Black Sabbath – Ironman tab

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~From: Babis Patrikakis 

                     IRON MAN - BLACK SABBATH

As every Black Sabbath song it consists of many little
 riffs
which are (in order of appearance):

INTRO

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(3)-----R-------1---------------|--------------------------------|
RIFF 1--------------------------------|-- -- -- -- ------------------------|--------------------------------|-- -- -- -- ------------------------|--------------------------------|-- -- -- -- ------------------------|5-------8-------8---10--10------|13 12 13 12 13--8---8---10--10------|3-------6-------6---8---8-------|11 10 11 10 11--6---6---8---8-------|--------------------------------|-- -- -- -- ------------------------|
RIFF 2--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|6-5-6-5-6p5---------------------|3-------6-------6---8---8-------|------------6---6---8---8-------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
RIFF 3--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------1-------------------|--------------------------------|3---3---3-----------3-------2---|1---1---1-------0---1---1---2---|--------------------------------|--------------1-----------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------1-------------------|--------------------------------|3---3---3-----------3-------2---|1---1---1-----------------------|
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RIFF 4--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|10------------------------------|8-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
RIFF 5--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------3-4-5---|------------------------3-4-5---|5---5-------3---3-4-5-----------|5---5-------3---3-4-5-----------|3---3---3-6---------------------|3---3---3-6---------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
RIFF 6--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
7---5---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------7-------6-------5---|----3---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------3---3-h-5---5-------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
RIFF 7--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(3)-------------R---------------|1-------------------------------|
RIFF 8A--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|8-p-6---8-------------------6h8-|6-------------------------------|
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--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|_____3_____-----_____3_____-----|--------------------------------|5----6----5-----6----5(6)-------|8-p-6---8-----------------------|--------------------------6-----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
tr.RIFF 8B (end of song)--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|8-p-6---8-----------------------|--------------------------------|
Some explanations: 1.For the intro and RIFF 7 you must fret the low E string on the 1st fret, prebend a whole step and then release (that's what the R means). 2.Blank columns (as in Riff 1) do not count in timing. They are used only to distinguish the tab numbers. 3.p=p ull-off h=hammer on Song flow and lyrics: [Intro] X3 [Riff 1] X2 w/Riff 2 Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind? Can he walk at all? Or if he moves will he fall? [Riff 1] w/Riff 2 Is he 'live or dead? Has he thoughts within his head? We'll just pass him there. Why should we even care? [Riff 3] [Riff 1] X2 w/Riff 2 He was turned to steel in a great magnetic field Where he traveled time for the future of mankind w/Riff 4 Nobody wants him. He just stares at the world [Riff 5] w/Riff 4 Planning his vengeance that he will soon unfold [Riff 5] [Riff 1] X2 w/Riff 2 Now the time is here for Iron Man to spread fear Vengeance from the grave kills all the people he once saved w/Riff 4 Nobody wants him. They just turn their heads [Riff 5] w/Riff 4 Nobody hepls him. Now he has his revenge [Riff 5] {Double Time} [Riff 6] X2 [Solo 1] [Riff 6] X2 {Half Time} [Riff 5] X2 [Riff 1] X2 w/Riff 2 Heavy bolts of lead, fills his victims full of dread Running as fast as they can, Iron Man lives again [Riff 3] {Double Time . Bass enters} [Riff 7] X2 [Riff 8A] X2 [Solo 2] [Riff 8A] X3 [Riff 8B] Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 22:00:20 -0500 (CDT) From: Wim van Drongelen Black Sabbath "Ironman Solo #1" of CD Paranoid tabbed by Casper van Drongelen (Wimvan@itis.com) E-Mail me if you have any questions or comments
If there is a " ^ " look above it what to do. P=Pull off H=Hammer SL=Slide B=Bend-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9----p--------9-9-----p----------------------------p---------h----sl------9--9-----11^9-------------11^9--------------h---7---9----9^7------7-^9--9-^11------------------11---------------11---------7^9-----------------9-----------------------------------------------------
(Riff 1)--------------[----------------9----p--]------------------------------------------------------[------b(1)---9-----12^9-]---b(1)-----9-------------------------------h---------[-9--11^-----------------]-11^-----------9---9-----------------------9^11--11---[------------------------]------------------------11---9-9--11------------------[------------------------]------------------------------------------------------[------------------------]----------------------------------------
[-------------]--------------------p-------------9-----b----b-------------------[-------------]-----p------------12^9-----9----------12^--12^--12---------------[-------------]---11^9-----------------11---------------------------------------[-----RIFF--1-]-----------------------------------------------------------------[-------------]-----------------------------------------------------------------[-------------]-----------------------------------------------------------------[-------------]---------------------------------------------------------------
b b---------12^--12^---12-----------9-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
That's it, its pretty easy exept for Riff 1 you have to hold your hand in a specific position to do it,it is very fast wimvan@itis.com
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