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Into The Void Tab by Black Sabbath

Into The Void tab by Black Sabbath

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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 (stdn@vm.marist.edu), but not
correctly.

e -> c#
B -> G#
G -> E
D -> B
A -> F#
E -> C#
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com

| = 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         D5
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
                                      C5             D5  B5
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 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

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