HIGH VOLTAGE - AC/DC
by Stephan Mueller (s.mueller@hit.handshake.de)
Pattern 1
E D5 A5 E D5 A5 E D5 A
e|-----|-------|-----------------|-------|-----------------|-------|-----------
b|-9-9-|9------|-------------9-9-|9------|-------------9-9-|9------|-----------
g|-9-9-|9----7-|-----2---2---9-9-|9----7-|-----2---2---9-9-|9----7-|-----2---2-
D|-9-9-|9----7-|-----2---2---9-9-|9----7-|-----2---2---9-9-|9----7-|-----2---2-
A|-7-7-|7----5-|--4--0---0---7-7-|7----5-|--4--0---0---7-7-|7----5-|--4--0---0-
E|-0-0-|0------|-------------0-0-|0------|-------------0-0-|0------|-----------
E D5 A5 end
e|-----|-------|-----------------|
b|-9-9-|9------|-----------------|
g|-9-9-|9----7-|-----2---2---2-2-|
D|-9-9-|9----7-|-----2---2---2-2-|
A|-7-7-|7----5-|--4--0---0---0-0-|
E|-0-0-|0------|-----------------|
Pattern 2a Gtr. 2 2b Gtr. 1
A A
e|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-------5----5-|
b|----------------------------------------------------9--| b|--------------|
g|2---2--2--2-2--2-2---2---2-2-----2----2-2-----2-----9--| g|--5--6--------|4x
D|2---4--2--2-2--2-2---2---4-2-----2----2-2-----2-----9--| D|--------------|
A|0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-x-0-x-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7--| A|--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------0--| E|--------------|
Pattern 3 Verse
E D5 E
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-9------9-----9---9-----9-----------------------------------------|
g|-9------9-----9---9-----9------7---7-------------7-------7--------|
D|-9------9-----9---9-----9------7---7-------------7-------7--------|
A|-7------7-----7---7-----7------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4------|
E|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------5-0--|
Chorus
A5 C5 D5 A5
e|----------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------|
g|-2---5---7---2----2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-|
D|-2---5---7---2----2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-|
A|-0---3---5---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-0-x-0-0-|
E|----------------------------------------|
C5 D5 A5 C5 D5 C5 D5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----5---7---2----2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-5--5-5-5-7---7-7-7-7-5---5-5-5-7---7-7|
D|-----5---7---2----2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-5--5-5-5-7---7-7-7-7-5---5-5-5-7---7-7|
A|-----3---5---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-0-x-0-3--3-3-3-5---5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-5---5-5|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C5 G D A5
e|-------------------3---2-----|
b|-------------------3---3-----|
g|-------------------0---2---2-|
D|-7-7-5---5--5-5-5--0---0---2-|
A|-5-5-3---3--3-3-3----------0-|
E|-------------------3---------|
Solo:
E D5 A E E
b~~~~~ b r ~~ b ~~~~~ b ~~~ b ~~~~~~
e|--------------------------------------------------12------------------------|
b|---------12--------------12--------------------------12-15-17---15-17-------|
g|14-16-------12-14-16--14----12--------12-14-16------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------14-14----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A E D5
b ~~~~ b ~~~~~
e|------------------12-15--12----12-15--------------12-15--12----12-----------|
b|-15--12---------------------15-------15-15-17---------------12----15-12-----|
g|--------14-16-----------------------------------------------------------14--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A E D5 E
b ~~~ b r ~~~
e|---------------------------------------------12-----------------------------|
b|12----------------------------------------------15-------------------------9|
g|---14-14-16---14-16--14-16-14-12----12-14-16-------14-16-14-12-14-16-12----9|
D|---------------------------------14----------------------------------------9|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------7|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--+++++++ Chords with lyrics ++++++++---
High Voltage
Written By: Angus Young, Malcom Young, Bon Scott
Album: High Voltage
Transcribed By: Derrick McBratney
The intro goes: D D E E D G A A (repeat 4 times)
[E] [D]
You ask me ^bout the clothes I wear,
[E] [D]
You ask me why I grow my hair,
[E] [D]
You ask me why I^m in a band,
[D]
I dig doin^ one night stands,
[E]
You wanna see me do my thing,
[D] [A]
All you got to do is let me into high, I said high,
Chorus:
[A] [C] [D] [A]
High voltage rock and roll,
[A] [C] [D] [A]
High voltage rock and roll,
[C] [D] [C] [D]
High voltage, high voltage,
[C] [G] [D] [A]
High voltage rock and roll
[E] [D]
You ask me why I like to dance,
[E] [D]
You ask me why I like to sing,
[E] [D]
You ask me why I like to play,
[D]
I got to get my kicks some way,
[E]
You ask me what I^m all about,
[D] [A]
Come, let me hear you shout high, I said high,
Repeat Chorus
The bridge goes E D G A A (repeat 4 times)
[E]
I said high, I said high,
Repeat Chorus
[A]
Stars, bars all around, spotlights, footlights. I^ll take ^em
Repeat Chorus
I don^t know the ending because I recorded it off the radio and they cut
the end.
If you have any questions or comments please contact me at
terryjm@fox.nstn.ca
