National Acrobat tab by Black Sabbath

Tabs

From [email protected] Sun May 4 10:26:40 1997

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Tabbed by Martin - [email protected]
Title - A augmentedA National Acrobat 1974
Artist - Black Sabbath
Album - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
4/4 Time
Notation  h = hammer on
      p = pull-off
      b = bend
      \ = slide down
      / = slide up
      . = staccato, don't let ring
      r = rest
      x = mute notes

Note - I worked this out on an acoustic guitar
    So it is bound to have inaccuracies,
    (especially with the hammer on and pull off)
    Please add corrections

Riff 1 - 2 Bars - Intro repeat 4 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------2----------------|
D MajorD|----------------------3--2----------------5------2-3-2--|
A augmentedA|3h5--5.-5---5-3-5-3-5------3-5-5-5-5-3------3-----------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------5--------|

Riff 2 - 2 Bars
 D MajorD    FF    C majorC    G+G
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|7---7--7----------5---5--5----------|
D MajorD|7---7--7-3---3--3-5---5--5-5---5--5-|
A augmentedA|5---5--5-3---3--3-3---3--3-5---5--5-|
E MajorE|---------1---1--1----------3---3--3-|  +  riff 1

I am the world that hides the ....

Riff 3 - 2 Bars
  Bb majorBb   ?    FF    G+G
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|1--1-1---2--2-2---------------------|
D MajorD|3--3-3---3--3-3---3--3-3---5--5-5---|
A augmentedA|3--3-3---0--0-0---3--3-3---5--5-5---|
E MajorE|---------1--1-1---1--1-1---3--3-3---|  +  riff 1

I've lived a thousand times, I found out ....

Verse 2
When little worlds collide I'm ...

Riff 4 - 2 Bars
e|-------------------------------------------------5----|
BB|----------------------------------6\---x-x-x-x---6----|
G+G|----------------------------------5\---x-x-x-x---5----|
D MajorD|-----------------3----------------4\---x-x-x-x--------|
A augmentedA|3h5.-r-r-3h5-3h5---5-3---3h5.-r-5-5\---x-x-x-x-5------|
E MajorE|-----------------------5----------------------------5-|
 ran       |try pull off to open strings on electric

Repeat Riff 4 for the rest of the lyrics and solo

Lyric
You've got to believe me. I'm talking ....

I want you to listen. I'm trying to get ....

Solo

Just remember love is life and hate ...

Riff 5 - 1 Bar
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------|
A augmentedA|3/5--5-3--3-------------|
E MajorE|------------5\3--3-1--1-| X 3

Riff 6 - 1 Bar
e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E MajorE|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Riff 7 - 2 Bars
e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|------4-------------4-7-4--------4-------------|
D MajorD|4-5-7----7--7-4-5-7--------4-5-7---7--5-4------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------| X 2

Riff 8- 2 Bars As above but start at 9th fret
e|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------9---------------9-12-9\--------9--------------|
D MajorD|9-10-12----12---9-10-12--------9-10-12---9--10-9------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|

Then Riff 7

Riff 9
use 4th finger for 7,
  1st finger for 5 then 3(stretch)
e|------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------5-----3---5-3---|
A augmentedA|7---7-7-7-7-7-3-----1---3-1---|
E MajorE|5---5-5-5-3-0-----------------| X 4

Riff 10 - 1st 2 bars
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----7-7-----5-7-----5-7---7-7p5----|
A augmentedA|----------7-------7------------7---|
E MajorE|5----------------------------------|

2nd 2 bars
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|--------------9b--p7p5--9b--p7p5---|
D MajorD|----7-7-----5---------7---------7p5|
A augmentedA|----------7------------------------|
E MajorE|5----------------------------------|

Repeat riff 10 X 2

Riff 11 - 1 bar
e|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|----------------|
D MajorD|777775777775----|
A augmentedA|------------650-|
E MajorE|----------------| X 8

Riff 10
e|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|----------------|
D MajorD|5---4---5---4---|
A augmentedA|3---2---3---2---|
E MajorE|----------------| X 4

Then strum 1/16 speed and slide up the neck
For 2 bars and finish on an A augmentedA





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