What Do You Do For Money Honey
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Song: "What Do You Do For Money Honey"
Album: Back in Black
Note: listen to the song to get the timing.
TABBED FOR FIVE STRING BASS
~ = 1/4 REST
Intro:
E G ~ ~ / E G ~ ~/ E G ~ ~
G:-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
D:-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A:-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
E:-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
B:-5-8------------|-5-8-----------|-5-8-------------|----------------------|
MAIN RIFF
E E E E / E E E E / E E E E / E E E E
E E E E / E E E E / E E E E/ ~ ~ G E
G:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------||
D:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|------------------*-||
A:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|| x2
E:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|------------------*-||
B:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-----8-5-||
E E E E / E E E E / E E E E / E E E E
E E E E / E E E E / E E E E /~ ~ E E
G:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------||
D:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|------------------*-||
A:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|| x2
E:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|------------------*-||
B:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-----5-5-||
INTRO TO CHORUS
E D C# G G / E D /AAAAAAAA/AAAAAAAA
G:--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D:--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A:-7---5---4---------|-7--------5---------|---------------------|---------------------|
E:--------------3-3--|----------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B:--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
^ HALF MEASURE
CHORUS
E G DDAA/ E G DDAA / E G DDAA/ E G ~ ~DDAA
G:--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|--------~-~------------|
D:--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|--------~-~---------*--|
A:---------5-5--0----|----------5-5--0----|----------5-5--0----|--------~-~-5-5--0----|
E:------------------5-|-------------------5-|-------------------5-|--------~-~----------5-|
B:-5---8-------------|-5---8---------------|-5---8---------------|5---8--~-~------------|
^PAUSE FOR TWO BEATS
E D C# G G /E D C# G G
G:--------------------|---------------------|
D:--------------------|---------------------|
A:-7---5---4---------|-7---5---4----------|
E:--------------3-3--|----------------3-3--|
B:--------------------|----------------------|
MAIN RIFF
E E E E / E E E E / E E E E / E E E E
E E E E / E E E E / E E E E/ ~ ~ G E
G:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-----8-5--|
E E E E / E E E E / E E E E / E E E E
E E E E / E E E E / E E E E /~ ~ E E
G:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------||
D:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|------------------*-||
A:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|| x2
E:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|------------------*-||
B:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-----5-5-||
INTRO TO CHORUS
E D C# G G / E D /AAAAAAAA/AAAAAAAA
G:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A:-7---5---4---------|-7--------5---------|--------------------|---------------------|
E:--------------3-3--|----------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B:--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
^ HALF MEASURE
CHORUS
E G DDAA/ E G DDAA / E G DDAA/ E G ~ ~DDAA
G:--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|--------~-~------------|
D:--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|--------~-~------------|
A:---------5-5--0----|----------5-5--0----|----------5-5--0----|--------~-~-5-5--0----|
E:------------------5-|-------------------5-|-------------------5-|--------~-~----------5-|
B:-5---8-------------|-5---8---------------|-5---8---------------|5---8--~-~------------|
^PAUSE FOR TWO BEATS
E E E------------- E
G:--------------------|---------------------|
D:--------------------|---------------------|
A:--------------------|---------------------|
E:--------------------|---------------------|
B:-5--------5--------|-5***********--5-|
AAAAAAAA/AAAAAAAA/AAAAAAAA/AAAAAAAA
G:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------||
D:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------*-||
A:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|| x2
E:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-*||
B:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------||
EEEE DDDD/C#C#C#C# G~G EEEE DDDD/C#C#C#C# G~G
G:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A:-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5|-4-4-4-4------------|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5|-4-4-4-4-------------|
E:--------------------|----------3-------3--|--------------------|----------3-------3--|
B:--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
EEEA DDDA/C#C#C#A G~G E EEEA DDDA/C#C#C#A G~G E
G:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D:--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A:-7-7-7-0-5-5-5-0|-4-4-4-0------------|-7-7-7-0-5-5-5-0|-4-4-4-0-------------|
E:--------------------|----------3-----3-0-|--------------------|----------3------3-0-|
B:--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
INTRO TO CHORUS
EEEA DDDA/C#C#C#A G~G E EEEA DDDA/C#C#C#A G~G E
G:--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D:--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A:-7-7-7-0-5-5-5-0|-4-4-4-0------------|-7-7-7-0-5-5-5-0-|
E:--------------------|----------3-----3-0-|---------------------|
B:--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
^HALF MEASURE
G:--------------------|---------------------|
D:--------------------|---------------------|
A:--------------------|---------------------|
E:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B:--------------------|---------------------|
CHORUS
E G DDAA/ E G DDAA / E G DDAA/ E G DDAA
G:--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
D:--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
A:---------5-5--0----|----------5-5--0----|----------5-5--0----|---------5-5--0----|
E:------------------5-|-------------------5-|-------------------5-|------------------5-|
B:-5---8-------------|-5---8---------------|-5---8---------------|5---8--------------|
ENDING
E G DDAA/ E G DDAA / E G DDAA/ E G DDAA
G:--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
D:--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
A:---------5-5--0----|----------5-5--0----|----------5-5--0----|--------------------|
E:------------------5-|-------------------5-|-------------------5-|--------------------|
B:-5---8-------------|-5---8---------------|-5---8---------------|-5*****8******-|
G:--------------------|--------------------|
D:--------------------|--------------------|
A:-5******----------|--------------------|
E:-----------5******-|-------------------|
B:---------------------|-5*************|
How to play What Do You Do For Money Honey
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.