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Ironman - By Black Sabbath
Brian S
intro : a few times
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|-2b-decreasing bend-0-------------------------------------------|
I am Iron man…
B5 D5 E5 G Gb
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|-----7~--7--9--9~---12-11-12-10-12--7-7~--9--9~-----------------|
|-9~--7~--7--9--9~---12-11-12-10-12--7-7~--9--9~-----------------|
|-9~--5~--5--7--7~---10-9--10-9--10--5-5~--7--7~-----------------|
|-7~-------------------------------------------------------------|
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v
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|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| 3x
|--------------0-----------------|-------------------------------|
|--2---2---2---------2~-------1--|--0---0---0~~------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------4~~--5~--6~-7--|
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|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------2h3h4~--|------------------------2h3h4~--|
|4---4~------2~---2h3h4~---------|4--4~-------2~--2h3h4-----------|
|2---2~--2h5---------------------|2--2~---2h5---------------------|
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Solo : (definitely not right) … I sorry
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|6---4---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------6-------5-------4---|----2---------------------------| 2x
|--------------------------------|------------2---2-h-4---4-------|
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fast
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|----------------------------------9-9-7------9-9-7----9-9-7------|
|----------------------------9p7~~-------9p7-------9p7-------9-7--|
|-----7~-7h9-----7h9-7h9-9p7--------------------------------------|
|-7h9--------7h9--------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_sabbath/ironman_tab_ver_2.html ]
|------------------------------------12b-12b-12b|-----------------|
|-----12b--------------7h9----------------------|9p7--------------|
|---------7h9-----7h9-----9p7---9p7-------------|---9p7-----------|
|-7~~~--------7h9-------------9-----9-----------|-------9p7-------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------9p7-7~|
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3x
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|-4b~-4b~-4b~-4b~-4b~-4b~-4b~-4b~-4b~-4b~-4b~-4b~~~~~-------------|
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|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|6---4---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------6-------5-------4---|----2---------------------------| 2x
|--------------------------------|------------2---2-h-4---4-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------2h3h4~--|------------------------2h3h4~--|
|4---4~------2~---2h3h4~---------|-4--4~------2~--2h3h4-----------| 2x
|2---2~--2h5---------------------|-2--2~--2h5---------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B5 D5 E5
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|-----7~--7--9--9~---12-11-12-10-12--7-7~--9--9~-----------------| many
|-9~--7~--7--9--9~---12-11-12-10-12--7-7~--9--9~-----------------| times
|-9~--5~--5--7--7~---10-9--10-9--10--5-5~--7--7~-----------------|
|-7~-------------------------------------------------------------|
v
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|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| 3x
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|--2---2---2---------2~-------1--|--0---0---0~~-0---1----2-------|
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drum solo
End solo (heavy distortion)
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|----------------|--------4-5-4-5-4------|
|-7p5h7~-5h7-5~--|-7p5h7~-----------/7~~-|
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|----------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|--------4-5-4-5-4----|---licks-in-B-pentatonic---|
|-7p5h7~-5h7-5~--|-7p5h7~-----------/7~|---------------------------|
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FORTE
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|----------------|--------------------| 3x |-------------------|
|----------------|--------4-5-4-5-4---| |-------------------|
|-7p5h7~-5h7-5~--|-7p5h7~-----------7~| |---7-5-7~----------|
|----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|