Tom: C
From the CD 'Master of Reality'
Written by Iommi/Ward/Butler/Osbourne
Warner Bros. Records 2562-2
Tune your guitar down 1 & 1/2 steps for this song. This tab was
correctly.
e -> c#
B -> G#
G -> E
D -> B
A -> F#
E -> C#
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
o \_
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
x\ _
x\ pick slide; slide the edge of the pick along the strings
PM = Palm Mute; lightly touch the strings at the bridge with the edge of
the fret hand
[Intro]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------2-----1---0--------------------------------------|
A:--x\--------0-1-2-----2---2---1~----0h1p0----0-(0)h1p0----0h1p0----|
E:--x\----0-3-------------------------------3------------3--------3--|
PM-----------| PM PM PM PM PM
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------2--------------------------------------------------------|
A:--0---1-2----2p0---------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------3-------------------------------------------------|
PM
[Riff 1]
E D5
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----1-1-1-1---2---2-2-----------------1-1-1-1--2-------------------|
D:----2-2-2-2---0---0-0-----------------2-2-2-2--0----------------2--|
A:----2-2-2-2---0---0-0---0-7-6-5~~-----2-2-2-2--0-0h2-----0--1-2----|
E:-0--0-0-0-0------------------------0--0-0-0-0--------3-------------|
PM PM
C5 D5 B5
e:------------------2------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------3------------------------------------------------|
G:-----1-1-1-1---2--2------------------------------------------------|
D:-----2-2-2-2---0--0------------------------------------------------|
A:-----2-2-2-2---0------0--7-6-5~/----10-10-10-10-10-12--9-----------|
E:--0--0-0-0-0-------------------------8--8--8--8--8-10--7-----7\----|
[Riff 2a] [Riff 2b]
e:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A:--5h7----------5h7----------5~~~~--|--5h7----------5h7-------------|
E:--0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0---------|--0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-5~b6r5--|
[Fill 1]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--5h7----------5h7-------------------------------------------------|
E:--0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-5~b6r5--/12\--------------------------------|
[Riff 3] [Riff 4]
e:----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D:--0h2~--1~--0~--------------|--------------------------------------|
A:---------------2~--1~--0~---|--------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------|--0---3--(3)p0--6----6-5--3--0--------|
[Riff 5]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------5--------------------------------------------|
A:--7-6-5--------5-6-7-----7~----------------------------------------|
E:---------7~~-------------------------------------------------------|
Progression:
[Intro] x4
[Riff 1] x1
[Intro] x2
[Riff 2a+2b] x4
[Riff 2a+2b] w/ lyrics:
Rocket engines burning fuel so fast.
Up into the night sky they blast.
Through the universe the engines whine.
Could it be the end of man and time?
Back on earth the flame of life burns low.
Ev'rywhere is misery and woe.
Pollution kills the air, the land, and sea.
With [Fill 1]:
Man prepares to meet his destiny, yeah.
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 2a] x1
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 2a+2b] x2
[Riff 2a+2b] w/ lyrics:
Rocket engines burning fuel so fast.
Up into the black sky so vast.
Burning metal through the atmosphere.
Earth remains in worry, hate, and fear.
With the hateful battles raging on,
Rockets flying to the glowing sun.
Through the empires of eternal void,
With [Fill 1]:
Freedom from the final suicide.
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 2a] x1
[Riff 3] x1 (hit low E string at end)
[Riff 4] x4
With [Riff 4]:
Freedom fighter sent out to the sun.
Escape from brainwashed minds and pollution.
Leave the earth to all its sin and hate.
Find another world where freedom waits, yeah.
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 4] x1
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 2a+2b] x4
[Riff 2a+2b] w/ lyrics:
Past the stars in fields of ancient void,
Through the shields of darkness where they find
Love upon the land, a world unknown,
Where the songs of freedom make their home.
Leave the earth to Satan and his slaves.
Leave them to their future in their graves.
Make a home where love is there to stay.
With [Fill 1]:
Peace and happiness in every day.
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 2a] x1
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 2a+2b] x2
[Outro solo] over [Riff 2a+2b]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------7-9-9b11r9---7h9-9-9~---9p7--9~p7-----|
D:-----5-------5-----5-7--7s9----------------------------------------|
A:-5h7---7-7~----7~--------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
At this point, the solo breaks into a
two-guitar section. I will leave out
guitar II because I'll assume you can't
play two parts at once.
Gtr. I breaks off here \/
e:-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------|-----------7-9-9b11---9b11---9b11r9------|
D:--9s7p5-7~~-----5--------|-----5-7s9-------------------------------|
A:------------------7-7~~~-|-5-7-------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--7h9-9~~p7--------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------9s7p5-7~~---5---5-7--7b9r7---5~~----------------------|
A:---------------------------7---------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 5] x4
e:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-14~--14----------------------/14~-14----------------------/14~-14--|
E:-12~--12---12s2-2-2s5b6r5~----/12~-12--12s2-2-2s8b9r8~-----/12~-12--|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------/14~--14-------------------------14--14-14--|
E:-12s3-3-3s10b11r10~----/12~--12--12s3-3-3s12b13r12~-----12--12-12--|
e:------------12------------------------|------------12-15b17--15----|
B:---------12----15p12-----12-12--------|----------------------------|
G:-14b16----------------14-12-12s9--9/--|----------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------|-14--14-14------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|-12--12-12------------------|
e:-12h15p12-------------------------|---------------12---------------|
B:-----------12-15b17--15--15b17\---|------------12-12-15p12---------|
G:----------------------------------|------------------------14-14p12|
D:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------|-14--14-14----------------------|
E:----------------------------------|-12--12-12----------------------|
e:------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B:-----12-12\-|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G:-----12-12\-|---------------9b11r9~~~----|---7h9-9-9~~~p7----------|
D:-14---------|----------------------------|-----------------9s7p5-7~|
A:------------|-14--14-14\-----------------|-------------------------|
E:------------|-12--12-12\-----------------|-------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------7-9--9b11r9p7---9s14~--14b16----|
D:---5----------------5------5--7s9----------------------------------|
A:-----7-7~~~-----5h7----5h7-----------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----12----------------12---------15b17~~----15--12-----------12---|
B:-12-----15--15b17~~-------15p12--------------15--12--15b17~~-------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:---------------|--12-------------------------12--------------12----|
B:-15--15b17~~---|-----15-12----------------12----15-15b17~-------15-|
G:---------------|-----------14p12--14b16----------------------------|
D:---------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------|---------------------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------12------------------------|
B:-12---------------------12-15---------12-----15--15b17~~\----------|
G:----14p12-14-----12h14~--------14b16-------------------------------|
D:-------------14----------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 5] x4, last note w/ heavy reverb
