BLACK SABBATH - "Killing Yourself To Live" Tablature

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BLACK SABBATH - KILLING YOURSELF TO LIVE
(Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1973)

Key
= after note = vibrato
^ after note = heavy vibrato
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
+ = tap
h = hammer
p = pull
n = natural harmonic
s = pinching harmonic (squeal)
* = tremolo pick
t = trill
b = bend
|-3-| = triplet

n number above the tab = play the first part then the first finishing part
play the first part a second time and then play the second finishing part
etc.

Tune Down 1 1/2 Steps

Intro

C# ---------
Ab ---------
E ---------
B ---------
F# -----3---
C# -0-3---3-

Riff 1

C# -----------------------------------------------------
Ab -2--2-----3--3-2--2----------1---3--3-2--------------
E -2--2-----2--2-2--2----------0---2--2-2--------------
B -2--2-----4--4-2--2----------2---4--4-2--------------
F# -0--0---0------0--0------3------------0----------3---
C# ---------------------0-3---3-----------------0-3---3-

Riff 2

C# ---------------------------
Ab ---------------------------
E ---------------------------
B -0--3--0-2--0-3--0---0-2-2-
F# -------------------0-------
C# ---------------------------

Riff 2A

C# -----------------------
Ab --------------------5--
E ----2---0---2---5---5--
B -0--3---2---3---7---7--
F# -----------------------
C# -----------------------

Riff 3

C# -------------------------------------------------------
Ab -------------------------------------------------------
E -7-7-7-7----7-5---5-----5-4-4-4-4----4-3-3-3-3-2--2--
B -7-7-7-7----7-5---5-3---5-4-4-4-4----4-3-3-3-3-2--2--
F# -5-5-5-5----5-3---3-3---3-2-2-2-2----2-1-1-1-1-0--0--
C# --------------------1--------------------------------

Riff 4

C# --------------------------------
Ab ----------1-----------1---------
E ----2-0-----0-2-2-0-----0-2-2-0-
B --------------------------------
F# -0------0-----------0-----------
C# --------------------------------

Riff 4A

C# -------------------------------------------------------0----
Ab ----------1-----------1------------------1-------------1----
E ----2-0-----0-2-2-0-----0-2-2-0----2-0-----0-2-2-0-----2----
B ------------------------------------------------------------
F# -0------0-----------0-----------0------0-----------0-0------
C# ------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 5

C# --------------------------------
Ab --------5------7------7/8\7-----
E --------5------7------7/8\7-----
B -7------5------7------7/8\7-----
F# -0--0-0----0-0----0-0-------0-0-
C# --------------------------------

Riff 5A

C# -
Ab -5----------------7----------------10----------------12----------------14----------------12----------------
E -5----------------7----------------10----------------12----------------14----------------12----------------
B -5----------------7----------------10----------------12----------------14----------------12----------------
F# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

C# ----------------------------------------------------
Ab ----------------------------------------------------
E -10---------------7----------------2----------------
B -10---------------7----------------2----------------
F# -10---------------7----------------2----------------
C# ----------------------------------------------------

Riff 6

C# ------------------------------------------------
Ab -5-8b10-8b10-8b10-8b10-5------------------------
E -------------------------7-7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9-7-5==
B ------------------------------------------------
F# ------------------------------------------------
C# ------------------------------------------------

Riff 7

C# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------7-----5t6-----------7-----5t6-----------7-----5t6-----------7-----5t6------
B ------------------7-------------------7-------------------7-------------------7--
F# -0--0----0-----------0--0----0-----------0--0----0-----------0--0----0-----------
C# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 7A

C# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------7-----5t6-----------7-----5t6-----------7-----5t6---------5------------
B ------------------7------------------7------------------7---5-7------5-7-----
F# -0--0----0-----------0--0----0----------0--0----0----------------------------
C# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 8

C# --------------------------------------------
Ab --------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------
B ---5-7--7-7-5---7--7-7-5---7--7-7-5---7--7--
F# -7------------7----------7----------7-------
C# --------------------------------------------

Order

Intro x 1
Riff 1 x 4
Riff 2/2A x 6
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 2/2A x 6
Riff 3 x 2
Solo over Riff 3 x 6
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 4 x 8
Riff 5 x 4
Riff 6 x 1
Riff 4 x 1
Riff 6 x 1
Solo over Riff 4A x 2
Solo over Riff 5A x 1
Riff 7 x 3
Riff 7A x 2
Riff 7 x 2
Riff 7A x 2
Solo over Riff 7 x 4
Riff 7A x 2
Riff 8 x 4

Tabbed by Radiohater 2002

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