We have an official God Is Dead tab made by UG professional guitarists.
Song: God Is Dead?
Band: Black Sabbath
Album: 13
Bassist: Geezer Butler
Composer: Iommi, Butler, Osbourn
Tabbed by: FLBatista
Tunning: Half step down Tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb)
INTRO:
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------1----------------3------------|
Eb|-0----2----0--------3--0----2---------2---2-3-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------1----------------3-----------|
Eb|-0----2---2-3-0---2-3-----3--0----2--------2---2-3-|
MAIN RIFF:
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5h7------------------------------------------5h7--------------------|
Eb|-------0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--------0-0-0--2--3------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5h7------------------------------------------5h7-----------------5--|
Eb|-------0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--------0-0-0--2--3------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5h7------------------------------------------5h7--------------------|
Eb|-------0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--------0-0-0--2--3---/\-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5h7------------------------------------------5h7--------------------|
Eb|-------0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--------0-0-0--7--6---3--|
VERSE:
Gb|------------------------------------------|x4
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------0----------------0-------|
Eb|-0----2h3-2--2-3---3-0----2h3--2----3-2-3-|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------0----------------1---|
Eb|-0----2h3-2--2-3---3-0----2h3-2-------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|x3
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------0----------------0-------|
Eb|-0----2h3-2--2-3---3-0----2h3--2----3-2-3-|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------0----------------1---|
Eb|-0----2h3-2--2-3---3-0----2h3-2-------|
CHORUS (x2):
Gb|------------3-5-3-----------------------------------|
Db|------3-4-5-------5-4-3-----------------------------|
Ab|-3--3-------------------5-4-3-2--2-2-2-2-2----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------3---2---|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|------7-6-5------------------7-6-5------------|
Eb|-0--0-------7-6--0-6-7--0--0-------7-6--0-6-5-|
VERSE 2:
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------0-------|
Eb|-0----2---3--0---2h3-2-----3-2-3-|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------0----------------0-------|
Eb|-0----2h3-2--2-3---3-0----2h3--2----3-2-3-|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------3----------------1---|
Eb|--0----2h3-2-------0----2h3-2-------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------0----------------0-------|
Eb|-0----2h3-2--2-3---3-0----2h3--2----3-2-3-|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------3------------------1----|
Eb|--0----2h3-2------3--0----2h3-2--------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------0----------------0-------|
Eb|-0----2h3-2--2-3---3-0----2h3--2----3-2-3-|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------3----------------1---|
Eb|--0----2h3-2-------0----2h3-2-------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------0----------------0-------|
Eb|-0----2h3-2--2-3---3-0----2h3--2----3-2-3-|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------3----------------1---|
Eb|--0----2h3-2-------0----2h3-2-------|
VERSE 3:
Gb|---------------5--------------------------7-----------|
Db|-------------5---5----------------------7---7----4-5--|
Ab|-3--3-3-3--3-------3--3--0-3-5---5-5--5-------5-------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------5------------------------7-------------------|
Db|---------5---5---------------7----7--------4-5-4---|
Ab|-3--3------3---3--3--0-3-5----------5--5-5-------5-|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------5-----------5-------------------------------|
Db|----3h5---5---5------------------------------5-----|
Ab|-3----------3---3----0-3-0-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-----5--|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 1:
Gb|-------------------------|x2
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|----------------7---7-6--|
Eb|-0--0-0-0-3--0----0------|
Gb|------------------------|x10
Db|------------------------|
Ab|---------------7---7-6--|
Eb|-0---0-0-3--0----0------|
CHORUS 2:
Gb|------------3-5-3-----------------------------------|
Db|------3-4-5-------5-4-3-----------------------------|
Ab|-3--3-------------------5-4-3-2--2-2-2-2-2----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------3---2---|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|------7-6-5------------------7-6-5------------|
Eb|-0--0-------7-6--0-6-7--0--0-------7-6--0-6-5-|
Gb|------3-5-3-----------------------------------------|
Db|------------5-4-3-------3-4-5-----------------------|
Ab|-3--3-------------5-4-3-------2--2-2-2-2-2----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------3---2---|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|------7-6-5------------------7-6-5------------|
Eb|-0--0-------7-6--0-6-7--0--0-------7-6--0-6-5-|
PLAY:
MAIN RIFF
BREAKDOWN:
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-------------------------------/\-----|
BLUES RIFF:
Gb|----------------------------------------|x2
Db|--------------5-------------------------|
Ab|------7p5-7-----7-5-----5---------------|
Eb|-0--0---------------7-----7-6-5---0-3h5-|
RIFF 2 (x4):
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|-0--0-3--0--0-3--0---0-3--0--0-5--6-|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|-0--0-3--0--0-3--0---0-3--0--0-6--5-|
PLAY:
BLUES RIFF (x4)
RIFF 3:
Gb|------9-7---9-7-----------7-5---7-5---7-5---|
Db|----------9-----9-4--5--7-----7-----7-----7-|
Ab|-7--7---------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------7-5------------------------------|
Db|---4-5-6-7-----7-6-5------5---------------5-|
Ab|-5-------------------7--7---7-5---5---5-7---|
Eb|--------------------------------7---7-------|
Gb|------9-7---9-7-----------7-5---7-5---7-5---|
Db|----------9-----9-4--5--7-----7-----7-----7-|
Ab|-7--7---------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------7-5--------------------------7-9-|
Db|---4-5-6-7-----7-6-5------5-------5-7-9-----|
Ab|-5-------------------7--7---7-5-7-----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|------9-8-7---7-----------7-5---7-5---7-5---|
Db|------------9---9-4--5--7-----7-----7-----7-|
Ab|-7--7---------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------7-5------------------------------|
Db|---4-5-6-7-----7-6-5------5-----------------|
Ab|-5-------------------7--7---7-5---5---------|
Eb|--------------------------------7---7-6-5-3-|
Gb|------9-7---9-7-----------------7-5---7-5---|
Db|----------9-----9-4--5----5-6-7-----7-----7-|
Ab|-7--7-------------------7-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------7-5--------------------------7-9-|
Db|---4-5-6-7-----7-6-5------5-------5-7-9-----|
Ab|-5-------------------7--7---7-5-7-----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
PLAY:
BLUES RIFF (x4)
LAST CHORUS:
Gb|------------3-5-3-----------------------------------|
Db|------3-4-5-------5-4-3-----------------------------|
Ab|-3--3-------------------5-4-3-2--2-2-2-2-2----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------3---2---|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|------7-6-5------------------7-6-5------------|
Eb|-0--0-------7-6--0-6-7--0--0-------7-6--0-6-5-|
Gb|------3-4-5--------------------------------------------|
Db|------------5-4-3-------3-4-5--------------------------|
Ab|-3--3-------------5-4-3-------2--2-2-2--2--------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------3--3--2--2--|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|------7-6-5------------------7-6-5------------|
Eb|-0--0-------7-6--0-6-7--0--0-------7-6--0-6-5-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|------7-6-5------------------7-6-5------------|
Eb|-0--0-------7-6--0-6-7--0--0-------7-6--0-6-5-|
LEG:
/ : Slide Up
\ : Slide Down
h : Hammer On
p : Pull Off
Bass Tabs |
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Title |
God Is Dead |
Artist |
Black Sabbath |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
OhhOU5FUPBE |
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G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
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