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Orchid

Black Sabbath
Tab
4.5(13)

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

Intro

(t + i)

t m i t m i t m i t m i

e|-------------10--8--10--5--5--5--5--5-5--|----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
B|---6--8--10------------------------------|------1-----1-----1-----1--------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------0-/--|
D|-------------8---7--8---3--3--3--3--3-3--|-----------------------------/-0-|
A|---5--7--8-------------------------------|--3-----3-----3-----3------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i

e|----1-----1-----1-----1---------|----1-----1-----1-----1-----------|
B|------3-----3-----3-----3-------|------0-----0-----0-----0---------|
G|--------------------------0-/---|----------------------------0-/---|
D|--0-----0-----0-----0------/-0--|-----------------------------/-0--|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--3-----3-----3-----3-------------|

t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i

e|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----8-----7-----5-----0-----0-----0-----0---------|
B|------------------------------------------------------1-----1-----1-----1-------|
G|------5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----9-----4-----5--------------------------0-/--|
D|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----7-----5-----3-------------------------------/-0-|
A|--------------------------------------------------3-----3-----3-----3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i t m i

e|----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
B|------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
G|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------3-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

during this part (G) Iommi plays the open G string

1 octive higher that shown. I play the G on the 3rd

fret of the E string because of my absence of a bass.

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| / Slide up

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