Black Sabbath - A national acrobat
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4/4 Time Notation h = hammer on p = pull-off b = bend \ = slide down / = slide up . = staccato, don't let ring r = rest x = mute notes Note - I worked this out on an acoustic guitar So it is bound to have inaccuracies, (especially with the hammer on and pull off) Please add corrections Riff 1 - 2 Bars - Intro repeat 4 times e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------2----------------| D|----------------------3--2----------------5------2-3-2--| A|3h5--5.-5---5-3-5-3-5------3-5-5-5-5-3------3-----------| E|-----------------------------------------------5--------| Riff 2 - 2 Bars D F C G e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|7---7--7----------5---5--5----------| D|7---7--7-3---3--3-5---5--5-5---5--5-| A|5---5--5-3---3--3-3---3--3-5---5--5-| E|---------1---1--1----------3---3--3-| + riff 1 I am the world that hides the .... Riff 3 - 2 Bars Bb ? F G e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|1--1-1---2--2-2---------------------| D|3--3-3---3--3-3---3--3-3---5--5-5---| A|3--3-3---0--0-0---3--3-3---5--5-5---| E|---------1--1-1---1--1-1---3--3-3---| + riff 1 I've lived a thousand times, I found out .... Verse 2 When little worlds collide I'm ... Riff 4 - 2 Bars e|-------------------------------------------------5----| B|----------------------------------6\---x-x-x-x---6----| G|----------------------------------5\---x-x-x-x---5----| D|-----------------3----------------4\---x-x-x-x--------| A|3h5.-r-r-3h5-3h5---5-3---3h5.-r-5-5\---x-x-x-x-5------| E|-----------------------5----------------------------5-| ran |try pull off to open strings on electric Repeat Riff 4 for the rest of the lyrics and solo Lyric You've got to believe me. I'm talking .... I want you to listen. I'm trying to get .... Solo Just remember love is life and hate ... Riff 5 - 1 Bar e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|3/5--5-3--3-------------| E|------------5\3--3-1--1-| X 3 Riff 6 - 1 Bar e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Riff 7 - 2 Bars e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|------4-------------4-7-4--------4-------------| D|4-5-7----7--7-4-5-7--------4-5-7---7--5-4------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| X 2 Riff 8- 2 Bars As above but start at 9th fret e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|--------9---------------9-12-9\--------9--------------| D|9-10-12----12---9-10-12--------9-10-12---9--10-9------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Then Riff 7 Riff 9 use 4th finger for 7, 1st finger for 5 then 3(stretch) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--------------5-----3---5-3---| A|7---7-7-7-7-7-3-----1---3-1---| E|5---5-5-5-3-0-----------------| X 4 Riff 10 - 1st 2 bars e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|----7-7-----5-7-----5-7---7-7p5----| A|----------7-------7------------7---| E|5----------------------------------| 2nd 2 bars e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|--------------9b--p7p5--9b--p7p5---| D|----7-7-----5---------7---------7p5| A|----------7------------------------| E|5----------------------------------| Repeat riff 10 X 2 Riff 11 - 1 bar e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|777775777775----| A|------------650-| E|----------------| X 8 Riff 10 e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|5---4---5---4---| A|3---2---3---2---| E|----------------| X 4 Then strum 1/16 speed and slide up the neck For 2 bars and finish on an A
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