In a previous article, bpatr@ntua.gr (Babis Patrikakis) says:
PARANOID - BLACK SABBATH
The following chords are the only ones used in this song (G2 means
only an alternative formation for G, it's not Gsus2 or something).
E D G C G2
-------------------------------
------------------------12-----
------------12----10----12-----
14----12----12----10----12-----
14----12----10----8------------
12----10-----------------------
Here are the rhythm figures used in the song (2'-' = 8th note)
FIGURE 1A
E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-|G-D-----E---G2--|
FIGURE 1B
E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-|G-D-----E-------|
FIGURE 2
E---------------|C-------D-------|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|
FIGURE 3
E---------------|----------------|D---------------|----------------|
INTRO (4'-' = 8th note)
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------12-h14----------12------|
(12)h14-----(12)h14-----(12)h14-|12-h14----------12-h14------14--|
12----------12----------12------|--------------------------------|
KEY:
h = hammer on
(12) = this note hardly takes time to sound
Finally, song flow and lyrics (Figure 1 = Figure 1A + Figure 1B)
[INTRO] X4
w/Figure 1
Finished with my woman cause she couldn't help me with my mind
People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time
[Figure 2] X2
w/Figure 1
All day long I think of things but nothing seems to satisfy
Think I'll lose my mind if I don't find something to pacify
w/Figure 3
Can you help me? Are you for my brain? Oh yeah!
[Figure 1A] X2
w/Figure 1
I need someone to show me the things in life that I can't find
I can't see the things that make true happiness I must be blind
[Solo over Figure 1A]
[Figure 1A] X2
w/Figure 1
Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and I will cry
Happiness I cannot feel and love to me is so unreal
[Figure 2] X2
w/Figure 1A
And so as you hear these words telling you now of my state
I tell you to enjoy life I wish i could but it's too late
[Figure 1]
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 1997 22:25:40 -0500 (EST)
From: lordcope@magi.com
Subject: TAB: Paranoid (solo) by Black Sabbath
The file for "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath already exists at OLGA. It includes the
tab and chords and lists these three authors: Babis Patrikakis (bpatr@ntua.gr),
Steve Portigal (steve@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca) and Ric Kelly
(ric@achenar.demon.co.uk). However, this file does not contain the solo,
which I have tabbed here.
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Guitar solo to "Paranoid", by Black Sabbath
Played by Tony Iommi on the album "Paranoid"
Transcribed by Annie Lord (lordcope@magi.com)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
G|-12p9----9---------|-----9----9--------|----------------------|
D|------12-----------|-------12---12-9---|----------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-10h12-10h12-10\7-7---|
E|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|-----8-10-10b12r10p8-10b12=|
G|------------------|----------7h9-9---|-7-9-----------------------|
D|------------------|------7h9---------|---------------------------|
A|-10-7---7---------|-7h10-------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
B|=r10p8-10--8-------|--------------17-15-|-17----17----17-15-|
G|-------------9-9-9-|-7-9-9-9-9/16-------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-17b19-17b19-17b19r17p15-17p15----|-15p12----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------17-|-------15-15p12-------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------14-12-14-14p12----|
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------14-|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-12----12-14b16r14-12-----|-14b16--12h14p12----12-------------|
D|----14--------------------|-----------------14----14----------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------12h13h14-|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3
e|-----------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------12--------|-------------|
D|-12--------------------------|-12--12-14----14-12--|-14-12----14-|
A|-----14-12-14p12----12h13h14-|---------------------|-------------|
E|-----------------15----------|---------------------|-------------|
tablature explanation:
b--> bend (to the equivalent of the next number)
r--> release bend
h--> hammer-on
p--> pull-off
=--> hold bend
/--> slide up
\--> slide down
notes: -All the notes are held until the next note is played,
except for the last note, which is staccato.
-The numbers on top of the tab indicate the beat, so you know
approximately the length of each note. However, it's probably easier
to just listen to the song.
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