Paranoid — Black Sabbath

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In a previous article, [email protected] (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).

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

Intro

KEY: h = hammer on (12) = this note hardly takes time to sound

Finally, song flow and lyrics (Figure 1 = Figure 1A + Figure 1B)

Intro

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

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

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

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

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: [email protected] 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 ([email protected]), Steve Portigal ([email protected]) and Ric Kelly ([email protected]). However, this file does not contain the solo, Which I have tabbed here.

Guitar solo to "Paranoid", by Black Sabbath Played by Tony Iommi on the album "Paranoid"

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.