Shot In The Dark Tab

by Ozzy Osbourne
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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo: no capo
Author metaljunkie22 [a] 182.
1 contributor total, last edit on Aug 15, 2016
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O.K. the other tabs on here have parts of the song right but heres how i play it.
This sounds correct to me, but its hard to tell cuz the guitar wasn't mixed well
on Ultimate Sin.  The timing isnt exact but i feel like this is a good tab other
then that
 
 
[Intro]
 
ok for the first part of the intro you're hitting natural harmonics and bending them.
bend them by pressing down on the string on the headstock, or if you have a floating
just use the bar to bend up.
 
DISTORTED
eb|-----------------------------------------------5*----12*-----------------|
Bb|-12*---7*---5*br-----------------12*---7*--5*--------12*-----------------|
Gb|--------------------3*brBBr--------------------------12*-----------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------15/1-------|
 
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3------2----------3------2----------3------2------0--------------------|
Gb|--2------2----------2------2----------0------0--2---0---0----------------|
Db|--4------2----------4------2----------X------X--2---0-----2-----2-[5]B---|
Ab|--2--2-2-2--22-2-2--2--2-2-2--22-2-2--2--2-2-2--------------2-5----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM      . .    .. . .     . .    .. . .     . .            . . . . .
 
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3------2----------3------2----------3------2------0--------------------|
Gb|--2------2----------2------2----------0------0--2---0-[5]B[5]B--[5]B[5]B-|
Db|--4------2----------4------2----------X------X--2---0--------------------|
Ab|--2--2-2-2--22-2-2--2--2-2-2--22-2-2--2--2-2-2---------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM      . .    .. . .     . .    .. . .     . .
 
 
[Verse]
 
For the verse let all the notes ring out
 
clean
eb|-------2--------------------------0-------------0------------------------|
Bb|-------2----------2---2-----------0---------2-----2----------------------|
Gb|-----4----------4---4---2-------4---------4---4--------------------------|
Db|---4----------4---------------5---------5--------------------------------|
Ab|-2----------2---------------2---------2----------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
Distorted
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------5----------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------(4)---------------|
Db|--7-----6---7-----7-----6---7-----7-----6---4------4------6--4------|
Ab|--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-4-4-4-4---4--4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4--|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM     . .       . .   . .       . .   . .        . .    . .      . .
 
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------5---------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------(4)--------------------|
Db|--7-----6---7-----7-----6---7-----7-----6---4------4-------6--4-----4----|
Ab|--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-4-4-4-4---4--4-4-----4-4-4--4-4-4-4----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
PM     . .       . .   . .       . .   . .        . .     . .      . .
 
 
[Chorus]
 
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3----2------5-3---3-2--------------------------|
Gb|--2----2----2-2-2-2-----2-2----------------------|
Db|--4----2---------------------9----7----4-4--5-5--|
Ab|--2----2---------------------7----5----2-2--3-3--|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
PM             . . . . . . . .
then
 
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3----2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2----2----9-7-9/11--9--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--4----2----7-7-7/9---7---9----7----4-4--5-5-----------------------------|
Ab|--2----2------------------7----5----2-2--3-3-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
play this the third time round when you play the chorus the second time if that makes sense
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3----2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2----2----/11-XX-9-XX-7-XX-9/11----------------------------------------|
Db|--4----2----/-9-XX-7-XX-7-XX-7/-9-9----7----4-4--5-5---------------------|
Ab|--2----2--------------------------7----5----2-2--3-3---------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
after the first chorus you play the intro again, n then you play this little fill
 
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--[5]Br-3h5p3---3h5p3-5~-------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------5~---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then you play another verse, prechorus, and chorus
 
 
[Interlude]
 
Play this with distortion TWICE
 
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------10/7-----8/7----------8/5-----7/5---------------------------------|
Gb|--7~--------7-------7----7/5-----5-------5----5/7~-----------------------|
Db|--7~----------7-------7--7/5-------5-------5--5/7~-----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
have the 7's at the end be the 7's when you start again
 
 
[Solo]
 
This solo isn't too hard overall
 
eb|------------7--------------7---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10B-10B~~---10p7-10B~~-----10p7-7---7-----------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------9--9B-9p7-7h9p7-7-9B~~---9-7-6---6-------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------9---------------6---7-----|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------7---|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM                                                          . . . . . . .
 
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------6h9-9p6-6--11p7-7---14p11--11-----------12tr-|
Db|--9-----------------------/7-------7-/9----9-/12-----12---14-16tr--------|
Ab|----7-7/9-9/12-6~~~------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------14tr--15tr--17tr--17B~~~~----|
Gb|--14tr---16tr---14tr---12tr---14tr---16tr--------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
k so after the solo you play a prechorus then the chorus then u do the intro
again with different fills in between it, the fills are all round like 3rd 5th
or 7th fret with fast hammer ons n pull offs n pinch harmonics so you can have
fun make your own fills :-)
alright peace,
          Phil (metaljunkie22)
 
 
 
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|  h     Hammer on
|  p     Pull off
| [ ]    Artificial/pinch harmonic
|  B     Full bend
|  b     Half bend
|  Tr    Tremolo picking
|  /     Slide up
|  r     Release bend
|  PM    Palm muting
|  *     Natural harmonic
|  ~     Vibrato
|  BB    Full bend then release a little then bend bend back to full bend
| ( )    Optional note,play it if you want
 
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8 comments
rocnroll4evr93
^^ u mean most awsome ozzy song ever ^^
+11
killer death
Ok listen saturns_bassman I dont know of any song done by ozzy that were "gay" so why dont you reconsider your self on that comment.
+2
TC1223
I'm not the greatest player, but I just find it hard to believe this song requires these 4 string chords
0