Paranoid Black Sabbath
This song was tabbed by Gregory Gutin (masterofASCII)
g.gutin@onetel.net.uk
BLACK SABBATH ROCK!!!
Various notation explained:
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato (sometimes written as ~)
t - tap (with strumming hand)
x - muted, struck string (You should use your fretting hand
to damp the string)
PM - Palm mute
Riff 1 (Intro riff):
[B5] [B5] [B5]
E---------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------- G-----------------------7h9--------7h9--------------------------- D--9-----9----9----7h9--------7h9-------------------------------- A--9-----9----9-------------------------------------------------- E--7-----7----7--------------------------------------------------
play this 5 times
Verse:
[B5] [A5] [D5] [A5] [B5]
E---------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------- D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--12---7---9--- A--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--12---7---9--- E--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--10---5---7---
PM................................................
Finished with my woman...
The last 3 the chords must ring.
Riff 2:
[D5] [G5] [A5] [B5]
E---------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------- D--12-----5----7---------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------- A--12-----5----7---------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------- E--10-----3----5----5v~~~~~~~~-7-7-7-7-7-9-7---------------------
PM...........
Play this twice before the second verse
Verse 2:
[B5] [A5] [D5] [A5] [B5]
E---------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------- D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--12---7---9--- A--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--12---7---9--- E--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--10---5---7---
PM................................................
All day long.....
Chorus:
[B5] [G5] [A5]
E---------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------- D--9-----------------5-------------7----------------------------- A--9-----------------5-------------7----------------------------- E--7-----------------3-------------5-----------------------------
Can you help me.... Oh yeah!
[B5] [A5] [D5] [A5] [B5]
E---------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------- D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--12---7---9--- A--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--12---7---9--- E--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--10---5---7---
This time play the power chords without palm muting them.
Now play the 3rd verse....
Which leads onto the solo:
E-------------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------------- G-9pb12r(9)p7h9-(9)-----(9)--9-7-9-7------------------------------- D------------------------------------9S7--5h7-5h7---------5--------- A--------------------------------------------------5h7-7-----7--7-(7) E------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------8-10-10pb11r(10)-8-10pb11r(10)p8-10--8----- G---------7h9-9---7S9-----------------------------------------9-9- D-5h7-7S9--------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------- E-----------------12---------------------------------------15b17==(17)- B-------------/12----15--15pb17--15b17==(17)--(17)r(15)-12------------- G-7h9-9-9-(9)--------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-(15)--15b17-(17)--15b17==(17)r(15)p12-15p12----12- B---------------------------------------------15---- G--------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------- E-15p12---------------------12---------------------------------------------------| B-------15-15p12---------12----15p12---------------------------------------------| G----------------14b14.5-------------14--14p12----12-12b16==(16)-(16)r(12)-(12)--| D----------------------------------------------14--------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------- G-14b16-(16)--12h14p12----12------------- D----------------------14----14-14p12---- A-------------------------------------14- E---------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------12-------------------------12-- D-12------------------------12--12h14----14-12---14-12-(12)--14--12-- A-----12-10-12p10----12S14------------------------------------------- E-----------------12-------------------------------------------------
[B5] [A5] [D5] [A5] [B5]
E---------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------- D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--12---7---9--- A--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--12---7---9--- E--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--10---5---7---
Now play the rest of the verses using the riff above...
Ending:
[D5] [G5] [A5]
E---------------- B---------------- G---------------- D--12-----5----7- A--12-----5----7- E--10-----3----5-
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