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
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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
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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
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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
