Black Sabbath/Earth - The Rebel
Random Recording Session (1969)
Transcribed by playinbass1432
playinbass1432@hotmail.com
This was recorded by the band Earth, who would change their
name to Black Sabbath only a day after recording this track. A great song.
As far as I know, this is the first full tab for the song available
on the internet. Enjoy.
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Intro (After two bars of piano)
E|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------|12b14---12b14r12-10-12p10~~---10-12b14r12-10----12----10h12-10~~|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|---------------------------11----------------11----11-----------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse I
A B
So you live your life precisely
D A
By the rules of the game
A B
Is your mind an open page
A E
Or will it always be the same
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Bridge
A D E C# F# D B A
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-------------0---|-----6-------7---|-----------------|
G|-6---------------|-------------1---|-----6-------6---|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|12--12---2---2---|-----6-------4---|12---9---7-------|
A|-7---------------|12--12---2---2---|11-------4-------|12---9---7-------|
E|-----------------|10--10---0---0---|-9-------2-------|10---7---5-------|
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Verse II
A B D A A B D E
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-------9-------|12-------7-------|-7-------9-------|12---------------|
A|-7-------9-------|12-------7-------|-7-------9-------|12-------2-2-2-2-|
E|-5-------7-------|10-------5-------|-5-------7-------|10-------0-0-0-0-|
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Bridge
A D E C# F# D B A
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-------------0---|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6---6-------6---|-------------1---|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---7---7---7---|12--12---2---2---|----11-------4---|12---9---7-------|
A|-7---7---7---7---|12--12---2---2---|11--11---4---4---|12---9---7-------|
E|-5---5---5---5---|10--10---0---0---|-9-------2-------|10---7---5-------|
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Turnaround
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------11--11b13r11----11----9~~~|
D|------------------------------------------11---14-11-14--------------11----11-----|
A|------12h14-14~~~------12h14~~~-----12h14-----------------------------------------|
E|12h14------------12h14-----------14-----------------------------------------------|
D A G
E|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----11-------6---|-----------------------------------|
D|----12---7---7---|-5---5---2---------------------2---|
A|----12---7---7---|-5---5---2-0h2---0h2p0----0-2------|
E|10-------5-------|-3---3---0-------------3-----------|
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Verse III
A B D A A B D E
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-------9-------|12-------7-------|-7-------9-------|12---------------|
A|-7-------9-------|12-------7-------|-7-------9-------|12-------2-2-2-2-|
E|-5-------7-------|10-------5-------|-5-------7-------|10-------0-0-0-0-|
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Bridge
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_sabbath/rebel_tab_ver_2.html ]
A D E C# F# D B A
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-------------0---|-----6-------7---|-----------------|
G|-6---6---6---6---|-------------1---|-----6-------6---|-----------------|
D|-7---7---7---7---|12--12---2---2---|-----6-------4---|12---9---7-------|
A|-7---7---7---7---|12--12---2---2---|11-------4-------|12---9---7-------|
E|-----------------|10--10---0---0---|-9-------2-------|10---7---5-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------14---12p10-12p10~~~------10-12b14r12-10----12----10h12-10~~~|
G|-----10--------------------------11----------------11----11------------|
D|11------11-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------9---9----9-11-11b13r11----11----9~~~|
D|------------------------------------------11-------11---------------11----11-----|
A|------12h14----14------12h14~~~-----12h14--------------------=-------------------|
E|12h14------------12h14-----------------------------------------------------------|
D A G E
E|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----11-------6---|----------------------------------------12-14-12---|
D|----12-------7---|-5---5---2-------12h14-14~~~------12h14------------|
A|----12---7---7---|-5---5---2-12h14------------12h14------------------|
E|10-------5-------|-3---3---0-----------------------------------------|
E|----------12----------------------------|
B|-------12----15b17---15-12-15-15b17~~~~~|
G|-14b16----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
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Verse IV
A B D A A B D E
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-------9-------|12-------7-------|-7-------9-------|12---------------|
A|-7-------9-------|12-------7-------|-7-------9-------|12-------2-2-2-2-|
E|-5-------7-------|10-------5-------|-5-------7-------|10-------0-0-0-0-|
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Bridge
A D E C# F# D B A
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-------------0---|-----6-------7---|-----------------|
G|-6---------------|-------------1---|-----6-------6---|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|12--12---2---2---|-----6-------4---|12---9---7-------|
A|-7---------------|12--12---2---2---|11-------4-------|12---9---7-------|
E|-----------------|10--10---0---0---|-9-------2-------|10---7---5-------|
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Outro
E
E|-----------------|-9---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------|12b14---12b14r12-10-12p10~~---10-12b14r12-10----12----10-x-|
G|-----------------|---------------------------11----------------11----11------|
D|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---2--2222-2-2-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---0--0000-0-0-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------12--------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------12-----15-12-|
G|----------------------------------------------12-14b16--------------|
D|------------12h14-14~~~------12h14-14~~~12h14-----------------------|
A|-12---12h14------------12h14----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-14b16r14-p12----14-----12h14p12~~~|
D|--------------14----14-------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
End on A
E|---|
B|---|
G|-6-|
D|-7-|
A|-7-|
E|---|
