Tabs
Black Sabbath - Into the Void
From the CD 'Master of Reality'
Written by Iommi/Ward/Butler/Osbourne
Warner Bros. Records 2562-2
Tune your guitar down 1 & 1/2 steps for this song. This tab was
transcribed earlier by Dan Newcombe ([email protected]), but not
correctly.
e -> c#
BB -> 
G#G#
G+G -> 
E MajorE
D MajorD -> BB
A augmentedA -> 
F#F#
E MajorE -> 
C#C#
Jimmy Pena - [email protected]
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
o \_
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
x\ _
x\ pick slide; slide the edge of the pick along the strings
PM = Palm Mute; lightly touch the strings at the bridge with the edge of
the fret hand
[Intro]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------2-----1---0--------------------------------------|
A:--x\--------0-1-2-----2---2---1~----0h1p0----0-(0)h1p0----0h1p0----|
E:--x\----0-3-------------------------------3------------3--------3--|
PM-----------| PM PM PM PM PM
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------2--------------------------------------------------------|
A:--0---1-2----2p0---------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------3-------------------------------------------------|
PM
[Riff 1]
E MajorE 
D5D5
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----1-1-1-1---2---2-2-----------------1-1-1-1--2-------------------|
D:----2-2-2-2---0---0-0-----------------2-2-2-2--0----------------2--|
A:----2-2-2-2---0---0-0---0-7-6-5~~-----2-2-2-2--0-0h2-----0--1-2----|
E:-0--0-0-0-0------------------------0--0-0-0-0--------3-------------|
PM PM
C5C5 D5D5 
B5B5
e:------------------2------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------3------------------------------------------------|
G:-----1-1-1-1---2--2------------------------------------------------|
D:-----2-2-2-2---0--0------------------------------------------------|
A:-----2-2-2-2---0------0--7-6-5~/----10-10-10-10-10-12--9-----------|
E:--0--0-0-0-0-------------------------8--8--8--8--8-10--7-----7\----|
[Riff 2a] [Riff 2b]
e:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A:--5h7----------5h7----------5~~~~--|--5h7----------5h7-------------|
E:--0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0---------|--0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-5~b6r5--|
[Fill 1]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--5h7----------5h7-------------------------------------------------|
E:--0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-5~b6r5--/12\--------------------------------|
[Riff 3] [Riff 4]
e:----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D:--0h2~--1~--0~--------------|--------------------------------------|
A:---------------2~--1~--0~---|--------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------|--0---3--(3)p0--6----6-5--3--0--------|
[Riff 5]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------5--------------------------------------------|
A:--7-6-5--------5-6-7-----7~----------------------------------------|
E:---------7~~-------------------------------------------------------|
Progression:
[Intro] x4
[Riff 1] x1
[Intro] x2
[Riff 2a+2b] x4
[Riff 2a+2b] w/ lyrics:
Rocket engines burning fuel ....
With [Fill 1]:
Man prepares to meet ...
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 2a] x1
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 2a+2b] x2
[Riff 2a+2b] w/ lyrics:
Rocket engines burning fuel ....
With [Fill 1]:
Freedom from the ...
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 2a] x1
[Riff 3] x1 (hit low E MajorE string at end)
[Riff 4] x4
With [Riff 4]:
Freedom fighter sent out ...
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 4] x1
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 2a+2b] x4
[Riff 2a+2b] w/ lyrics:
Past the stars in fields of ...
With [Fill 1]:
Peace and happiness ...
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 2a] x1
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 2a+2b] x2
[Outro solo] over [Riff 2a+2b]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------7-9-9b11r9---7h9-9-9~---9p7--9~p7-----|
D:-----5-------5-----5-7--7s9----------------------------------------|
A:-5h7---7-7~----7~--------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
At this point, the solo breaks into a
two-guitar section. I will leave out
guitar II because I'll assume you can't
play two parts at once.
Gtr. I breaks off here \/
e:-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------|-----------7-9-9b11---9b11---9b11r9------|
D:--9s7p5-7~~-----5--------|-----5-7s9-------------------------------|
A:------------------7-7~~~-|-5-7-------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--7h9-9~~p7--------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------9s7p5-7~~---5---5-7--7b9r7---5~~----------------------|
A:---------------------------7---------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 5] x4
e:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-14~--14----------------------/14~-14----------------------/14~-14--|
E:-12~--12---12s2-2-2s5b6r5~----/12~-12--12s2-2-2s8b9r8~-----/12~-12--|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------/14~--14-------------------------14--14-14--|
E:-12s3-3-3s10b11r10~----/12~--12--12s3-3-3s12b13r12~-----12--12-12--|
e:------------12------------------------|------------12-15b17--15----|
B:---------12----15p12-----12-12--------|----------------------------|
G:-14b16----------------14-12-12s9--9/--|----------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------|-14--14-14------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|-12--12-12------------------|
e:-12h15p12-------------------------|---------------12---------------|
B:-----------12-15b17--15--15b17\---|------------12-12-15p12---------|
G:----------------------------------|------------------------14-14p12|
D:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------|-14--14-14----------------------|
E:----------------------------------|-12--12-12----------------------|
e:------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B:-----12-12\-|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G:-----12-12\-|---------------9b11r9~~~----|---7h9-9-9~~~p7----------|
D:-14---------|----------------------------|-----------------9s7p5-7~|
A:------------|-14--14-14\-----------------|-------------------------|
E:------------|-12--12-12\-----------------|-------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------7-9--9b11r9p7---9s14~--14b16----|
D:---5----------------5------5--7s9----------------------------------|
A:-----7-7~~~-----5h7----5h7-----------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----12----------------12---------15b17~~----15--12-----------12---|
B:-12-----15--15b17~~-------15p12--------------15--12--15b17~~-------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:---------------|--12-------------------------12--------------12----|
B:-15--15b17~~---|-----15-12----------------12----15-15b17~-------15-|
G:---------------|-----------14p12--14b16----------------------------|
D:---------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------|---------------------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------12------------------------|
B:-12---------------------12-15---------12-----15--15b17~~\----------|
G:----14p12-14-----12h14~--------14b16-------------------------------|
D:-------------14----------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 5] x4, last note w/ heavy reverb
