Paranoid Solo tab by Black Sabbath

Song: Paranoid
Artist: Black Sabbath
Album: Paranoid (1971)

Tabbed by:

I noticed that the two already existing versions are quite correct, but the solo's missing.
So, here it comes. It should be almost correct.





Annotation: Iommi uses a strange-sounding effect to play the solo, which is based on the popular
E minor pentatonic (E-G-A-B-D).

While the leadguitar plays the solo, the ryhthmguitar plays the following pattern 4 times.


Rhythmguitar:



  w/slight P.M.---------------------------------------------------|

  E5                                                                D5

E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14-|-14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14-|
A-14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14-|-14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14-|
E-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|

 -------------------------------|

E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|
A-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|
E-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|

  G5  D5      E5    Em7

E-------------------------|
B-------------------12----|
G-12----------------12----|
D-12--12------14----12----|
A-10--12------14----------|
E-----10------12----------|


Leadguitar:

  E5                                              D5                         G5 D5     E5  Em7
               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
B------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
G-Bb9--Rr9p7---h9--------|----9--7--9--p7-------|--------------------------|-------------------|
D------------------------|-----------------9\7--|-5--h7--5--h7-------------|-5-----------------|
A------------------------|----------------------|---------------5--h7--7---|----7------7-------|
E------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|

  E5                                                         D5

E------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
B------------------------|--------8--10--10B--R10--p8--B10-|-R10---p8-10----8---------|
G---------------7--h9--9-|-7--/9---------------------------|-------------------9--9---|
D-5--h7--7--/9-----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
A------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
E------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|


  G5  D5    E5          Em7       E5

E-----------------------12------|------------------------------|-15B----15B----15B--R15p12-15p12------|
B-------------------12------15b-|-15B----R15--15B------b15--12-|---------------------------------15p12|
G-7--h9--9--9--/14--------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


  D5                                       G5    D5        E5       Em7

E-15p12----------------------12----------|-------------------------------|
B-------15bb--15p12------12------15p12---|-------------------------------|
G-------------------14B----------------14|-14p12-----12--14--B--R14--p12-|
D----------------------------------------|-------14----------------------|
A----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  E5

E-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G-14B----12h14p12----12---------------|---------------------------------|
D-----------------14-----14--14p12----|-12------------------------------|
A----------------------------------14-|-------12--10--12p10-----12--/14-|
E-------------------------------------|---------------------12----------|


  D5                            G5  D5      E5     Em7

E-----------------------------|------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------|
G----------------12-----------|------------------------|
D-12----12--h14------14--12---|-14--12------14\--------|
A-----------------------------|------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------|




h: hammer on
p: pull off
Bb: bend up 1 1/2 tone
Rr: release 1 1/2
B: bend up a tone
b: bend up half a tone
bb: bend up quarter a tone
R: release a tone
r: release half a tone
Bx (x=fret): Pre-bend
xB (x=fret): Cue-bend
/: legato slide up
\: legato slide down
~: (Finger)-Vibrato

Thats it, hope you enjoy playing the solo, cause it's really cool.