Iron Man Tab by Black Sabbath

Iron Man tab by Black Sabbath

Guitar Tab

Black Sabbath
"Ironman"


This song is fairly easy to play.
I couldn't figure out the solos, so figure them out
yourself.
I transcribed it kinda plain, so feel free to add your
own touches.
This song is played with standard tuning
(E,A,D,G,B,e).



Riff A:
e------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E---0h1^2p0-------0h1^2p0-------0h1^2p0----------------

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Riff B:
e------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------
D---4---7---7---9-9---12/9--12/9--12/9----7-7---9-9----
A---2---5---5---7-7---10/11-10/11-10/11---5-5---7-7----
E------------------------------------------------------

Riff C:
e------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------
A---2---5---5---7-7---10/11-10/11-10/11---5-5---7-7^---
E------------------------------------------------------

Riff D:
e------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------
D---------0--------------------------------------------
A---2-2-------2---1---0-0-0-------0-0-0-1--------------
E---------------------------0--------------------------

Riff E:
e------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G----------------(----------------2-3-4)---------------
D---9------7-----(4-4-----2-2-3-4------)-Repeat--------
A---7------5-----(2-2-2-5--------------)---------------
E------------------------------------------------------

Riff F:
e------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G---6-4------------------------------------------------
D--------6-5-4-2---------------------------------------
A----------------2-2-4-4-------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------

Riff G:
e------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------4-5-4-5-4------------------
A---7-5-7---5h7p5---7-5-7-------------5----------------
E------------------------------------------------------

Riff A x1
Riff B x2
Riff C x2
Riff B x1
Riff C x2
Riff D x3
Riff B x2
Riff C x2
Riff E x2
Riff B x2
Riff C x2
Riff E x2
Riff F x2
Solo 1
Riff B x2
Riff C x2
Riff D x3
Riff A x1
Riff G x2
Solo 2
Riff G x3

Song: Iron Man Solos
Artist: Black Sabbath
Album: Paranoid
Transcribed By: Michael James

Solo 1:
|------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------5----------5-5-------------
|-------------------------4-4-4h6---6--6p4-------6p4---4h6---
|-----2-2h4-4p2---2-4-4/6------------------6---------6-------
|-2-4-----------4--------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------

|-------------9-----------------------------------9---------------
|-------------9--12p9-----9-------------------------129----9-129--
|-6---11-11^----------11----9-9^------------9-11^------119--------
|---------------------------------11-9-9h11-----------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------9-12^----9--------12^---12^^12---12^^12-129----9------- --
|----9-129-----9---12^------12-9-9---------------------------12---12-12^ --
|-11-------119---------------------------------------------------------- --
|----------------------------------------------------------------------- --
|----------------------------------------------------------------------- --
|----------------------------------------------------------------------- --

|-----9---------9-------------------------------------------------------
|-12^---129---9---129---------------------------------------------------
|----------11---------11-11p9---9-9--------------9-9--------------9-----
|----------------------------11-----11p9----9h11-----11p9----9-11-9-9---
|----------------------------------------11---------------11------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------6-4-------------------------------
|-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11--------6-5-4-2-----------------------
|------------------------------------2-2/4-4---------------
|----------------------------------------------------------



|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------4-5-4-5p4h5p4p0---------------
|--7h5-7---5h7p5-----7h5-7---------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------


Solo 2:
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|--------------7---7-9-9^^^--9^^^---9^^--7---7/9-----------
|------5---7/9---9-------------------------9---------------
|--6/7---7-------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------

|-----------10-10h12-12^-12^-12^^-10-12p10-----10----------------------
|-8---10/12---------------------------------------12-12\10-8-11-8------
|---9--------------------------------------12---------------------9-7--
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------7---7-9-9^^-9^^-9^^^^----
|-9\7-5--7p5----5h7-------5-7-7/9---9----------------------
|------------7------5h7------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|--9^-9^^-9p7----7-----------------------------------------
|-------------9------9\7-5-7---5-7-7^^--7^^--7^^^-5--------
|----------------------------------------------------7-----
|----------------------------------------------------------

Last updated: May 3, 2025

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From Black Sabbaths second album Paranoid comes Iron Man. It was released as a single the same year in 1970 and is still one of the classics played on concerts. These Black Sabbath Iron Man guitar tabs is fun and easy to play.

The song was used in the movie ”Iron Man” but besides that there are no connection between the song or lyrics and the Marvel Comics figure. Geezer Butler wrote the lyrics about a person traveling in time into the future. When he returns he is turned into Iron by a magnetic field. The song, as seen in these Black Sabbath iron man guitar tabs, can be seen in many different lists and chart positions. In 2008 it was among the top 5 most downloaded ringtones and in 2006 it was voted number one in the VH1 list of the greatest metal songs.

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