yourself to live

Killing Yourself To Live
Black Sabbath – Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath (1974)
Tune down 1 1/2 steps (C#)
This is by far one of my favorite Sabbath songs. The guitar solos are amazing,
and this song more than any other shows off Iommi's skill.
Fig A:
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Fig B: Verse: w/ slight vibrato
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Fig C: Chorus:
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"You think that I'm..."
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Solo: w/ fig 8
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