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Iron Man
Blizzard
(Iommi, Osbourne, Butler, Ward)
INTRO:(clean guitar with echo)
e-|----------||-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
B-|----------||-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
G-|----------||-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
D-|----------||-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
A-|----------||-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
E-|----------||---0---------------|---2-----------------|---0----------------|
e-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
E-|---2-------------|---0-------------|--0--1--2----------|---0--------------|
e-|--------------------------|---------------------------|-----------(12)---|
B-|--------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
G-|--------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
D-|-------------------2------|---------------------------|------------------|
A-|---------------2----------|---------------------------|--0---------------|
E-|--0--1--2-------------2---|-----2----------2----------|------------------|
e-|--------------------------|--(12)------------------|---------------------||
B-|--------------------------|------------------------|---------------------||
G-|--------------------------|------------------------|---------------------||
D-|--------------------------|------------------------|---------------------||
A-|--------------------------|------------------------|---------------------||
E-|--2b(3)--2--0-------------|------------------------|--0--1--2------------||
Intro: bend behind nut on open E string.
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-----/------------|
|i2--/-----(X 3)---| i = index finger
|---/--------------|
|t0^---------------| t = thumb
I am Iron Man!!! (6)======>(5)===>(6)vvvvvvvv>(5)>(6)---
D-|----2>4vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv---------------------------------------------------
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-|-------------------------------------------------
B-|-------------------------------------------------
G-|---44>2---4>(6)--4vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv----
D-|-------------------------------------------------
A-|-------------------------------------------------
E-|-------------------------------------------------
e-|---------------------------------------------5>(6)----------------
B-|------------------------------5-5>7>5>7>5>7------------7vvvvvv----
G-|------------------------/6----------------------------------------
D-|--44vvvvvv-----------------------------------------------
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------
e-|---------------------------------------------9--9---9--9>(10)======>9--
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|---4>(6)==========>4>2-----4>(6)------6/9----9--9---9------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--10>(12)==========>10----9vvvvvvv--9>(10)=====>9------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------9>(10)==>(11)==========>9-
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-|----------------------------------17----------------------------------
B-|----------14---17>(19)----17>(19)-----17>(19)==========>17---17>(19)--
G-|------14--------------------------------------------------------------
D-|--/16-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-|----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------
e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|--17----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|-------16>(18)vvvvvvv--16>(19)>16>(18)vvvv---16>(18)==========>16vvvvvvv--
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------17>(19)-----17>(19)=====>17-
--------15--15---14>(15)>14-------------------14------------------------------
----16------------------------14----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------16vvvvvvv-----------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----17>(19)vvvvvvvvvvvvv----(19)>17--17vvvv---------------------------------
----------------------------------------------(17)>16>14--14---16>(18)vvvv--
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-|---19>(21)===>19--19>(21)=====>19--19vvvvvvv----
B-|------------------------------------------------
G-|------------------------------------------------
D-|------------------------------------------------
A-|------------------------------------------------
E-|------------------------------------------------
e-|---16------------------------------------------------------
B-|-------17--------17/19vvvvvv---17>19>17---1714vvvvvvvvv--
G-|-----------16----------------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blizzard/iron_man_tab_ver_2.html ]
This begins where the rhythm changes to the progression that plays over the
chorus(begins with Dmaj7)
----------------------------------------------------------
----------7---10/12--10vvvvv---9--10---9>10>9>75vvvvvv---
-----2/7--------------------------------------------------
--4-------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
--7/9---9----75-----52/5-----2---2-------------------------
----------------------------------4>(6)======vvvv>4--4>(7)---
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
--(6)======>4--------(6)========>4>2>4>2vvvvvv--4>(6)=========>4---
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
----4vvvvvvvvvvvv-----2vvvvvvvvvvvv--------4-----------------------
--------------------------------------4/6-------64--2vvvvvvv------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------0--
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|11-9-----------------------11-9----------------------------
|----11-10-9--------------------11-10-9---------------------x2
|------------7--------------------------7-------------------
|--------------7-7/9-9--------------------7-7/9-9-----------
|------------------------||------------------------|
|------------------------||------------------------|
|------------------------||------------------------|
|-9-9--------------7-8-9-||-9-9--------------7-8-9-|
|-9-9--------7-8-9-------||-9-9--------7-8-9-------|
|-7-7-7-9-10-------------||-7-7-7-9-10-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-/-12--12/14-14----1716-1716-1712--12-12/14-14---------|
|--7-/-10--10/12-12----1514-1514-1510--10-10/12-12---------|
| |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4---7---7---9--9----1211---1211---1211---7--9--9--------|
|--4---7---7---9--9----1211---1211---1211---7--9--9--------|
|--2---5---5---7--7----10-9---10-9---10-9---5--7--7--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Heavy boots of lead, fills his victimsfull of dread
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2---5---5---7--7----10-9---10-9---10-9---5--7--7--------|Lead 5:
|--2---5---5---7--7----10-9---10-9---10-9---5--7--7--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
They all run as fast as they can, cause Iron Man lives again . . .
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2---5---5---7--7----10-9---10-9---10-9---5--7--7--------|Lead 4:
|--2---5---5---7--7----10-9---10-9---10-9---5--7--7--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--9-9--12--9-8-7-7-7---6-7-7-8-|x2
|--9-9--12--9-8-7-7-7---6-7-7-8-|
|--7-7--10--7-6-5-5-5-0-4-5-5-6-|
[Bass And Drum Section]:
[Interlude]:
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------7---7-9-9^^-9^^-9^^^^----
|-97-5--7p5----5h7-------5-7-7/9---9----------------------
|------------7------5h7------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|--9^-9^^-9p7----7-----------------------------------------
|-------------9------97-5-7---5-7-7^^--7^^--7^^^-5--------
|----------------------------------------------------7-----
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------7---7-9-9^^-9^^-9^^^^----
|-97-5--7p5----5h7-------5-7-7/9---9----------------------
|------------7------5h7------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|--9^-9^^-9p7----7-----------------------------------------
|-------------9------97-5-7---5-7-7^^--7^^--7^^^-5--------
|----------------------------------------------------7-----
|----------------------------------------------------------
Em(add9)AA7A7sus4A7
Em(add9)AA7
Leads:
A
--------------------------------------
----2----------2--------2-------------
---4>(6)======(6)=4--2--2-------------
----------------------------2vvvvv----
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
B
---7/9--9--97--7---
---------------------
---7/9--9--97--7---
---------------------
---------------------
---------------------
C
------------------
---7---5---3---2--
------------------
---7---5---4---2--
------------------
------------------
D
-----------------------------------------------
--2--------------------------------------------
--4>(6)------4>(6)>4>2-----2-------------------
------------------------4------2-vvvvvvvvvvv---
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
E
-----------------------
----10---12----10------
----0-----0-----0------
----11---12----11------
-----------------------
-----------------------
I have learned this song can only be played slightly as close to Blizzard with atleast 2 guitarists.
The distinct differences between the sounds of Billy and Ashley's guitars are profound.
Plus a little note . . . Billy's guitar is slightly distored throughout the song and Ashley's is clean with tons of echo.
Ashley plays all fills and leads . . . however every rythym section throughout the song is played by both of them.
