Black Sabbath - The Gates Of Hell / Headless Cross guitar tab
{Headless Cross}
From Black Sabbath's "Headless Cross"-1989
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-{7}--xxxx-7-7/9-9(9\4)-------------------xx-7--9/11-9---------9(\6)--
-{7}--xxxx-7-7/9-9(9\4)-------------------xx-7--9/11-9----------------
-{5}--xxxx-5-5/7-7------------------------xx-5--7/-9-7----------------
-----------------------3^(4)-xx(0)3^(4)0------------------------------
^Fade in and cut at opening drum beat
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-xx-7-7/9-9(9\4)-------------------7--9/11-9----------9-9(\6)-----
-xx-7-7/9-9(9\4)-------------------7--9/11-9----------------------
-xx-5-5/7-7------------------------5--7/-9-7----------------------
-----------------3^(4)-xx(0)3^(4)0--------------------------------
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-xx-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--x4-6--4-6-9-6--x4-6--4-4-6-9-6--x4-6---------
-xx-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--x4-6--4-6-9-6--x4-6--4-4-6-9-6--x4-6---------
-xx-4--2-4--2-4-7-4--x2-4--2-4-7-4--x2-4--2-2-4-7-4--x2-4---------
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-9/11--4/8-6--
-9/11--4/8-6--
-7/-9--2/6-4--{Let ring and fade during vocals}
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Verse 1
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-(12\8)-(xx)-6------------------------------------3-------------------------
-(12\8)-(xx)-7------------------------------------4-------------------------
-(12\8)-(xx)-7-{Let ring}-------------------------4-{Let ring}--------------
--------(xx)-5------------------------------------2-------------------------
Chorse Listen for the feet as they pound the land to a tune of thunder
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-6-6-6-4/6-9-6-6--------
-6-6-6-4/6-9-6-6--------
-4-4-4-2/4-7-4-4--------
-----------------12\9---
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-6---------------------------------xx-3-----------------------------------
-7---------------------------------xx-4-----------------------------------
-7-{Let ring}----------------------xx-4-{Let ring}------------------------
-5---------------------------------xx-2-----------------------4--5--4-----
Watch as the legions ride again to a fate of death or torture
At the Headless
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-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--x4-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--4-4-6---
-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--x4-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--4-4-6---
-4--2-4--2-4-7-4--x2-4--2-4--2-4-7-4--2-2-4-{Let ring during vocals}
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Cross At the Headless Cross
Verse 2
Chorse
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--------8/9--4/5-4-9-8--8/9-4/5-4-7-4--8/9--4/5-4-9-8--8/9-4/5-4-7-4--------
--------6/7--------7-6--6/7------------6/7--------7-6--6/7------------------
-(12\9)---------------------------------------------------------------------
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------6/7-6-9-8------6/7-6-9-6-------6/7-6----------6/7-6-9-6---------------
-8/9--4/5-4-7-6--8/9-4/5-4-7-4--8/9--4/5-4-9-8--8/9-4/5-4-7-4---------------
-6/7-------------6/7------------6/7--------7-6--6/7-------------------------
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-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--x4-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--4-4-6---
-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--x4-6--4-6--4-6-9-6--4-4-6---
-4--2-4--2-4-7-4--x2-4--2-4--2-4-7-4--2-2-4-{Let ring during vocals}
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Verse 3
Chorse
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-20^(22)-20-17h20p17h2017---------------------------------------------------
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-----------------------------------------------------17h19p17h19p17---------
--------------------------------------------------------------------17~\12--
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-22-(^24)-20-17-20p17h20p17-------------------------------------------------
---------------------------19p17h19p17--------------------------------------
---------------------------------------17h19p17h19p17-----------------------
-----------------------------------------------------17h20p17---------------
-------------------------------------------------------------20p17\15-15h17p-
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------------------------------17---------------20-17-20p17--17~-------17----
--------------------17h19^(22)----------------------------19---19^(22)------
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---------------17h20--------------------------------------------------------
-15\12-15-17h20-------------------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------------------------(15/)17~
-17h19p17h19p17h19------------------17h19p17h19---------------17-19---------
-------------------17h19p17h19p17h19------------17h19p17h19p17--------------
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---------------------------------------------------------------------9^(10~)
-12-11-10-------------------------------------------------------------------
----------12-9~---------------------------------9-^(10-10-10)-6-9p6-6-------
----------------9-8---8-10-8~(8/15)--12-12(\9)------------------------------
-------------------10-------------------------------------------------------
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-7--10^(12)-7h10p7^(9)------------------------------------------------------
-7--------------------9-7--7--------7^(8)---7^(8)-9-7---7h9p7--7-(7^9)------
-7-----------------------9---9p6-6~------9-7---------7~------9---------9~---
-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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^muted sweep
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---14~-12-14-14p12--14p12--14p12--14p12---------15--------------------------
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Hold last note and fade-^
Verse 4
Play Chorse
Play rythm and fade out