Australia 
Ashes 
Transcribed by Daniel Townsend  
 
Tuning: DADGBE with a capo on the first fret 
 
Note: / = slide up, \ = slide down, x = mute string  
 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|------------10------10----------|----10------10------------------|  
|0---0---0---8-------8---0---0---|0---8-------8---8---8---8---8---|  
|0---0---0---------------0---0---|0---------------8---8---8---8---| (x3) 
 
The Riff:  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|0---3---5---0-------0---0---3---|5---0---3---0--/5---5---5---5---|  
|0---3---5---0-------0---0---3---|5---0---3---0--/5---5---5---5---|  
 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|0---3---5---0-------0---0---3---|5---0---3---0--/3---3---3---3---|  
|0---3---5---0-------0---0---3---|5---0---3---0--/3---3---3---3---| (x2)  
 
Verse:  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|0---3---5---0---x---x---0---3---|5---0---3---0--/5---5---5---5---|  
|0---3---5---0---x---x---0---3---|5---0---3---0--/5---5---5---5---|  
 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|0---3---5---0---x---x---0---3---|5---0---3---0--/3---3---3---3---|  
|0---3---5---0---x---x---0---3---|5---0---3---0--/3---3---3---3---| (x3)  
 
Chorus:  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|(picking)-----------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|  
|1-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|5-------------------------------|5-------------------------------|  
|5-------------------------------|5-------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|------------3-------2-----------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|1-------------------------------|4-/-5---------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
 
Verse x 1 (guitar only)  
 
The Riff x 1 (with band)  
 
Verse x 3  
 
Chorus x 1  
 
Bridge:  
|2-(strumming)-------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|  
|2-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|  
|0-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|  
|0-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|  
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------| (x3)  
 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|4-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------0-----------------------|8-------------------------------|  
|--------0-----------------------|8-------------------------------|  
|--------0-----------------------|8-------------------------------|  
 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|4-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
 
|(these last two bars are half time - ie they would normally = 4)-|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|1-------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
 
Intro x 4  
 
Bit:  
|--------------------------------(play this bar 3 times last time)|  
|--------------------------------|3-----------5-------3-----------|  
|5-------------------------------|2-----------2-------2-----------|  
|3-------------------------------|0-----------0-------0-----------|  
|3-------------------------------|0-----------0-------0-----------|  
|3-------------------------------|0-----------0-------0-----------| (x3) 
 
Chorus x 1  
 
In-between bit:  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
|0-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|  
|0-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|  
|0-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|  
 
Chorus x 1  
 
The Riff x 4