Iron Man
Black Sabbath
This tab is pretty much the way that Tony Iommi plays the song. Most of the
other tabs for this song are way off so you guys need this.
It's a great song by a great band on a great album. Basically its great.
Enjoy!
Intro: press behind nut on E string
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|2---------------------|
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|0^--------------------|
Verse:
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|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-/-12--12/14----17\16-17\16-17\12--12-12/14-14-----------|
|--7-/-10--10/12----15\14-15\14-15\10--10-10/12-12-----------|
Bridge 1:
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|------------------------------------------------------------| x2
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|------5-----------------------------------------------------|
|--7-7---7--6-5-5-5--0-4-5-5-6-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------5-----------------------------------------------------|
|--7-7---7--6-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
Bridge 2: (Tony does not play the -7----5- on the E string, this is
played by Geezer on bass)
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|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------| x2
|------------------7-8-9-------------------------------------|
|-9-9------7-7-8-9-------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-10---------------------------------------------------|
Bridge 3:
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|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-9-------------------------------------------------------|x2
|------11-10-9-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------7---------------------------------------------|
|----------------7-7/9-9-------------------------------------|
Solo 1:
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------5----------5-5-------------|
|-------------------------4-4-4h6---6--6p4-------6p4---4h6---|
|-----2-2h4-4p2---2-4-4/6------------------6---------6-------|
|-2-4-----------4--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------9-----------------------------------9--------------|
|-------------9--12p9-----9-------------------------129----9-129-|
|-6---11-11^----------11----9-9^------------9-11^------119-------|
|---------------------------------11-9-9h11----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_sabbath/iron_man_tab_ver_15.html ]
|------------9-12^----9--------12^---12^^12---12^^12-129----9--------|
|-9-129----9---12^------12-9-9---------------------------12---12-12^-|
|-11------119--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----9---------9-----------------------------------------------------|
|12^---129---9---129-------------------------------------------------|
|---------11---------11-11p9---9-9--------------9-9--------------9---|
|---------------------------11-----11p9----9h11-----11p9----9-11-9-9-|
|---------------------------------------11---------------11----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------9----------------------------9---|
|9h11-9h11-9h11-9-11-9-9-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11-9-11-9-9-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|------9---6-4-----------------6-4-----------------|
|-9-11-9-9-----6-5-4-2-------------6-5-4-2---------|
|----------------------2-2/4-4-------------2-2/4-4-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
Bridge 4:
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|-------------------------------- x2
|---------------------4-5-4h5p4p0
|-7p5-7--5h7-5--7p5-7------------
|--------------------------------
Solo 2:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------7---7-9-9^^^--9^^^---9^^--7---7/9------------------
|------5---7/9---9-------------------------9----------------------
|--6/7---7--------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------10-10h12-12^-12^-12^^-10-12p10-----10--------------------
|-8---10/12---------------------------------------12-12\10-8-11-8----
|---9--------------------------------------12---------------------9-7
|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------7--7-9-9^^-9^^-9^^^^----
|-9\7-5--7p5----5h7-------5-7-7/9---9---------------------
|------------7------5h7-----------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|-9^-9^^-9p7----7-----------------------------------------
|------------9------9\7-5-7---5-7-7^^--7^^--7^^^-5--------
|---------------------------------------------------7-----
|---------------------------------------------------------
Outro:
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|--------------
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|-7-5-7--------
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Intro x3
Verse x7
Bridge 1
Verse x4
Bridge 2 x2
Verse x4
Bridge 2 x2
Bridge 3
Solo 1
Bridge 2 x2
Verse x4
Bridge 4
Solo 2
Bridge 4
Outro
