Black Sabbath

Children Of The Grave(Tabs)

Black Sabbath

Key: C#

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	        Written by Iommi/Ward/Butler/Osbourne
                Warner Bros. Records  2562-2

        Tune down 1 and 1/2 steps for this song. I think every song on
'Master of Reality' was tuned down in this manner. Maybe. The key is C#,
or E if you imagine it being played with standard tuning. You can play
this song exactly like a song in E, and you'll be in key.

e -> C#
B -> G#
G -> E
D -> B
A -> F#
E -> C#

Jimmy Pena - [email protected]

| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
 = slide down into infinity
PM = Palm Mute; lightly touch the strings at the bridge with the edge of
        the fret hand

Intro (Play first part 14 times)

e:--------------------------|
B:--------------------------|
G:o------------------------o|
D:o------------------------o|
A:--------------------------|
E:----0---0----0-0-0--------|
     PM--------------|

e:----------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------|
D:---------------------9------------|
A:---------------------7------------|
E:---0---0---0-0-0--0---------------|
    PM----------------|

Riff 1

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o--------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D:o--------------------------------------------------------------------o|
A:----------7-7-7-------------7-7-7---------------------10--9-----------|
E:-0---0----0-0-0----0---0----0-0-0----0---0----0-0-0---8---7-----------|

Riff 2

e:--------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------|
A:-12-12/14~--17-17~--10-10--10-10-12-12---12--12--|
E:-10-10/12~--15-15~--8--8~--8--8--10-10~--10--10-|

Riff 3

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o--------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D:o--------------------------------------------------------------------o|
A:----------7-7-7-----------7-7-7-----------7-7-7--------5--------------|
E:--0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0----0--0---0-0-0----0---3--------------|

Fill 1

e:---15b16-------|
B:---18b19-------|
G:---------------|
D:---------------|
A:---------------|
E:---------------|

Riff 4

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------7-7-7----------7-7-7----------------------------5------------|
E:-0---0---0-0-0---0---0--0-0-0----0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5h7--------------|

Riff 5

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o--------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D:o----------------------2------------------------2--------------------o|
A:--------0--2--0--1--2-----------------0--1--2------1--0---------------|
E:--0--3--------------------------0--3----------------------------------|

Riff 6

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o--------------------------------------------------------------------o|
D:o--------------------------------------------------------------------o|
A:--14~--17--14--9--8~--8--9--11-12--14---17--14--12--11~-11~-12~-------|
E:--12~--15--12--7--6~--6--7--9--10--12~--15--12--10--9~--9~--10~-------|

Progression:

Intro x14
Riff 1 x2
Riff 2 x1
Riff 1 x2
Riff 2 x1
Riff 1 x2

With Riff 3:

Revolution in their minds, Fill 1 the children start to march Fill 1
Against the world in which they have to live in Fill 1
Oh the hate that's in their hearts. Fill 1
They're tired of being pushed around Fill 1 and told just what to do.
Fill 1
They'll fight the world until they've won Fill 1

With Riff 4:

and love comes flowing through, yeah!

Riff 2 x1
Riff 1 x2

With Riff 3:

Children of tomorrow live in Fill 1 the tears that fall today. Fill 1
Will the sunrise of tomorrow bring in Fill 1 peace in any way? Fill 1
Must the world live in the shadow Fill 1 of atomic fear? Fill 1
Can they win the fight for peace Fill 1

With Riff 4:

or will they disappear? Yeah!

Riff 2 x1
Riff 5 x4

Riff 6 x2

Riff 1 x2
Riff 2 x1
Riff 1 x2

With Riff 3:

So you children of the world Fill 1 listen to what I say. Fill 1
If you want a better place to live in, Fill 1 spread the words today.
Fill 1
Show the world that love is still Fill 1 alive, you must be brave.
Fill 1
Or you children of today Fill 1

With Riff 4:

are children of the grave, YEAH!!!!

Riff 2 x1

Guitar Solo

e:-12-----12~----12-----12~----------------12-12---------------------|
B:-15b17--15b17~-15b17--15b17~-----15b17----------15p12--------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------14b16r14----|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------12---------12----------------------------|
B:------------------------12----15b17------15p12----------------------|
G:12-14p12----12--14b16---------------------------14b16r14p12--14p12--|
D:---------14---------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:--------------------------------------12---------12---------12-----|
B:-----------------------------------12----15b17-------15b17---------|
G:-----12-----------------12-14b16-----------------------------------|
D:--14-----14p12-14p12h14--------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-15p12--------------12---------------------------------------------|
B:-------15--15b17--------15p12--------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------15p14p12-14p12-----12----------------|
D:----------------------------------------------14----14p12-14p12----|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------14-|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:----------------------------------------------------12-------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------12----15p12-------|
G:--------------------------------------12--14b16--------------------|
D:-12--------------------------12-12h14------------------------------|
A:----14s12p10--12p10h12-12s14---------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:--------15--17h18p17p15--17h18p17p15--17h18p17p15--17p15----15-----|
B:-12s17---------------------------------------------------17--------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------12---------12---------------|
B:--17p15-----------------------------------15b17------15p12---------|
G:--------16s14p12--14p12----12--14b16-------------------------------|
D:------------------------14-----------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------------------------------------------------------12---|
B:----------------------------------------------------------12------|
G:--14b16r14p12--14p12-------12------------------12--14b16----------|
D:------------------------14----14p12--14p12h14---------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------12--15p12------------12---------------------------------|
B:--15b17--------------15-15b17-------15p12--------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------15p14p12--14p12----12-14-|
D:----------------------------------------------------------14-------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----12------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--12-----15p12-----------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------15p14p12--14p12-----12------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------14------14p12--14p12-----12---------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------14----14s12p10|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-12p10-----10h12-----10----7---------------------------------------|
E:-------12------------------0-----9---------------------------------|

Riff 2 x1

Outro - hold bend and play each double stop twice; repeat whole thing 3
        times
                                          this one
                                          only once         end
e:-12--------14--------15--------16--------17--------17-|--------|
B:-15b17-----17b19-----18b20-----19b21-----20b22---------|--------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------|--------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------|---9~~~-|
A:-------------------------------------------------------|---7~~~-|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|---0~~~-|

  Tremolo bar dives, vibrato, volume swells, feedback, etc

(Whispered): Children of the grave ...
	        

Written by Bill Ward / Geezer Butler / Ozzy Osbourne / Tony Iommi

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