Black Sabbath Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
Author nirvanaozzie [a] 205.
3 contributors total, last edit on Feb 26, 2023
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Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
 
From Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath" Album 1970
 
Tuning Info: Standard E (440Hz) Tuning, 66 beats/min., 4/4 count
 
 
[Intro]
 
Storm Sound effect with tubular bell (0:00 - 0:37)
 
 
[Main Riff]
{f}
   G5                      G5              G5                         G5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-----------------------5---------------5--------------------------5---------|
A|-5----(4h5-tr~~~~)(10\7)-5-----4~(/10\7)-5-----(4h5-tr~~~~)-(/10\7)-5------4-----|
E|-3-----------------------3---------------3--------------------------3------------|
 
 
[Pre-Verse]
{mp}
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------------------------5--------------------|
A|---------------4---------------------------4-------------|
E|-3---------------------------3---------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------------------------5--------------------|
A|---------------4---------------------------4-------------|
E|-3---------------------------3---------------------------|
          What is this that stands before me?
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------------------------5--------------------|
A|---------------4---------------------------4-------------|
E|-3---------------------------3---------------------------|
          Figure in black, which points at me.
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------------------------5--------------------|
A|---------------4---------------------------4-------------|
E|-3---------------------------3---------------------------|
          Turn 'round quick, and start to run.
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------------------------5--------------------|
A|---------------4---------------------------4-------------|
E|-3---------------------------3---------------------------|
          Find out I'm the chosen one.    Oh no!
 
 
[Main Riff]
{f}
   G5                      G5              G5                         G5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-----------------------5---------------5--------------------------5---------|
A|-5----(4h5-tr~~~~)(10\7)-5-----4~(/10\7)-5-----(4h5-tr~~~~)-(/10\7)-5------4-----|
E|-3-----------------------3---------------3--------------------------3------------|
 
 
[Pre-Verse]
{mp}
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------------------------5--------------------|
A|---------------4---------------------------4-------------|
E|-3---------------------------3---------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------------------------5--------------------|
A|---------------4---------------------------4-------------|
E|-3---------------------------3---------------------------|
          Big black shape with eyes of fire.
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------------------------5--------------------|
A|---------------4---------------------------4-------------|
E|-3---------------------------3---------------------------|
          Telling people their desire.
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------------------------5--------------------|
A|---------------4---------------------------4-------------|
E|-3---------------------------3---------------------------|
          Satan's sitting there, he's smiling.
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------------------------5--------------------|
A|---------------4---------------------------4-------------|
E|-3---------------------------3---------------------------|
          Watches those flames get higher and higher.
                                             Oh no, no... please God help me!
 
 
[Main Riff]
{f}
   G5                      G5              G5                         G5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-----------------------5---------------5--------------------------5---------|
A|-5----(4h5-tr~~~~)(10\7)-5-----4~(/10\7)-5-----(4h5-tr~~~~)-(/10\7)-5------4-----|
E|-3-----------------------3---------------3--------------------------3------------|
 
   G5
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-5-----------------|
E|-3-----------------|
  {8 count hold}
 
 
[Bridge] {122 beats/min triplet feel}
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| x2
A|---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5-|
E|-3-3-3-6-----------6-----3-3-3-6-----------6-----|
  {......................pm.......................}
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5-|
E|-3-3-3-6-----------6-----3-3-3-6-----------6-----|
  {......................pm.......................}
          Is it the end, my friend?
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5-|
E|-3-3-3-6-----------6-----3-3-3-6-----------6-----|
  {......................pm.......................}
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5-|
E|-3-3-3-6-----------6-----3-3-3-6-----------6-----|
  {......................pm.......................}
  Satan's comin' 'round the bend.
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5-|
E|-3-3-3-6-----------6-----3-3-3-6-----------6-----|
  {......................pm.......................}
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5-|
E|-3-3-3-6-----------6-----3-3-3-6-----------6-----|
  {......................pm.......................}
  People running 'cause they're scared.
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5-|
E|-3-3-3-6-----------6-----3-3-3-6-----------6-----|
  {......................pm.......................}
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5-|
E|-3-3-3-6-----------6-----3-3-3-6-----------6-----|
  {......................pm.......................}
     The people better go and beware.
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5---------3-5-6-3-5---3-5-|
E|-3-3-3-6-----------6-----3-3-3-6-----------6-----|
  {......................pm.......................}
   No!   No!  Please, no!
 
 
   G5            Gm7               G5            Gm7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3~~-----------------------------3~~------------|
G|----------------3~~-----------------------------3~~------------|
D|----------------3~~-----------------------------3~~------------|
A|-5-------------------------------5-----------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
(Guitar 1) (Play 5 times)
   G5            Gm7               G5            Gm7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3~~-----------------------------3~~------------|
G|----------------3~~-----------------------------3~~------------|
D|----------------3~~-----------------------------3~~------------|
A|-5-------------------------------5-----------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
 
 
(Guitar 2)
{......................wah........................}
 
e|----------------------------------------------------3----------|
B|--------------------------------3-----3-------3-----3----3-----|
G|---------------------------3~~--5^(7)-5^(7)---5^(7)-----5^(7)--|
D|-(3/)5p3-5~~--5-5-3~~~--3h5------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
{......................wah........................}
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------15-15-17^(19)--15-(17^19-19`17)--|
G|-6--------8-------10------(14/)17^(19)---------------------------------|
D|-8^(10)--10^(12)--12^(14)----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
{..................... wah........................}
 
e|-15-(^18{20-20}`18)-15-15h18p15h18p15-(^18{20})-18p15------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------18-18^(20-20)-15-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
{..................... wah........................}
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------15-------15-------15-------15-------15-------15-------15~---|
G|-17^(19)--17^(19)--17^(19)--17^(19)--17^(19)--17^(19)--17^(19)-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
{..................... wah........................}
 
e|-----------------------------------------(^18{20})-15h18p15-(^18{20})-|
B|------15-------15--18^(20)`18-18^(20)`18------------------------------|
G|17^(19)--17^(19)------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
{..................... wah........................}
 
e|-15h18--(15h18-tr~~~~)--(15h18-tr~~~~)-(15h18-tr~~~~)-(^18{20-20})`18--|
B|------18---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-15---------------15-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---15h18--------15---17p15---------------------15--------15--------15----|-(^18{20-20-20}`18(\15)--|
G|---------17^(19)----------17-15~-----15-17^(19)---17^(19)---17^(19)------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------15h17------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
[Ending]
 
(Guitar 1)
  G5             Gm7              G5             Gm7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3~~-----------------------------3~~------------|
G|----------------3~~-----------------------------3~~------------|
D|----------------3~~-----------------------------3~~------------|
A|-5-------------------------------5-----------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
 
(Guitar 2)
  {..................... wah........................}
   G5            Gm7               G5            Gm7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3~~-----------------------------3~~------------|
G|----------------3~~-----------------------------3~~------------|
D|----------------3~~-----------------------------3~~------------|
A|-5-------------------------------5-----------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
 
 
(Guitar 1)
   G5            Gm7
e|-------------------------|
B|----------------3~~------|
G|----------------3~~------|
D|----------------3~~------|
A|-5-----------------------|
E|-3-----------------------|
 
(Guitar 2)
  {....... wah.........}
   G5            Gm7
e|------------------------|
B|----------------3~~-----|
G|----------------3~~-----|
D|----------------3~~-----|
A|-5----------------------|
E|-3----------------------|
 
   G5              F5              G5         G5
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5---5-5-5---5-5-3---3-3-3---3-3-5----------5-5-5---|
E|-3---3-3-3---3-3-1---1-1-1---1-1-3----------3-3-3---|
                                   {4 count}
 
 
******************************
 
| h       Hammer-on
| p       Pull-off
| \       Slide down
| ~       Vibrato
| tr~~~~  Trill
| pm      Palm muting
 
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6 comments
the bridge is 3-3-3-6 in the first sequence
Try playin the intro with an open string on top then hormonic the 12th fret the 4 hammer on 5. sounds good
Good copy, just so many versions of this. I have "authorized" Tab book by Sabbath and it's different then this. So, like I said so many versions bro. Great job!