a national acrobat

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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
Ѕ 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 1
e|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
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 2
e|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
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 riff
D|–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 above
e|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
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 x2
D|–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––|x4
D|–2–2–2––5––|
A|–0–0–0–––––|
E|–––––––––––|
e|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
B|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
G|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––7^9–9^7–5––|x2
D|–––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|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|x8
D|–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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