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After Forever

Black Sabbath
TabTuningD Tuning
★4.5(26)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Main Riff

D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-7/9-9-9-9-------9/12-12-12-12-------|-7/9-9-9-9-----------------------| x2
G|-5/7-7-7-7---x-x-7/10-10-10-10---x-x-|-5/7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5-4---x-x-|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------0-0-3-3-3-3-2-------|

Verse

D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-7/9-9-9-9-------9/12-12-12-12-------|-7/9-9-9-9-----------------------| x4
G|-5/7-7-7-7---x-x-7/10-10-10-10---x-x-|-5/7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5-4---x-x-|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------0-0-3-3-3-3-2-------|

[Intro Riff] x2

[Main Riff] x2

Verse

D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-7/9-9-9-9-------9/12-12-12-12-------|-7/9-9-9-9-----------------------| x3
G|-5/7-7-7-7---x-x-7/10-10-10-10---x-x-|-5/7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5-4---x-x-|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------0-0-3-3-3-3-2-------|
D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-7/9-9-9-9-------9/12-12-12-12-------|-7/9-9-9-9-----------------------|
G|-5/7-7-7-7---x-x-7/10-10-10-10---x-x-|-5/7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5-4-------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------0-0-3-3-3-3-2-------|

Interlude Riff 1

D|-----------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------------|----------------------|
F|-----------------------|----------------------|
C|-5----5---5------5-----|-3----3----8\5---5----| x2
G|-5----5---5h7----7p5---|-3----3----8\5---5----|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|

Repeat x2 with vocals

Interlude Riff 2

D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
F|-----------------------|-----------------------|
C|-7----7---7------7-----|-5----5----10\7---7----| x2
G|-7----7---7h9----9p7---|-5----5----10\7---7----|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|

Repeat x2 with vocals

[Intro Riff] x2

[Main Riff] x2

Verse

D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-7/9-9-9-9-------9/12-12-12-12-------|-7/9-9-9-9-----------------------| x3
G|-5/7-7-7-7---x-x-7/10-10-10-10---x-x-|-5/7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5-4---x-x-|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------0-0-3-3-3-3-2-------|
D|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|-7/9-9-9-9-------9/12-12-12-12-------|-7/9-9-9-9------------------------|
G|-5/7-7-7-7---x-x-7/10-10-10-10---x-x-|-5/7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5-4--5--6--|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------0-0-3-3-3-3-2--3--4--|

Riff before Solo

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
F|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-------7---7----------------|-------7---7----------------|
G|-------------5h6p5---5------|-------------5h6p5---5------|
D|-5---5-------------8-----8--|-5---5-------------8--------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
F|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-------7---7----------------|-------7---7----------------|
G|-------------5h6p5---5------|-------------5h6p5---5------|
D|-5---5-------------8-----8--|-5---5-------------8-----5--|

Solo

D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------7~-----------|
C|-----------------9---------------7-9------9p7-9----|
G|-----------7-8-9----7-----7-8h9--------------------|
D|-7----7-10-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------7---7---------------|
A|-----------------------------------7---10-------10-7----------|
F|-------------------------------7-9---7---------------9b11r7-8-|
C|-------------9-----------7-8-9--------------------------------|
G|-------7-8-9---7---7-8-9--------------------------------------|
D|-7--10--------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------7--------7h10p7---7-------------------------------|
A|----10----------7---10p7-7--------7---/12-12-10p7---7-10p7----------|
F|-/11---9-7-9b11-----------------------------------9---------9p7---7-|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------9---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-10-----7-10-----7-10-----7-10-----7-10-----7-10-----7-10-----7-10-|
F|-9-b11------b11------b11------b11------b11------b11------b11------b11------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
F|-b11p7-9---7-----|
C|---------9-------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|

[Intro Riff] x2

[Main Riff] x2

Verse

D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-7/9-9-9-9-------9/12-12-12-12-------|-7/9-9-9-9-----------------------| x3
G|-5/7-7-7-7---x-x-7/10-10-10-10---x-x-|-5/7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5-4---x-x-|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------0-0-3-3-3-3-2-------|
D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|-7/9-9-9-9-------9/12-12-12-12-------|-7/9-9-9-9-----------------------|
G|-5/7-7-7-7---x-x-7/10-10-10-10---x-x-|-5/7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5-4-------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------0-0-3-3-3-3-2-------|

[Intro Riff] x2

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| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| x Dead note

| ~ Vibrato

| b Bend

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