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Nib Bass Tab by Black Sabbath

Nib bass tab by Black Sabbath

Bass Tab

this is the bass tablature for the beginning bass solo in NIB by Black
Sabbath
"NIB" Black Sabbath bass solo
bass tablature
transcribed by David Jakowenko (jakowenk@tcnj.edu)

right hand plays over the high frets; use a wah peddle
if desired

notation:    regular number : quater note
             a number tied with a ^ : 8th note
             number followed by a * : dotted note, add a beat to

4/4): E minor
G----------------|-----------|-------------|---------------|------------------|
D----------5--^5-|-7-9-7^5---|-----5--^5-7-|-9^12-14-14-15-|-14^12------------|
A-7^7-5^-----7---|---------7-|-5^----7-----|---------------|------14^12-14-10-|
E-------7--------|-----------|---7---------|---------------|------------------|

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G-------------|-----------|------------|-------------|----------------------|
D--^5-7-9^7-5-|-----------|--------^5--|-5^7-9-7^5---|---^12-14^14-14-12^---|
A-7-----------|-7^5-------|-----7-7--7-|-----------7-|-14----------------14-|
E-------------|-----7-3-0-|-3^5--------|-------------|----------------------|

G----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|-
D----------------|--^5--^5-7-9-|-7^5---5-----|-------------|-----5----|-
A-12^14-10-7^5---|-7---7-------|-----7---7^5-|--^5---------|-5^7---7*-|-
E--------------7-|-------------|-------------|-7---3-0-3^5-|----------|-

G-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|-
D-----------5-|-9-7-5-(rest)-|-------5-5-7-|-9^7-5-------|---------5-7--|-
A-5^--5-5^7---|--------------|--5^7--------|-------7-5^--|-----5^7------|-
E---7---------|--------------|-------------|-----------3-|-5^7----------|-

G---------------|----------------------|-------------|-----------|--------|-
D-9^7-5-----^12-|-14^14-12^------------|-------5-----|-----------|---5----|-
A-------7-14----|----------14-12^14-10-|-7^5-----7^5-|---7-5-----|-7---7*-|-
E---------------|----------------------|-----7-------|-7-----5^7-|--------|-

G----------------|----------|-------------|--------|---------|----------|-
D------^5-^5--^5-|-7^5------|------^5-^5-7|-9-7-5*-|---------|----------|-
A-7^5-7--7---7---|-----7-7*-|-7^5-7--7----|--------|-7-7-7-7-|-7^5---7*-|-
E----------------|----------|-------------|--------|---------|-----7----|-

Fade out on E

Questions, comments, or suggestions, mail to jakowenk@tcnj.edu"NIB" Black Sabbath bass solo
bass tablature
transcribed by David Jakowenko (jakowenk@tcnj.edu)

right hand plays over the high frets; use a wah peddle
if desired

notation:    regular number : quater note
             a number tied with a ^ : 8th note
             number followed by a * : dotted note, add a beat to

4/4): E minor
G----------------|-----------|-------------|---------------|------------------|
D----------5--^5-|-7-9-7^5---|-----5--^5-7-|-9^12-14-14-15-|-14^12------------|
A-7^7-5^-----7---|---------7-|-5^----7-----|---------------|------14^12-14-10-|
E-------7--------|-----------|---7---------|---------------|------------------|

G-------------|-----------|------------|-------------|----------------------|
D--^5-7-9^7-5-|-----------|--------^5--|-5^7-9-7^5---|---^12-14^14-14-12^---|
A-7-----------|-7^5-------|-----7-7--7-|-----------7-|-14----------------14-|
E-------------|-----7-3-0-|-3^5--------|-------------|----------------------|

G----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|-
D----------------|--^5--^5-7-9-|-7^5---5-----|-------------|-----5----|-
A-12^14-10-7^5---|-7---7-------|-----7---7^5-|--^5---------|-5^7---7*-|-
E--------------7-|-------------|-------------|-7---3-0-3^5-|----------|-

G-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|-
D-----------5-|-9-7-5-(rest)-|-------5-5-7-|-9^7-5-------|---------5-7--|-
A-5^--5-5^7---|--------------|--5^7--------|-------7-5^--|-----5^7------|-
E---7---------|--------------|-------------|-----------3-|-5^7----------|-

G---------------|----------------------|-------------|-----------|--------|-
D-9^7-5-----^12-|-14^14-12^------------|-------5-----|-----------|---5----|-
A-------7-14----|----------14-12^14-10-|-7^5-----7^5-|---7-5-----|-7---7*-|-
E---------------|----------------------|-----7-------|-7-----5^7-|--------|-

G----------------|----------|-------------|--------|---------|----------|-
D------^5-^5--^5-|-7^5------|------^5-^5-7|-9-7-5*-|---------|----------|-
A-7^5-7--7---7---|-----7-7*-|-7^5-7--7----|--------|-7-7-7-7-|-7^5---7*-|-
E----------------|----------|-------------|--------|---------|-----7----|-

Fade out on E

Questions, comments, or suggestions, mail to jakowenk@tcnj.edu

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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