BLACK SABBATH "Wheels of confusion" (from "Vol.4", 1972) by Michiel Hautus, 1 January 2001 h = hammer-on p = pull-off 8b9 = bend 8th fret half a note 8b10 = bend 8th fret whole note b9 = bend 8th fret half a note and strike just after bending 8b9r8 = bend 8th fret half a note and release to first position ~ = vibrato ~~ = much vibrato / = slide up = slide down ( ) = is played now and then cursive = let chords ring INTRORIFF guitar 1 E ---------------------------|---------------------------| B ---------------------------|-6h7~--------------| G ---------------------------|---------------------------| D -7h8b9~--b9-5-7--7h8b9~---|---------------------------| A ---------------------------|---------------------------| E ---------------------------|---------------------------| COMMENT: in second bar: play about eight notes, beginning on the 7th fret, while bending up half a note with creating some artificial harmonics and then release to first position INTRORIFF guitar 2, light distortion Em (022000@1) Em (022000@1) Emadd9 (022000@1) Em (022000@1)E -------0-----|-------0-----|-------2-----|-------0-----| B -----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---| G ---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-| D -2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------| A -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| MAINRIFF B5 (x244xx@1)E --------------------| B --------------------| G -4--4-4--4-4-4------| D -4--4-4--4-4-4------| A -2--2-2--2-2-2------| E (2)-------------2h5-| RIFF A E --------------------------------| B --------------------------------| G --------------------------------| D -------------2------------------| A -2-----4-------4---4------------| E ---5-2---5-2-----5---5--5-2-5-2-| RIFF B A (x02220@1) A/G# (402220@1)A/G (302220@1)E ------------------------| B ------------------------| G ------------------1-1---| D -----2-----2----------2-| A ---4-----4--------------| E -5-----4-----3----------| INTERLUDE A A/E (002220@1)E ------------------------------| B ---------------------------2--| G ---------------------------2--| D ---------------------------2--| A ------------------------------| E -2--2-0-2--2(0)2--2(0)-0h2----| INTERLUDE B E5, F#5 (244xxx@1) F#7 (242352@1)E ---------------------| B -------------------5-| G -4/6-6-64-4-4/6-6-6-| D -2/4-4-42-2-2/4-4-4-| A ---------------------| E ---------------------| INTERLUDE C F#7 (242352@1)E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -7p5------7p5------7p5---|-------------------------| G -----6-6------6-6------6-|-6-----------------------| D -------4--------4--------|---4~--------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| INTERLUDE D(sirens: (xx0232@1)descending tone from F#) F#5F#4 (244xxx@1)F# (244322@1) F#5F#4 (244xxx@1)F# (244322@1)E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G ------6--4--3------------|------6--4--3h4-3--------| D -2/4--4--4--4------------|-2/4--4--4--4---4--------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| F#5F#4 (244xxx@1)F# (244322@1) A4 (x02230@1) A4Ab4 (x02230@1)F#4 F# (244322@1) B4 (x24452@1) F# (244322@1) | first time | second time | E -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G ------6--4--3h4-3--4-/7~-|------7--6--4--3-------.-|------/9~--------3-------| D -2/4--4--4--4---4--4-/7~-|------7--6--4--4-------.-|------/9~------4---------| A -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| INTERLUDE E guitar 1 F#5 A5 B5,C#5 B5,C5 B5,C5 A5 E --------------------------------| B --------------------------------| G ------2--4/6-4--4/5-4~-4/5-4--2-| D -4-4--2--4/6-4--4/5-4~-4/5-4--2-| A -4-4--0--2/4-2--2/3-2~-2/3-2--0-| E -2-2----------------------------| INTERLUDE E guitar 2 INTERLUDE E guitar 3 E-----------------------| (022100@1)E------------------------------| (022100@1)B-/7~~-5----------------| (x2444x@1)B-/19~~-17---------------------| (x2444x@1)G--------6-4~~---2--4-2-| (320003@1)G----------18-16~~---14--16-14-| (320003@1)D-----------------------| (xx0232@1)D------------------------------| (xx0232@1)A-----------------------| (x02220@1)A------------------------------| (x02220@1)E-----------------------| (022100@1)E------------------------------| (022100@1) OUTRO guitar 1, clean, with reverb or delay effect 1st,2nd and 4th time | 3th time | E ---3---5---7---5---3--|---2---3---5---3---2--| B ----------------------|----------------------| G ----------------------|----------------------| D ---5---7---9---7---5--|-0-4-0-5-0-7-0-5-0-4--| A ----------------------|----------------------| E -0---0---0---0---0----|----------------------| OUTRO guitar 2, tune down low E to D!! D5 E5 D5 D5/A etc. E --------------------------|------------------------------| B --------------------------|------------------------------| G ------------2-------------|----------------2-------------| D -0-2------0-0-2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------| A -0-2------0-0-2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------| D -0-2------0---2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0---2--2-2------| E --------------------------|------------------------------| B --------------------------|------------------------------| G --------------------------|----------------2-------------| D -2--2-2-------2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------| A -2--2-2-------2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------| D -2--2-2---0-7~2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0---2--2-2------| OUTRO guitar 3 (guitar 4 plays the same thing an octave higher) E ---------------------------|---------------------------| B ---------------------------|---------------------------| G ---------------------------|---------------------------| D -------------5-------------|-----------5---------------| A -/7--7-7~--5---/7--7-7~--7-|--5--5-5~----5-/7--7-7~----| E ---------------------------|---------------------------| CONTINUING OUTRO guitar 5 (play last lick more times) E -12-----12--12----12--15p12----15p12----|-12-----12--12--------------------12----| B -15b17-b17-b17--------------15-------15-|-15b17-b17-b17--------------------15b17-| G ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E -10-----10--10--------------------10----|-12-----12--12----12--15p12----15p12----| B -13b15-b15-b15--------------------13b15-|-15b17-b17-b17--------------15-------15-| G ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| followed by solo in Em More tabs (Samson, Rollins Band, Kiss, Paradise Lost, Mot?rhead, Ilse Delange): http://ourworld-top.cs.com/HAUTUS/index.htm
