Black Sabbath - Paranoid Basic Information: The key of this song is E-Minor (EM) EM INTRO ------------------------------------------------------------------ Repeat 4 times. ------------------------------------------------------------------ On the third time -----------------------------------7-h-9----------7--------------- drums and bass enter. -------7-h-9----9-----9-----7-h-9----------7-h-9-----9------------ -------7--------7-----7------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ EM A-PART D G D EM ------------------------------------------------------------------ The last three tones -------------------------------------------------------8-7---12--- (on the 12:th fret) -------------------------------------------------------7-7-9-12--- are natural harmonics. -------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-7-9-12--- Repeat 2 times. -------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ B-PART ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat 2 times. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------9---------------5-------7-------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--- -------7---------------3-------5-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- C-PART ------------------------------------------------------------------ Repeat 2 times. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------9-------------------------------7-------------------------- -------7-------------------------------5-------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ EM SOLO OVER A-PART D G D EM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------9-b-11-r-p-7-h-9------9-7-9-7------------------------------------ -----------------------------------9-\-7-5-h-7-5-h-7----------5------- -----------------------------------------------------5-h-7-7----7--7-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- EM D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------7-h-9-9---7------------14-b-16-r-12-h-14-14-b-16-12-14---12------- -------5-h-7-7-/-9-------------/-14-12-14--------------------------------------14-14- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G D EM ---------------------------12--------- ------------------------12----15------ ---------------------14--------------- -------12-h-14-14-14------------------ -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- EM -----------------------------15-b-17-15-b-17-15-12-15-p-12-------- -------15-b-17-15-b-17-15-12-------------------------------15----- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ D G D EM -------15-p-12------------------12---------------------------------------------------- ---------------15-15-p-12----12----15-p-12-------------------------------------------- --------------------------14---------------14-14-p-12----12-14-b-16-14-12------------- ------------------------------------------------------14------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------14-b-16-12-h-14-p-12----12--------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------14----14-14-p-12----12---------------------------------- --------------------------------------------14------12-10-12-10-/-12-h-14---------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************ D G D EM ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------12------------------------------------------------ ------12--12-14----14-12----14-12---14---------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ INTRO A B A A C A INSTRUMENTAL A A SOLO A SOLO A INSTRUMENTAL A B A A INSTRUMENTAL Natural harmonics = in this case; just touch the strings right over the 12:th fret And strike the strings b = bend at the fret before the "b" to the pitch of the tone after the "b" h = hammer-on p = pull-off / = legato-slide upwards the neck (strike the first note and slide up to the second tone WITHOUT striking the string(s) \ = legato slide downwards the neck (see /) ****** = I don't know if this is right, it could be: -12-10-12-10-/12-/-14 or -12-10-12-10-12-/14 or -12-10-12-10-12-h-14 test all the versions above and play the one you think feels best