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Fairies Wear Boots

Black Sabbath
Tab
★4.6(98)

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

Intro

(Use palm mute, heavy distortion, and delay w/echo set appropriatey.)

1st guitar: (Play this staff 2X)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------3-0-0-------3-0--3p0------------------3-0-0--------3-0--3p0--------|
D|----0-3----------0-3-------------h3-------0-3------------0-3------------h3---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------------------3--------------------------------------|

2nd guitar comes in slightly out of time (along with the accompanying drum

lick) at a much higher volume and plays this staff during the second time

the 1st guitar plays the above staff. Play 1X:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------3-0-0-----3-0-0--------------3-0-0-----3-0-3p0----------------------|
D|----0-3--------0-3-------h3p0-----0-3-------0-3------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3----------------------------3---------------------------------------------|

Begin FIG.A: (1st guitar drops out)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-5-5p4p2-4-2p0-2-2-5-5p4p2-4-2p0-2-2-----0-5p4p2-4-2p0-2-2-5p4p2-5p4p2----|
D|----------------------------------------0h2----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(play these notes in unison) (slide in unison, but

"stagger pick" as shown)

e|---------------------5/7--10-10/12=12\u---7-5-5/7---5/7---7/10--10/12--|
B|---------------------*------------------------------*------------------|phrase cont'=>
G|-5p4p2-5p4-4p2-------2/4---7--7 /9^10\u---4-2-2/4---2/4-4=4 /7-7=7 /9--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

* -- grace slide

(back to unison picking) End FIG. A

e|--12=12\10--7=7\5----5/7---5/7-10-10/12=12\u--7-5-5/7---7-7/10-12-12/14-10\u-|
B|---------------------------*---------------------------*---------------------|
G|------9 \7----4\2--2=2/4---2/4--7--7 /9^10\u--4-2-2/4---4-4 /7--9--9/11--7\u-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Begin FIG. AA End FIG. AA

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9-7\u---------9-7\u---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9-7\u--9-7\u--9-7\u--9-7\u--------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-5\u--9-7\u--7-5\u--9-7\u--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------7-5\u---------7-5\u--------------------------------------------|
E|--*0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

* -- optional note

Begin FIG. B (starts around 0:50) :55

e|------------------------------9-------------(12^14)-(12^14)--12-9-------9----|
B|-------------------------9h12---12^14--12-9---------------------------9---12-|
G|--------------------9h11------------------------------------------11^(**)----|
D|---------------9h11----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---9-10-11-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7--8--9-------------------------------------------------------------------|

** -- slight bend

:56 1:00

e|-------------------9-----------------------------9---------------------------|
B|-----------------9--12-------------------------9---12-------------9----------|
G|--11-11---(11^13)------(11^13)-(11^13)-(11^12)--------(11^**)-9------12p11p9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1:01 End FIG.B

e|--------------------9--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------9---12--9--------------------------------------------------|
G|-11p10p9----11^(**)---------(11^12)--9---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm C: (Bass guitar carries this section)

Play this staff the first 4X (any G-A#-F pattern will work)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------6------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------5------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------3------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5--8-8--5----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-3--6-6--3----------------------------------------------------------------|

Now, move on to something more laid back like this (which is also easier to

sing and play at the same time) and let the bass carry the section:

(with palm mute):

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5--3-3--5-3--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-------5-3--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

At certain points during the verses, stomp on the volume and play some-

thing like this:

Listen for: "Alright, now!" and "So I went to the ...." End Rhythm C.

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5--8-8--5-3-3/5-5-8-8-5-3-3/5--------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5--8-8--5-3-3/5-5-8-8-5-3-3/5-(etc.)-------------------------------------|
E|--3-3--6-6--3-1-1/3-5-6-6-3-1-1/3--------------------------------------------|

Begin FIG D: (first comes in around 2:40) Play 2X. End FIG. D

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3h5----h5--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------3^4r3*-------------------------------------------------------|

* -- Classic Iommi bend similar to behind the nut bends on "Iron Man" intro.

Fourth fret is an approximation.

Begin FIG E: (around 2:50) Play this staff 2X:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3=3----6==6----8======8 /9\u----------------------------------------------|
G|--(5^7)--(8^10)---10^12r10/11\u----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------***------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*** -- short slide up and down

Then,

3:00

e|------------------------------------------15----------------------------------|
B|--3=3----6==6-----8==8----10=10--------15----(18^20)-(18^20)-(18^20)-(18^20---|)
G|-(5^7)--(8^10)--(10^12)--(12^14)----17----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

" -- heavy vib. as this note is released

3:02 3:05

e|------(18^20)-(18^20)-----18p15-----18p15--------------------------15--------|
B|---15------------------18-------h18-------h18-18p15-------------15-----18-15-|
G|----------------------------------------------------h17----17^18-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

3:07 3:09

e|------------------15---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------h18p15----------------------------6========6-------------|
G|----17-15---17^18----------h17p15-------3-------3-----5^7-(7)-(7)-3----------|
D|--------------------------------------5-3-5p3h5------------*-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

* parenthetical notes are "repicks" of previously bent notes

End FIG. E

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6========6-----6========6----------6---------------------------------------|
G|--5^7-(7)-(7)-3--5^7-(7)-(7)-3---5^7===7r5p3---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------h5------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro

phrase F:

Repeat and fade out. End phrase F.

e|---5h6p5-------5h6p5---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------8p6h8-------8p6h8---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

************************************

| p Pull-off

| h Hammer-on

| / Slide up

| * Natural harmonic

| \ Slide down

| r Release

| (n) Ghost note

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