#----------------------------------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 [email protected] Fri Apr 18 10:30:43 1997 Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 21:43:05 +0200 From: Cedric Simillion To: [email protected] Subject: tab: "A National Acrobat" by Black Sabbath Hi, I would appreciate it if you would submit this file to the archive. For one of the best Sabbath songs (I was amazed that it hadn't already been posted).Would it be possible to mail me back (at [email protected],my brother's e-mail account,since mine is only active within a week.) THANK YOU for your attention and amazing archive ! BLACK SABBATH : A NATIONAL ACROBAT from the album Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Transcription by Thomas Simillion ([email protected]) This may not be the exact version, but is definitely a way to play it. Tune all strings 2 frets down Used symbols : v - vibrato h - hammer next note p - pull off to next note b - bend to pitch next note r - release bend > - articulate \ - slide high to low/next note / - slide low to high/next note P.M.- palm muted Main Riff (1): D-------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------| F------->->---------------------->->--5h4---------------| C--0h2--2-2--0h2--0h2--5-4--0h2--2-2------5--0-4h5------| G--------------------------------------------------5(v)-| D-------------------------------------------------------| Fill 1 : D------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------| F------------7-7---------------------------------------| C--2-2--5-5--7-7--5-5----------------------------------| G--2-2--5-5--5-5--5-5----------------------------------| D--0-0--3-3-------3-3----------------------------------| I am the world that hides... Riff 2 : I think Iommi uses some kind of device here : D----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| F-------------------------------12\-----------12\----| C--0h2--0-0h2-0h2-5-4-0--0-0h2--12\--0-0-0-0--12\----| G----------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------| |- P.M.-| Main Solo (The one on the right track) : D--------------------------------------14p11---------------------------- ---- A--14p11----14p11-13-14p11-13-14p11----------14--14p11----14p11--------- ---- F--------11-------------------------13-----------------11-------13-13-13 p11- C----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- G----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- D-------------------------14b16-14b16-14b16r14-11----11-11-------------- ---- A-------------------------------------------------14-------14----------- ---- F----13-13-13-13b14r13-11-------------------------------------15\13\11-- ---- C-13-------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- G----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- D----------------------------------13b14-13b14-13b14-13b14-13b14-11----1 1--- A-------------------------------------------------------------------14-- ---- F-13b15r13-11-13-13b15r13-11-------------------------------------------- ---- C----------------------------13-13-------------------------------------- ---- G----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- D----11-11\---------------------------------------14b16-14b16-14b16r14-1 1--- A-14-------14b16-14-11-------------------------------------------------- ---- F----------------------13p11-13p11-13-13b14r13-11----------------------- ---- C----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- G----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- D-14p11----------------------------------------------------------------- ---- A-------14-14p11----14p11----------------------------------------------- ---- F----------------13-------13-13b15r13-11-13-13b15r13-11----------------- ---- C-------------------------------------------------------13-11-13\------- ---- G----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Fill 2 : This part 3 x D-------------------------------------|---------------| A-------------------------------------|---------------| F--7--7-7--2--------7--7-7--2---------|---------------| C--7--7-7--2-----5--7--7-7--2-----5---|-/9-9-9-9------| A--5--5-5--0--0--5--5--5-5--0--0--5---|-/9-9-9-9------| D----------------3----------------3---|-/7-7-7-7------| And into riff 3a : D-----------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------| F-----------------------------------------------------| C-----0--2/4--2-----0--2/4/6--2-----0--2/4--2--0------| G--4-------------4---------------4----------------4---| D-----------------------------------------------------| Riff 3b: D-----------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------| F-----0--2/4--2-----0--2/4/6--2-----0--2/4--2--0------| C--4-------------4---------------4----------------4---| G-----------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------| ...And into some semisolo - psychedelic things that I haven't transcribed. Here's the lyrics / songflow : Riff 1 x 2 Riff 1 x 2 (second guitar enters) Fill 1 I am the world that hides /Riff 1 the universal secret of all time Fill 1 Destruction of the empty spaces /Riff1 is my one and only crime a n I've lived a thousand times d I found out what it means to be believed The thoughts and images, s The unborn child that never was conceived o When little worlds collide o I'm trapped inside my embryonic cell n And flashing memories are cast into the never-ending well u n The name that scorns the face t The child that never sees the cause of man i The deathly darkness that belies l the fate of those who never ran . . . Riff 2 x... Riff 2 Well I know it's hard for you to know the reason why . And I know you'll understand more when it's time to die . . Don't believe the live you have will be the only one You have to let your body sleep to let your soul in my heart (I want you to listen,I try to get through) Love has given life to you and now it's your concern Unseen eye of inner life will make your soul return Still I look but not to touch The seeds of life are sown Curtain of the future falls The secret stays unknown Solo w/Riff2 Just remember love is life And hate is living death Treat your life for what it's worth And live for every breath Looking back I've lived and learned But now I'm wondering Here I wait and only guess What this next life will bring (Ha Ha !) Fill 2 Riff 3a x2 Riff 3b Riff 3a ... Hey ! Somebody got Sabracadabra or Killing yourself to live ? I can't seem to find it on the net. Comments,corrections,donations : [email protected] ^Z
