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Shot in the Dark

"Shot in the Dark" is a single by Australian rock band AC/DC, released on 7 October 2020 as the lead single from their seventeenth studio album Power Up. Recorded between late 2018 and early 2019, it marked the band's return to releasing new music after a five-year gap. For electric guitar players, the track offers a prime example of AC/DC's signature hard rock riffing style, making it an excellent study in tight, blues-rooted rhythm guitar work and the band's characteristically stripped-back tone.

  • "Shot in the Dark" was AC/DC's first new single since "Rock the Blues Away" in 2015, marking a five-year gap between releases.
  • The song runs approximately 3 minutes and 5 seconds, keeping the compact, punchy structure typical of AC/DC's guitar-driven tracks.
  • "Shot in the Dark" was adopted as the official theme for WWE Survivor Series and featured in the MLB The Show 21 video game soundtrack.
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Angus Young's 1968 Gibson SG Standard is the foundation of AC/DC's signature tone, its lightweight mahogany body and full upper-fret access enabling his aggressive, fluid lead work. Stock Gibson humbuckers push Marshall Plexi amps into natural tube saturation, giving him the perfect balance of dynamics and crunch without relying on effects.

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The Marshall 1959 Super Lead cranked to full volume is where Angus Young's power comes from, with no master volume control forcing the power tubes to compress and break up naturally. This thick, harmonically rich overdrive defines AC/DC's raw, unprocessed rock tone straight from guitar to amp.

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Angus Young uses the Marshall JTM45 as his primary amp for achieving natural tube saturation at high volumes, where the amp's power tubes generate organic overdrive without any pedal assistance. This minimalist, direct approach captures AC/DC's core sound: pure, uncolored guitar and amp interaction.

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