Night Prowler

Night Prowler by AC/DC (Scott/Young/Young) ’Highway to Hell’ 1979


First: Tune down a half step!

  (Malcolm) Intro
    A5      D5        Csus2    D5      A5    D5    Csus2  D5
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------|
b|----------3---------3--------3--|----------3-----3------3----|--------------|
g|--2-------2---------0--------2--|----2-----2-----0------2----|--------------|
D|--2-------0------------------0--|----2-----0------------0----|--------------|
A|--0-----------------3-----------|----0-----------3-----------|--------0--3--|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------|--0--3--------|

  ..Pattern1.........................endpattern.
 /  A5      D5      Csus2      D5               
e|--------------------------------|--------------|
b|----------3-------------3----3--|--------------|
g|--2-------2---------0-0------2--|--------------|
D|--2-------0------------------0--|--------------|
A|--0---------------3-------------|--------0--3--|
E|--------------------------------|--0--3--------|

  ..Pattern2.........................endpattern.
 /  A5      D5      Csus2      Dsus2            
e|-----------------------------0-----------------|
b|----------3-------3-3-3-3-3--3-----------------|
g|--2-------2-------0-0-0-0-0--2-----------------|
D|--2-------0------------------0-----------------|
A|--0---------------3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

 (Angus w/pattern 1)
    b ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~       r           b    ~~~~~~~~~~~   r
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-8-10----------------------------10-10--8-5---8-------10-----------10--8----|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

      b     b   t                 r              t b      r
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-7-----8----9--12-14----------9---7-----5-----12-14----8--7--5--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
  (Angus w/pattern 2)
  t b        r            t b          r              b       b  r
e|---------------------------------------------------8-10---------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------5------------8-10---8--5------|
g|12-14----8---7------5---12-14------8-----7----5-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Pattern 3 (Verse)
   A5      D         G           D
e|----------------------------------|
b|-------------------0--------------| X 2
g|-------------------0-----------2--|
D|-2-------4---------0-----------4--|
A|-0-------5---------------------5--|
E|----------------------------------|
( rat runs down the alley...)  Pattern 4 (played 4 times)
   A5           D          G          D
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------0--------------------------------------------------|
D|-2------2-----4----------0----------4---------------------------------------|
A|-0------0-----5---------------------5-------------0--3----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------0--3----------------------------|

Play Chorus w/Pattern 1 (3 1/2 X)
(...you shut out the light...)

e|--------------------------------------|  Pattern 5
b|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
g|-0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2---|
D|-------------------0--0--0--0--0--0---|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
  Solo w/fig.1 (Chorus-like)
    b~~~~~~~~~~~~   b b   b    r      ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~    b       b   r    b  ~~
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------8-9-----8-10-----9--10|
g|7--9-----------9-7-8-9-8-9-------7--5---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7--------x-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~         b      b       b       b       b    b   r   b ~~~~~~
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----/7----------------------------------------------------------------10--|
g|-----------5--6-7--5--6-7--5--6-7--5--6-7--5--6-7--9---7---9--------------9|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------2-/-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      b    b           ~~~~~~~~        |   b           (| end w/Pattern 5)
e|0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---7-8--8-10----10--10--------10------13-15------15-----15-----------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pattern 6 (for Verse 2) 4 x
   A5             A6                 A7(no 3rd)       A6
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2--2---2---4-----4--4-----4---5-----5--5-----5--4----------------------|
A|-0---0--0---0---0-----0--0-----0---0-----0--0-----0--0----------0----3------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------0--3--------------|
Solo: w/patt.1
     b ~~~~~~~~~~~   r  b r  b r  b r b r b r  b ~~~~~~~~~~               b ~~~
e|-----------------------------------------------------------5----------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------5-------8--10-|
g|--7--9-----------9--8--9-8--9--8-9-8-9-8-9--8--9----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~     b                           ~~~~~~~~  b     ~~~~~  r b r b  r b r b
e|------8-10--------8-5--3-5-0-3----------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------3-5------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------5-------7--9----------9-7-9-7--9-7-9-7-9-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
          ~~~~        ~~      ~~~    ~~~~       ~~~~
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------8-10---|
g|-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9---9-9-9-9----x--x-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                           ~~~~~      hb   ~~~~~     ~~~
e|-5-3-0--8-5-0-5-3-0---------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------5-3-0---------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------5-2-0---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------5-2-0-2--5-------5--5-7--7----7----7--7---7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------3----------------------------|

e|-------0----0----0----------------|
b|-------3----3----3----------------|
g|x-----0----0----2----------------|
D|----------------0----------------|
A|------3----3----------------0--3-|
E|----------------------0---3-------|
                                                        b     b
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|1--3----2-0-3--0-2--0-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1---3-1-3-1-3-1-------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------5-7--------9-----x-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   b ~~~~~~~          b  ~~~~~~                                   ~~~~~
e|---------------5-------------------------5-------------5-------5-----------|
b|-------------5---5-8-10------x--8-10------8-5--8-10------8--5----------/-8-|
g|7-9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                ~~~~~~~~~~~~              b
e|-8-5-----5------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----8------5---8--5----------------------------------------------x---8-10--|
g|----------------------5--8--7--5--7-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------7--5--7--5-----------19---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   b     ~~~~~~                                       b      b     b~~~~~
e|---------------------------------------------------7-8----7-8---7-8---------|
b|8-10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-----------------------------x--|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------0----------------------------|

Lyrics:
Night Prowler

Somewhere a clock strikes midnight
And there’s a full moon in the sky
You hear a dog bark in the distance
You hear someone’s baby cry

A rat runs down the alley
And a chill runs down your spine
Someone walks across your grave
And you wish the sun would shine
No one’s gonna warn you
And no one’s gonna yell ’Attack’
And you don’t feel the steel
Till it’s hanging out your back

CHORUS:
I’m your Night Prowler, asleep in the day
I’m your Night Prowler, get out of my way
Look out for the Night Prowler, watch you tonight
I’m the Night Prowler, when you turn out the light ...

Too scared to turn your light out
’Cos there’s something on your mind
Was that a noise outside your window?
What’s that shadow on the blind?
As you lie there naked
Like a body in a tomb
Suspended animation
As I slip into your room

CHORUS

Solo

CHORUS

I’m your Night Prowler, break down your door
I’m your Night Prowler, crawling ’cross your floor
I’m your Night Prowler, make a mess of you, yes I will
Night Prowler, and I am telling this to you
There ain’t nothing you can do
(Shazbot Nunu Nunu)