METALLICA - "Sabbra Cadabra" Tablature

Sabbra Cadabra by Black Sabbath
As performed by Metallica
Bass Tab by Brad Ryder


Tune all guitars down 1 full step (D G C A)
G----------- \
D----------- Riff 1a \
A----------- \
E-/7-5-4-3-- | All the notes in these two riffs are
| repeated about 7 times each.
G------------ /
D------------ /
A------------ 1b /
E-/7-9-10-12- /

G----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
A-0-2-2--0-2-2---------------0-2-2------------- Riff 2
E---------------5-3-5-2-5-0--------------------

G----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
A-0-2-2--0-2-2---------0-2-2------------------- Riff 3
E---------------5-3-3--------------------------

G----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------- Riff 4
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------


Here, the segue into "A National Acrobat" begins

G----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------- Riff 5
E-7-7-7--7-7-7---------------------------------

G----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
A-------------5-4------------------------------ Riff 6
E-7--5--2--0-------7--5--2--0------------------

G----------------------------------------------
D-------------------3/2---------2p0----2h3p2---
A-3h5--5-5--3h5-3h5-----3h5-5-5-----3-3-------- Riff 7
E----------------------------------------------

G----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
A-7-----3-------------------------------------- Riff 8
E----1-----3-----------------------------------

G----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
A-1--0----------------------------------------- Riff 9
E-------1--3-----------------------------------

G----------------------------------------------
D---------------3/2----------------------------
A-3h5---3h5-3h5-----3p0-3h5-------------------- Riff 10
E----------------------------------------------

G----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
A-5-3--------5-3------5-3--8/7--5-7-7---------- Riff 11
E-------3-1-------3-1--------------------------

Song Progression Goes:

Riff 1a x1
Riff 1b x2

Riff 2 x2 \
Riff 3 x2 \
Riff 4 x1 \ This part twice, then into the
Riff 2 x1 / segue to "A National Acrobat."
Riff 4 x1 /
Riff 2 x2 /

Riff 5 x8
Riff 6 x1
Riff 7 x4
Riff 8 x1
Riff 7 x1
Riff 8 x1
Riff 7 x1
Riff 9 x1
Riff 7 x1
Riff 9 x1
Riff 10 x6

Riff 11 x1 Here's the segue back to "Sabbra Cadabra"
Riff 1a x1
Riff 3 x2
Riff 4 x1
Riff 2 x1
Riff 4 x1
Riff 2 x2