Black Sabbath – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Guitar Tab)

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As recorded by Black Sabbath (From the 1973 Album SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH) Words and Music by Black Sabbath Transcribed by GuitarHero_JP Gtr I (C# F# B E G# C#) - 'Tony Iommi' Gtr II (C# F# B E G# C#) - 'Clean I' Gtr III (C# F# B E G# C#) - 'Clean II' Gtr IV (C# F# B E G# C#) - 'Acoustic' Gtr V (C# F# B E G# C#) - 'Solo Guitar' Intro Q=145 4/4 Gtr I PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q. Q. Q +E Q E Q E E
C#||-----------------|----------------|------------|-------------------||
G#||o----------------|----------------|------------|------------------o||
E ||-----------------|----------------|------------|-------------------||
B ||--7/9-----9------|-7/9-----9------|-5---7---9--|-(9)-12--9-9-------||
F#||o-5/7-7-7-7--7-7-|-5/7-7-7-7--0-0-|-3---5---7--|-(7)-10--7-7--7-7-o||
C#||-----------------|----------------|------------|-------------------||

   Verse
          PM|    PM|       PM|    PM|                               PM|
      E E E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E   Q.   Q.   Q    +E   Q  E Q  E E
C#||-----------------|----------------|--------------|--------------------||
G#||o----------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------o||
E ||-----------------|----------------|--------------|--------------------||
B ||--7/9-----9------|-7/9-----9------|-5----7----9--|-(9)-12--9-9--------||
F#||o-5/7-7-7-7--7-7-|-5/7-7-7-7--0-0-|-3----5----7--|-(7)-10--7-7--7-7--o||
C#||-----------------|----------------|--------------|--------------------||

   Chorus
    Gtr IV
    Q   Q   E   E E  E   E  Q    E  Q     Q
C#|----12--12--12---12-|---12---12-12----12--|
G#|----12--12--12---12-|---12---12-12----12--|
E |----12--12--12---12-|---12---12-12----12--|
B |----10--10--10---10-|---10---10-10----10--|
F#|----12--12--12---12-|---12---12-12----12--|
C#|--------------------|---------------------|
|
  | Gtr II
  | H       Q.       E   E  E E  E  E Q.
C#|-----------------10-|----8---10----8------|
G#|--------------------|---------------------|
E |------------------7-|----5----7----5------|
B |--------------------|---------------------|
F#|--------------------|---------------------|
C#|--------------------|---------------------|
|
  | Gtr III
C#|--------------------|---------------------|
G#|--------------------|---------------------|
E |--------------------|---------------------|
B |--------------------|---------------------|
F#|--------------------|---------------------|
C#|--------------------|---------------------|

     Q.    Q.    Q     +E   E E  E  Q.         E
C#|-10----10----10--|-(10)-10---10-10---------10-|
G#|-12----12----12--|-(12)-12---12-12---------12-|
E |-12----12----12--|-(12)-12---12-12---------12-|
B |-12----12----12--|-(12)-12---12-12---------12-|
F#|-10----10----10--|-(10)-10---10-10---------10-|
C#|-----------------|----------------------------|
|
  |  Q.    Q.    Q     +E   E E  E  E    E  E  E
C#|-----------------|----------------------------|
G#|--8--------------|----------------------------|
E |--7--------------|-----------------------7----|
B |--9-----7-----5--|--(5)-------5--7----9-----9-|
F#|-----------------|-------5h7------------------|
C#|-----------------|----------------------------|
|
  |  Q.    Q.    Q     +E   E E  E  Q       E  E
C#|--7--------------|----------------------10----|
G#|-------10-----8--|--(8)-------8-10b12------10-|
E |-----------------|-------7h9------------------|
B |-----------------|----------------------------|
F#|-----------------|----------------------------|
C#|-----------------|----------------------------|

     Q   Q   E  E E  E   E  Q   E  Q   Q
C#|-----12--12-12---12-|---12--12-12--12--|
G#|-----12--12-12---12-|---12--12-12--12--|
E |-----12--12-12---12-|---12--12-12--12--|
B |-----10--10-10---10-|---10--10-10--10--|
F#|-----12--12-12---12-|---12--12-12--12--|
C#|--------------------|------------------|
|
  |  W                   W
C#|--------------------|------------------|
G#|--------------------|------------------|
E |--------------------|------------------|
B |--7-----------------|------------------|
F#|--------------------|------------------|
C#|--------------------|------------------|
|
  |  W
C#|--------------------|------------------|
G#|-10-----------------|------------------|
E |--------------------|------------------|
B |--------------------|------------------|
F#|--------------------|------------------|
C#|--------------------|------------------|

     Q.    Q.      Q      +E   E E  E   Q.         E
C#|-10----10------10---|-(10)-10---10--10---------10--|
G#|-12----12------12---|-(12)-12---12--12---------12--|
E |-12----12------12---|-(12)-12---12--12---------12--|
B |-12----12------12---|-(12)-12---12--12---------12--|
F#|-10----10------10---|-(10)-10---10--10---------10--|
C#|--------------------|------------------------------|
| | |----3-----|
  |  H        Q.     E     E   E E  E   Q    Q     Q
C#|--------------------|------------------------------|
G#|--------------------|------------------------------|
E |--------------------|----------------7----------7--|
B |--------------------|-------5-7--9--------9--------|
F#|------------------5-|---7--------------------------|
C#|--------------------|------------------------------|
| | |--3--|
  |                        E   Q    Q.       E  E  E
C#|--------------------|--17--15---12-------10--------|
G#|--------------------|-----------------------10-----|
E |--------------------|--------------------------12--|
B |--------------------|------------------------------|
F#|--------------------|------------------------------|
C#|--------------------|------------------------------|

     Q   E  E E  E  Q     +E   Q   E  Q   Q
C#|-12--12-12---12-12--|-(12)-12--12-12--12--|
G#|-12--12-12---12-12--|-(12)-12--12-12--12--|
E |-12--12-12---12-12--|-(12)-12--12-12--12--|
B |-10--10-10---10-10--|-(10)-10--10-10--10--|
F#|-12--12-12---12-12--|-(12)-12--12-12--12--|
C#|--------------------|---------------------|
|
  |  W                     W
C#|--------------------|---------------------|
G#|--------------------|---------------------|
E |--------------------|---------------------|
B |--7-----------------|---------------------|
F#|--------------------|---------------------|
C#|--------------------|---------------------|
|
  |  W
C#|--------------------|---------------------|
G#|-10-----------------|---------------------|
E |--------------------|---------------------|
B |--------------------|---------------------|
F#|--------------------|---------------------|
C#|--------------------|---------------------|

     Q   E  E E  E  Q      +E   Q    Q.      Q
C#|-10--10-10---10-10---|-(10)-10---10------10-----|
G#|-12--12-12---12-12---|-(12)-12---12------12-----|
E |-12--12-12---12-12---|-(12)-12---12------12-----|
B |-12--12-12---12-12---|-(12)-12---12------12-----|
F#|-10--10-10---10-10---|-(10)-10---10------10-----|
C#|---------------------|--------------------------|
| | |--3---|
  |  H        E  E  E E     E   E E  E   Q   Q  Q
C#|---------------------|--------------------------|
G#|---------------------|--------------------------|
E |---------------------|----------------7---9--9--|
B |--------------5--7-9-|-------5-7--9-------------|
F#|---------------------|--------------------------|
C#|---------------------|--------------------------|
| | |--3---|
  |  W                      E   E E  E   Q   Q  Q
C#|---------------------|------12-------10---------|
G#|---------------------|-----------12------10-----|
E |---------------------|-----------------------9--|
B |---------------------|--------------------------|
F#|---------------------|--------------------------|
C#|---------------------|--------------------------|

                                                 Gtrs I, IV
     Q    E  E  E  E  Q     +E   Q   E  Q   Q    Q.   Q.   Q    +E  Q.   Q  Q
C#|-12---12-12----12-12--|-(12)-12--12-12--12--|-2----0----2--|-(2)-0----2--2----|
G#|-12---12-12----12-12--|-(12)-12--12-12--12--|-3----2----3--|-(3)-2----3--3----|
E |-12---12-12----12-12--|-(12)-12--12-12--12--|-2----2----2--|-(2)-2----2--2----|
B |-10---10-10----10-10--|-(10)-10--10-10--10--|-0----0----0--|-(0)-0----0--0----|
F#|-12---12-12----12-12--|-(12)-12--12-12--12--|--------------|------------------|
C#|----------------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------|
|
  |  Q.      Q.       Q     +W
C#|----------------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------|
G#|-10-------------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------|
E |----------------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------|
B |--9-------7--------5--|--(5)----------------|--------------|------------------|
F#|----------------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------|
C#|----------------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------|
|
  |  Q.      Q.       Q     +W
C#|----------------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------|
G#|-10-------------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------|
E |----------------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------|
B |--9-------7--------5--|--(5)----------------|--------------|------------------|
F#|----------------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------|
C#|----------------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------|
Verse Chorus
   Solo (Play main riff behind it)
      Gtr V
      Q   Q      E  E  Q     Q      E  E  H
C#||----------------------|--------------------|
G#||o----15---------------|-15-----------------|
E ||-----14b16--14-12-----|-14b16--14-12-------|
B ||------------------14--|--------------14----|
F#||o---------------------|--------------------|
C#||----------------------|--------------------|
~~ |---3---| |---3---|
     Q   Q   Q   Q   Q   Q    W
C#|------------------------|--------||
G#|------------------------|-------o||
E |-11----------14--11-----|--------||
B |-----14--12----------12-|-14-----||
F#|------------------------|-------o||
C#|------------------------|--------||

                    ~~~                 ~~~~~~~
    Q   E     E  E  Q.      E     E  E  E  +H
C#|----------------------|------------------------|
G#|----------------------|------------------------|
E |----14b16-12-14-------|-14b16-12-14------------|
B |----------------14----|-------------14-(14)----|
F#|----------------------|------------------------|
C#|----------------------|------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~ |------3------|
     Q      Q   E  E  E     E  E.  S    +W
C#|----------------------------------|---------|
G#|-15b17--15--12--------------------|---------|
E |---------------14-14b16r12--------|---------|
B |---------------------------14--14-|-(14)----|
F#|----------------------------------|---------|
C#|----------------------------------|---------|

    Q   E     E      E      E  E  E    E     E      E      E      E      E  Q
C#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G#|----17----17-----17--------------|------------------------------------------|
E |----14b16-14pb16-14pb16r12----12-|-14b16-14pb16-14pb16-14pb16-14pb16r12-----|
B |---------------------------14----|--------------------------------------14--|
F#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~ |-----3-----|
     Q     Q  E  E  E     E  E.  S    +W
C#|--------------------------------|---------|
G#|-15b17-15-12--------------------|---------|
E |-------------14-14b16r12--------|---------|
B |-------------------------14--14-|-(14)----|
F#|--------------------------------|---------|
C#|--------------------------------|---------|

   Bridge
    Gtr I
     W               +W              Q.     Q.   Q   +E  Q.   Q  Q
C#|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
G#|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
E |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
B |-14------------|-(14)-----------|-9------7----9-|-(9)-7----9--7--|
F#|-12------------|-(12)-----------|-7------5----7-|-(7)-5----7--5--|
C#|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|
  | Gtr V
  |  Q.   Q  E Q     +E  Q  E H      Q.  Q.    Q     +E  Q.   Q  Q
C#|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
G#|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
E |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
B |--7----7--5-7--|--(7)-7--5-7----|-5---4-----5---|-(5)-4----5-----|
F#|---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------7--|
C#|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|

     W               +W              Q.   Q.   Q    +E  Q.   Q  Q
C#|---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
G#|---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
E |---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
B |-14------------|-(14)-----------|-9----7----9--|-(9)-7----9--7--|
F#|-12------------|-(12)-----------|-7----5----7--|-(7)-5----7--5--|
C#|---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|
  |  Q.   Q  E Q     +E  Q  E H      Q.   Q.   Q    +E  Q.   Q  Q
C#|---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
G#|---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
E |---------------|----------------|--------------|-----4----5--4--|
B |--7----7--5-7--|--(7)-7--5-7----|-5----4----5--|-(5)------------|
F#|---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
C#|---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|

    Gtrs I, V
    W          +W
C#|----------|--------|
G#|----------|--------|
E |----------|--------|
B |-4--------|-(4)----|
F#|-2--------|-(2)----|
C#|----------|--------|

      Gtr I
      E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q.     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q.     x5
C#||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
G#||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
E ||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
B ||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
F#||o-2-2-5-4-5-4-5-2-|---2-5-4-5-6----|-2-2-5-4-5-4-5-2-|---2-5-4-5-6-----o||
C#||--0-0-3-2-3-2-3-0-|---0-3-2-3-4----|-0-0-3-2-3-2-3-0-|---0-3-2-3-4------||

   Break
    E E E E E E E E   E E E Q.   S S   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q.   S S
C#|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G#|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B |-9-9-9-7-9-9---9-|---7---5--------|-9-9-9-7-9-9---9-|---7---5--------|
F#|-7-7-7-5-7-7---7-|---5---3----2/5-|-7-7-7-5-7-7---7-|---5---3----2/5-|
C#|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|

    E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  Q.     W          +W
C#|-----------------|---------------|----------|--------|
G#|-----------------|---------------|----------|--------|
E |-----------------|---------------|----------|--------|
B |-9-9-9-7-9-9---9-|---7---5--7----|-4--------|-(4)----|
F#|-7-7-7-5-7-7---7-|---5---3--5----|-2--------|-(2)----|
C#|-----------------|---------------|----------|--------|
Outro (Fade Out) |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-|
      Q E E E E Q E E E E   Q E E E E Q E E E E  x7
C#||----------------------|----------------------||
G#||o---------------------|---------------------o||
E ||----------------------|----------------------||
B ||----------------------|----------------------||
F#||o-2-2-2p0---2-2-----0-|-2-2-2p0---2-2-----0-o||
C#||----------2-------2---|---------2-------2----||
Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths