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War Pigs Guitar Tablature
Black Sabbath
War Pigs
Taken from "Ozzy's 1970 Basement Tape"
Performed By Black Sabbath
Songwriters: John Osbourne/Anthony Iommi/Terrence Butler/William Ward
Publisher: Tro-Essex Music International, Inc. (ASCAP) 
Musicians: Ozzy Osbourne (Vocals), Tony Iommi (Guitar), Geezer Butler (Bass Guitar) and Bill Ward
Mastered by Chris Athens at Sterling Sound

Ok, this song is in standard EADGBE tuning. It should be pretty much correct.

Intro:
1st time|2nd time          | 
through |through           |
--------|------------------|--------------------------------
-(2)/4--|-2/4-4-----------|----------------------------2-4-
-(2)/4--|-2/4-4-----------|----------------------------2-4-
-(2)/4--|-0/2-2(vibrato)-|----------------------------0-2-
--------|------------------|-11-11h12-11-11-11h12-12/14-----
--------|------------------|-0--0-----0--0--0-----0---------

1st       | 2nd       | 3rd |
--------- | --------- | -12-|-------------2(vibrato)----------------------12-------
--------- | --------- | -12-|-2-4-7-6-5-4-------------2-4-2-4-2-4---------12-------
-4p2p0--- | --------- | -12-|-2-4-7-6-5-4---------------------------------12-------
-------2- | -0202020- | ----|-0-2-5-4-3-2-------------------------------------------
--------- | --------- | ----|------------------------/14----------------------------
--------- | --------- | ----|-------------------------------------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-

----------------------------
----------------------------
----------------------------
---2p0-------2p0------------
----------------------------
-0-----0-0-0-----3(vibrato)-

1st Solo:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------2h4-4-
-1h2---2p1---------------------------------------1/2---2p1---1h2---2/4--2h4-------
-------------62---2---0/2---2p0---0h2---2/6------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------------

---------2---------2-4^-6-12-4^-6-12-10^-10^-12-10-7-4^-7-10p7-10p7-4-10p7-10p7---
-----2h4-------2h4--------------------------------------------------------------4-
-2h4-------2h4--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-2-----2--2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------
---4-4-4^-4^-4^-4^-4^-2---2h4(vibrato)-----2h4(vibrato)-----2h4(vibrato)-4-2-4-
------------------------4--------------2h4--------------2h4--------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
-1h2---1p2---------------------(1/2 step)-
-------------62---2---0/2-1^-1^-1^-1^--          **PLAY x2**
------------------------------------------
-----0-----0-----0-----0------------------

Solo
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------2-------2---2-------2-------2---2-4---2-------2--------2---2-------0-------0-
---4-------4-----4-----4-------4-----4---4-4-2---4-------4------4-----2-------2-----
-2---2---2---2-------2---2---2---2-------2-4-0-2---2---2---2--------0---0---0---0---
-------------------------------------------2----------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---0----------------------------------------------------------------------------4-
-2-----0---3---0----3-0-3-4-5-5-4-------0---------------------0-2-2-4-4-4/7-7h9---
--------------------------4-5-5-4-----4---4h5-4-4-0---0-----4---------------------
-----3---3---3---3--------7-8-8-7-5h7---------------2---5h7-----------------------
----------------------------------0---------------------0-------------------------

----------------------------
-2h4-4^-4^-4^-4-2h4-2---2-4-
----------------------4-----
----------------------------
----------------------------
----------------------------

**Play this next part of the solo eight times**

-------------
-6r4p2h4p2h4-
-------------
-------------
-------------
-------------

**Now continue with this**
-2--2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-4^-4^-4^-4^4-2---2h4-2p4(vibrato)-2h4(vibrato)--------------2h4(vibrato)------------
----------------4-------------------------------2h4(vibrato)--------------2h4(vibr.)-
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-2h4(vibrato)-----2h4-----2h4-2-4-6r4p2h5p2-----------------------------------------
--------------2h4-----2h4-------------------4p2-2-0-0-------0-----------------------
------------------------------------------------------4-2-4---4-2-4-5p4p2-4-5p4p2-4-
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------2-----------------0--------------------0-2-2-4-4-
-----------------0---4h5p4p2-2-----4---4h5-4-4-0--0-----4-----------
-5p4p2-4-5p4p2-4---------------5h7---------------2--5h7-------------
-------------------------------0--------------------0---------------

-----------------------------------------(accel.)-
-------2-------2---2-------2-------2---2----------
---4-------4-----4-----4-------4-----4------------
-2---2---2---2-------2---2---2---2----------------
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Well, thats it. If you have any questions, email me. My address is in the profile.
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