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A National Acrobat - Black Sabbath
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Tabbed by: Artifice
Email: artifice@reign-of-tears.zzn.com
Tuning: Drop C# In order to get this, you need to tune the entire guitar down
½ step (low to high: D#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D#) then tune the low "E" string down
a further whole step to C# (low to high: C#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D#)
I have played this song in several bands and I'm 99.8% sure this tab is exact.
Intro: Is the main riff as shown below. Gtr 1 plays through twice then gtr 2
comes in both play together twice through.
Main Riff:Gtr 1e|------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------2p0-----------------|D|------------------------------------------------2h3-2h3p2---|A|-3h5-5-5~--5-2h5-2h5/8-7~-2h5-5-5-5-5p2-----3-0-----------3-|E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2e|------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------2p0-----------------|D|-2h3-3-3---3-2h3-2h3/7-5--2h3-3-3-3-3p2-----2---2h3-2h3p2---|A|----------------------------------------------3-----------3-|E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:e|--------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------5------------------------------| main riff D|-0--------3--------------------5---------5--------------------|A|-0--------3--------------------3---------5--------------------|E|-0--------3------------------------------5--------------------| I am the world that hides the universal secrets of all time... etc...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------------|G|-3------------2-------------------------------------------------| main riffD|-3------------2-------------------3-----------------5-----------|A|-1------------0-------------------3-----------------5-----------|E|----------------------------------3-----------------5-----------| I've lived a thousand tines I've found out what it means to be believed...etc
Verse 2 is played the same as verse 1
Then:
Riff 2 (with wah pedal)e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------7---------10--|D|----------------3-----------7---------10--|A|-3h5--0-3h5-3h5---5-2p0-3h5---------------|E|------------------------------0-0-0-0-----| You gotta believe me etc...
Verse 3 & 4 follow riff 2 abovee|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------------7---------10-|D|----------------------------------3-----------------------7---------10-|A|-3h5-------------0-3h5--------3h5---5-2p0------3h5---------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0----| Well I know it's hard for you to know the reason why etc...
Riff 2 continues through the solo which I will not tab here.
Followed by verse 5 which also follows riff 2
After verse 5:e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------2222222222222222-|D|--------------------------------------------------2222222222222222-|A|-3h5-5-3---------3h5-5-3---------3h5-5-3----------0000000000000000-|E|---------3h5-5-3---------3h5-5-3---------3h5-5-3-------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------7-----------------------|played x2D|-4h5h-7/9-7~-4h5h7-7/9---9p7\5-4h5h-7/9-7-5-4~|A|----------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------8----------------------|G|-4h5h-7/9-7~-4h5h7-7/9---9p7\5-4h5h-7/9-7-5-4~|D|----------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------7-----------------------|D|-4h5h-7/9-7~-4h5h7-7/9---9p7\5-4h5h-7/9-7-5-4~|A|----------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------|B|-----------|G|-2-2-2--5--|x4D|-2-2-2--5--|A|-0-0-0-----|E|-----------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------7^9-9^7-5--|x2D|---7-7-7p5---5-7-7p5---5-7-7~-7p5----7-7-7p5---5-----------7|A|-0---------7---------7-----------7-----------7--------------|E|-----------------------------------0------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|x8D|-5h7-7-7-7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7--------|A|--------------------------5p3p0-|E|--------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----2--------|D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----2--------|A|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-----0--------|E|----------------------------------------------|
Followed by a twisted run that I can't quite get so I can't tab.
I am working on tabbing the solo and will post it as soon as I'm happy with it
Key:
| ^ bend
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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