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Black - Sabbath - Vol 4 Album guitar tab

Tracks Tabbed

1. Wheels of Confusion/Straightener

2. Tomorrow's Dream

3. Changes

4. Supernaut

5. Cornucopia

6. St Vitus Dance

7. Under the Sun

Note 1 - At the time I sent this Snowblind and Laguna Sunrise were already in

the OLGA archive, so I have not included these here.

Note 2 -for a lot of these songs Tony Iommi tuned his guitar down 2 frets so

the bass string was D. I haven't bothered as most can be played without tuning

down. However some are easier to play further up the neck, Tomorrow's Dreams,

for example, so try shifting what I've done up 2 frets to see if feels better.

I've avoided using open strings, where I could to make this easier.

Note 3 - I only have an acoustic guitar, so I tend to play a lot of the notes

that Iommi probably bends to, hammers on, pulls off, etc. Try playing around

with the notes to see if you can get it closer to the original.

All corrections gladly accepted. I would be interested to see how close I got

or other ways of playing these.

Note 4 - I have tried where possible to indicate timing by using 4 dashes to

equal 1 beat so |1---2---3---4---| = 1 bar in 4/4 time

1. Wheels of Confusion

Lead intro X2(need help here)

e--------------------------------------

B--------------------/8\---/8888888b9\-

G-8b9----6-8-8b9\----------------------

D--------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------

The main riff is a C Chord over 2 bars

e-|----------------|----------------|

B-|5-----5-5-----5-|5-5-5-----------|

G-|5-----5-5-----5-|5-5-5-----------|

D-|5-----5-5-----5-|5-5-5-----------|

A-|3-----3-3-----3-|3-3-3-----------|

E-|----------------|------------3-6-|(X2) per verse line

Long ago I wandered through my mind

In the land of fairytales and stories

Lost in happiness I knew no fears

Innocence and love was all I knew - Was an illusion

Soon the days were passing into years

Happiness just didn't come so easy

Life was bored of fairytales and daydreams

Innocence was just another word - Was an illusion

At the end of each verse - Riff 2

e-|----------------|----------------|

B-|----------------|----------------|

G-|----------------|----------------|

D-|------------3---|----------------|

A-|3-----5-------5-|--5-------------|

E-|--6-3---6-3-----|6---6-3-6-3-6-3-|+ main riff (X2)

Riff 2 X 3 after verse 2 then - Riff 3

e-|----------------|----------------|

B-|----------------|----------------|

G-|----------------|----------------|

D-|----3-----3-----|----------------|

A-|--5-----5-------|----------------|

E-|6-----5-5---4---|4---------------|(X2)

Faster tempo shuffle leading into a solo break

e-|----------------|----------------|

B-|----------------|----------------|

G-|----------------|----------------|

D-|----------------|----------------|

A-|----------------|----------1-----|

E-|3---3---3---3---|3---3-1-3---3-1-|

Solo - need help

Just before "Lost in the Wheels...

G Bb D C Db C Db C Bb

|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------

|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------

|----------------|----7---5------|----6---5------|6---5---3------

|5-----------8---|----7---5------|----6---5------|6---5---3------

|5-----------8---|----5---3------|----4---3------|4---3---1------

|3-----------6---|---------------|---------------|---------------

(X2)

Then over Gm maybe Gm7

Lost in the Wheels of Confusion

Running through valleys of tears

Eyes full of angry delusion

Hiding in every day fears

Riff 2 & Main Riff & Riff 3

Main Riff

So I found that life is just a game

Hurts you now, there's never been a winner

Try your hardest, you'll still be a loser

The world will still be turning when you've gone

Riff 2 x 3 then

e-|----------------

B-|-5--------------

G-|-5--------------

D-|-5--------------

A-|-3--------------

E-|----------------

The Straightener

Acoustic bit all the way to the end

e---|----------------|--------------

B---|----------------|--------------

G---|----------2-----|4----2--------

D---|-----5----------|----------5---

A---|----------------|--------------

E---|----------------|--------------

Over the acoustic bit

Em

e---|-----------------|-----------------

B-7-|-----------------|-----------------

G-7-|9----------------|-----------------

D-7-|9----------------|-------------5---

A-5-|7----------------|--------5----5-5-

E---|7----------------|--------5------5-

e---|-----------------|----------------

B---|-----------------|----------------

G---|4-----4-0--------|------------0---

D---|2-----2-2--------|------------2---

A---|2-----2-2--------|------------2---

E---|0-----0-0--------|------------0---

e---|----------------|----------------

B---|----------------|----------------

G---|----------------|----------------

D---|4---------------|4-------5---5---

A---|0---------------|0-------5---5---

E---|----------------|--------5---5---

e---|----------------|----------------

B---|----------------|----------------

G---|0---------------|----------------

D---|2---------------|----------------

A---|2---------------|----------------

E---|0---------------|----------------

e---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D---|9-----9-9-------|--------9---7---|9-----9-9-----9-|

A---|7-----7-7-------|--------7---5---|7-----7-7-----7-|

E---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

e---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D---|7-----7-7-------|--------9---7---|9-----9-9-------|

A---|5-----5-5-------|--------7---5---|7-----7-7-------|

E---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

e---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G---|9-----9-9-------|--------9---7---|9-----9-9-----9-|

D---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

e---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G---|7-----7-7-------|--------9---7---|9-----9-9-------|

D---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

e---|12----12-12-----|----15p12-----15p12---

B---|----------------|----------15--------15

e---|12----12-12-----|-----------------12---

B---|----------------|----------------------

e---|----------------|----------------------

B---|15----15-15-----|------------15---15---

e---|12----12-12-----|----15p12-----15p12---

B---|----------------|----------15--------15

repeat X 2 then solo around these notes and fade

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2. Tomorrow's dream

Intro Riff (My version)

e---|--------------------------------

B---|-------------------------55-----

G---|-------------------------55-----

D---|2-5-7---7-5-7-10-7\---5--55-----

A---|0-3-5---5-3-5-8--5\---3--33-----

E---|--------------------------------

Intro Riff version 2 (shown to me)

e---|---------------------------------

B---|---------------------------------

G---|-----------------------555-------

D---|--5-7-777-5-7-55-7\----553-------

A---|7-3-5-555-3-5-33-5\----333-------

E---|5--------------------------------

Verse Riff -Pluck notes or stroke up & down

D C G

e---|--------------|-----------------

B---|--------------|-----------------

G---|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7\----5--5-----

D---|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-5\----5--55--5-

A---|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5\----3--35--5-

E---|--------------|------------3--3-

Well I'm leaving tomorrow at daybreak

Catch the fastest train around nine

Yes, I'm leaving he sorrow and heartache

Before it takes me away from my mind

Send me love and I may let you see me

Send me hopes I can spin in my head

But if you really want me to answer

I can only let you know I'm not dead

At the end of each verse - Riff 3

e---|----------------|----------------

B---|----------------|----------------

G---|5-----5---5-5---|----------------

D---|5-----5---5-5---|----------------

A---|3-----3---3-3---|----------------

E---|----------------|6p5p3-6p5p3-5p3-

Intro riff (X4)

Then C Eb\C

e---|------0-----0---|------3-----3---

B---|----1---1-----1-|----4---4-----4-

G---|--0-------0-----|--3-------3-----

D---|----------------|----------------

A---|3---------------|3---------------

E---|----------------|----------------

Bar 3rd fret

When sadness fills my days

It's time to turn away

And then tomorrow's dreams

Become reality to me

Riff 3 then solo

e---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D---|----3-3---------|3-3-------------|----3-3---------|

A---|3-5-----5---3-5-|----5-----------|3-5-----5---3h5p3

E---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

e---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B---|----------------|5b--------------|----------------|

G---|---5-5h7--------|--5h7p5---------|----------------|

D---|/7--------------|-------7p5------|----3-3---------|

A---|----------------|-----------8p5\-|3h5-----5---3h5p3

E---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

e---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B---|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G---|--5-------------|----------------|----------------|

D---/7---7p5---7p5---|----3-3---------|----------------|

A---|--------8----8p5\3h5-----5-------|Riff 3-X2-------|

E---|----------------|------------5-3-|----------------|

Verse Riff

So realise I'm much better without you

Your not the one and only thing in my heart

I'll just go back to pretending I'm living

But this time I'm gonna have to stop art? fast? -(not sure)

riff 3 X 2 then C Chord

*****

3. Changes - In C, but the *bass notes should be an octave lower(Easy on a

piano) (Shift up the neck and play this in F the *bass notes are open E then C)

C/G pick notes

e---|---3---------|5---5-3--------|

B---|--5----------|6---6-5--------|

G---|-5-----------|7---7-5--------|

D---|-------------|---------------|

A---|-----3*------|---------------|

E---|3--------3---|---------------|

bar 3rd fret

I feel unhappy

Dm

e---|---3---------|5---5----------|

B---|--5----------|6---6----------|

G---|-5-----------|7---7----------|

D---|-------------|7---7----------|

A---|-----5*------|---------------|

E---|3--------5---|---------------|

I feel so sad

e---|---7---------|5---5-3--------|

B---|--6----------|6---6-5--------|

G---|-7-----------|7---7-5--------|

D---|-------------|---------------|

A---|-----3*------|---------------|

E---|5--------3---|---------------|

I've lost the best friend

First 2 bars

That I ever had

She was my woman

I love her so

But it's to late now

I've let her go

Chorus 3/4 time

F Em Dm Dm

e---|----1--|-----0--|----5--|----5--|

B---|---1-1-|----0-0-|---6-6-|---6-6-|

G---|--2----|---0----|--7----|--7----|

D---|-3-----|--2-----|-7-----|-7-----|

A---|-------|--------|5------|5------|

E---|1------|0-------|-------|-------|

I'm going through changes X 4

Then

G F Am7 Am G Am

e|-----1--|----1--|----3--|0------|-----1-1-|1------|

B|----0-0-|---1-1-|---1-1-|1-----0|---1-1-1-|1------|

G|---0----|--2----|--2----|2----0-|--2--2-2-|2------|

D|--0-----|-3-----|-2-----|2---0--|-2---2-2-|2------|

A|--------|-------|0------|0------|0----0-0-|0------|

E|3-------|5------|-------|---3---|---------|-------|

Last verse -

It took so long to realise

And I can still hear her last goodbyes

Now all my days are filled with tears

Wish I could go back and change these years

*****

4. Supernaut

Riff 1

Repeat first 4 bars - G bar chord

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|------------5---|

A|5--55---3-5-5---|5-5-5p3--3--33--|5--55---3-5-----|

E|------3---------|-------3--------|------3---------|

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----3---5-5-3---|----------------|----------------|

A|------3------5-3|5---------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Before drum solo

Verse riff

D C

e|----------------|----------------|

B|----------------|----------------|

G|7\-------------5|---55-5---55-5-7|

D|7\-------------3|---55-5---55-5-7|

A|5\-------------3|------3------3-5|

E|----------------|----------------|

Bass

I want to reach out and touch the sky

I want to touch the sun but I don't need to fly

I'm gonna climb up every mountain of the moon

And find the dish that ran away with the spoon

Riff 1

Verse Riff

I've crossed the ocean, turned every bend

I found the crossing at a golden rainbows end

I've been through magic and through life's reality

I've lived a thousand years and it never bothered me

Riff 1

Drum solo

Verse riff

Got no religion, don't need no friends

Got all I want and I don't need to pretend

Don't try to reach me 'cause I'll tear up your mind

I've seen the future and I've left it behind

Riff 1

*****

Snowblind - Already tabbed in archive

*****

5. Cornucopia

(If you tune down 2 frets in this one, play it as shown)

Intro Riff - Play first 2 bars 3 times then the third bar

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|--------------7-|----7-6-6-7-----|6-7-----6-7-----|

E|0---7-6-7-6-7---|------------6-7-|----6-7-----6-7-|

Verse Riff 6/8 time

e|-----------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------7--7--7--7----|

G|---------------------------7--7--7--7----|

D|---------------------------7--7--7--7----|

A|------7--7-------7--7------5--5--5--5----|

E|0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0--------------|

Too much near the truth they say

Keep it 'till another day

Let them have their little game

Illusion helps to keep them sane

At the end of the verse - Riff 3

D E

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|7---------------------9------------9------9------|

G|7---------------------9------------9------9------|

D|7---------------------9------------9------9------|

A|5---------------------7------------7------7------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------|

A|7---9h10---9p7----------7---9h10---9---------------|

E|--------------------------------------10-----------|

(X2)

Verse 2

Let them have their little toys

Matchbox cars and mortgage joys

Exciting in their plastic ways

Frozen food in a concrete maze

Riff 4

D A D A

e|---------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------|

G|7------------------7-------------------|

D|7---7--------------7---7---------------|

A|5---7--------------5---5---------------|

E|----5---5h77777-5h7----5---5h77777-5h7-|(X3)

You're gonna go insane

I'm trying to save your brain

Riff 5

e|--------|----------------|

B|--------|----------------|

G|--------|----------------|

D|--------|----------------|

A|6-7-----|6-7-----6-7-----|

E|----6-7-|----6-7-----6-7-|

Not sure about the chords here - Riff 6

A A? D Dm7

e|------------------8-8-8-|

B|--5-----5------7--6-6-6-|

G|-6-6-6-5-5-5--7-7-5-5-5-|

D|----7-----5--7---77-7-7-|

A|------------5-----------|

E|5-----5-----------------|(X4)

Then something like this - Riff 7 - faster

e|----------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------|

A|5---5----55---5----55---5---------|

E|------5h7-------5h7-------5h7-5---|(X4)

Riff 8

A G

e|----------------|----------------|

B|----------------|--------3h5p3---|

G|----------------|-------------5b-|

D|7---7---7---7---|5---5-----------|

A|7---7---7---7---|5---5-----------|

E|5---5---5---5---|3---3-----------|

I don't know what's happening

My head's all torn inside

People say I'm heavy

But they don't know what I hide

Riff 7 X4

Riff 4

Riff 5

Verse Riff

Take a life it's going cheap

Kill someone, no-one will weep

Freedom's yours, just pay your dues

We just want your soul to use

Riff 4

Your gonna go insane

I'm trying to save your brain

*****

Laguna Sunrise - Tab already in archive

*****

6. St. Vitus Dance

Riff 1 - Need help here, something like -

C I use 4th finger while holding C chord

e|--------|-------|----------------|

B|5---------------|------------5---|

G|5-------7-5---5-|5-----------5---|

D|5-----------7---|------------5---|

A|3---------------|--3-6p5p3---3---|

E|----------------|----------------|

C I use 4th finger while holding C chord

e|---------|------|----------------|

B|5--------6-5-5--|5-----------5---|

G|5------5----7---|5-----------5---|

D|5*--------------|5-----------5---|

A|3*--------------|3---6p5p3---3---|

E|----------------|----------------|

* - let ring

Riff 2

C5 Bb5 Eb5 F5

e|----------------|----------------|

B|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|

D|5-----5-5-----5-|1-----8-8\7/8-10|

A|3-----3-3-----3-|3-----6-6\5/6-8-|

E|----------------|----------------| (X2 per verse line )

So you think you know what's going on inside her head

You think she wants your money, but it's you she wants instead

Riff 1

Riff 2

When you think about the things that she did long ago

It breaks your heart, but deep down boy, you don't want her to go

Riff 1

Riff 3

A G E G

e|----------------|----------------|

B|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|

D|7-----7-7-----7-|5-----5-2---5---|

A|7-----7-7-----7-|5-----5-2---5---|

E|5-----5-5-----5-|3-----3-0---3---|

You feel your nerves are shattering

You feel you want to die

Just because the one mistake

Of telling you lie

Riff 1

Riff 2

If I were you I'd try again and try and make amends

She only thinks of you, you know, I'm talking as a friend

Riff 1

******

7. Under The Sun

This one needs the guitar tuned down to D

You only need it for the intro riff as follows

d|-------------------------------------------------------

A|-------------------------------------------------------

F|-------------------------------------------------------

C|-------------------------------------------------------

G|2-----2-2---9---8------------12---11--------------10--9

D|0-----0-0---7---6------------10---9---------------8---7

Normally I don't bother with the intro- the rest can be played as follows. If

you tune down to D then shift this up 2 frets.

4/4 Shuffle 3 = triplets

3 3 3 3

e|--------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------|

A|5---5--7--5--7--8--7--5--7--5---|

E|--------------------------------|(X2) each verse line

Well I don't want no Jesus freak to tell me what it's all about.

No black magician telling me to cast my soul out.

Don't believe in violence, I don't even believe in peace.

I've opened the door now and my minds been released.

At the end of each verse

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

e|--------------------------------------4h5p4--4-5\--|

B|--------------------------2-3-5-2-5-5------5-------|

G|----------------2-3---3-4--------------------------|

D|----2-3---2-3-5-----5------------------------------|

A|3-5-----5------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2

Well I don't want no preacher telling me about the God in the sky.

No, I don't want no one to tell me where I'm gonna go when I die.

I want to live my life, don't want people telling me what to do

I just believe in myself 'cause no one else is true.

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------|

E|3-----3-----3--------3---1---2---| repeat

Every day just comes and goes

Life is just one long overdose

People drive to ruination

I can see from their frustration

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------|

E|5-----5-----5--------5---3---4---| repeat

People hiding their real faces

keep on running their rat races

Behind each flower there grows a weed

In their world of make believe

Solo over

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------|

E|7-----7-----7--------7---5---6---| repeat

Verse 3

So believe what I tell you, it's the only way you'll find in the end.

Just believe in yourself, you know really shouldn't have to pretend.

Don't let those empty people try and interfere with you mind.

Just live you life and leave them all behind

Outro Riff

e|------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------|

D|7-----------------7-----------------|

A|--8-7-5---5---5-5---8-7-------------|

E|------------------------8---8---8-8-|

e|------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------|

D|7-----------------------------------|

A|--8-7-------------------------------|

E|------6---6---6-6-6---5---5---5-5-5-|Repeat and solo over

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