War Pigs

To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu Posted by: stevep@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca (Steve Portigal) To: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Date: 27 Oct 1993 10:46:42 -0500 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: RIFF 1 DE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 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 Riff 1 w/ Generals gathered in their masses Just like witches at black masses Evil minds that plot destruction Sorcerers of death's construction Fill 1 In the fields are bodies burning Fill 2 As the war machine keeps turning Fill 3 Death and hatred to mankind Poisoning their brainwashed minds, Oh Lord yeah Riff 2 Riff 3 x2 Riff 4 w/ Politicians hide themselves away They only started the war Why should they go out to fight They leave that all to the poor Riff 3 Riff 4 w/ Time will tell on their power minds Making war just for fun Treating people just like pawns in chess Wait til the judgement day comes Riff 2 Solo 1 (not transcribed in this post) Riff 5 Riff 1 x2 Riff 1 w/ Now in darkness world stops turning As you hear the bodies burning No more warpigs have the power And as God has struck the hour Fill 1 Day of judgement, God is calling Fill 2 On their knees the warpigs crawling Fill 3 Begging mercy for their sins Satan laughing spreads his wings, Oh Lord yeah Riff 2 Riff 6A Riff 6B x2 Riff 6A x4 Riff 7 Solo 2 (not transcribed in this post) Riff 6A x5 Riff 6C -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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... | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+