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Zero the Hero

Black Sabbath
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
★4.6(11)

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Song

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Author/Artist: Black Sabbath

Title: Zero The Hero

Transcribed by: Dawson Webb

The tuning is all 1/2 step down. It's really an easy song to learn.

Here's what you need to know:

| ~= vibrato (hold note) |

| PM= Palm Mute |

| h= Hammer on |

| /= Slide Foward |

|__________________________|

Intro:

Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----3-2~-----------3-2~-----------2-3~-----------2-3~-----------|
Eb|--2~-------0h1h2~--------0h1h2~------------0h1h2~----------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------5-4~----------5-4-~------------5-4~---------- 5-4~-----|
Eb|--0h1/4~-------0h1/4~----------0h1/4~--------------0h1/4~---------|

Do this part 2 Times

Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------0~-----------------------|
Eb|-0-1-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-1-2-2----0-1-2------------------|

PM_________________________________________

Done TWICE before the verse

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------0~--------------------------------|
Eb|-0-1-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-1-2-2----0-1-2--0-1-2-2-----------------|

| PM_________________________________________

|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--4-----------6-----------7-----------3-------------------------------|
Ab|--4-----------6-----------7-----------3-------------------------------|
Eb|--2-----------4-----------5-----------1-------------------------------|

Verse: No PM

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------0~-----------------------|
Eb|-0-1-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-1-2-2--0-1-2-2----0-1-2--------------------------|

“Accept the Rate that You’re Second Rate…”

Chorus:

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------3~----------------------------|
Eb|----2-3-4-4~--2-3-4-4--2-3-4-4--2-3-4-4-------------------------------|

“What you gonna be, what you gonna be brotha”

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----6-----4-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----6-----4------4--4---6---------------------------------------------|
Ab|----4-----2------4--4---6---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------2--2---4---------------------------------------------|

“Zero the Hero!”

END

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