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Black Sabbath - Paranoid Guitar Tabs

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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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