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AC/DC Play Ball

Intro
e|-3----1----3---1----3----1----3-|
B|-3--1-1-1--3-1-1-1--3--1-1-1--3-|
G|-0--0-2-0--0-0-2-0--0--0-2-0--0-|
D|-0--2-3-2--0-2-3-2--0--2-3-2--0-|
A|-x--3-3-3--x-3-3-3--x--3-3-3--x-|
E|-3---------3--------3---------3-|
Verse 1 : Alternate between pick and chicken picking !Sometimes
the open G string is heard, sometimes not !
e|-3---1----------------------------|
B|-3-1-1----------5-6-5-------------|
G|-0-0-2-----(0)5-5-5-5-------------|
D|-0-2-3--0h2---3-------------------|
A|-x-3-3----------------------------|
E|-3--------------------------------|

8x

Chorus : Chicken picking ! 4X times the part for the G scale and 4
times the part for the C scale !
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-5-6-6-5-5-5--8-8-10-11-11-10-10-10--|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9---|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Overdub lick :
e|-----3---------------|
B|-6b8---6p3-----------|
G|-----------5b7r5p3---| 4x
D|-------------------5-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Verse 2
e|-3---1----------------------------|
B|-3-1-1----------5-6-5-------------|
G|-0-0-2-----(0)5-5-5-5-------------|
D|-0-2-3--0h2---3-------------------|
A|-x-3-3----------------------------|
E|-3--------------------------------|

4x

Chorus : Chicken picking ! 4X times the part for the G scale and 4
times the part for the C scale !
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-5-6-6-5-5-5--8-8-10-11-11-10-10-10--|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9---|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Overdub lick(s)
e|-----3---------------|
B|-6b8---6p3-----------|
G|-----------5b7r5p3---| 4x
D|-------------------5-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
e|-----5----------------|
B|-8b10---8p5-----------|
G|------------7b9r7p5---| 4x
D|--------------------7-|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Solo :
e|-------------------5--------------------------------|
B|---5----------8b10---8p5----------------------------|
G|---5-----7-9-------------7b9r7p5----9b11-9b11-9b11--|
D|-7---5h7-------------------------5------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|------------x----15-----15--15----15----15b16-15b17-b17---|
B|------------x---15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-------------------|
G|-9b11-9b12--x---------------------------------------------|
D|------------x---------------------------------------------|
A|------------x---------------------------------------------|
E|------------x---------------------------------------------|
Add vibratos to almost every note !

Chorus : Chicken picking ! 4X times the part for the G scale and 4
times the part for the C scale !
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-5-6-6-5-5-5--8-8-10-11-11-10-10-10--|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9---|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Ending : 4x times overdub lick ( or own solo in the G scale )
e|-----3-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6b8---6p3---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------5b7r5p3-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5( or chord seen below on the last time )-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-3--------------------|
B|-3--------------------|
G|-0--------------------|
D|-0--------------------|
A|-x--------------------|
E|-3--------------------|
This is what I hear out in the song. There certainly are different
ways of playing and maybe even more notes, but it should be pretty
close.

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