Black Sabbath – Iron Man (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
[Intro] (Bend and release low E string behind the nut)
(6/4)
F F F
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
D|-2---------------|(2)--------------|-2---------------|(2)--------------|-2-----------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
E|-0b------r-------|(0)--------------|-0b------r-------|(0)--------------|-0b------r---------------|
I am Iron Man![Main Riff]
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| x2 A|-9-------12------12-s14--14------|-17s16-17s16-17-\-12--12-s14--14------| E|-7-------10------10-s12--12------|-15s14-15s14-15-\-10--10-s12--12------|
[Verse]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------| A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------| E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------| Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind? e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------| A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------| E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------| Can he walk at all, or if he mo-oves will he fall?
[Main Riff]
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|-9-------12------12-s14--14------|-17s16-17s16-17-\-12--12-s14--14------| E|-7-------10------10-s12--12------|-15s14-15s14-15-\-10--10-s12--12------|
[Verse]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------|
A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------|
E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------|
Is he alive or dead? Has he thoughts within his head?
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------|
A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------|
E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------|
We'll just pass him there, why should we-e e - ven care?
[Riff B]
¼ ¼
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------5b-------------|-------------------------|----------5b-------------|-------------------------|
E|-7--7-----------7-----6--|-5--5--5---0-4--5--5--6--|-7--7-----------7-----6--|-5--5--5---0-4--5--5--6--|
¼
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------r--------------|
G|-------------------------|----------e--------------|
D|-------------------------|----------s--------------|
A|----------5b-------------|----------t--------------|
E|-7--7-----------7-----6--|-5--5--5-----------------|[Main Riff]
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| x2 A|-9-------12------12-s14--14------|-17s16-17s16-17-\-12--12-s14--14------| E|-7-------10------10-s12--12------|-15s14-15s14-15-\-10--10-s12--12------|
[Verse]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------| A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------| E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------| He was turned to steel in the great mag-ne-tic field e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------| A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------| E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------| When he travelled time for the fu-ture of man-kind
[Chorus]
e|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------7-8-9--|----------------------7-8-9--|
A|-14------------------|-12------------------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|
E|-12------------------|-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|
Nobody wants him, he just stares at the world
e|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------7-8-9--|----------------------7-8-9--|
A|-14------------------|-12------------------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|
E|-12------------------|-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|
Planning his vengeance, that he will soon unfurl[Main Riff]
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| x2 A|-9-------12------12-s14--14------|-17s16-17s16-17-\-12--12-s14--14------| E|-7-------10------10-s12--12------|-15s14-15s14-15-\-10--10-s12--12------|
[Verse]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------| A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------| E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------| Now the time is here for Iron Ma-an to spread fear e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------| A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------| E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------| Ven - geance from the grave, kills the people he once saved
[Chorus]
e|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------7-8-9--|----------------------7-8-9--|
A|-14------------------|-12------------------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|
E|-12------------------|-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|
Nobody wants him, they just turn their heads
e|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------7-8-9--|----------------------7-8-9--|
A|-14------------------|-12------------------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|
E|-12------------------|-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|
Nobody helps him, now he has his revenge
[Riff C]
. . . . . . . .
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-11-9-------------------------|-11-9-------------------------|
A|-------11--10--9--7-----------|-------11--10--9--7-----------|
E|---------------------7-7h9-9--|---------------------7-7h9-9--|[Solo]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------9-9---------9-9---------|
D|-------------------------9-9-9h11-----11p9--------11p9----|
A|-----7h9-9p7----7h9-9/11-------------------11----------11-|
E|-7h9---------9h-------------------------------------------|
e|--------------9-------------------------------------------|
B|----------7/9---12-9---9--------------------9-12p9----9---|
G|---------------------11--9-9-----------9h11--------11-----|
D|-9h11-11---------------------11-9-9h11--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------9--------/14-14-14-14p12----------|
B|-12p9----9-12p9----9-12---12-9-9-----------------14h-14---|
G|------11--------11----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------9-9-----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14------12p9-----9-12-12p9----------------------------|
G|-----------------11h-----------11h-11p9-----9-9-----------|
D|----------------------------------------11h-----11p9------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------11---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9-9---------------9---------------------------------|
D|-9h11-----11p9-----9h11---9-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11-11---|
A|---------------11h----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11-11-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
[Riff C]
. . . . . . . .
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-11-9-------------------------|-11-9-------------------------|
A|-------11--10--9--7-----------|-------11--10--9--7-----------|
E|---------------------7-7h9-9--|---------------------7-7h9-9--|[Chorus Riff]
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|----------------------7-8-9--|----------------------7-8-9--| x2 A|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------| E|-7--7--7-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|
[Main Riff]
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| x2 A|-9-------12------12-s14--14------|-17s16-17s16-17-\-12--12-s14--14------| E|-7-------10------10-s12--12------|-15s14-15s14-15-\-10--10-s12--12------|
[Verse]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------|
A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------|
E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------|
Hea - vy boots of lead, fills his victims full of dread
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------|
A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------|
E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------|
Run - ning as fast I - ron Ma- an lives a- gain
as they can,
[Riff B]
¼ ¼
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------5b-------------|-------------------------|----------5b-------------|-------------------------|
E|-7--7-----------7-----6--|-5--5--5---0-4--5--5--6--|-7--7-----------7-----6--|-5--5--5---0-4--5--5--6--|
¼
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------5b-------------|-------------------------|
E|-7--7-----------7-----6--|-5--5--5-----------------|(Drums and Bass)
[Intro Repeat leading to Outro Solo]
F F
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2---------------|(2)--------------|-2---------------|(2)--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0b------r-------|(0)--------------|-0b------r-------|(0)--------------|[Outro Solo] (counted at double tempo)
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4--5--4--5--4h5p4---| x2
A|-7-5-7~--------5h7|p5~--------------|-7-5-7~----------|------------------5--|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
1½ 1½ 1½
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------10-12-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----8---10s12-------|
G|-------------7---|-7-9-9b--r-9b--r-|9br-7---7h9~----|(9)----9-------------|
D|-----5---7s9---9-|-----------------|------9---------|---------------------|
A|-5s7---7---------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
F F F g ½ g
e|-12b--12b--12b--10h12p10--|-10------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------------|-----\10-8-10b-8-----|------------------|-----------------|
G|--------------------------|-----------------9-7-|------------------|---------7---7-9-|
D|--------------------------|---------------------|\7-5-7p5--5h7-----|-5-7-7s9---9-----|
A|--------------------------|---------------------|--------7-----5h7-|-----------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|
1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½ g ½ ½ ½
e|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-9b--r-9b--r-9b--|(9)--9b--9pbr-7h9p7--|-7---------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------9-|----\7-5-7---5-7-|-7b--7b--7br-5---|
A|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------7-|
E|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4--5--4--5--4h5p4---| x3
A|-7-5-7~--------5h7|p5~--------------|-7-5-7~----------|------------------5--|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
.
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-7-5-7-----------|
E|-----------------|***********************************
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| s Legato slide
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| r Release
| br Bend & release
| pbr Pre-bend & release
Types of Bends
| ¼ Quarter tone
| ½ Half tone
| F Full tone
| 1½ One and a half tone
| ~ Vibrato
| . Staccato
| g Grace note slide
from two frets above
| (n) Hold note over bar line
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