Wheels of Confusion Black Sabbath
BLACK SABBATH "Wheels of confusion" (from "Vol.4", 1972)
by Michiel Hautus, 1 January 2001
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
8b9 = bend 8th fret half a note
8b10 = bend 8th fret whole note
b9 = bend 8th fret half a note and strike just after bending
8b9r8 = bend 8th fret half a note and release to first position
~ = vibrato
~~ = much vibrato
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
( ) = is played now and then
INTRORIFF guitar 1
E ---------------------------|---------------------------| B ---------------------------|-6h7~--------------| G ---------------------------|---------------------------| D -7h8b9~--b9-5-7--7h8b9~-\--|---------------------------| A ---------------------------|---------------------------| E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
COMMENT: in second bar: play about eight notes, beginning on the 7th fret,
while bending up half a note with creating some artificial harmonics and then release
to first position
INTRORIFF guitar 2, light distortion, let ring
[Em] [Em] [Em] [add9] [Em]
E -------0-----|-------0-----|-------2-----|-------0-----| B -----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---| G ---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-| D -2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------| A -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
MAINRIFF
[B5]
E --------------------| B --------------------| G -4--4-4--4-4-4------| D -4--4-4--4-4-4------| A -2--2-2--2-2-2------| E (2)-------------2h5-|
RIFF A
E --------------------------------| B --------------------------------| G --------------------------------| D -------------2------------------| A -2-----4-------4---4------------| E ---5-2---5-2-----5---5--5-2-5-2-|
RIFF B, let ring
[A] [A/G#] [A/G]
E ------------------------| B ------------------------| G ------------------1-1---| D -----2-----2----------2-| A ---4-----4--------------| E -5-----4-----3----------|
INTERLUDE A
[A/E]
E ------------------------------| B ---------------------------2--| G ---------------------------2--| D ---------------------------2--| A ------------------------------| E -2--2-0-2--2(0)2--2(0)-0h2----|
INTERLUDE B
E5, F#5 F#7
E ---------------------| B -------------------5-| G -4/6-6-6\4-4-4/6-6-6-| D -2/4-4-4\2-2-2/4-4-4-| A ---------------------| E ---------------------|
INTERLUDE C, let single notes ring in first bar
[F#7]
E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -7p5------7p5------7p5---|-------------------------| G -----6-6------6-6------6-|-6-----------------------| D -------4--------4--------|---4~--------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------|
INTERLUDE D (sirens: descending tone from F#)
[F#5] [F#4] [F#] [F#5] [F#4] [F#]
E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G ------6--4--3------------|------6--4--3h4-3--------| D -2/4--4--4--4------------|-2/4--4--4--4---4--------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------|
[F#5] [F#4] [F#] [A4] [A4] [Ab4] [F#4] [F#] [B4] [F#]
| first time | second time |
E -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G ------6--4--3h4-3--4-/7~-|------7--6--4--3-------.-|------/9~--------3-------| D -2/4--4--4--4---4--4-/7~-|------7--6--4--4-------.-|------/9~------4---------| A -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
INTERLUDE E guitar 1
F#5 A5 B5,C#5 B5,C5 B5,C5 A5
E --------------------------------| B --------------------------------| G ------2--4/6-4--4/5-4~-4/5-4--2-| D -4-4--2--4/6-4--4/5-4~-4/5-4--2-| A -4-4--0--2/4-2--2/3-2~-2/3-2--0-| E -2-2----------------------------|
INTERLUDE E guitar 2 INTERLUDE E guitar 3
E -----------------------| E ------------------------------| B -/7~~-5----------------| B -/19~~-17---------------------| G --------6-4~~---2--4-2-| G ----------18-16~~---14--16-14-| D -----------------------| D ------------------------------| A -----------------------| A ------------------------------| E -----------------------| E ------------------------------|
OUTRO guitar 1, clean, with reverb or delay effect
1st,2nd and 4th time | 3th time |
E ---3---5---7---5---3--|---2---3---5---3---2--| B ----------------------|----------------------| G ----------------------|----------------------| D ---5---7---9---7---5--|-0-4-0-5-0-7-0-5-0-4--| A ----------------------|----------------------| E -0---0---0---0---0----|----------------------|
OUTRO guitar 2, tune down low E to D!!
D5 E5 D5 D5/A etc.
E --------------------------|------------------------------| B --------------------------|------------------------------| G ------------2-------------|----------------2-------------| D -0-2------0-0-2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------| A -0-2------0-0-2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------| D -0-2------0---2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0---2--2-2------| E --------------------------|------------------------------| B --------------------------|------------------------------| G --------------------------|----------------2-------------| D -2--2-2-------2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------| A -2--2-2-------2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------| D -2--2-2---0-7~2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0---2--2-2------|
OUTRO guitar 3 (guitar 4 plays the same thing an octave higher)
E ---------------------------|---------------------------| B ---------------------------|---------------------------| G ---------------------------|---------------------------| D -------------5-------------|-----------5---------------| A -/7--7-7~--5---/7--7-7~--7-|--5--5-5~----5-/7--7-7~----| E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
CONTINUING OUTRO guitar 5 (play last lick more times)
E -12-----12--12----12--15p12----15p12----|-12-----12--12--------------------12----| B -15b17-b17-b17--------------15-------15-|-15b17-b17-b17--------------------15b17-| G ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E -10-----10--10--------------------10----|-12-----12--12----12--15p12----15p12----| B -13b15-b15-b15--------------------13b15-|-15b17-b17-b17--------------15-------15-| G ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
followed by solo in Em
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