Paranoid (solo)
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 1997 22:25:40 –0500 (EST)
From: lordcope@magi.com
Subject: TAB: Paranoid (solo) by Black Sabbath
The file for "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath already exists at OLGA. It includes the
tab and chords and lists these three authors: Babis Patrikakis (bpatr@ntua.gr),
Steve Portigal (steve@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca) and Ric Kelly
(ric@achenar.demon.co.uk). However, this file does not contain the solo,
which I have tabbed here.
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Guitar solo to "Paranoid", by Black Sabbath
Played by Tony Iommi on the album "Paranoid"
Transcribed by Annie Lord (lordcope@magi.com)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|––––––––
––––––––––––––|
B|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––|
G|–12p9––––9–––––––––|–––––9––––9––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––|
D|––––––12–––––––––––|–––––––12–––12–9–––|––––––––––––––––––––––|
A|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–10h12–10h12–10\7–7–––|
E|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
B|––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––|–––––8–10–10b12r10p8–10b12=|
G|––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––7h9–9–––|–7–9–––––––––––––––––––––––|
D|––––––––––––––––––|––––––7h9–––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
A|–10–7–––7–––––––––|–7h10–––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E|––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|–––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
B|=r10p8–10––8–––––––|––––––––––––––17–15–|–17––––17––––17–15–|
G|–––
––––––––––9–9–9–|–7–9–9–9–9/16–––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
D|–––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
A|–––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
E|–––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|–17b19–17b19–17b19r17p15–17p15––––|–15p12––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
B|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––17–|–––––––15–15p12–––––––––––––––––––|
G|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––14–12–14–14p12––––|
D|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––14–|
A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
B|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
G|–12––––12–14b16r14–12–––––|–14b16––12h14p12––––12–––––––––––––|
D|
––––14––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––14––––14––––––––––|
A|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––12h13h14–|
E|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3
e|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––|
B|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––|
G|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––12––––––––|–––––––––––––|
D|–12––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–12––12–14––––14–12––|–14–12––––14–|
A|–––––14–12–14p12––––12h13h14–|–––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––|
E|–––––––––––––––––15––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––|

tablature explanation:
b––> bend (to the equivalent of the next number)
r––> release bend
h––> hammer–on
p––> pull–off
=––> hold bend
/––> slide up
\––> slide down
notes: –All the notes are held until the next note is played,
except for the last note, which is staccato.
–The numbers on top of the tab indicate the beat, so you know
ap
proximately the length of each note. However, it's probably easier
to just listen to the song.