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Paranoid

Black Sabbath
Tab
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Tab5

Bass1

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

Intro

e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------12h14-------12----| x4
A|-12h14-----12h14-----12h14--|-12h14-------12h14----14-|
E|-12--------12--------12-----|-------------------------|

Verse

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

Fin - ished with my wo - man 'cause she couldn't help me

G5 D5 E5 Em7

e|-------------------|
B|--------------12---|
G|--------------12---|
D|-12-----------12---|
A|-10--12--14--------|
E|-----10--12--------|

with my mind

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

People think I'm in - sane be - cause I am frowning

G5 D5 E5

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-12-----------|
A|-10--12--14---|
E|-----10--12---|

all the time

Instrumental Break

E5 C5 D5 E5

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-14-14--10--12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|
E|-12-12---8--10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|

{.....................pm.......................}

Verse

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

All day long I think of things but nothing seems to

G5 D5 E5 Em7

e|-------------------|
B|--------------12---|
G|--------------12---|
D|-12-----------12---|
A|-10--12--14--------|
E|-----10--12--------|

sat is fy

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

Think I'll lose my mind if I don't find something to

G5 D5 E5

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-12-----------|
A|-10--12--14---|
E|-----10--12---|

pa ci fy

Bridge

E5 E5 D5 (D5)/E5 D5

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14--------14-12-------------(12)/14-------12------|
E|-12-12--------12-10-------------(10)/12-------10------|

Can you help me Occupy my brain? Oh yeah

[Riff] (all x2)

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

G5 D5 E5 Em7

e|-------------------|
B|--------------12---|
G|--------------12---|
D|-12-----------12---|
A|-10--12--14--------|
E|-----10--12--------|

Verse

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

I need some - one to show me the things in life that

G5 D5 E5 Em7

e|-------------------|
B|--------------12---|
G|--------------12---|
D|-12-----------12---|
A|-10--12--14--------|
E|-----10--12--------|

I can't find

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

I can't see the things that make true happiness I

G5 D5 E5

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-12-----------|
A|-10--12--14---|
E|-----10--12---|

must be blind

Solo

(Guitar 1 {Left Channel} & Guitar 2 {Right Channel})

(Note: Guitar 2 with heavy distortion)

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--9b11r9-7-9~~-7-9-9p7-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------9\7-5h7-5h7-------5---------|
A|----------------------------------5h7~----7-7~-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 3)

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

G5 D5 E5

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-12-----------|
A|-10--12--14---|
E|-----10--12---|

(Guitar 1 {Left Channel} & Guitar 2 {Right Channel})

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------8-10-10b(12r10)-8-10b(12r10)-8-10b(12r10)-8-10-8---------|
G|-----------7-9--7/9---------------------------------------------------9-9-9-|
D|-----5h7/9------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 3)

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

G5 D5 E5

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-12-----------|
A|-10--12--14---|
E|-----10--12---|

(Guitar 1 {Left Channel} & Guitar 2 {Right Channel})

e|-------------12--------------------------------15b(17)-15b(17)-15b(17r15)-15p12---|
B|-----------12--15b(17r15)-(12)-15b(17)--15p12----------------------------------15-|
G|-7h9-9-9/14----------------------------------14-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15p12-----15p12-----------------------12-------------------------------------|
B|------15p12-----15b(17)-15p12-------12---15p12--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------14b(16)----------14--14p12--12-14b(16r14)-14p12--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------14---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 3)

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

G5 D5 E5

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-12-----------|
A|-10--12--14---|
E|-----10--12---|

(Guitar 1 {Left Channel} & Guitar 2 {Right Channel})

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14b(16)-12h14p12--12----------------------------------------------12-----------------------|
D|-----------------14---14-14p12---12----------------------12--12h14----14-12--14-12--14\(10)-|
A|------------------------------14-----12-10-12p10---12h14------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------12------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 3)

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

G5 D5 E5 Em7

e|-------------------|
B|--------------12---|
G|--------------12---|
D|-12-----------12---|
A|-10--12--14--------|
E|-----10--12--------|

[Riff] (all x2)

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

G5 D5 E5 Em7

e|-------------------|
B|--------------12---|
G|--------------12---|
D|-12-----------12---|
A|-10--12--14--------|
E|-----10--12--------|

Verse

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and

G5 D5 E5 Em7

e|-------------------|
B|--------------12---|
G|--------------12---|
D|-12-----------12---|
A|-10--12--14--------|
E|-----10--12--------|

I will cry

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

Happ iness I can not feel and love to me is

G5 D5 E5

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-12-----------|
A|-10--12--14---|
E|-----10--12---|

so un real

Instrumental Break

(Guitar 1)

E5 C5 D5 E5

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14--10--12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|
E|-12-12--8---10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|

{.....................pm.......................}

(Guitar 2) E5 (Let chord ring)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------14------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------12------------------------------------------------|

E5 C5 D5 E5

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14--10--12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|
E|-12-12--8---10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|

{.....................pm.......................}

Verse

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

And so as you hear these words telling you now

G5 D5 E5 Em7

e|----------------|
B|-------------12-|
G|-------------12-|
D|-12----------12-|
A|-10--12--14-----|
E|-----10--12-----|

of my state

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

I tell you to enjoy life I wish I could but

G5 D5 E5 Em7

e|----------------|
B|-------------12-|
G|-------------12-|
D|-12----------12-|
A|-10--12--14-----|
E|-----10--12-----|

it's too late

Riff/Ending

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

G5 D5 E5 Em7

e|----------------|
B|-------------12-|
G|-------------12-|
D|-12----------12-|
A|-10--12--14-----|
E|-----10--12-----|

E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

{...................................pm....................................}

G5 E5

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-12---------------|
A|-10----------14---|
E|-----10b(11)/12---|

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

| b Bend

| r Release

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| h Hammer on

| p Pull off

| ~ Vibrato

| pm Palm muting

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

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