ROCK AND ROLL AIN'T NOISE POLLUTION

As recorded by AC/DC
(from the 1980 Album "Back in Black")
Words by Angus Young, Brian Johnson
Music by Angus Young, Brian Johnson

D/A
D/A EE AA A (sus2,
A (sus2,
sus4)
sus4) G5G5 E5E5 E5VIIVII 7fr.
E5 E5E5 Emaj6
xo x o ox xo x xo x xooxx o xxx o xx o xxxx o xxxx

A5
A5 D5D5 5fr. B5B5 E5VIIVII 7fr.
E5 Emaj6VIIVII7fr.
Emaj6 A5VII
A5 VII
7fr. Amaj6VIIVII7fr.
Amaj6 E5/B
E5/B 7fr. D5/A
D5/A 5fr.
xo xx x xx x xx x xxx x xxx xx xx xx xx xx xx

Amaj6 D5/A
D5/A
xo xxx xoo x

A Intro
Moderately Slow Rock P = 95
E A E7 A E7/A N.C. E5 E A E7

g gg 4 VV V k f VV VV VV VV f VV k f VV
1
Ig 4 V V c V V VV
u V V V fV V VV u
Gtr I mf |||||||||||||| M
1/4
|||
0
T 0 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 3
1 2 4 4 2 2 4 1 2 4
A 2
B 0 0 0 2
3 3 0

1.-3. 4.
A E5 E A E7

V VV VV VV WW VV VV k f VV U
4
I V V W UU
V V fV V W u U
|||||||
T 3 2 2 0 2 3
4 2 2 9 9 1 2 4 9
A 9 9 7
B 0 0 7 7 7
3 0 0 0

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E A A (sus2, sus4) A A (sus2,

G5 sus4) E5 E A A (sus2, sus4) A G5 E5
c
W VV VV k f VV VV VV VV f VV VV VV k f VV VV VV VV VV
7
I WW VV V u V V V c VV V V V V
W V V fV V VV V V V V V V fV V
f |||||||||| M
1/4
||||||||||
T 0 2 3 3 2 2 3 0 2 3 3 2 2
9 1 2 4 4 2 2 4 1 2 4 4 2 2 9
A 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
B 7 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0

c
VV f VV VV VV VV f VV c VV k f VV VV VV VV f VV VV
VV VV
I VV V V V V V V f VV VV V VV V V V V V fV V
V V V V V V V V VV V V V V V V V V V
Gtr II M
1/4
|||||||||| P.M.
T 0 2 3 3 2 2 3 0 2 3 3 2 2
1 2 4 4 2 2 4 1 2 4 4 2 2 4 9
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 9
B 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 7
0 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 0

E A A (sus2, sus4) A A (sus2,

G5 sus4) E5 E A A (sus2, sus4) A E5

V j VV k f VV VV VV VV f VV VV k f VV VV VV VV VV
11
I VV VV
VV V u V V V c VV
VV V u V V V
V V V V V V fV V VV V V V V fV V
|||||||||| M
1/4
||||||||||
T 0 2 3 3 2 2 3 0 2 3 3 2 2
9 1 2 4 4 2 2 4 1 2 4 4 2 2 9
A 9 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
B 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 7
0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0
sl.

c c
V j c VV
I VV VV VV V VV VV
k f V VV f VV k
VV VV V f V VV VV VV
VV V V V V V V f VV VV V VV V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V VV V V V V fV
|||||||||| M
1/4

T 0 2 3 3 2 2 3 0 2 3 3 2 2
9 1 2 4 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 2 4 4 2 2 9
A 9 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
B 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 7
0 0 3 3 0 0 3
sl.

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B Verses
E5 Emaj6 E5 A D/A A

W VV VV VV f VV VV
15
I WW V fV V V V V V V
VV V VV VV
V V
W V VV VV V V V fV V V V V
M
1/4
let ring
T 2 2 3 2
9 9 2 2 2 2 4 4 4
A 9 9 0 0 2 2 4 2 4 6 6 6
B 7 7 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
H sl.

W VV f V V V V
I WW V V V } VV V V
V VV VV V V V } V V V V ff VV
V V V V V VV
T
9 9 7 7 9 9 11 9 11 0
A 9 9 7 7 9 11 9 x 7 7 7 7 7 0
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 x 0 0 0 0 0 0
0

E5 Emaj6 E5 A D/A A5 E5 Emaj6 E5 A

VV VV f VV gVV VV
V V VV VV
18
I V V V V
V V fV V V V V V V V fV V
V V V V V V
M
1/4
P.M.
M1/4

T 2 2 0 2
2 2 2 2 0 4 2
A 2 2 2 4 2 6 2
B 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0
0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3

V } VV V V V V } V } VV
I VV V
V
V } V V V V V } fV
f VV
V
V V
V
V }
V V V V V V V
P.M.
T
9 9 9 11 9 x 0 9
A 9 11 9 x 7 7 7 7 7 7 x 0 9 11 9 x 7
B 7 7 7 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 x 0
0

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D/A A E5 Emaj6 E5 A D/A A

f VV
21
I VVV V
VV
V
VV V VV VV
V
VV
V
VV
V
VV V
V V
VV
V
VV
V
VV
V
V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V VV
V V V
P.M. let ring
M1/2

T 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 2 4 2 4 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 2 2 2
B 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 3 0
H sl.

V V V V V } V V V V V V
I V V V V V V } V V V V V V V
f VV V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V f VVV
T
9 11 9 11 x 9 9 9 11 9 11
A 7 7 7 7 0 9 11 9 x 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0

C Pre-Chorus
E5 VII D5 B5 E5 VII D5 A

V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
24
I VV f VV V V c VV
V V f VV VV V f VV V V VV VV
V V
V V V
T 2
9 7 7 4 9 9 9 7 7 2
A 9 0 7 7 4 9 9 0 0 9 0 7 7 0 2
B 7 0 5 5 0 2 7 7 0 0 7 0 5 5 0 0
0 0 0

V VV VV c VV VV VV c
I VV f VV VV VV
V VV V V
VV VV f VV VV VV f VV VV VV
VV
V V V
V V V
let ring
T
9 7 7 4 9 7 7 2
A 9 7 7 7 4 9 9 0 0 9 7 7 2
B 7 5 5 5 2 7 7 0 0 7 5 5 5 0
7 5 5 5 0 7 7 0 0 7 5 5 5
sl.

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D 1st and 2nd Chorus

E5 A A (sus2, sus4) A A (sus2,
G5 sus4)

I VVV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V k f VV VV VV VV f VV
V V VV
27
V V V V V V V V V u V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV
M 1/4

T 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 4
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
0 3

f VV VV VV VV f VV
I VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V V f VV
V V V V V V V V V V V V VV V V V V V V V V
T 3 3 2 2 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 4
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
0 0 3

E5 E A A (sus2, sus4) A G5 E5 VII

c
30 VV VV k f VV VV VV VV VV
I c VV V V V V
V V V V V V V fV
V V V
M1/4
|||||||||||||||||||||
T 0 2 3 3 2 2
1 2 4 4 2 2 9
A 2 2 2 2 9
B 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
3 0 0 3 0

c
c VV k f VV VV VV VV VV
I VV VV ff VVV
VV VV V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V
M
1/4
||||||||||||||||||||| P.M.
T 0 2 3 3 2 2
1 2 4 4 2 2 4 9
A 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 9
B 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 7
3 0 0 0 3 0

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1.
E A A (sus2, sus4) A A (sus2,
G5 sus4) E5 E A A (sus2, sus4) A E5 VII

V j VV k f VV VV VV VV f VV VV k f VV VV VV VV VV
32
I VV VV
VV V u V V V c VV
VV V u V V V
V V V V V V fV V VV V V V V fV V
|||||||||| M
1/4
||||||||||
T 0 2 3 3 2 2 3 0 2 3 3 2 2
9 1 2 4 4 2 2 4 1 2 4 4 2 2 9
A 9 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
B 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 7
0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0
sl.

c c
V j c VV
I VV VV VV V VV VV
k f V VV f VV k
VV VV V f V VV VV VV
VV V V V V V V f VV VV V VV V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V VV V V V V fV
|||||||||| M
1/4

T 0 2 3 3 2 2 3 0 2 3 3 2 2
9 1 2 4 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 2 4 4 2 2 9
A 9 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
B 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 7
0 0 3 3 0 0 3
sl.

2.
A E5 VII

W VV f VV VV VV VV
36
I WW V fV V V V V V V V f V R R gV
W V VV VV V V fV V ~ f~
Gtr III M
1/2 1/2
M
T
9 9
3
4
2
2
2
2 9 2
O2 0 (3)
A 9 9 0 0 2 2 2 9 x
B 7 7 0 0 0 0 7 x
0 0 0 0 3 0
P

W VV f V V f VV VV VV VV WW VV
I WW V VV VV V V V V W V f VV VV
V V fV V V
Gtrs I, II

T 3 2 2
9 9 7 7 4 2 2 9 9 9
A 9 9 7 7 2 2 2 9 9 9 0 0
B 7 7 7 7 0 0 7 7 7 0 0
3 0 0

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E Guitar Solo
E5 Emaj6 E5 A Amaj6A5 Amaj6 E5 Emaj6 E5 A Amaj6 A5 Amaj6
fV VV VV g}} }} V VV VV }} VV VV }} }} V V f V V gV V f V V
39 fV V V
I V gV V V f VV VV VV V V V VV V } } fV V ku

||||||
|||| M 1/2 let ring
|| 1/2 M M
1/2

T 3 3 3 2 2 2 5 7 8 8 8 x x 9 9 x 9 9 x x 12
3 3 3 3 2 2 2 6 6 8 9 9 9 x x 9 9 9 x 9 9 x x 14 12 12 13 12 14
A x x 14 12 12
B
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

I VV VV VV VV
V V V f V VV VVV V V V
V V V V VV V VVV
V VVV VVVVV V V VV VV V VVV fV V VV V V V V V VV VV
M 1/4 M
1/4

T 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2
A 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 4
B 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

E5 Emaj6 E5 A Amaj6 A5 Amaj6 E5 Emaj6 E5 A

V fV V V V V V V V V V V V
fV V V V
fV V V V VVV V VV f VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV P VV VV VV VV V f VV VV VV VV VV f VV V V V }} }}
43 k ; V } }
I
M
Full Full
M M
Full Full
M M
1/2 FullM M
Full
||||
12 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
T 15 O
14 14 12 14 12
12 14 15
14 14
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 O
14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14(14)12 14 12 12 12
15 15 15 15 15 15
14 14 14 14 14 12 x x
A 14 12 14 12 14 14 14 x x
B x x
P sl.

I VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V V V V
V V fV V V V V V V V V VV VV V fV V
V V V V V VVV
M
1/4 M
1/4

T 2 2 2
2 2 2
A 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 2
B 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0
0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

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Amaj6 A5 Amaj6 E5 VII D5 B5 E5 VII D5 A

V VVVVV VV V V V V V V V V V f }} f VV VV } V V VVVVV
VVV VVV
46 k ku
I
|||| M
Full
M
Full M
1/4
|||||| M
Full

T 17 17 17(17) 19 O 17 19
19 O
19 19 17 19
19
17 x 20
19
20 x 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
18 18 18 18 16 18 18 x 21 21 21
A
B
sl. H sl.

VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
I VVV V V VVV V f VV V V c VV
VV f VV VV V fV V V
VV
VV VV
VV V V V V V VV VV V V V
V VV
T 2 2
2 9 7 7 4 9 9 9 7 7 2
A 2 2 4 2 2 4 9 0 7 7 4 9 9 0 0 9 0 7 7 0 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 5 5 0 2 7 7 0 0 7 0 5 5 0 0
0 0 0 0 0

VV VV VV c VV VV VV c
I V VV VV VV
VV f VV VV VV V VV VV f VV VV VV f V VV VV
V VV V V
Gtr II
let ring
T
9 7 7 4 9 7 7 2
A 9 7 7 7 4 9 9 0 0 9 7 7 2
B 7 5 5 5 2 7 7 0 0 7 5 5 5 0
7 5 5 5 0 7 7 0 0 7 5 5 5
sl.

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F 3rd Chorus
E5 A5 A (sus2, sus4) A A7 (sus2,
G5 sus4)
V V V V V V V V V V V V
}} V V VV VV V f VV
50 3 3 3 j k u
I
|||||
||||||||||||||
T 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 14 14 12
x 16 16 14 14 16 12
A x
B
sl.

I VVV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV k f VV f VV VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V V V V V u V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV
Gtr I
|||||
T 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 4
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
0 3

V VV VV c f VV VV
I VV V VV V V VV VV
V f VV VV VV V VV VV f VV VV V V V V f VV
V V V V V V V
Gtr II
let ring
T 3 2 2 3
9 7 7 4 4 2 2 4
A 9 7 7 7 4 9 9 0 0 2 2 2 2 5
B 7 5 5 5 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 5
7 5 5 5 0 7 7 0 0 3
sl.

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E5 E A A (sus2, sus4) A G5 E5 VII E A A (sus2, sus4)

VV V V V VV VV fV V V f VV
53
V V k V k u k u u j k u
I u u u
||||||||||||||
M
1/4
|||||||||||||| M
Full
|||
T 12 14 14 14 15 15 15 15
12 14 16 16 14 14 16
A 14 14
B
sl. sl.

c
k f VV VV VV VV j VV k f VV
I c gVVV VVV VV
V
VV
V V V
VV
VV V
f V VV V V
V V V V V fV V V V V u
M
1/4
|||||||||||||| |||
T 0 2 3 3 2 2 0 2 3
1 2 4 4 2 2 9 9 1 2 4
A 2 2 2 2 9 9 2 2
B 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 2 0
3 0 0 3 0 0 0
sl.

c c
c k V VV VV VV j k f V
f V
I fV V gVVV VVV V
V V
VV
V
VV
V ff VVV V V
VV VV
VV V
V
V
V VV V V
V V V V V V V V V V V
M
1/4
|||||||||||||| P.M. |||
T 0 2 3 3 2 2 0 2 3
1 2 4 4 2 2 4 9 9 1 2 4
A 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 9 9 2 2 2
B 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 7 2 0
3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
sl.

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A A (sus2,
G5 sus4) E5 E A A (sus2, sus4) A G5 E5
VV VV VV f VV V VV VV VV f VV VV V f V V V V V V
fV V k u
56
I u
||||||||||
||||||| M 1/4
|||||||||| M M
1/4 Full M
Full

T 15 14 14 15 12 12 12 14 15 15
12
15 15 15
O
15 12
16 14 14 16 12 12 13 14 16 16 14
A 14
B

c
fV VV VV VV VV VV k f VV VV V VV
I V V V V c VV V V V V VV V ff VV V
V V V fV V VV V V V V V VV V VV
||||||| M
1/4
|||||||
let ring
T 3 2 2 3 0 2 3 3 2 2
4 2 2 4 1 2 4 4 2 2 0
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2
B 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
3 3 0 0 0 3 0

c
fV VV VV VV c k f V VV
I VV VV VV V VV VV
V V V f VV VV V VV V V V V V V ff VV V
V V V V V VV V V V V V VV V VV
||||||| M
1/4
let ring
T 3 2 2 3 0 2 3 3 2 2
4 2 2 4 0 0 1 2 4 4 2 2 0
A 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2
B 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
3 3 0 0 0 3 0

G Outro-Chorus
A5 E5 A A (sus2,
G5sus4) E5 A5

V V V gVV fW V V V V V V } V V V
59 j
I 3 3
||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||
M M M
Full Full Full M Full M Full M Full M M M
Full Full Full

T
14
12
14
12
14
14
15
15
17
15
17
O
17
12 12
14
12
14
12
14 x
12
14
12
14
14
16
A
B
sl.
3
3 c
f VV VV VV VV
I V V V V VV V V V V f VVV VV
V VV VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V V V V VV V
V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtrs I, II

T 3 2 2 3 0 0
2 4 2 2 4 0 0 2
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0

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A (sus2, A
sus4) E5 A5 A (sus2, A
sus4) A (sus2,
G5 sus4) E5 E A5
V V f V VV VV VV
fV V V V fW gV V V V V V V V V
62 u k u
I 3 3
|||||||||||||||| |||||||||||
M
Full M
Full M
Full M Full M M M M M Full Full Full Full Full M
Full M M
Full Full

12 12 15 15 15 15 12
T 15
17
15 15 15 15 15 12 12 14
14 14 16
15
17
14
16
12
14
12 12 O
12 12
14 14 14 14 14 14
A
B
sl.

3 3

fV VV VV f VV VV VV VV c
I VV V V V WW VV VV VV V V V V f VV VV V VV
VV
VV V
VV V
V V V V VV f V VV W V V V V V V V V V V V VV V V V
T 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 0 0
4 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 2
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0
0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0

D5 A N.C. E5
fW W W W
66
I
||||||||||||||||||||||||
M
Full

T 15 15 15 15
A
B
sl.

3
fW WW WW VV VV j
I WW W W V V VV
W W W V V fV W W W V
M
Full

T 3 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2
A 0 2 2 2 2 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 2
3 3 3 3 0

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