Fairies Wear Boots tab by Black Sabbath

"Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots" from the Black Sabbath release Paranoid
(Warner Bros. 1970). Tabbed by Joe Richardson (jdrich@vuse.vanderbilt.edu)
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Notes:
x^y     bend at xth fret to pitch of unbent note fretted at yth fret
      (often only an aproximation)
p      pull-off
h      hammer-on
u      undetermined fret for slide destination (as a grace note or
      used as an ending slide/mute)
/ or \   slide up or down
=      hold note while others are played
r      release bend to pitch of following fret
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Intro:
(Use palm mute, heavy distortion, and delay w/echo set appropriatey.)
1st guitar: (Play this staff 2X)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------3-0-0-------3-0--3p0------------------3-0-0--------3-0--3p0--------
D----0-3----------0-3-------------h3-------0-3------------0-3------------h3---
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--3-----------------------------------3--------------------------------------


2nd guitar comes in slightly out of time (along with the accompanying drum
lick) at a much higher volume and plays this staff during the second time
the 1st guitar plays the above staff. Play 1X:
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------3-0-0-----3-0-0--------------3-0-0-----3-0-3p0----------------------
D----0-3--------0-3-------h3p0-----0-3-------0-3------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--3----------------------------3---------------------------------------------

Begin FIG.A: (1st guitar drops out)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--2-5-5p4p2-4-2p0-2-2-5-5p4p2-4-2p0-2-2-----0-5p4p2-4-2p0-2-2-5p4p2-5p4p2----
D----------------------------------------0h2----------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------


           (play these notes in unison)  (slide in unison, but
                           "stagger pick" as shown)
E---------------------5/7--10-10/12=12\u---7-5-5/7---5/7---7/10--10/12--------
B---------------------*------------------------------*---------phrase cont'=>
G-5p4p2-5p4-4p2-------2/4---7--7 /9^10\u---4-2-2/4---2/4-4=4 /7-7=7 /9--------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * -- grace slide

              (back to unison picking)       End FIG. A
E--12=12\10--7=7\5----5/7---5/7-10-10/12=12\u--7-5-5/7---7-7/10-12-12/14-10\u-
B---------------------------*---------------------------*---------------------
G------9 \7----4\2--2=2/4---2/4--7--7 /9^10\u--4-2-2/4---4-4 /7--9--9/11--7\u-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------



Begin FIG. AA             End FIG. AA
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------9-7\u---------9-7\u---------------------------------------------------
G-------9-7\u--9-7\u--9-7\u--9-7\u--------------------------------------------
D-------7-5\u--9-7\u--7-5\u--9-7\u--------------------------------------------
A--------------7-5\u---------7-5\u--------------------------------------------
E--*0-------------------------------------------------------------------------
* -- optional note


Begin FIG. B (starts around 0:50)             :55
E------------------------------9-------------(12^14)-(12^14)--12-9-------9----
B-------------------------9h12---12^14--12-9---------------------------9---12-
G--------------------9h11------------------------------------------11^(**)----
D---------------9h11----------------------------------------------------------
A---9-10-11-------------------------------------------------------------------
E---7--8--9-------------------------------------------------------------------
                               ** -- slight bend

 :56                               1:00
E-------------------9-----------------------------9---------------------------
B-----------------9--12-------------------------9---12-------------9----------
G--11-11---(11^13)------(11^13)-(11^13)-(11^12)--------(11^**)-9------12p11p9-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

      1:01                 End FIG.B
E--------------------9--------------------------------------------------------
B------------------9---12--9--------------------------------------------------
G-11p10p9----11^(**)---------(11^12)--9---------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rhythm C: (Bass guitar carries this section)
Play this staff the first 4X (any G-A#-F pattern will work)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------6------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------5------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------3------------------------------------------------------------
A--5-5--8-8--5----------------------------------------------------------------
E--3-3--6-6--3----------------------------------------------------------------

Now, move on to something more laid back like this (which is also easier to
sing and play at the same time) and let the bass carry the section:
(with palm mute):
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------
D--5-5--3-3--5-3--------------------------------------------------------------
A--5-5-------5-3--------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

At certain points during the verses, stomp on the volume and play some-
thing like this:
Listen for: "Alright, now!" and "So I went to the ...."  End Rhythm C.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--5-5--8-8--5-3-3/5-5-8-8-5-3-3/5--------------------------------------------
A--5-5--8-8--5-3-3/5-5-8-8-5-3-3/5-(etc.)-------------------------------------
E--3-3--6-6--3-1-1/3-5-6-6-3-1-1/3--------------------------------------------



Begin FIG D: (first comes in around 2:40) Play 2X.        End FIG. D
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--5-5------3-----------------------------------------------------------------
A------3h5----h5--------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------3^4r3*-------------------------------------------------------
* -- Classic Iommi bend similar to behind the nut bends on "Iron Man" intro.
   Fourth fret is an approximation.


Begin FIG E: (around 2:50) Play this staff 2X:
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3=3----6==6----8======8 /9\u----------------------------------------------
G--(5^7)--(8^10)---10^12r10/11\u----------------------------------------------
D--------------------------***------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*** -- short slide up and down

Then,
                 3:00
E------------------------------------------15---------------------------------
B--3=3----6==6-----8==8----10=10--------15----(18^20)-(18^20)-(18^20)-(18^20")
G-(5^7)--(8^10)--(10^12)--(12^14)----17---------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   " -- heavy vib. as this note is released

  3:02                          3:05
E------(18^20)-(18^20)-----18p15-----18p15--------------------------15--------
B---15------------------18-------h18-------h18-18p15-------------15-----18-15-
G----------------------------------------------------h17----17^18-------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

                  3:07       3:09
E------------------15---------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------h18p15----------------------------6========6-------------
G----17-15---17^18----------h17p15-------3-------3-----5^7-(7)-(7)-3----------
D--------------------------------------5-3-5p3h5------------*-----------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
         * parenthetical notes are "repicks" of previously bent notes

                          End FIG. E
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--6========6-----6========6----------6---------------------------------------
G--5^7-(7)-(7)-3--5^7-(7)-(7)-3---5^7===7r5p3---------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------h5------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Outro phrase F:
Repeat and fade out.          End phrase F.
E---5h6p5-------5h6p5---------------------------------------------------------
B---------8p6h8-------8p6h8---------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------




Approximate Lyrics:

1st verse:
Goin' home, late ....


Chorus:
Yeah, fairies wear boots and ...


2nd verse:
So I went to the doctor t'see what .....



The song is pieced together as follows, (if I recall correctly):

Intro.
FIG. A.
FIG. AA.
FIG. B.
Rhythm C (as appropriate) with 1st verse.
FIG D.
FIG E.
FIG D.
Driving G5 strum.
FIG. A.
FIG AA.
Rhythm C (as appropriate) with 2nd verse.
FIG. D.
Outro phrase F.

Corrections/improvements are welcomed as is any Black Sabbath correspondence.
Enjoy!

Joe Richardson (jdrich@vuse.vanderbilt.edu)