HELLS BELLS
As recorded by AC/DC
(From the 1980 Album BACK IN BLACK)
Transcribed by Angus Young & Words and Music by Angus Young & Ronald
Ronald Scott Scott
A Intro after bells approx. 19 secs
= 96
Gtr I Gtrs I, II
T
A 9 7 5 (5) 7 9 7 5 (5) 7
7 7 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
B 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 3 2 0
3x
5
Gtr I
T
A 9 7 5 (5) 7 9 7 5 (5) 7
7 7 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
B 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 3 2 0
3x
Gtr II
T
A 2 (2) (2) 5 5
B (0) 0 (0) (0) 3 2 0
Faster = 104
Gtrs I, II
T
A 9 7 5 (5) 7 9 7 5
7 7 5 7 7 7
B 0 0 0 0 (0) 0
12
T 3
A 7 9 7 5 (5) 7 9 7 0
5 5 5 7 7 5 7 7 7 0
B 0 3 2 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 x
3
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16
Gtr I 1/4
T 3 3
A 0 2 9 7 9 7 5 7 (7) 9 7 9 7 5 7 (7)
0 0 0 7 7 7 7 5 7 (7) 5 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 (7) 5 5
B x 0 3 2 0 (0) 0 3 2 0 0 3 2
3
Gtr II
T 3 3 3 3 3 3
A 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2
0 0 0 5 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 5
B x 0 3 2 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
3
B Verse
21
T
A 7 7 7 7 7 7
2 0 2 7 5 7 5 5 2 0 2 7 5 7 5 5 2 0 2 7 5 7
B 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
T 3 3 3 3 3 3
A 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2
2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 2 0 2 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
C Pre-Chorus
26
T 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3
A 7 7 (7) 7 2 0 2 2 0 2 (2) 2 2 0 5 0
5 5 2 0 2 7 5 7 (7) 7 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 5 0
B 5 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 (5) 5 5 0 3 2 3 x
3
T 3 3 3
A 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 (2) 2 x 5 0
0 0 0 5 5 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 x 5 0
B 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 x
3
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Gtrs I, II
T 3 3 3 3 3 (0) 3 (3) 3 3 0 3 3
A 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 (2) 2 2 0 5 0 9 9 9 9 (9) 9 9 0 2 2 9 9 9 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 5 0 9 7 9 9 7 9 (9) 9 9 0 0 2 9 7 9 9 7 9
B 3 x 7 7 7 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 0 7 7 7 7 7 7
3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D Chorus
36
Gtrs I, II 1/2
T 3
A 9 9 9 0 0 9 7 5 (5) 7 9 7 5 (5) 7
9 9 9 0 0 7 7 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
B 7 7 7 x 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 3 2 0
3 3
41
1/4
T 3 (3) 3 3
A 9 7 5 (5) 7 9 7 0 (0) 0 2
7 7 5 7 7 7 0 (0) 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 x (x) x 0 3 2 0
3 (3) 3
Gtr II
T 3 (3) 3 3
A 9 7 5 (5) 7 9 7 0 (0) 0 2
7 7 5 7 7 7 0 (0) 0 0 0 5 5
B 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 x (x) x 0 3 2 0
3 (3) 3
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1.
45
T
A 9 7 9 7 5 7 7 9 7 9 7 5 7 (7)
7 7 7 7 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 5 7 (7) 5 5
B 0 3 2 0 0 3 2
T 3 3 3 3
A 2 0 2 2 0 2
2 0 2 0 0 0 5 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 5
B 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
2.
49
Gtr I 1/2 1/2 1/2
A.H.
5
T 8 7 (7) 5 5 7 7
A (2) 7 7 (7) 7 5 7 7
(2) 7 5 7 (7)
B (0)
B sl.
Gtr II
T
A 2 (2)
(2) (2) 2 (2)
B (0) (0) 0 (0)
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E Guitar Solo
52
1/2 Full
T (7)
A (7) x 2 7
x 5 7 4 5 2 4 x 4 7
B x x x 3 0
sl. H H H P sl.
1/4
T 5 (5) 3
A 2 2 5 (5) 2
2 2 5 (5) 0
B 0 0 3 (3)
3
55
3
Full
T 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 5 (8) 8 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 (7) 5 0 7 5 7 9 9 9 (0) 7 7 5
A x 7 7
B
P sl.
1/4 1/4
T 5 (5) 3 (3) 5
A 2 2 5 (5) 2 (2) 2 2 5
2 2 5 (5) 0 (0) 2 2 5
B 0 0 3 (3) 0 0 3
3 3
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58
3 3
FullFull
12 12 10 10 x
T (8) 8 10 10 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 x
7 9 9 9 11 11 11 9 14 14 12 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 x
A
B
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
1/4
T 3 (3) 5 (5) 3 3 3 3
A 2 (2) 2 2 5 (5) 2 2 2 2
0 (0) 2 2 5 (5) 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 3 (3)
3
8va 8va
61
Full 1/2 Full Full Full
10 17 17
T 13 12 10 15 15 (15) 13 15 15 15 (15) 15 17 17 17 17 17
A 14 14 (14) 14 14 14 14 (14)
16
B
sl. sl. sl.
T 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (0) 3
A 2 0 2 2 0 2 (2) 2 2 0 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 3 x
3
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8va
64
Full Full Full Full Full Full Full 1/2 Full Full
17 17 17 17
T 17 17 (17) 15 18 15 15 20 20 20 20 17 20 20
A 16 (0) 19 19 19 19 19 (19) 17 19 17
19 19 17
B
H P sl. P P
T 3 3 3 3
A 2 2 0 5 0 9 9 9 9 (9) 9 9 0 2 2
0 0 0 5 0 9 7 9 9 7 9 (9) 9 9 0 0 2
B 3 x 7 7 7 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 0
3 0 0 0
8va
67
1/2 Full Full 1/2 Full
17 20 17 17 20 20 17
T 20 20 20 17 20 17
A 19 19 17 14 (14)
19 16 19
B
P P P sl. sl.
T 3 3
A 9 9 9 9 (9) 9 9 0 0 0
9 7 9 9 7 9 (9) 9 9 0 0 0
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 x x
0 0 0 3 3
I Chorus
69
Gtrs I, II
T
A 9 7 5 (5) 7 9 7 5 (5) 7
7 7 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
B 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 3 2 0
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T 5 (5)
A 9 7 5 (5) 7 9 7 5 (5) 7 7 19
7 7 5 7 7 7 5 (5) 7 7 5 5
B 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 3 (3) 0 5 5 3 2
J Outro
77
Gtr I
Full Full Full
17 17
T
A (19) 19 19 17 (17) 19 19 19 (19) 19 19 17 (17) 19 19 19
B
Gtr II
T 5 (5) 5 x 3
A 9 7 5 (5) 7 9 7 5 (5) 5 x 2
7 7 5 7 7 7 5 (5) 5 x 0 5 5
B (0) 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 3 (3) 3 x 3 2 0
81
Full
17 17
T 20 (20)
A 19 19 17 (17) 19 19 19 (19) 19
B
17 12 15
sl.
sl. sl.
0 0
T 5 (5) 5 0 3 3 3
A 9 7 5 (5) 7 9 7 5 (5) 5 0 2 2 2
7 7 5 7 7 7 5 (5) 5 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 3 (3) 3
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85
Full Full
P.M. P.M. P.M.
T 10 10 10 (10)
A 12 12 12 (12) 17
10 12 10
B 12 10 12 12 (12) 3 12 x 0
0 x x x 0 x
sl. H sl.
1/4 1/4
T 5 (5) 5 3 3 (3) 5
A 2 5 (5) 5 2 2 (2) 2 5
2 2 2 2 5 (5) 5 0 0 0 (0) 2 2 2 2 5
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (3) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
3 3
8va
88
Full Full Full Full Full
P.M.
17 17
T x 10 10 10 20 (20) 17 20 17 20 (20)
A 17 x 12 12 12 (12) (0)
19 17 19 19 19 19
B
x
H sl. sl. sl.
1/4
T 3 3 3
A 2 2 2 2 0 5 (5) 5 2
0 0 0 2 2 0 5 (5) 5 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 3 (3) 3 0
3
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8va
Full Full Full1/2 Full Full Full FullFullFull 1/4
17
T 20 20 20 20 20 17 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 17 x
A 19(19)17 19 19 (19) 19 19 19 19 17 19 17 x 2 2
19 x 7 5 2 2
B x 0 0
3
P sl. P
1/4 1/4
T 5 3
A 2 2 5 2 2 2
2 2 5 0 2 2
B 0 0 3 0 0
3 3
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