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~--<7b8r7~>------------|
G ---------------------------|---------------------------|
D -7h8b9~--b9-5-7--7h8b9~-\--|---------------------------|
A ---------------------------|---------------------------|
E ---------------------------|---------------------------|
COMMENT: <7b8r7~> 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 Em Em add9 Em
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
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 A/G# A/G
E ------------------------|
B ------------------------|
G ------------------1-1---|
D -----2-----2----------2-|
A ---4-----4--------------|
E -5-----4-----3----------|
INTERLUDE A
A/E
E ------------------------------|
B ---------------------------2--|
G ---------------------------2--|
D ---------------------------2--|
A ------------------------------|
E -2--2-0-2--2(0)2--2(0)-0h2----|
INTERLUDE B
E5, F#5 F#7
E ---------------------|
B -------------------5-|
G -4/6-6-6\4-4-4/6-6-6-|
D -2/4-4-4\2-2-2/4-4-4-|
A ---------------------|
E ---------------------|
INTERLUDE C
F#7
E -------------------------|-------------------------|
B -7p5------7p5------7p5---|-------------------------|
G -----6-6------6-6------6-|-6-----------------------|
D -------4--------4--------|---4~--------------------|
A -------------------------|-------------------------|
E -------------------------|-------------------------|
INTERLUDE D (sirens: descending tone from F#)
F#5 F#4 F# F#5 F#4 F#
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#5 F#4 F# A4 A4 Ab4 F#4 F# B4 F#
| 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 -----------------------| E ------------------------------|
B -/7~~-5----------------| B -/19~~-17---------------------|
G --------6-4~~---2--4-2-| G ----------18-16~~---14--16-14-|
D -----------------------| D ------------------------------|
A -----------------------| A ------------------------------|
E -----------------------| E ------------------------------|
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
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