Headless Cross Chords & Tabs
HEADLESS CROSS
From Black Sabbath's "Headless Cross"-1989
Transcribed by Dogman (http://www.myspace.com/dogbiscuit)
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------------------(9\4)--------------------------------10-10p7--------|
-{7}--xxxx-7-7/9-9(9\4)-------------------xx-7--9/11-9---------9(\6)--|
-{7}--xxxx-7-7/9-9(9\4)-------------------xx-7--9/11-9----------------|
-{5}--xxxx-5-5/7-7------------------------xx-5--7/-9-7----------------|
-----------------------3^(4)-xx(0)3^(4)0------------------------------|
^Fade in and cut at opening drum beat
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-----------(9\4)------------------------------10-10p7-------------|
-xx-7-7/9-9(9\4)-------------------7--9/11-9----------9-9(\6)-----|
-xx-7-7/9-9(9\4)-------------------7--9/11-9----------------------|
-xx-5-5/7-7------------------------5--7/-9-7----------------------|
-----------------3^(4)-xx(0)3^(4)0--------------------------------|
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-xx-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--x4-6--4-6-9-6--x4-6--4-4-6-9-6--x4-6---------|
-xx-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--x4-6--4-6-9-6--x4-6--4-4-6-9-6--x4-6---------|
-xx-4--2-4--2-4-7-4--x2-4--2-4-7-4--x2-4--2-2-4-7-4--x2-4---------|
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-9/11--4/8-6--|
-9/11--4/8-6--|
-7/-9--2/6-4--|{Let ring and fade during vocals}
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Verse 1
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-(12\8)-(xx)-6------------------------------------3-------------------------|
-(12\8)-(xx)-7------------------------------------4-------------------------|
-(12\8)-(xx)-7-{Let ring}-------------------------4-{Let ring}--------------|
--------(xx)-5------------------------------------2-------------------------|
Chorse Listen for the feet as they pound the land to a tune of thunder
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-6-6-6-4/6-9-6-6--------|
-6-6-6-4/6-9-6-6--------|
-4-4-4-2/4-7-4-4--------|
-----------------12\9---|
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-6---------------------------------xx-3-----------------------------------|
-7---------------------------------xx-4-----------------------------------|
-7-{Let ring}----------------------xx-4-{Let ring}------------------------|
-5---------------------------------xx-2-----------------------4--5--4-----|
Watch as the legions ride again to a fate of death or torture
At the Headless
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-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--x4-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--4-4-6----|
-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--x4-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--4-4-6----|
-4--2-4--2-4-7-4--x2-4--2-4--2-4-7-4--2-2-4----|Let ring during vocals}
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Cross At the Headless Cross
Verse 2
Chorse
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-------------6/7-6----------6/7-6-9-6-------6/7-6----------6/7-6-9-6--------|
--------8/9--4/5-4-9-8--8/9-4/5-4-7-4--8/9--4/5-4-9-8--8/9-4/5-4-7-4--------|
--------6/7--------7-6--6/7------------6/7--------7-6--6/7------------------|
-(12\9)---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_sabbath/headless_cross_tab.html ]
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------6/7-6-9-8------6/7-6-9-6-------6/7-6----------6/7-6-9-6---------------|
-8/9--4/5-4-7-6--8/9-4/5-4-7-4--8/9--4/5-4-9-8--8/9-4/5-4-7-4---------------|
-6/7-------------6/7------------6/7--------7-6--6/7-------------------------|
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-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--x4-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--4-4-6----|
-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--x4-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--4-4-6----|
-4--2-4--2-4-7-4--x2-4--2-4--2-4-7-4--2-2-4----|Let ring during vocals}
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Verse 3
Chorse
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-20^(22)-20-17h20p17h2017---------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------17h19p17h19p17-------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------17h19p17h19p17-----------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------17h19p17h19p17---------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------17~\12--|
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-22-(^24)-20-17-20p17h20p17---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------19p17h19p17----------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------17h19p17h19p17-------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------17h20p17-----------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------20p17\15-15h17p--|
--------------------------------17-20^(22~\17)------------------------------|
------------------------------17---------------20-17-20p17--17~-------17----|
--------------------17h19^(22)----------------------------19---19^(22)------|
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---------------17h20--------------------------------------------------------|
-15\12-15-17h20-------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------(20)-------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------(15/)17~-|
-17h19p17h19p17h19------------------17h19p17h19---------------17-19----------|
-------------------17h19p17h19p17h19------------17h19p17h19p17---------------|
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---------------------------------------------------------------------9^(10---|)
-12-11-10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------12-9~---------------------------------9-^(10-10-10)-6-9p6-6--------|
----------------9-8---8-10-8~(8/15)--12-12(\9)-------------------------------|
-------------------10--------------------------------------------------------|
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-7--10^(12)-7h10p7^(9)------------------------------------------------------|
-7--------------------9-7--7--------7^(8)---7^(8)-9-7---7h9p7--7-(7^9)------|
-7-----------------------9---9p6-6~------9-7---------7~------9---------9~---|
-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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^muted sweep
----------------------------------------12h15p12--15^(18)-18^(20)-23^(25)`23-|
---14~-12-14-14p12--14p12--14p12--14p12---------15---------------------------|
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Hold last note and fade-^
Verse 4
Play Chorse
Play rythm and fade out