BLACK SABBATH - "national acrobat" Tablature

From martinjoanadam@hotmail.com Sun May 4 10:26:40 1997
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 03:04:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Martin Roulston <martinjoanadam@hotmail.com>
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: National Acrobat - Black Sabbath Guitar Tab

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Tabbed by Martin - MartinJoanAdam@Hotmail.com
Title - A National Acrobat 1974
Artist - Black Sabbath
Album - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
4/4 Time
Notation h = hammer on
p = pull-off
b = bend
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
. = staccato, don't let ring
r = rest
x = mute notes

Note - I worked this out on an acoustic guitar
So it is bound to have inaccuracies,
(especially with the hammer on and pull off)
Please add corrections

Riff 1 - 2 Bars - Intro repeat 4 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------2----------------|
D|----------------------3--2----------------5------2-3-2--|
A|3h5--5.-5---5-3-5-3-5------3-5-5-5-5-3------3-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------5--------|

Riff 2 - 2 Bars
D F C G
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|7---7--7----------5---5--5----------|
D|7---7--7-3---3--3-5---5--5-5---5--5-|
A|5---5--5-3---3--3-3---3--3-5---5--5-|
E|---------1---1--1----------3---3--3-| + riff 1

I am the world that hides the ....

Riff 3 - 2 Bars
Bb ? F G
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|1--1-1---2--2-2---------------------|
D|3--3-3---3--3-3---3--3-3---5--5-5---|
A|3--3-3---0--0-0---3--3-3---5--5-5---|
E|---------1--1-1---1--1-1---3--3-3---| + riff 1

I've lived a thousand times, I found out ....

Verse 2
When little worlds collide I'm ...

Riff 4 - 2 Bars
e|-------------------------------------------------5----|
B|----------------------------------6\---x-x-x-x---6----|
G|----------------------------------5\---x-x-x-x---5----|
D|-----------------3----------------4\---x-x-x-x--------|
A|3h5.-r-r-3h5-3h5---5-3---3h5.-r-5-5\---x-x-x-x-5------|
E|-----------------------5----------------------------5-|
ran |try pull off to open strings on electric

Repeat Riff 4 for the rest of the lyrics and solo

Lyric
You've got to believe me. I'm talking ....

I want you to listen. I'm trying to get ....

Solo

Just remember love is life and hate ...

Riff 5 - 1 Bar
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|3/5--5-3--3-------------|
E|------------5\3--3-1--1-| X 3

Riff 6 - 1 Bar
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


Riff 7 - 2 Bars
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|------4-------------4-7-4--------4-------------|
D|4-5-7----7--7-4-5-7--------4-5-7---7--5-4------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------| X 2

Riff 8- 2 Bars As above but start at 9th fret
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9---------------9-12-9\--------9--------------|
D|9-10-12----12---9-10-12--------9-10-12---9--10-9------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Then Riff 7

Riff 9
use 4th finger for 7,
1st finger for 5 then 3(stretch)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------------5-----3---5-3---|
A|7---7-7-7-7-7-3-----1---3-1---|
E|5---5-5-5-3-0-----------------| X 4

Riff 10 - 1st 2 bars
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----7-7-----5-7-----5-7---7-7p5----|
A|----------7-------7------------7---|
E|5----------------------------------|

2nd 2 bars
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------9b--p7p5--9b--p7p5---|
D|----7-7-----5---------7---------7p5|
A|----------7------------------------|
E|5----------------------------------|

Repeat riff 10 X 2

Riff 11 - 1 bar
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|777775777775----|
A|------------650-|
E|----------------| X 8

Riff 10
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|5---4---5---4---|
A|3---2---3---2---|
E|----------------| X 4

Then strum 1/16 speed and slide up the neck
For 2 bars and finish on an A







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