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Black sabbath: Warpigs

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From: bpatr@ntua.gr (Babis Patrikakis) I saw a request for some old Black Sabbath tunes last week, and so I prepared this transcription of their classic "Warpigs". If someone is interested in the solo of the song or in the transcription of "Iron Man" or "Paranoid", let me know and I'll post them as soon as I can. Hail! Vassilis "Born to amplify" Tzerpos ********************************************************************* WARPIGS Black Sabbath As almost all of Black Sabbath's tunes it consists of some basic riffs and a solo (or two). This one however contains also some fills. These riffs and fills are: RIFF 1 D E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 7-9-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 7-9-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 7-9-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 5-7-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| RIFF2 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|--------8-------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|9---------------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|9---------------| 5-7-------------|--------10--9---|8---------------|7---------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| tr. ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|--------7(9)----| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|9---------------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|9---------------| 5-7-------------|--------10--9---|8---------------|7---------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|--------8-------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|9---------------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|9---------------| 5-7-------------|--------10--9---|8---------------|7---------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|----------------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|9-------9-------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|9-------9-------| 5-7-------------|--------10--9---|8---------------|7-------7-------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| RIFF 3 --------12------|----------------|--------12------|----------------| --------12------|----------------|--------12------|----------------| --------12------|----------------|--------12------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 0-0-0-0-------0-|--0---0-3-------|0-0-0-0-------0-|--0---0-3-------| RIFF 4 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------2p0-----|--------2p0-----|--------2p0-----|--------2p0-----| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 0-0-0-0-------0-|--0---0-----3---|0-0-0-0-------0-|--0---0-----3---| RIFF 5 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 9---------------|----------9-9-9-|9s7-------------|----------7-7-7-| 7---------------|----------7-7-7-|7s5-------------|----------5-5-5-| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 7s9-------------|----------9-9-9-|9s7-------------|----------------| 5s7-------------|----------7-7-7-|7s5-------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| RIFF 6A RIFF 6C (end of song) ----------------|----------------| ----------------| ----------------|----------------| ----------------| --------7-------|----7-------7---| 9---------------| --9-----------9-|--------9-------| ----------------| 7-----7-----7---|--7-------------| ----------------| ----------------|----------------| ----------------| RIFF 6B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------7-------|----7-------7---|----------------|----------------| --9-----------9-|--------9-------|9---------------|----------------| 7-----7-----7---|--7-------------|7-----9-----12--|----12--12--12--| ----------------|----------------|------7-----10--|----10--10--10--| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------7-------|----7-------7---|----------------|----------------| --9-----------9-|--------9-------|9-----12----9---|----9---9---9---| 7-----7-----7---|--7-------------|7-----10----7---|----7---7---7---| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| RIFF 7 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------5-------|----5-------5---|--------5-------|----5-------5---| --7-----------7-|--------7-------|--7-----------7-|--------7-------| 5-----5-----5---|--5-------------|5-----5-----5---|--5-------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------3-------|----3-------3---|--------3-------|----3-------3---| --5-----------5-|--------5-------|--5-----------5-|--------5-------| 3-----3-----3---|--3-------------|3-----3-----3---|--3-------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 4---------------|----5-------5---|4---------------|----------------| 2---------------|----3-------3---|2---------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| FILL 1 FILL 2 FILL 3 tr. ----------------| ----------------| --------12------| ----------------| ----------------| --------12------| -------4p2p0----| ----------------| --------12------| ------------2---| ----------------| ----------------| ----------------| 5(7)------------| ----------------| ----------------| ----------------| ----------------| p = Pull-off s = Slide All three notes of the 4p2p0 lick in Fill 1 should equal the time of a quarter. Thus, they should look like this in a standard transcription: __3__ | | | 4 2 0 Timing is exact with 2 '-'s an 8th, 4 '-'s a quarter etc. The song flow and lyrics are: [Riff 1] x2 w/[Riff 1] Generals gathered in ... Just like witches .. Evil minds that ... Sorcerers of ... In the fields are bodie...[Fill 1] As the war ...[Fill 2] Death and ...[Fill 3] Poisoning their .... [Riff 2] [Riff 3] x2 w/[Riff 4] Politicians hide .. They only ... Why should they go ... They leave that ... [Riff 3] w/[Riff 4] Time will tell on ... Making war just ... Treating people just ... Wait til the ... [Riff 2] [Solo 1] (not transcribed in this post) [Riff 5] [Riff 1] x2 w/[Riff 1] Now in darkness world ... As you hear the .. No more warpigs ... And as God has .. Day of judgement, God ....[Fill 1] On their knees the ...[Fill 2] Begging mercy for ...[Fill 3] Satan laughing ... [Riff 2] [Riff 6A] [Riff 6B] x2 [Riff 6A] x4 [Riff 7] [Solo 2] (not transcribed in this post) [Riff 6A] x5 [Riff 6C] From: michael.decaire@oln.com (Michael Decaire) War Pigs Intro Tabb'd by Michael Decaire Slow Rock 12/8 time (#) = Feedback D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E --------------------|------------------------------------------ --------------------|------------------------------------------ --------------------|------------------------------------------ --------------------|------------------------/6---6/7---------- --7--------5/7----7-|--7/5-----(5)---(6)----------------------- --0--------0------0-|--0----------------------0---0------------ D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E --------------------|---------------------------------------- --------------------|---------------------------------------- --------------------|---------------------------------------- --6-----------------|------------------------/6---6/7-------- ----------------5/7-|--7/5-----(5)--------------------------- --0-----(0)-------0-|--0----------------------0---0---------- D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E7 E --------------------|------------------------------------------ --------------------|------------------------------------------ --------------------|-------------------------4---------------- -/9------(9)--------|-----------------------------9----9-9----- ----------------5/7-|--7/5-----(5)------------5---7----7-7----- --0-------------0---|--0----------------------0---0----0-0----- D5 E5 D5 ---------------------------|----------------------------------- ---------------------------|----------------------------------- --9------------------------|----------------------------------- --9-----9-9-9/7---(7)-7-7--|-7/9----------9-9--9/7--------(7)-- --7-----7-7-7/5-------5-5--|-5/7----------7-7--7/5------------- --0------------------------|----------------------------------- Full measure of rest... Well thats my first attempt at tabbing so the timeing is probobly wrong but all the notes, chords, feedback, and tremolo is there.. Ooops one thing I forgot and i have no idea how to show in tab... hope you can read real music... Heres the sharps in regular musical notation... ---#--#-------------------------------------------------------- ----#--#------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Slow Rock o. = 56 thats a regular dotted 1/4 note... ... 94% of the time I'm right, why worry about the other 3%? ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 +========================================+ | Please post replies to this Newsgroup. | +========================================+


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