Black Sabbath - Symptom Of The Universe Chords & Tabs

 

Symptom Of The Universe Chords & Tabs

Black Sabbath Chords & Tabs

Version: 8 Type: Tab

Symptom Of The Universe Tab

   
Song: Symptom of The Universe
Band: Black Sabbath
Album: Sabotage
Tuning: Standard

I've looked at the other tabs for this song but none of them are complete. So i decided 
do it myself. this is as accurate as you can get.

Legend
*-palm mute
b-bend string
r-release the bend
h-hammeron
p-pulloff
/-slide up
\-slide down

Intro: played twice with heavy distortion
|--------------------|------|-------------------|----------|
|--------------------|------|-------------------|----------|
|--------------------|------|-----------------4-|----------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----3--|----3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-|---3----3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----1--|----1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|---1----1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|----------|
   * * * * *                    * * * * *

riff A. you play this riff twice
|--------------|-----------------|---------|
|--------------|-----------------|---------|
|--2-----------|-----------------|---------|
|--0-----------|---3-------------|---2-----|
|--------------|---1-------------|---0-----|
|--------------|-----------------|---------|

play the intro 10 times. The vocals will kick in the third time you play the intro.

Then play riff A twice.

play the intro twice before the vocals kick in again. After that play the intro 8 more times.

Then play riff A twice.

Then, play the riff below 4 times.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_sabbath/symptom_of_the_universe_tab_ver_8.html ]
Riff b
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---4-5-2-4---2---|------------2--|---4-5-2-4---2---|------------2-|
|-----------5---4-|-5-2-4-5-2--0--|-----------5---4-|--5-2-4-5-2-0-|
|-2---------------|---------------|-2---------------|--------------|

Repeat riff B twice

Play intro twice

then play the intro 8 more times. Again the vocals will kick in on the third time you 
the intro.

then play riff A twice before playing riff B four times

Then play this riff

|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|

After play this riff twice
|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------2----|------------------------|-----------------2-----|
|-----1-2p1--2-4-2-2---4p2|------------------------|----1-2p1-2-4-2-2--4p2-|
|-2h4---------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|2h4--------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|

|------------------------|
|------------------------|  After this u play the solo. Unfortunately i
|------------------------|  haven't figured out the entire thing.
|------------------------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|------------------------|


That's it, without the solo. E-mail at guitarmaster_9hotmail.com for any concerns or if 
just want the solo.