Back in Black (riff) Chords

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Back in Black (riff) by AC/DC is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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E
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  			AC/DC _ Back in Black 
Tom: E 
 
riff: 
 
   E  D D  A 
   |  | |  | 
e|-----------||-3-0----------| 
B|-----------||-----3-0------| 
G|-----------||----------2-0-| 
D|-9--7-7----||--------------| 
A|-7--5-5--7-||--------------| 
E|---------5-||--------------| 
 
 
 
e|-----------|--------| 
B|-----------|--------| 
G|-----------|--------| 
D|-9--7-7----|--------| 
A|-7--5-5--7-|--2-4-5-| 
E|---------5-|-0-2-3--| 
 
 
 
 
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Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante