Former bandmates and fans have farewelled Malcolm Young in Sydney but the AC/DC rocker made his final journey alone with just his guitar - nicknamed The Beast - for company.
The songwriter was sent off in style at St Mary's Cathedral on Tuesday with his beloved golden Gretsch Jet Firebird guitar placed on top of his casket during the Catholic service.
Malcolm's younger brother Angus, who helped co-found the seminal heavy rock group in the early 1970s, later carried the guitar to the hearse and gently placed it alongside the coffin.
Inside the cathedral, guitar picks inscribed with the date of Young's birth and death had been attached to the service booklets for the mourners who included AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson, former drummer Phil Rudd and rock luminaries Jimmy Barnes and Angry Anderson.
The man who wrote and performed hard rocking songs such as Hell Ain't a Bad Place To Be, Highway to Hell and Hell's Bells was sent off by the cathedral's serene choir singing hymns Amazing Grace and The Lord Is My Shepherd.
One concession to his musical legacy came from the Scots College pipe band which played AC/DC's bagpipe classic It's a Long Way to the Top as part of a medley including Waltzing Matilda and Road to Gundagai as the hearse drove away.
Eulogies from family member Bradley Horsburgh and David Albert of the band's label Albert Productions generated laughter and tears as they remembered the remarkable life of the songwriter and guitarist.
Mr Horsburgh said Malcolm was anything but the hedonistic stereotype of a rock star.
"He loved spending time with his wife and family," he said.
"The spark of his talent will live on forever".
Mr Albert said Young was a musical mastermind who had a "laser-like vision" for the band but remained humble and unpretentious.
"Malcolm and AC/DC's impact was nothing short of momentous," Mr Albert told the service.
Monsignor Tony Doherty told the congregation he'd undergone a crash course on AC/DC's significant back catalogue and had come to love iconic songs such as Back In Black and Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.
The family held a private burial ceremony afterwards.
Young died on November 18 aged 64 after a period of ill health.
His older brother George passed away in October aged 70. George was a founding member of The Easybeats and produced early work by AC/DC.
AC/DC sold more than 200 million records worldwide and won a Grammy in 2010 for their single War Machine.
Young is survived by his wife Linda and their children Ross and Cara.
Tuesday's funeral was held as Australia's best musical talent gathered in Sydney for the ARIA Awards.
