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Start Date:
Finished: 10:36 PM 9/27/97
Updated: 13:32 9/7/00

Black Sabbath - The Wizard

From Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath" Album 1970
Tuning Info:  Standard (440Hz) tuning,4/4 count, 100 beats/min.

NOTE: Lyrics written here don't align with music, due to space constraints.
      Mulitple guitar parts may not align as well.

[mf]
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-8/10~--8h10\(5)-8h10~--8h10\(5)--8h10----
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
(Harmonica, transcribed for guitar)

[f]

 A5  C5  A5(E)                      A5  C5  A5(E)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-6---9---4\(1)---5-5---5-------------6--9---6\(1)---5-5---5-------------
-7---10--7\(2)---5-5---5-------------7--10--7\(2)---5-5---5-------------
-7---10--7\(2)------5h7--5h7p5-3-----7--10--7\(2)------5h7--5h7p5-3-----
-5---8---5\(0)-------------------5-3-5--8---5\(0)------------------5-3--
(Guitar 1 & 2)

 A5  C5  A5(E)                       A5 C5  A5(E)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-6---9---4\(1)---5-5---5-------------6--9---6\(1)---5-5---5-------------
-7---10--7\(2)---5-5---5-------------7--10--7\(2)---5-5---5-------------
-7---10--7\(2)------5h7--5h7p5-3-----7--10--7\(2)------5h7--5h7p5-3-----
-5---8---5\(0)-------------------5-3-5--8---5\(0)------------------5-3--

 A5
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
-6-------------------------------------------------5----------
-7------------------------------------5-7--7p5--5h7--7p5--7~--
-7--------------3h5-5p3-3h5-5p3-3h5/7---------7---------7-----
-5------------------------------------------------------------
(4 count hold)
-------------------------------------------
------5-8p5--------------------------------
-7^(9)-----7-5-7p5-------------5-----------
------------------7-7~----5-5h7--7p5--7~---
-----------------------5h7----------5------
-------------------------------------------

A5   C5  A5(E)                       A5 C5  A5(E)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-6---9---6\(1)---5-5---5-------------6--9---6\(1)---5-5---5------------6-
-7---10--7\(2)---5-5---5-------------7--10--7\(2)---5-5---5------------7-
-7---10--7\(2)------5h7--5h7p5-3-----7--10--7\(2)------5h7--5h7p5-3----7-
-5---8---5\(0)-------------------5-3-5--8---5\(0)------------------5-3-5-
(Guitar 1 & 2)

  A5   Bb5 A5     A5   Bb5 A5
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
-6--6---7---6----6--6---7---6---
-7--7---8---7----7--7---8---7---
-7--7---8---7----7--7---8---7---
-5--5---6---5----5--5---6---5---
(Guitar 1 & 2) 

  A5   Bb5  A5             A5   Bb5  A5                
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-6--6---7---6----5~~~~(/7)-6--6---7---6--------------------
-7--7---8---7--------------7--7---8---7--(5h7 tr~~~)-------
-7--7---8---7--------------7--7---8---7-------------(7)----
-5--5---6---5--------------5--5---6---5--------------------
(Guitar 1)                               
Misty morning, clouds in the sky.  Without warning, a Wizard walks by.

 A5   Bb5  A5              A5   Bb5  A5                
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
-6--6---7---6----5~~~~(/7)-6--6---7---6--------
-7--7---8---7--------------7--7---8---7--------
-7--7---8---7--------------7--7---8---7--------
-5--5---6---5--------------5--5---6---5--------
(Guitar 1)                               
Casting his shadow, weaving his spell.  Long grey cloak, twinkling bell.

CHOURSE

 C5 B5  A5 (E)             C5 B5  A5  (E)
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-9--8--6-6\(1)--------------9--8--6-6\(1)------------------
-10-9--7-7\(2)--------------10-9--7-7\(2)------------------
-10-9--7-7\(2)--------------10-9--7-7\(2)------------------
-8--7--5-5\(0)--------------8--7--5-5\(0)------------------
              Never talking              just keeps walking 

 C5 B5  A5 (E)                 C5 B5  A5 (E)
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
-9--8--6-6\(1)-----------------9--8--6-6\(1)------------------
-10-9--7-7\(2)-----------------10-9--7-7\(2)------------------
-10-9--7-7\(2)-----------------10-9--7-7\(2)------------------
-8--7--5-5\(0)-----------------8--7--5-5\(0)------------------
              Pushing his magic   
 
 A5  C5  A5(E)                      A5  C5  A5(E)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-6---9---4\(1)---5-5---5-------------6--9---6\(1)---5-5---5-------------
-7---10--7\(2)---5-5---5-------------7--10--7\(2)---5-5---5-------------
-7---10--7\(2)------5h7--5h7p5-3-----7--10--7\(2)------5h7--5h7p5-3-----
-5---8---5\(0)-------------------5-3-5--8---5\(0)------------------5-3--
(Guitar 1 & 2)

 A5  C5  A5(E)                           A5 C5   A5(E)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-6---9---4\(1)-5~~~~--5-5---5-------------6--9---6\(1)---5-5---5------------
-7---10--7\(2)--------5-5---5-------------7--10--7\(2)---5-5---5------------
-7---10--7\(2)-----------5h7--5h7p5-3-----7--10--7\(2)------5h7--5h7p5-3----
-5---8---5\(0)------------------------5-3-5--8---5\(0)------------------5-3-

 A5
-----
-----
-6---
-7---
-7---
-5---
(4 count hold)

 A5 A5        Bb5  A5   A5 A5      Bb5 A5
--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
-6--6---------7---6----6--6---------7---6---
-7--7---------8---7----7--7---------8---7---
-7--7---------8---7----7--7---------8---7---
-5--5---------6---5----5--5---------6---5---
(Guitar 1 & 2) 


   A5   Bb5  A5           A5   Bb5  A5                
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------10-----/(14)---\(12)--
-6--6---7---6----5~~~~---6--6---7---6--12^(14)/(17^19)\(12)--
-7--7---8---7------------7--7---8---7------------------------
-7--7---8---7------------7--7---8---7------------------------
-5--5---6---5------------5--5---6---5------------------------
(Guitar 1)                              
Evil power  dissappear.  Deamons waring, when the Wizard is near.
 
 A5   Bb5  A5              A5   Bb5  A5               
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
-6--6---7---6-------------6--6---7---6--5~~~~~------------
-7--7---8---7--5h7 tr~~~--7--7---8---7--------------------
-7--7---8---7-------------7--7---8---7--------------------
-5--5---6---5-------------5--5---6---5--------------------
(Guitar 1)
He turns tears into joy!  Everyone's happy when the Wizard walks by.

CHOURSE
     
 C5 B5  A5 (E)             C5 B5  A5  (E)
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-9--8--6-6\(1)--------------9--8--6-6\(1)------------------
-10-9--7-7\(2)--------------10-9--7-7\(2)------------------
-10-9--7-7\(2)--------------10-9--7-7\(2)------------------
-8--7--5-5\(0)--------------8--7--5-5\(0)------------------
              Never talking              just keeps walking 

 C5 B5  A5 (E)                C5 B5  A5  (E)
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
-9--8--6-6\(1)-----------------9--8--6-6\(1)------------------
-10-9--7-7\(2)-----------------10-9--7-7\(2)------------------
-10-9--7-7\(2)-----------------10-9--7-7\(2)------------------
-8--7--5-5\(0)-----------------8--7--5-5\(0)------------------
              trusting his magic
(Lead)

-----------------------------------------5-8p5h8p5--------------------
----------------------------------------5---------8p5---8p5-----------
-------------------------------------5h7-------------7p5----7(/9)-----
------------5h7p5--5-7~(/12\9)-7p5-7----------------------------------
-3h5p3-3-5h7-----7----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

 A5 A5        Bb5  A5   A5 A5      Bb5 A5
--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
-6--6---------7---6----6--6---------7---6---
-7--7---------8---7----7--7---------8---7---
-7--7---------8---7----7--7---------8---7---
-5--5---------6---5----5--5---------6---5---
(Guitar 2)

-----------------------------------
--------------8--------10--8-------
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
(Harmonica)

(5)----5-8p5---------------------------------5-------------------
-5----------8p5-8p5----5-----5----\(1)-------5-8p5---------------
-7^(9)-------------7-5-7^(9)-7^(9)\(3)--7^(9)-----7^(9)-7p5-5----
-----------------------------------------------------------7-----
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

 A5 A5        Bb5  A5   A5 A5      Bb5 A5
--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
-6--6---------7---6----6--6---------7---6---
-7--7---------8---7----7--7---------8---7---
-7--7---------8---7----7--7---------8---7---
-5--5---------6---5----5--5---------6---5---
(Guitar 2)                              {Guitar 1 lead ends with this chord}

-----------------------------------
--------------8--------10--8-------
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
(Harmonica)

------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
---------5-----------------------------5--------------
-7p5--5h7--7p5--5h7-----5---------5-5h7--7p5--7-7~----
----7---------7------5h7--7p5--5h7----------7---------
-----------------------------6------------------------
(Guitar 1)

---------------------------------8-10/12-8\(5)----8-10/12-8---------
-10-8--10-8--10-10-8-8-10-10---10---------------10----------10\(7)--
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
(Harmonica)  {......pm.....}

 A5 A5        Bb5  A5   A5 A5      Bb5 A5
--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
-6--6---------7---6----6--6---------7---6---
-7--7---------8---7----7--7---------8---7---
-7--7---------8---7----7--7---------8---7---
-5--5---------6---5----5--5---------6---5---
(Guitar 2) 

-10^(12r11^12)-8-10p8-------10^(12-12--12r10)-8-10p8--------
---------------------10-8---------------------------10-8----
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
(Harmonica)

 A5 A5        Bb5  A5   A5 A5      Bb5 A5
--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
-6--6---------7---6----6--6---------7---6---
-7--7---------8---7----7--7---------8---7---
-7--7---------8---7----7--7---------8---7---
-5--5---------6---5----5--5---------6---5---
(Guitar 2)                              {Harmonica lead ends with this chord}

------------------------------------------------------------------
-10-8--10-8--10-8--8-8-8--10-10----10-8--10-8--10-8--8-8-8-10-10--
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
{.................................pm..............................}
(Harmonica)

  A5   Bb5  A5             A5   Bb5  A5                
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-6--6---7---6----5~~~~(/7)-6--6---7---6--------------------
-7--7---8---7--------------7--7---8---7--(5h7 tr~~~)-------
-7--7---8---7--------------7--7---8---7-------------(7)----
-5--5---6---5--------------5--5---6---5--------------------                             
Sun is shining, clouds have gone by. All those people give a happy sigh.

 A5   Bb5  A5      A5   Bb5  A5                
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
-6--6---7---6-----6--6---7---6-----------------
-7--7---8---7-----7--7---8---7-----------------
-7--7---8---7-----7--7---8---7-----------------
-5--5---6---5-----5--5---6---5-----------------
(Guitar 1)                               
He has passed by, giving his sign.  Left those people, feeling so fine.

CHOURSE

 C5 B5  A5 (E)             C5 B5  A5  (E)
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-9--8--6-6\(1)--------------9--8--6-6\(1)------------------
-10-9--7-7\(2)--------------10-9--7-7\(2)------------------
-10-9--7-7\(2)--------------10-9--7-7\(2)------------------
-8--7--5-5\(0)--------------8--7--5-5\(0)------------------
              Never talking              just keeps walking 

 C5 B5  A5 (E)                  C5 B5  A5  (E)
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
-9--8--6-6\(1)-------------------9--8--6-6\(1)------------------
-10-9--7-7\(2)-------------------10-9--7-7\(2)------------------
-10-9--7-7\(2)-------------------10-9--7-7\(2)------------------
-8--7--5-5\(0)-------------------8--7--5-5\(0)------------------
              Spreading his magic  

A5  C5  A5                           A5  C5  A5
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-4---9---4---------5-5---5-------------4--9---4--5~~~(7)--5-5---5------------
-7---10--7---------5-5---5-------------7--10--7-----------5-5---5------------
-7---10--7------------5h7--5h7p5-3-----7--10--7--------------5h7--5h7p5-3----
-5---8---5-5/12\(7)---------------5-3--5--8---5--------------------------5-3-
(Guitar 1 & 2)

 A5  C5  A5                               A5 C5 A5 (E)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-6---9---4------------5-5---5-------------6--9---6\(1)---5-5---5-------------
-7---10--7--5h7tr~~~--5-5---5-------------7--10--7\(2)---5-5---5-------------
-7---10--7---------------5h7--5h7p5-3-----7--10--7\(2)------5h7--5h7p5-3-----
-5---8---5----------------------------5-3-5--8---5\(0)------------------5-3--  

---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
-5-5---5--------------5-5---5------------6---
-5-5---5--------------5-5---5------------7---
----5h7--5h7p5-3---------5h7--5h7p5-3----7---
-----------------5-3-----------------5-3-5---


Black Sabbath albums
1995 Forbidden
1994 Cross Purposes
1992 Dehumanizer
1990 TYR
1989 Headless Cross
1987 The Eternal Idol
1986 Seventh Star
1983 Born Again
1982 Live Evil
1981 The Mob Rules
1980 Heaven & Hell
1978 Never Say Die!
1976 Technical Ecstasy
1975 Sabotage
1973 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1972 Vol. 4
1971 Master of Reality
1971 Paranoid
1970 Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath tabs
01Black Sabbath tabbass tab
02The Wizard tabbass tab
03Wasp / Behind The Wall Of Sleep / Bassically / N.I.B. tabbass tab
04Wicked World tabbass tab
05A Bit of Finger / Sleeping Village / Warning tabbass tab
06Evil Woman tabbass tab

 

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