Sweet Leaf - Black Sabbath
Listen to the song, to get the timing, and where to play what, but everything
should be correct.
h= Hammer Down
b= Bend
s= Slide
/= Rest
1234= Hold for 4 Beats
1+2= Hold for 2 Beats
Tuning: STANDARD (EADGBE)
Intro + Verses: Repeat this riff for the intro, and verse parts (Use Distortion
basically for the whole song)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10-10/---15-14-13-/-13---15--10-10--repeat-------------------------------|
E|--8--8-/---13-12-11-/-11-s-13--8--8----------------------------------------|
Bridge: Listen for timing when to play chords (0:51, 2:02, 4:08 times used on song.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------(1234)--(1+2)--(1+2)-(1+2)--(1+2)-(1234)--|
A|--10-10---15-14-13-/--13--15--0--10------8------13---17-------10-----10------|
E|--8--8----13-12-11-/--11--13-----8-------6------11---15-------8------8-------|
Little Riff: This riff is thrown into the song around 1:16. Another guitarist
is playing the intro/verse part at the same time
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------10-9-8b--8-h-10-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10--10-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude: This is rather long, but pretty basic. Listen to the song for timing,
and how many times you play it.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------(1234)-----------------------(1234)--|
D|----(1234)---(1234)--(1234)-(1234)--12--------f-a-s-t-e-r---12---14--------|
A|--10------10-------10------10-------12------10--10--10--10--12-s-14--------|
E|--8-------8--------8-------8--------10------8---8---8---8---10---12--------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_sabbath/sweet_leaf_tab_ver_7.html ]
Interlude Continued: Listen to song for timing. *On the second last 12th fret
chord, hold it for 8 beats.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----(1234)--(1+2)----------(1234)--(1234)---(1+2)--(1+2)-------------------|
D|--12-------12----14--14--14------12-------12-----14------------------------|
A|--12-------12----14--14--14------12-------12-----14------------------------|
E|--10-------10----12--12--12*-----10-------10-----12------------------------|
Interlude Continued: This another riff that is used. The same riff is used until
the end. Play the riff around 8 times.
e|-----------------------------------------=---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------=---ending-of-it------------------|
G|--13-14-13h14h13----13-14--13h14h13------=--14hb16-16----------------------|
D|-----------------14-----------------14---=---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------=---------------------------------|
Solo: The solo starts around 3:02 in the song. Add bends and hammer downs, to
have fun with the solo.
e|-12----12-------------------------------------12-12-------12---------------|
B|-15-15----15-12----------------------------12-12-15-15-15----15-12---------|
G|----------------14-14-12-14-12----12-12-14-------------------------14-12---|
D|-------------------------------14------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo Continued:
e|------------------------------------------------12--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------15-15-15----15-12--------------------|
G|-----12-14-12--------------------------------------------14--14-12----12-14-|
D|--14----------14-14-12---------------------------------------------14-------|
A|-----------------------14-12-10----10---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------12------------------------------------------|
Solo Continued:
e|-----12----------12---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12----15-15-15----15-12---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------14-12-14-12----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------14-12-14-14-12--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------14-12-10------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------12---------------|
Ending: Go back to the intro/verse chord pattern, but then there is also the
little riff pattern. Do this riff pattern about 6 times.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------10-9-8b-8-h-10--------------------------------------------------|
D|--8b10-10------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
That is basically the whole song. Black Sabbath rules!
The main riff in this song kinda reminds me of War Pigs.
