0-0----|
E|------------------------3-3-----2-2------------------|
| x4
e|------------------------3-------2--------------------|
B|---3----3----3----------3-3-3-3-3---------3----------|
G|-2-2--2-2----2----------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D|-2-0--2-0----0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2----|
A|-0-0--0-0---------------x-------------------0-0-0----|
E|------------------------3----------------------------|
Solo
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x\\----7^9~~~~-5---5-----------5--7^9~~~7^9~~~7^9~~~-|
D|-x\\--------------7---5-7~~~~~~-----------------------|
A|-x\\--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------8~~~~--|
B|------------------------8---8-10-8--------|
G|-7p5--------5^~~~~--8h(b9)--(b9)--------------|
D|-----7~~~---5-~~~~------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-8^~~---8^~~~~~------|-12-~~~-12-~~~-12-~~~-12-~~|
B|-------------10~~~---|-13^~~--13^~~~-13^~~~-13~~~|
G|-------------------x-|---------------------------|
D|-------------------x-|---------------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------|
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e|-10^11r-8-------------------|---------|
B|----------10-10~~~~~~~~~~~~-|~~~~////-|
G|----------------------------|-(Drums)-|
D|----------------------------|---------|
A|----------------------------|---------|
E|----------------------------|---------|
e|-8-------|
B|---10~~~~|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
Malcolm repeats this under the solo:
e|-------------3-3-3-3-------|
B|-3-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-2-2-2-|
D|-0-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|---0-0-0-----x-x-x-x-------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3-------|
Verse
e|------------------| |------------------|
B|---3---3----3-----| |---3---3----------|
G|-2-2---2----2-----| |-2-2---2----2-----|
D|-2-4-2-4----4-----| |-2-4-2-4----2-----|
A|-0-0-0-0----0-----| |-0-0-0-0----0-----|
E|------------------| |------------------|
| x2
e|------------------| |------------------|
B|---3---3----3-----| |---3---3----------|
G|-2-2---2----2-----| |-2-2---2----2-----|
D|-2-4-2-4----4-----| |-2-4-2-4----2-----|
A|-0-0-0-0----0-----| |-0-0-0-0----0-----|
E|------------------| |------------------|
Guitar Solo 2/Bridge
e|-10^--8---------------|
B|--------10~~~---8^----|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|------5---------------|
B|--------5--8^10~~~~---|
G|-7^(b9)-----------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|-------------|
B|-13~~~~~~~~\-|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
e|--------------------|
B|-15^17r15-15~~~~-13-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
e|------5~~~------5-5~~~-|
B|-8^10------8^10--------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Hold bend
e|----8--8^10--8--8^10~~~~-10----13^15-----|
B|-10------------------------10------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-15----------------------------------------|
B|------13----13-15-13------------------12^--|
G|---------14----------14-14p12---14~~~------|
D|-----------------------------14------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------|
B|-------------12^-|
G|-14~~~~~~~~------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
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e|-15--------------20~~~~----------------15------------|
B|----15-18-18^20--------10-12^13r-12~~~----15-20^22~~-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Malcolm:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x4
D|-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
G|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| x4
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2---|
A|-x-x-x-x-----------0-0-0---|
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------|
Guitar Solo 3/Chorus
Malcolm and Angus both play through the chorus normally.
Angus overdubbed the licks here.
e|----|
B|----|
G|-x\-|
D|-x\-|
A|-x\-|
E|----|
e|----------------------|
B|---20^22~~~~~20^22~~~-|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
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e|------------------------------------------------|
B|----20-------20--------------------------20^22--|
G|-19^20----19^20r----1(b9)17-------17^--17^--------|
D|--------------------------1(b9)17-----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-20^22~~~~-----1(b9)17-------20-1(b9)17----17-----------------|
G|----------------------1(b9)-----------1(b9)---1(b9)17~~~--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------19~~~~-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-18^20~~~~-20-1(b9)17-1(b9)17----------------|
G|--------------------------1(b9)17^~~~------|
D|----------------------------------19~~~~-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-17-----------20----------------------|
G|----1(b9)17--19^20---17^1(b9)-17----------|
D|-----------------------------19~~~~\--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Hold Bend
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----20------20------20---20-20-20-20-20-|
G|-19^20---19^20---19^20---1(b9)1(b9)1(b9)1(b9)1(b9)|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-20^22----18-17-18-17-18-17-17h18p17----17---------------|
G|-------------------------------------1(b9)---1(b9)17---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------19~~~~--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|----|
B|----|
G|-2\-|
D|-2\-|
A|-0\-|
E|----|
|
e|----|
B|----|
G|-2\-|
D|-2\-|
A|-0\-|
E|----|
Well have fun and if you know of any other cool guitar lessons for this track then let us know in the comments below and we'll add it.
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