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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|------------7-7---5--5---7-----------------5---7--7---------|
|------3-----7-7---3--3---7-----------0-----3---5--5---7-----|
|--0-3---3---5-5----------5-------0-3------------------5-----|
Fig B: Verse: w/ slight vibrato
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|----3---2---3-----0h2-------------|
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|----------------5~~---------------|
|----3---2---5---------------------|
|--5---5---5---5-------------------|
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Fig C: Chorus:
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|------------------------10------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12--12--10-10-8-10--9-9-9-9--9-8--8--7--|
|-10-10-10-10--10--8--8----8---7-7-7-7--7-6--6--5--|
1st Solo: goes w/ Fig C: |- up 1 step-|
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|-------------------------5----5----5---5-7^---9~9~9~9~--9~9~9~9~---|
|--------2-3-/5--3-5-/7-----7----7----7-----------------------------|
|--5---5------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------5-8^8^8-8p5-8-5--------|
|---------------------8^-8^--8-6-5-6-6^p5-----8-----------------8-5-8^-|
|-----------5/7---7-9---------------------7----------------------------|
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|---------------10----10--10--10--10-----10--10--10--10----|
|---------------13^---13^-13^-13^-13^----13^-13^-13^-13^---|
|-9~9~9~9/12~----------------------------------------------|
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|-6^p5-6-5-6^p5---------8^-8^-8^-8^-6h8-6------------------|
|---------------7---7-9-------------------7-5--------------|
|---------------------------------------------7-5\3-3---5--|
|-----------------------------------------------------5----|
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|-10--10--10--13--13--13--13--13--13------------------10-----|
|-13^-13^-13^-16^-16^-16^-16^-16^-16^-\------------10----13^-|
|---------------------------------------12^p10-12^-----------|
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|-----------------------------------------5-8^-10-8-10-8---|
|-------------------------------------5-8------------------|
|---------------------------------5-7----------------------|
|---3-5-3-5^-5^-5^p3-^5p3-----5/7--------------------------|
|-5--------------------------------------------------------|
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[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/black-sabbath/53146.html ]
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|----10--^13-^13-^13-16^-16^-16^-16^-----------------------|
|-12^------------------------------------------------------|
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|-------12^p10----10----------10-12^p10-12~----------------|
|--------------12----12-10-12------------------------------|
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|-----10-----------------10--------------------------------
|-------13^-13^-13^---------13-10-13^-13^-13^--------------
|-12^----------------12^-----------------------------------
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|---------------------------13^-13^-13^-13^^---------------
|-^13p10-13-10-^13p10-13-10--------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------dont know after that...
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Fig D: end fig D|
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|----------5-----------5--------------|---2----5----7----7^-7-|
|----7p5-----5h7-7p5-----5h7-7--------|---2----5----7----7^-7-|
|--0-----0-----------0----------------|-----00---00---00------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|
"You think that I'm..."
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|-5-8^8^8^8^^5------------------|
|--------------5-7^7^7^^5-------|
|-------------------------7-----|
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fills 2nd time only
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|-----------^7p5-7-5-7-7-5----||-----5-5-5-----------------
|--------------------------7--||-(7)--------7-7------------
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Fig 8 w/ solo below:
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Solo: w/ fig 8
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|-7^p5-7-5--(5)---------7-5-7^-7^-7^p5-7-7^p5--------------
|---------------------------------------------7-7----------
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|---------|----------|---------|-5--5--5--5----------------
|---------|----------|---------|-8^-8^-8^-8^---------------
|-7^p5-7--|--7^p5-7--|-7^p5-7--|---------------------------
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|-8------------------------------------8^--8^8^8^8^-5------
|---8------8^--8^--8^8^8^p5--------------------------------
|-----7^-5------------------7-7^p5-7-----------------------
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|----5---------------|
|-8^---8-5-----------|
|----------7^p5------|
|---------------7----|
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Ending:
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|-----7-5~-------7-5~---------7-5~-------------|
|----------7----------7-5----------7----5----5-|
|-0-0--------0-0----------0-0--------/7---/7---|
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-----7-7-7p5---7-7-7p5---7-7-7p5---7-7-|
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