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Orchid

Black Sabbath
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Song

Orchid[Instrumental] - Black Sabbath

Tabbed by: Robbie Cook

Email: cookandhisguitar@msn.com

Tuning: Standard, low to high E A D G B e

I took the time to figure all of this out so I'd appreciate it if you'd

give about 10 seconds just to rate this.

This is a nice but slightly dark sounding song, I use finger picking but I

guess you could use hybrid picking if that's what you prefer.

I've seperated it in to segments so it's easier to remember.

Listen to the song to get the timing right and feel free to email

me on your thoughts or suggestions, thanks. :)

e|---------------------9-----7-----9-----------------------------------------|
B|---5-----7-----9----------------------9---9---9---9---9---9----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------7-----6-----7-----------------------------------------|
A|---4-----6-----7----------------------7---7---7---7---7---7----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------8---------8---------8---------8-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------8---------8---------8---------8-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------8---------8---------8---------8-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------8---------8---------8---------8-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------13-----------13-----------13-----------13-----------13--------------|
D|-----------14-----------14-----------14-----------14-----------14----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---12-----------12-----------12-----------12-----------12------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------12----------11----------9-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------13----------11---------9----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---11-----------9-----------7----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------13-----------13-----------13-----------13-----------13--------------|
D|-----------14-----------14-----------14-----------14-----------14----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---12-----------12-----------12-----------12-----------12------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------12----------11----------9-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------13----------11---------9----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---11-----------9-----------7----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11-----------11-----------11-----------11---------------------------|
D|-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---11-----------11-----------11-----------11-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11-----------11-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------10-----------10-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---11-----------11---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------8----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------8---------8-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------8-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------8---------8---------8---------8-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------8---------8---------8---------8-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------8---------8---------8---------8-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------8---------8---------8---------8-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------8---------8---------8---------8-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------8---------8---------8---------8-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|

It actually starts to decelerate on the last few notes above but it's most

obvious in the notes below.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8---------8--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------7-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------9---------9---------9--------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------8---------8-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---------9---------9---------9-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8---------8---------8------------------------------------------------|
D|---------9---------9---------9---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------7---------7---------------------------------------------------|

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