War Pigs Chords by Black Sabbath

War Pigs chords by Black Sabbath

Guitar chords with lyrics

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                               WARPIGS
                            Black Sabbath


 As almost all of Black Sabbath's tunes it consists of some basic riffs
 and a solo (or two). This one however contains also some fills. These
 riffs and fills are:

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 RIFF 1

 D E
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 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 plot d....
 Sorcerers of ....
 In the fields are ....[Fill 1]
 As the war ...[Fill 2]
 Death and ...[Fill 3]
 Poisoning their brainwashe....
 [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 ...
 Treating people just like ...
 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 str..
 Day of judgement, ....[Fill 1]
 On their knees the ...[Fill 2]
 Begging mercy ...[Fill 3]
 Satan laughing spreads ....
 [Riff 2]
 [Riff 6A]
 [Riff 6B] x2
 [Riff 6A] x4
 [Riff 7]
 [Solo 2] (not transcribed in this post)
 [Riff 6A] x5
 [Riff 6C]



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|  Steve Portigal, Dep't of CIS, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1   |
|  email: stevep@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca    Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext 3580  |
|     The motel of lost companions waits with heated pool and bar...         |
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"War Pigs" by Black Sabbath, off their 1970 album "Paranoid," features Tony Iommi's iconic guitar riff played in C# tuning. Geezer Butler's driving bassline complements Bill Ward's powerful drumming, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. Ozzy Osbourne's vocals deliver anti-war lyrics, reflecting the song's Vietnam War-era context. The song's structure and dynamics showcase the band's signature blend of blues and heavy metal.

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