Black - Sabbath - Wheels of Confusion guitar tab

h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

8b9 = bend 8th fret half a note

8b10 = bend 8th fret whole note

b9 = bend 8th fret half a note and strike just after bending

8b9r8 = bend 8th fret half a note and release to first position

~ = vibrato

~~ = much vibrato

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

( ) = is played now and then

cursive = let chords ring

INTRORIFF guitar 1

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

B ---------------------------|-6h7~--------------|

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

D -7h8b9~--b9-5-7--7h8b9~-\--|---------------------------|

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

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

COMMENT: in second bar: play about eight notes, beginning on the 7th fret,

while bending up half a note with creating some artificial harmonics and then release

to first position

INTRORIFF guitar 2, light distortion

Em Em Em add9 Em

E -------0-----|-------0-----|-------2-----|-------0-----|

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

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

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

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

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

MAINRIFF

B5

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

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

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

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

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

E (2)-------------2h5-|

RIFF A

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

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

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

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

A -2-----4-------4---4------------|

E ---5-2---5-2-----5---5--5-2-5-2-|

RIFF B

A A/G# A/G

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

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

G ------------------1-1---|

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

A ---4-----4--------------|

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

INTERLUDE A

A/E

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

B ---------------------------2--|

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

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

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

E -2--2-0-2--2(0)2--2(0)-0h2----|

INTERLUDE B

E5, F#5 F#7

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

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

G -4/6-6-6\4-4-4/6-6-6-|

D -2/4-4-4\2-2-2/4-4-4-|

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

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

INTERLUDE C

F#7

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

B -7p5------7p5------7p5---|-------------------------|

G -----6-6------6-6------6-|-6-----------------------|

D -------4--------4--------|---4~--------------------|

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

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

INTERLUDE D (sirens: descending tone from F#)

F#5 F#4 F# F#5 F#4 F#

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

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

G ------6--4--3------------|------6--4--3h4-3--------|

D -2/4--4--4--4------------|-2/4--4--4--4---4--------|

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

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

F#5 F#4 F# A4 A4 Ab4 F#4 F# B4 F#

| first time | second time |

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

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

G ------6--4--3h4-3--4-/7~-|------7--6--4--3-------.-|------/9~--------3-------|

D -2/4--4--4--4---4--4-/7~-|------7--6--4--4-------.-|------/9~------4---------|

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

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

INTERLUDE E guitar 1

F#5 A5 B5,C#5 B5,C5 B5,C5 A5

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

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

G ------2--4/6-4--4/5-4~-4/5-4--2-|

D -4-4--2--4/6-4--4/5-4~-4/5-4--2-|

A -4-4--0--2/4-2--2/3-2~-2/3-2--0-|

E -2-2----------------------------|

INTERLUDE E guitar 2 INTERLUDE E guitar 3

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

B -/7~~-5----------------| B -/19~~-17---------------------|

G --------6-4~~---2--4-2-| G ----------18-16~~---14--16-14-|

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

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

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

OUTRO guitar 1, clean, with reverb or delay effect

1st,2nd and 4th time | 3th time |

E ---3---5---7---5---3--|---2---3---5---3---2--|

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

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

D ---5---7---9---7---5--|-0-4-0-5-0-7-0-5-0-4--|

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

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

OUTRO guitar 2, tune down low E to D!!

D5 E5 D5 D5/A etc.

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

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

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

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

A -0-2------0-0-2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------|

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

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

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

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

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

A -2--2-2-------2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------|

D -2--2-2---0-7~2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0---2--2-2------|

OUTRO guitar 3 (guitar 4 plays the same thing an octave higher)

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

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

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

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

A -/7--7-7~--5---/7--7-7~--7-|--5--5-5~----5-/7--7-7~----|

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

CONTINUING OUTRO guitar 5 (play last lick more times)

E -12-----12--12----12--15p12----15p12----|-12-----12--12--------------------12----|

B -15b17-b17-b17--------------15-------15-|-15b17-b17-b17--------------------15b17-|

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

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

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

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

E -10-----10--10--------------------10----|-12-----12--12----12--15p12----15p12----|

B -13b15-b15-b15--------------------13b15-|-15b17-b17-b17--------------15-------15-|

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

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

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

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

followed by solo in Em