Iron Man Performed by Black Sabbath on the album Paranoid Transcribed By Brandon Williams bwillia1074@cs.com I noticed that the tab already posted on this website was a little off. This is the CORRECT tablature! Tablature Explanation: ^ means to bend string p means to pull off to designated string \ means to slide to designated fret
Riff 1: |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-2-(bend up and back down)-0-| Riff 2: |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|Can also be played like the riff below |-4\7-7\9-9-12\11-12\11-12\11-7-7\9-9-| |-2\5-5\7-7-10\9--10\9--10\9--5-5\7-7-| |-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-9\12--12\14-14-17\16-17\16-17\16--12-12\14-14-| |-7\10--10\12-12-15\14-15\14-15\14--10-10\12-12-| Riff 3: |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-2\5-5\7-7-10p9--10p9--10p9--5-5\7-7-| |-------------------------------------| Riff 4: |-------------------|-----------| |-------------------|-----------| |-------------------|-----------| |-------------------|-----------| |------5------------|-----------| |--7-7---7--6-5-5-5-|-0-4\5-5-6-| Riff 5: |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|Can also be played like the riff |-9--7--4-4---------------7-8-9--4-4---------------7-8-9-|below |-7--5--2-2--5-6-7--7-8-9--------2-2--5-6-7--7-8-9-------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-9--7---------------------7-8-9---------------------7-8-9-| |-7--5--9-9-------7--7-8-9--------9-9-------7--7-8-9-------| |-------7-7--7-10-----------------7-7--7-10----------------| Riff 6: |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-11-9------------------| |-----11-10-9-----------| |-------------7---------| |---------------7-7/9-9-| Riff 7: |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|Can also be played like the riff below |-4-4---------------7-8-9--4-4---------------7-8-9-| |-2-2--5-6-7--7-8-9--------2-2--5-6-7--7-8-9-------| |--------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |--------------------7-8-9---------------------7-8-9-| |-9-9-------7--7-8-9--------9-9-------7--7-8-9-------| |-7-7--7-10-----------------7-7--7-10----------------| Solo 1: |----------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------5----------5-5-----------| |-------------------------4-4-4h6---6--6p4-------6p4---4h6-| |-----2-2h4-4p2---2-4-4/6------------------6---------6-----| |-2-4-----------4------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-------------9-----------------------------------9--------------| |-------------9--12p9-----9-------------------------129----9-129-| |-6---11-11^----------11----9-9^------------9-11^------119-------| |---------------------------------11-9-9h11----------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------9-12^----9--------12^---12^^12---12^^12-129----9--------| |----9-129-----9---12^------12-9-9---------------------------12---12-12^-| |-11-------119-----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----9---------9-----------------------------------------------------| |-12^---129---9---129-------------------------------------------------| |----------11---------11-11p9---9-9--------------9-9--------------9---| |----------------------------11-----11p9----9h11-----11p9----9-11-9-9-| |----------------------------------------11---------------11----------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |------------------------6-4-----------------| |-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11--------6-5-4-2---------| |------------------------------------2-2/4-4-| |--------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |---------------------------4-5-4-5p4h5p4p0-| |-7h5-7---5h7p5-----7h5-7-------------------| |-------------------------------------------| Solo 2: |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-------------7---7-9-9^^^--9^^^---9^^--7---7/9-| |-----5---7/9---9-------------------------9-----| |-6/7---7---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------10-10h12-12^-12^-12^^-10-12p10-----10---------------------| |-8---10/12---------------------------------------12-12\10-8-11-8-----| |---9--------------------------------------12---------------------9-7-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------7---7-9-9^^-9^^-9^^^^-| |-9\7-5--7p5----5h7-------5-7-7/9---9-------------------| |------------7------5h7---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-9^-9^^-9p7----7-------------------------------------| |------------9------9\7-5-7---5-7-7^^--7^^--7^^^-5----| |---------------------------------------------------7-| |-----------------------------------------------------| Lyrics: I am Iron Man! Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind? Can he walk at all? Or if he moves, will he fall? Is he alive or dead? Has he thoughts within his head? We'll just pass him there, why should we even care? He was turned to steel in the great magnetic field When he traveld time for the future of mankind Nobody wants him, he just stares at the world Planning his vengence that he will soon unfurl Now the time is here for Iron Man to spread fear Vengence from the grave kills the people he once saved Nobody wants him, they just turn their heads Nobody helps him, now he has his revenge Heavy bolts of lead fills his victoms full of dread Running as fast as they can, Iron Man lives again Song Flow: Intro and first verse: riff 1, three times (I am Iron Man!) riff 2, twice riff 3, twice (Has he lost his mind?...) riff 2, once riff 3, twice (Is he alive or dead?...) riff 4, two and a half times 2nd verse: riff 2, twice riff 3, twice (He was turned to steel...) riff 5, twice (Nobody wants him...) 3rd verse: riff 2, twice riff 3, twice (Now the time is here...) riff 5, twice (Nobody wants hime...) riff 6, twice solo 1 riff 6, twice riff 7, twice 4th verse: riff 2, twice riff 3, twice (Heavey bolts of lead...) riff 4, two and a half times now there's a drum solo (Not transcribed in this tab) riff 1, twice it is right but at the start you have to bend a open E chord by applying pressure on and off afer the nut or
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