Nib Tab

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Black Sabbath
N.I.B.
 
Tabbed by: PurpleHaze67
 
Song is played in standard tuning: E A D G B E
 
[Figure 1]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------10b--8~~~----------------------------------------|
G|----9-9-7-9-12-11---9-9-7-9------------9-9-7-9-12-11--9-9-7-------------------|
D|----9-9-7-9-12-11---9-9-7-9------------9-9-7-9-12-11--9-9-7---7-9-7-9-7-9-----|
A|----7-7-5-7-10--9---7-7-5-7------------7-7-5-7-10--9--7-7-5-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Figure 1 version 1 ( 4 Bars )                                   H P H P H
 
[Figure 1 v. 2]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------10b--8~~~--------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9-9-7-9-12-11---9-9-7-9-----------------and so on-------------------------|
A|----7-7-5-7-10--9---7-7-5-7---------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Figure 1 version 2 can be played either way....it's up to you
 
[Figure 1 pt. 2]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------12-12b----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------12-12b------------------------7-9-7-9-7-9-----|
D|--------------------------------12-12b-------------------sl/7-----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Figure 1 part 2 use whatever version of above for first verse then this...it's
the same except what is entered
 
[Figure 2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------14-16-16|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----10-12-12-10---------------10-12-12-10-------------10-12-12-10------------|
E|10-12------------12-12---10-12-------------12-12--10-12------------12-12------|
    H        P                H           P            H       P          UB UB
Figure 2 ( 4 Bars )
 Then play figure 1 for 11-1/2 bars
i don't know the part from 1:14 to 1:43 trying to find it
 
[Solo]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------2--4--4---4/7--7-----7--9--9------9(11)9(11)-|
D|--5--4-54--2---5---4-5-4-2--4--5----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         H P            H P                   S            H          B     B
 
e|----------------------------------------------5-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------5-5-------5--8----8--5--8--10-(12)-10--8--10--8-|
G|-9-(11)----9-7-7-9-7----7-7(9)----7-(9)--------------------9------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      B   R   P    H P       B         B                        R    P  P
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|(12)-10--8--10--8-10-(12)--10-(12)--10-8-10-8-10---8/(15)---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------4-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5--4-5-4-2--4--5/7--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     R     P            B         B   R  P       H
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------12-12--------15--12-|
G|-4~~---4/7----7/9--9---9-12-11-12--12-14--14--(16)-(16)-----------15-(17)------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------(16)--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         S      S                       H        B                     B
 
e|15--12--15--12-----15--12---15--12--15-(17)~~15-12-15-12------12------------12-|
B|------12-------12--------12-----------------------------15-(17)-15-12-----12---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------14(16)-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      P        P         P        P       B        H    P    B       P   B
 
e|15-(17)~--12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------15-12--------12-15-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------14(16)-------14(16)-14(16)~-(15)14-12-14-12----12-(16)-14-12-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------14---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                  P     B            B      B       R      H  P         R      P
 
e|15(17)----15-12----12---------------------------------15(17)--15-12--12-12-----|
B|----------------15--------12--15(17)---15-12----12-12--------------15-----15---|
G|-----------------------14--------------------14-----------------------------15-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     B         P                    P                       B      P
 
e|---------------------------------------------------R--------------------------|
B|--15-12----12--------12-15--12--14--------------------------------------------|
G|--------14----14(16)-----------------14--(17)--------------14--12-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      P            B      H       H         B                    P
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------12--14---(16)-14-12-14-12-12--12/9---7--9---7------------------|
D|--------12-14-------------------------------------------------9---7/6---------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                            R  P        P       S        H          S
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5--7----7--5----------------------5--7---5--7---7--5---------------|
A|---5--7-------------------7---7------5--7---------------------------7----7----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       H               P                 H                     P
 
[Pentatonic interlude]
4:57
 
 
 
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| (n)  Ghost note
| b    Bend
| /    Slide up
| ~    Vibrato
 
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more practice dude
Pretty much, its wrong, it might sound right, to some tha will satisfy, but it is played in powerchords starting up at the 12th fret, tony iommi said so himself in an interview in guitar world.
damn ur chords is correct but what the heck is the solo and the interlude damn u mess ur tab