Iron Man
Black Sabbath
As every Black Sabbath song it consists of many little riffs which are (in order of appearance): INTRO --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| (3)-----R-------1---------------|--------------------------------| RIFF 1 -----------------------------|------------------------------------| -----------------------------|------------------------------------| -----------------------------|------------------------------------| 5-------8-------8---10--10---|13-12-13-12-13--8---8---10--10------| 3-------6-------6---8---8----|11-10-11-10-11--6---6---8---8-------| -----------------------------|------------------------------------| RIFF 2 --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|6-5-6-5-6p5---------------------| 3-------6-------6---8---8-------|------------6---6---8---8-------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| RIFF 3 -----------------------------|--------------------------------| -----------------------------|--------------------------------| -----------------------------|--------------------------------| ------------1----------------|--------------------------------| 3---3---3-----------3------2-|1---1---1-------0---1---1---2---| -----------------------------|--------------1-----------------| ----------------------------|--------------------------------| ----------------------------|--------------------------------| ----------------------------|--------------------------------| ------------1---------------|--------------------------------| 3---3---3-----------3----2--|1---1---1-----------------------| ----------------------------|--------------------------------| RIFF 4 -------------------------------|-------------------------------| -------------------------------|-------------------------------| ------------------------------|--------------------------------| 10----------------------------|8-------------------------------| 8-----------------------------|6-------------------------------| ------------------------------|--------------------------------| RIFF 5 ------------------------------|--------------------------------| ------------------------------|--------------------------------| ------------------------3-4-5-|------------------------3-4-5---| 5---5-------3---3-4-5---------|5---5-------3---3-4-5-----------| 3---3---3-6-------------------|3---3---3-6---------------------| ------------------------------|--------------------------------| RIFF 6 ------------------------------|--------------------------------| ------------------------------|--------------------------------| 7---5-------------------------|--------------------------------| ------------7-------6-----5---|----3---------------------------| ------------------------------|------------3---3-h-5---5-------| ------------------------------|--------------------------------| RIFF 7 --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| (3)-------------R--------------|1--------------------------------| RIFF 8A --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| 8-p-6---8-------------------6h8-|6-------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|_____3_____-----_____3_____-----| --------------------------------|5----6----5-----6----5(6)-------| 8-p-6---8-----------------------|---------------------------6----| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| tr. RIFF 8B (end of song) --------------------------------| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| 8-p-6---8-----------------------| --------------------------------
Some explanations: 1.For the intro and RIFF 7 you must fret the low E string on the 1st fret, prebend a whole step and then release (that's what the R means). 2.Blank columns (as in Riff 1) do not count in timing. They are used only to distinguish the tab numbers. 3.p=pull-off h=hammer on
Song flow and lyrics: [Intro] X3 [Riff 1] X2 w/Riff 2 Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind? Can he walk at all? Or if he moves will he fall? [Riff 1] w/Riff 2 Is he 'live or dead? Has he thoughts within his head? We'll just pass him there. Why should we even care? [Riff 3] [Riff 1] X2 w/Riff 2 He was turned to steel in a great magnetic field Where he traveled time for the future of mankind w/Riff 4 Nobody wants him. He just stares at the world [Riff 5] w/Riff 4 Planning his vengeance that he will soon unfold [Riff 5] [Riff 1] X2 w/Riff 2 Now the time is here for Iron Man to spread fear Vengeance from the grave kills all the people he once saved w/Riff 4 Nobody wants him. They just turn their heads [Riff 5] w/Riff 4 Nobody hepls him. Now he has his revenge [Riff 5] {Double Time} [Riff 6] X2 [Solo 1] [Riff 6] X2 {Half Time} [Riff 5] X2 [Riff 1] X2 w/Riff 2 Heavy bolts of lead, fills his victims full of dread Running as fast as they can, Iron Man lives again [Riff 3] {Double Time . Bass enters} [Riff 7] X2 [Riff 8A] X2 [Solo 2] [Riff 8A] X3 [Riff 8B]

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