Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.ukWords and Music by Tony Iommi, John
Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne, Bill Ward & Terence "Geezer" ButlerGtr I (E A D G B E) -
'Toni Iommi - dist electric'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Toni Iommi - dist electric'
Bass Intro
Q=173 Slower Q=104
4/4
Gtrs I, II
Wx32 Wx4
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Pre-Verse
Q=104
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$$
Gtrs I, II
~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E A +E Q E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|-----------10b12==(10)r-8--|--------------------|
||--------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
||--9-9-7-9---12-11---|-9-9-7-9-------------------|-9-9-7-9---12-11----|
||o-7-7-5-7---10--9---|-7-7-5-7-------------------|-7-7-5-7---10--9----|
||--------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 1
Verse
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------||-------------------|-----------7-----7\-------|
|--------------------||-------------------|-----------8b8.5-8b8.5\---|
|--------------------||-------------------|--------------------------|
|-9-9-7-9------7tr9--||-9-9-7-9---12-11---|-9-9-7-9------------------|
|-7-7-5-7---/7-------||-7-7-5-7---10--9---|-7-7-5-7------------------|
|--------------------||-------------------|--------------------------|
end Rhy Fig 1-||-Rhy Fig 2
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-9-9-7-9---12-11---|-9-9-7-9------7tr9--|-9-9-7-9---12-11---|
|-7-7-5-7---10--9---|-7-7-5-7---/7-------|-7-7-5-7---10--9---|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|-----------7-----7\-------|-------------------|--------------||
|-----------8b8.5-8b8.5\---|-------------------|--------------||
|--------------------------|-------------------|--------------||
|-9-9-7-9------------------|-9-9-7-9---12-11---|-9-9-7-9------||
|-7-7-5-7------------------|-7-7-5-7---10--9---|-7-7-5-7------||
|--------------------------|-------------------|--------------||
end Rhy Fig 2-|
Interlude
1.,D.S.
S E. E E S S E Q S E. E E S S E Q S E. E E S S E Q
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------5-7-7p5------|------5-7-7p5------|------5-7-7p5------|
|-5h7----------7-7--|-5h7----------7-7--|-5h7----------7-7--|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
To Coda
A Q A Q A Q +E E
|----------7-------------7-------------7----(7)/----||
|-10b12==(10)r--10b12==(10)r--10b12==(10)r---------o||
|---------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------------------------||
Bridge
2.,D.S.S.
H +Q. E H +Q. E
|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|
|--9----(9)---9-|-7----(7)---7-|
|--7----(7)---7-|-5----(5)---5-|
|---------------|--------------|
H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5----(5)---5-|-4----(4)---4-|-9----(9)---9-|
|-3----(3)---3-|-2----(2)---2-|-7----(7)---7-|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7----(7)---7-|-5----(5)---5-|-4----(4)---4-|-5----(5)---5-|
|-5----(5)---5-|-3----(3)---3-|-2----(2)---2-|-3----(3)---3-|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D.S. al Coda
D.S.S. al Double Coda
H +Q. E H +Q. E W +W
|--------------|--------------|----------|------------||
|--------------|--------------|----------|------------||
|--------------|--------------|----------|------------||
|-4----(4)---4-|-5----(5)---5-|-4--------|-(4)--------||
|-2----(2)---2-|-3----(3)---3-|-2--------|-(2)--------||
|--------------|--------------|----------|------------||
Guitar Solo
&
|-3-| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E E E E Q E E Q E E H A +E A +E
|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---4-4--4s7-7--|-7h9-9---9b11==(9)r-9b11==(9)r-|
|-5-4h5p4---5-4h5p4---4s5-|-7-------------|-------------------------------|
|---------7---------7-----|---------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
Gtr I
~
a +Q. +E S S Q E S S S S +E E S S E E E
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------8---10p=8--------------8-------10-|
|-9b11==(9)r==(9)-7h9p7--7-|-/9-9-/9-9-(9)--------------9-----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~
| a +Q. +E S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S a +S +S E
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------10b12==(10)r(10)p=8-|
|-9b11==(9)r==(9)-7h9p7--7-|-/9-9-/9-9--9--9-/9-9--9-/9-9-9---------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A +S +S E E E A +S +S E E E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10----10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10-8--|
|------------------------9--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E A +S +S E E E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------10----------8-10-10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10----|
|------------------9-----------------------------9--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
A +S +S E E E A +Q A +Q
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10-8-10b12==(10)r--10b12==(10)--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|
| A +S +S E E E A +Q A +Q
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10-8-10b12==(10)r--10b12==(10)--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-3-|
+E. +S S S E Q +S S E E E S S S E E E E E
|--------------------------------|----------------------|
|-(10)r(10)-10p8h10-8--(8)s15----|----------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------4--|
|--------------------------------|---5-4h5p4---4h5h7----|
|--------------------------------|-----------7----------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------|
|
| |-3-|
| +E. +S S S E Q E E E E S S S E E E E E
|--------------------------------|----------------------|
|-(10)r(10)-10p8----8---8s====12-|----------------------|
|-----------------9--------------|-------------------4--|
|--------------------------------|---5-4h5p4---4h5h7----|
|--------------------------------|-----------7----------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------|
Gtrs I, II
~
Q E E E E Q E E Q E E A +Q
|---------------|------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------------|
|-4--4s7-7s9-9--|-9s12-12--12h14-14b16==(14)r--|
|---------------|------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------------|
Q E E A +E +E E E
|-----12-12-------------------------|
|-12--------15b17==(15)r(15)-15-12--|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S E a +Q
|-15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12-15b17==(15)r--|
|-------12-------12-------12---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S E a +Q
|-15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12-15b17==(15)r--|
|-------12-------12-------12---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--3--|
E S S S E E S S E +E E
|-15-12h15p12----12-----------------------------12--|
|-------------15----15p12---------------------------|
|-------------------------14b15========(14)r--------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--|
| E S S S E E S S S +S S S E
|-15-12h15p12----12--------------------------12-----|
|-------------15----15p12---------------12------15--|
|-------------------------14b15==(14)r--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
a +Q S S S S S S a +E a +Q
|---------------12-------------------------------------------------|
|-15b17==(15)r-----15p12----12----15-------------------------------|
|------------------------15-------------14b16==(14)r-14b16==(14)r--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~
| |---3----|
| a +Q S S S S S S S a +E Q
|---------------12----------12-------------------------------------|
|-15b17==(15)r-----15p12-------15p===12----------------------------|
|------------------------15-------------14b16==(14)r---------12----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--|
E S S S E E a +S +S E Q D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|-14----12h14p12-----------------12-14b16==(14)r(14)p12-----------||
|------------------------14---------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| S S E a +S S E Q +S S E
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------12-------14b16==(14)-14r------------12----------(12)------||
|-12h14------------------------------------------------------14---||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||
Interlude
&&
Gtrs I, II
Rhy Fig 1
Verse
Rhy Fig 2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_sabbath/nib_tab_ver_13.html ]
Outro - Guitar Solo
S E. E E S S E Q S E. E E S S E Q S E. E E S S E Q
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------5-7-7p5------|------5-7-7p5------|------5-7-7p5------|
|-5h7----------7-7--|-5h7----------7-7--|-5h7----------7-7--|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
A Q A H +E E E S S S E E S S S E E E
|----------7-------------7------(7)/---|-------------------------|
|-10b12==(10)r--10b12==(10)r-----------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-5-4h5p4---5-4h5p4---4s5-|
|--------------------------------------|---------7---------7-----|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
~
E E Q E E Q E E H A +E A +E A +Q. +E S S Q E
|---------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---4-4--4s7-7--|-7h9-9----9b11==(9)r-9b11==(9)r-|-9b11==(9)r==(9)-7h9p7--7-|
|-7-------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S a +Q
|-----------------------------10b12==(10)r-----|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S a +E. +S
|-----------------------------10b12==(10)r(10)-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9-/9-9-9------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
A +E E S S E E E A +S +S E
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12==(10)r--8---------10p===8-----8-10-10b12==(10)r(10)p=8-|
|----------------------------------9---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| A +E E A +S +S E E E E E
|--------------10----------------------------------------------|
|-10b12==(10)r----10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10-------------8-------10-|
|----------------------------------------9---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E A +Q A +Q
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------10----------8-10-10b12==(10)r--10b12==(10)-----|
|------------------9-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|
| A +S +S E E E A +Q A +Q
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12==(10)r(10)p8-10----10b12==(10)r--10b12==(10)r----|
|------------------------9-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~
+E +E S S E Q A +S S E
|----------------------------------------------------------------12-|
|--------(10)r(10)-10p==8h=10----------8----------------------12----|
|------------------------------------------------14b16==(14)r-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| a +Q S +S E a +S S E a +S S E
|---------------------------------------------12-----------------12-|
|------------------------------------------12-----------------12----|
|-10b12==(10)------10r(10)----14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~
A +Q E E A +E E S S S +S
|---------------------15b17==(15)r-15-15p12--------------------|
|-15b17==(15)r--15-12-----------------------15b17=====(15)r----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~
| |-------3-------|
| A +Q E E A +Q E S S S
|---------------------15b17==(15)r----15----12h====15p======12-|
|-15b17==(15)r--15-12------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E E S S E A +E E A +E E
|-12----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------15------------12------12----15b17==(15)r-15----15b17==(15)r----15-|
|--------------------------14---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~
| S S S S a +S S S S a +E S S S S E
|----12-----------------------12-----------------12--------------------12-|
|-15----15-12--------------12----15-15b17==(15)r----15---------12---------|
|-------------14b16==(14)r------------------------------------------14----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3---|
S S S E A +S +S E E E E E
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------12h=14p12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------14-------14b16==(14)r=(14)-12----14-------12---------14------12-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--|
| a E S S S a +S S S S S S S E a +S S E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-|
|-15b17==15r-------12h14p12---------------12---------------------------------12----|
|---------------------------14b16==(14)r------14-12-14p12----12-14b16==(14)r-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------14-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A +Q A +Q A +E +E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------12--|
|-14b16==(14)r--14b16==(14)r----14b16==(14)r========(14)------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~
| A +Q E E S +S E A +E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15b17==(15)r----------15---12---------------------------------------12--|
|---------------------------------------14pb16r(14)p=12--14b16==(14)r-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p|
|-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12-|
|----12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12--|
|-12-------12-------12-------12-------12--------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Gtr I
|--3--|
a +E S T T T T T T T a +S S a +E +S S a +E S S
|-15b17=(15)r-15----12h15p12----12---------------------------------------------------15b17=(15)r--------15----:
|----------------------------15----15p12--------------------12-15b17=(15)r===(15)p12--------------------------:
|----------------------------------------14b16=(14)r----------------------------------------------------------:
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|
| Gtr I
| |---3----| |---3--|
| a +E S S S S S S a +S +S S E a +S S S S S
|-15b17=(15)r-15p12----------12------------------------------------------------------15b17=(15)r-15-12h15p=12-:
|----------------------15----------------------------15b17=(15)------(15)r-15-12------------------------------:
|----------------------------------14p=========12-------------------------------------------------------------:
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
T T S S S S S S a +S H
|-12h15p12------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|----------15----14p===========12-------------------------------------------------------------:
|-----------------------------------14-12-14b16==(14)r----------------------------------------:
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|
| |---3----|
| S S S S S a +E E a S a +S a +Q +E
|-------12------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|-15-------14p12-----------------------15--------------14p12----------------------------------:
|-------------------14-14b16==(14)r--------------------------14b16==(14)r-14b17==(14)r=(14)p==:
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:
W W
|-------------:-----------------:
|-------------:-----------------:
|-------------:-----------------:
|-------------:-9---------------:
|-------------:-7---------------:
|-------------:-----------------:
|
| H. Q H. E S S
|-------------:-----------------:
|-------------:-----------------:
|-12----------:-----------------:
|-------------:-9---------12h14-:
|-------------:-7---------------:
|-------------:-----------------:
+W +W Q Q H
|--------------------------------------------------:------------:-------------*|
|--------------------------------------------------:------------:-------------*|
|--------------------------------------------------:------------:-------------*|
|-(9)----------------------------------------------:-(9)--------:----9\-------*|
|-(7)----------------------------------------------:-(7)--------:----7\-------*|
|--------------------------------------------------:------------:-------------*|
|
| |---3----| |--3--|
| E E S +T T S S E E A E E E E W Q Q H
|--------------------------------------------------:------------:-------------*|
|--------------------------------------------------:------------:-------------*|
|-12--14-14pb16r(14)-12-14-12-12-------------------:------------:-------------*|
|--------------------------------14-12h14-12-------:------------:----9\-------*|
|--------------------------------------------14-12s:=11---------:----7\-------*|
|--------------------------------------------------:------------:-------------*|
