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Black Sabbath - The Dark / Zero The Hero Tabs

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The Dark / Zero The Hero Tabs

(ver. 1)
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Zero the Hero


Tuning:  Tune to C# (except Guitar 4)

Timing:  Andagio 72 beats/min.  4/4 count

NOTE: Lyrics written here may not align with music, due to space constraints.
      Multiple guitar parts may not align on the page as well.

SPECIAL NOTE: Guitar 4 is tuned to B

The Dark
--------5-4---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------6--------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------(5/)7-------(3 s/)-6--------------2------------------------------
-3(\1)--------------8(\5)-----------3~~--2--1p0--2---3~~~--2~~~--0--2~~~--3~~---
       vp in
 Heavy Reverb and Flang
(Guitar 3)
(Guitar 2)                                                             vp in
[p>>>>f]
------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-3-3--1-2-3-3--1-2-3-3-1-3-3--1-2-3-3--1-2-3-3--1-2-3-3-1-3-3--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)
vp in
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
------------------------2-------
1-2-3-3--1-2-3-3--1-2-3-3-1-3-3-
(Guitar 1)

-21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~~~~--
(Guitar 2)

------15~~~-14~~~-------(12/)-15~~~--14~~~--11~~~~--13~~~~---------------
-----------------14~~---------------------------------------3~~~~~~~-----
(Guitar 3)                                                          vp out
Heavy Reverb and Flang

-------5-4~~~~--------5-4~~~~-------5-4~~~~--------5-4~~~~---------------
---4-4------------4-4------------4-4------------4-4----------------------
(Guitar 1)

-21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~~~~--
(Guitar 2)

---------7-6~~~~------7-6~~~~--------7-6~~~~--------7-6~~~~--------------
-4-5-6-6-----------6-6------------6-6------------6-6---------------------
(Guitar 1)

-17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/-
(Guitar 2)

------------------------------------------------------
-17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~~-----------------
-------------------------------------17\\\\\\\\\\\(3)-
-------------------------------------17\\\\\\\\\\\(3)-
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 2)                           (Guitar 1 actually starts here)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)

------4----------------------------------6-------------------------
(Guitar 4)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)

-----7------------------------------------0------------------------
(Guitar 4)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)

------4----------------------------------6-------------------------
(Guitar 4)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)

-----7------------------------------------0------------------------
(Guitar 4)

--------------------------2----------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
 Accept the fact that you're second rate.  Life is easy for you

--------------------------2----------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
 It's all served up on a gold plated plate, and we don't even have to talk to you

--------------------------2----------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
 Your face is normal, that's the way your bread, that's the way your gonna stay
                                                                       Your head
--------------------------2----------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
is firmly nailed to your TV channel but someone else's finger's on the control panel

CHOURSE
                                                Eb  C#  C#  A#
-------------------------------------------------8---6---6-------
--------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8---
-3-4-6~~---3-4-6~~---3-4-6-6-4-6~-3-4----------------------4-6---
What 'cha gonna be, what 'cha gonna be Brother?  Zero the Hero

                                                Eb  C#  C#  A#
------------------------------------------------8---6---6-------
-------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8---
-3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6---
<.............slight pm..............>
Don't 'cha wanna be, don't 'cha wanna be Brother?  Zero the Hero

                                                Eb  C#  C#  A#
------------------------------------------------8---6---6-------
-------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8---
-3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6---
<.............slight pm..............>
When 'ya gonna be, when ya gonna be Brother?    Zero the Hero

                                                Eb  C#  C#  A#
------------------------------------------------8---6---6-------
-------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8---
-3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6---
<.............slight pm..............>
Impossibility 'p**sabolity mother               Really a Hero

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)

------4----------------------------------6-------------------------
(Guitar 4)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)

-----7------------------------------------0------------------------
(Guitar 4)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)

------4----------------------------------6-------------------------
(Guitar 4)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)

-----7------------------------------------0------------------------
(Guitar 4)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)

--------------------------2----------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
You sit there watch it all burn down, it's easy and breezy for ya

--------------------------2----------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
You play your life to a different sound No edge, No edge you got no knife have you

--------------------------2----------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
Your life's a six lane highway to no-where you're goin' so fast you're never ever

--------------------------2----------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
gonna get down there where the Heros sit by the river with a magic in their music
                                                              as they eat raw liver
CHOURSE
                                                Eb  C#  C#  A#
-------------------------------------------------8---6---6-------
--------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8---
-3-4-6~~---3-4-6~~---3-4-6-6-4-6~-3-4----------------------4-6---
What 'cha gonna be, what 'cha gonna be Brother?  Zero the Hero

                                                Eb  C#  C#  A#
------------------------------------------------8---6---6-------
-------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8---
-3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6---
<.............slight pm..............>
Don't 'cha wanna be, don't 'cha wanna be Brother?  Zero the Hero

                                                Eb  C#  C#  A#
------------------------------------------------8---6---6-------
-------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8---
-3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6---
<.............slight pm..............>
When 'ya gonna be, when ya gonna be Brother?    Zero the Hero

                                                Eb  C#  C#  A#
------------------------------------------------8---6---6-------
-------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8---
-3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6---
<.............slight pm..............>
Impossibility 'p**sabolity mother               Really a Hero

------------------------2--------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4---
<........................slight pm................................>

------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
-------5-4~~~~--------5-4~~~~-------5-4~~~~--------5-4~~~~--
---4-4------------4-4------------4-4------------4-4---------

------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
---------7-6~~~~------7-6~~~~--------7-6~~~~--------7-6~~~~-
-4-5-6-6-----------6-6------------6-6------------6-6--------

------------------------2--------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4---
<........................slight pm................................>

Black Sabbath - Zero the Hero  {Part 2}


Tuning:  Tune to C# (except Guitar 4)

Timing:  Andagio 72 beats/min.  4/4 count

NOTE: Lyrics written here may not align with music, due to space constraints.
      Multiple guitar parts may not align on the page as well.

SPECIAL NOTE: Guitar 4 is tuned to B

LEAD

----------------------------6-6-7h9------------------------------------(
--(7/)-9-(7/)-9~~~~~\\\\(5)--9------9/11~~~~~~\6)----------------------
--------------------------------------------------6/8~~~-9-8~~-8-6~~~--
(Guitar 1)
Heavy Reverb throughout lead

------------------------2--------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4---
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 2)

-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------11~~~~\(7)--------
-----4~~-4-6^(8)-4---4---4--4~~\2-4h6------------------
-4-6--------------6~--6---6----------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
<.pm.>
(Guitar 1)

------------------------2--------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4---
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 2)

----------------------------------------------------------
-11h12h14p12p11h14p12p11 tr~~~~~~-13-13~~~/12-12~~~~(\7)--
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

------------------------2--------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4---
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 2)

-6-6-7h9p7p6-----------------------------------------------------4------------
--9---------9-------------------------------------------------4h7--7p4-7p4h7--
-------------6h8 tr~~-8~~\4~~--------4^(5)~-4-4^(5)~--4^(5)h6-----------------
-----------------------------6~--4h6-------6---------6------------------------
                                 <pm>
(Guitar 1)

------------------------2--------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4---
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 2)

--------4\2-2/4---------------------------14-16-16p14-16p14 tr~~-------------
-4~~-4h7-------7-4-4---------------(/9)-16----------------------16p14 tr~~---
----6---------------4-4h6p4--------------------------------------------------
---------------------------6~~~~---------------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

------------------------2--------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4---
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 2)


----------------------16p14--14~~--14/16---14h16--22^(24\16)---
---------------------------16----16------16--------------------
-16p14 tr~~----------------------------------------------------
-----------15p13 tr~~------------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

------------------------2--------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4---
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 2)


-22-20-19-20-22-19-20-20p19---------------------------------------13-15-15-16-18-15--
---------------------------22-20^(22r20)---------------------13-15-------------------
----------------------------------------13h15p13--------13-15------------------------
-------------------------------------------------(/9)-15-----------------------------
(Guitar 1)

------------------------2--------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4---
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 2)

-18-15-22^24(\18)----------------18^19~~~sr18\12-18p16--18p16 tr~~--
------------------16-17-17p16---------------------------------------
-----------------------------18~~-----------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

------------------------2--------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4---
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 2)

----------------------------------22^24-------------------19-18----------------
-18p16 tr~~---------------------------------22~-20^(22\19)-----22-22p20--20h22-
------------18p16 tr~~-----------------18h20---------------------------21------
----------------------15p13 tr~~~----------------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 2)

------4----------------------------------6-------------------------
(Guitar 4)

----------------------------------------------------------
-20h22-22-------------------------------------------------
---------20-----------------------------21~---------------
-----------21h22-18~--21-22-18~-18-21-22----22r21-18~~----
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 2)

-----7------------------------------------0------------------------
(Guitar 4)

-15^17r15-15-12-15^17r15-15-12-15^17r15-15-12-15^17r15-15-12-15^17r15-15-12-
(Guitar 1)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 2)

------4----------------------------------6-------------------------
(Guitar 4)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 2)

-----7------------------------------------0------------------------
(Guitar 4)

-15^17r15-15-12-15^17r15-15-12-15^17r15-15-12--20^22r20-16--15^17r15-15-12-
(Guitar 1)

-15^17r15-15-12--20^22r20-16--20^22r20-16--15^17r15-15-12--16p15p12-16p15p12-16~~~\12--
(Guitar 1)

--------------------------2----------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
You stand there captain, we all look.  You really are a mediocre

--------------------------2----------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
You're the champion in the Acme form book, but I think you're just a chump

--------------------------2----------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1) 
Face down life it's so much of a pity, they love the way you're walkin' 'round

--------------------------2----------------------------------2----------
-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
Sit with your balls and your head full of nothing, it's easy for ya sucker but
                                                   you really need stuffing.

CHOURSE
                                                Eb  C#  C#  A#
-------------------------------------------------8---6---6-------
--------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8---
-3-4-6~~---3-4-6~~---3-4-6-6-4-6~-3-4----------------------4-6---
What 'cha gonna be, what 'cha gonna be Brother?  Zero the Hero

                                                Eb  C#  C#  A#
------------------------------------------------8---6---6-------
-------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8---
-3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6---
<.............slight pm..............>
Don't 'cha wanna be, don't 'cha wanna be Brother?  Zero the Hero

                                                Eb  C#  C#  A#
------------------------------------------------8---6---6-------
-------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8---
-3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6---
<.............slight pm..............>
When 'ya gonna be, when ya gonna be Brother?    Zero the Hero

                                                Eb  C#  C#  A#
------------------------------------------------8---6---6-------
-------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8---
-3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6---
<.............slight pm..............>
Impossibility 'p**sabolity mother               We'll need a Hero

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)

--------------------------22^24\20--20-18\12---------------22^24--------
--------------------x-x-------------------------------------------------
--------------------x-x-------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 2)                        vp in

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)

--------20\18-20\18------------------18------------------------------
--------20\18-20\18------------------21------------------------------
                                     echo
(Guitar 2 the faint lead guitar in the background)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)

--21-21^23~~~\18---------------12h13-15-15p13p12-15-12h13p12h13p12-12-13-15--
-------------------------14h16-----------------------------------------------
-----------------13~~~~~~----------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 2)                                      begin to fade out

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)


---18-20~~^22~r20^22~~r20\18-20^22r20^22~~~\18------------------19^20--19^21-22/
-----------------------------------------------18-19-20~~-20\18------20---------
(Guitar 2)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)


------23^24\18------23^24r23-19/22-23^24r23-19/22------22^24-19-20-22p20-------
-19-21---------19-21------------------------------19-21------------------22\12-
(Guitar 2)

------------------------2--------------------------------2---------
-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)


------------------------------9h12p9-------------------------------------------------------
----------------12-13s^15/17--------9---12-10-9--------------------------------------------
-13~~~~~~~-13h15----------------------10-------11-13--13h15-11/13-11/13----------15~~~\9---
(Guitar 2)
            
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