Tabs
These riffs and fills are: RIFF 1D MajorD
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 7-9-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 7-9-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 7-9-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 5-7-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| RIFF2 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|--------8-------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|9---------------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|9---------------| 5-7-------------|--------10--9---|8---------------|7---------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| tr. ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|--------7(9)----| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|9---------------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|9---------------| 5-7-------------|--------10--9---|8---------------|7---------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|--------8-------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|9---------------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|9---------------| 5-7-------------|--------10--9---|8---------------|7---------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|----------------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|9-------9-------| 7-9-------------|--------12--11--|10--------------|9-------9-------| 5-7-------------|--------10--9---|8---------------|7-------7-------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| RIFF 3 --------12------|----------------|--------12------|----------------| --------12------|----------------|--------12------|----------------| --------12------|----------------|--------12------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 0-0-0-0-------0-|--0---0-3-------|0-0-0-0-------0-|--0---0-3-------| RIFF 4 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------2p0-----|--------2p0-----|--------2p0-----|--------2p0-----| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 0-0-0-0-------0-|--0---0-----3---|0-0-0-0-------0-|--0---0-----3---| RIFF 5 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 9---------------|----------9-9-9-|9s7-------------|----------7-7-7-| 7---------------|----------7-7-7-|7s5-------------|----------5-5-5-| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 7s9-------------|----------9-9-9-|9s7-------------|----------------| 5s7-------------|----------7-7-7-|7s5-------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| RIFF 6A RIFF 6C (end of song) ----------------|----------------| ----------------| ----------------|----------------| ----------------| --------7-------|----7-------7---| 9---------------| --9-----------9-|--------9-------| ----------------| 7-----7-----7---|--7-------------| ----------------| ----------------|----------------| ----------------| RIFF 6B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------7-------|----7-------7---|----------------|----------------| --9-----------9-|--------9-------|9---------------|----------------| 7-----7-----7---|--7-------------|7-----9-----12--|----12--12--12--| ----------------|----------------|------7-----10--|----10--10--10--| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------7-------|----7-------7---|----------------|----------------| --9-----------9-|--------9-------|9-----12----9---|----9---9---9---| 7-----7-----7---|--7-------------|7-----10----7---|----7---7---7---| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| RIFF 7 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------5-------|----5-------5---|--------5-------|----5-------5---| --7-----------7-|--------7-------|--7-----------7-|--------7-------| 5-----5-----5---|--5-------------|5-----5-----5---|--5-------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------3-------|----3-------3---|--------3-------|----3-------3---| --5-----------5-|--------5-------|--5-----------5-|--------5-------| 3-----3-----3---|--3-------------|3-----3-----3---|--3-------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 4---------------|----5-------5---|4---------------|----------------| 2---------------|----3-------3---|2---------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
FILL 1 FILL 2 FILL 3
tr.
----------------| ----------------| --------12------|
----------------| ----------------| --------12------|
-------4p2p0----| ----------------| --------12------|
------------2---| ----------------| ----------------|
----------------| 5(7)------------| ----------------|
----------------| ----------------| ----------------|
p = Pull-off
s = Slide
All three notes of the 4p2p0 lick in Fill 1 should equal the time of a
quarter. Thus, they should look like this in a standard transcription:
__3__
| | |
4 2 0
Timing is exact with 2 ’-’s an 8th, 4 ’-’s a quarter etc.
The song flow and lyrics are:
[Riff 1] x2
w/[Riff 1]
Generals gathered in ...
Just like witches ..
Evil minds that ...
Sorcerers of ...
In the fields are bodie...[Fill 1]
As the war ...[Fill 2]
Death and ...[Fill 3]
Poisoning their ....
[Riff 2]
[Riff 3] x2
w/[Riff 4]
Politicians hide ..
They only ...
Why should they go ...
They leave that ...
[Riff 3]
w/[Riff 4]
Time will tell on ...
Making war just ...
Treating people just ...
Wait til the ...
[Riff 2]
[Solo 1] (not transcribed in this post)
[Riff 5]
[Riff 1] x2
w/[Riff 1]
Now in darkness world ...
As you hear the ..
No more warpigs ...
And as God has ..
Day of judgement, God ....[Fill 1]
On their knees the ...[Fill 2]
Begging mercy for ...[Fill 3]
Satan laughing ...
[Riff 2]
[Riff 6A]
[Riff 6B] x2
[Riff 6A] x4
[Riff 7]
[Solo 2] (not transcribed in this post)
[Riff 6A] x5
[Riff 6C]
War Pigs Intro
Tabb’d by Michael Decaire
Slow Rock 12/8 time (#) = Feedback
D MajorD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E MajorE
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--------------------|------------------------/6---6/7----------
--7--------5/7----7-|--7/5-----(5)---(6)-----------------------
--0--------0------0-|--0----------------------0---0------------
D MajorD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E MajorE
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--6-----------------|------------------------/6---6/7--------
----------------5/7-|--7/5-----(5)---------------------------
--0-----(0)-------0-|--0----------------------0---0----------
D MajorD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
E7E7 E MajorE
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--------------------|-------------------------4----------------
-/9------(9)--------|-----------------------------9----9-9-----
----------------5/7-|--7/5-----(5)------------5---7----7-7-----
--0-------------0---|--0----------------------0---0----0-0-----
D5D5 
E5E5 D5D5
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--9------------------------|-----------------------------------
--9-----9-9-9/7---(7)-7-7--|-7/9----------9-9--9/7--------(7)--
--7-----7-7-7/5-------5-5--|-5/7----------7-7--7/5-------------
--0------------------------|-----------------------------------
War Pigs tab
War Pigs is the first song on Black Sabbaths 1970 best selling album Paranoid. It is said that the recorded version is a protest agains the Vietnam war, but it originally had another title and lyrics dealing with witches. The band is known for slow heavy metal songs so these Black Sabbath War Pigs guitar lyrics are easy to play.
If you have previously played other Black sabbath tabs you know that most of their songs consists of some basic riffs and a guitarsolo or two. These Black Sabbath warpigs guitar tabs also contain some fills.
Other versions of War Pigs
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for War pigs by Black Sabbath
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| War pigs | Chords |
