ironman

#
#––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––PLEASE NOTE–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––##
~From: Babis Patrikakis bpatr@theseas.ntua.gr>
IRON MAN – BLACK SABBATH
As every Black Sabbath song it consists of many little
riffs
which are (in order of appearance):
INTRO
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
(3)–––––R–––––––1–––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
RIFF 1
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–– –– –– –– ––––––
––––––––––––––––––|
–––––––––––––
–––––––––––––––––––|–– –– –– –– ––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–– –– –– –– ––––––––––––––––––––––––|
5–––––––8–––––––8–––10––10––––––|13 12 13 12 13––8–––8–––10––10––––––|
3–––––––6–––––––6–––8–––8–––––––|11 10 11 10 11––6–––6–––8–––8–––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–– –– –– –– ––––––––––––––––––––––––|
RIFF 2
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
–––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|6–5–6–5–6p5–––––––––––––––––––––|
3–––––––6–––––––6–––8–––8–––––––|––––––––––––6–––6–––8–––8–––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
RIFF 3
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––1–––––––––––––––––
––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
––––|
3–––3–––3–––––––––––3–––––––2–––|1–––1–––1–––––––0–––1–––1–––2–––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––1–––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––1–––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
3–––3–––3–––––––––––3–––––––2–––|1–––1–––1–––––––––––––––––––––––|
–––––
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
RIFF 4
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
10––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|8–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
8–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|6–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
RIFF 5
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––3–4–5–––|––––––––––––––––––––––––3–4–5–––|
5–––5–––––––3–––3–4–5–––––––––––|5–––5–––––––3–––3–4–5–––––––––––|
3–––3–––3–6–––––––––––––––––––––|3–––3–––3–6–––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
RIFF 6
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
7–––5–––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––7–––––––6–––––––5–––|––––3–––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––3–––3–h–5–––5–––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
RIFF 7
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––
–––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
(3)–––––––––––––R–––––––––––––––|1–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
RIFF 8A
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
8–p–6–––8–––––––––––––––––––6h8–|6–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|_____3_____–––––_____3_____–––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|5––––6––––5–––––6––––5(6)–––––––|
8–p–6–––8–––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––6–––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|

tr.
RIFF 8B (en
d of song)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
8–p–6–––8–––––––––––––––––––––––|
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
Some explanations:
1.For the intro and RIFF 7 you must fret the low E string on the 1st
fret, prebend a whole step and then release (that's what the R means).
2.Blank columns (as in Riff 1) do not count in timing. They are used
only to distinguish the tab numbers.
3.p=p
ull–off h=hammer on
Song flow and lyrics:
[Intro] X3
[Riff 1] X2
w/Riff 2
Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind?
Can he walk at all? Or if he moves will he fall?
[Riff 1]
w/Riff 2
Is he 'live or dead? Has he thoughts within his head?
We'll just pass him there. Why should we even care?
[Riff 3]
[Riff 1] X2
w/Riff 2
He was turned to steel in a great magnetic field
Where he traveled time for the future of mankind
w/Riff 4
Nobody wants him. He just stares at the world
[Riff 5]
w/Riff 4
Planning his
vengeance that he will
soon unfold
[Riff 5]
[Riff 1] X2
w/Riff 2
Now the time is here for Iron Man to spread fear
Vengeance from the grave kills all the people he once saved
w/Riff 4
Nobody wants him. They just turn their heads
[Riff 5]
w/Riff 4
Nobody hepls him. Now he has his revenge
[Riff 5]
{Double Time}
[Riff 6] X2
[Solo 1]
[Riff 6] X2
{Half Time}
[Riff 5] X2
[Riff 1] X2
w/Riff 2
Heavy bolts of lead, fills his victims full of dread
Running as fast as they can, Iron Man lives again
[Riff 3]
{Double Time
. Bass enters}
[Riff 7] X2
[Riff 8A] X2
[Solo 2]
[Riff 8A] X3
[Riff 8B]