Sabbath - Paranoid guitar tab
In a previous article, bpatr@ntua.gr (Babis Patrikakis) says:
PARANOID - BLACK SABBATH
The following chords are the only ones used in this song (G2 means
only an alternative formation for G, it's not Gsus2 or something).
E D G C G2
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------------------------12-----
------------12----10----12-----
14----12----12----10----12-----
14----12----10----8------------
12----10-----------------------
Here are the rhythm figures used in the song (2'-' = 8th note)
FIGURE 1A
E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-|G-D-----E---G2--|
FIGURE 1B
E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-|G-D-----E-------|
FIGURE 2
E---------------|C-------D-------|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|
FIGURE 3
E---------------|----------------|D---------------|----------------|
INTRO (4'-' = 8th note)
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------12-h14----------12------|
(12)h14-----(12)h14-----(12)h14-|12-h14----------12-h14------14--|
12----------12----------12------|--------------------------------|
KEY:
h = hammer on
(12) = this note hardly takes time to sound
Finally, song flow and lyrics (Figure 1 = Figure 1A + Figure 1B)
[INTRO] X4
w/Figure 1
Finished with my woman cause she couldn't help me with my mind
People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time
[Figure 2] X2
w/Figure 1
All day long I think of things but nothing seems to satisfy
Think I'll lose my mind if I don't find something to pacify
w/Figure 3
Can you help me? Are you for my brain? Oh yeah!
[Figure 1A] X2
w/Figure 1
I need someone to show me the things in life that I can't find
I can't see the things that make true happiness I must be blind
[Solo over Figure 1A]
[Figure 1A] X2
w/Figure 1
Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and I will cry
Happiness I cannot feel and love to me is so unreal
[Figure 2] X2
w/Figure 1A
And so as you hear these words telling you now of my state
I tell you to enjoy life I wish i could but it's too late
[Figure 1]
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