Black Sabbath

Wheels Of Confusion(Tabs)

Black Sabbath

Key: B9

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	        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 

(intro riff - guitar 1) 

E |---------------------------|-------------------| 
B |---------------------------|-6h7~--------------| 
G |---------------------------|-------------------| 
D |-7h8b9~--b9-5-7--7h8b9~---|-------------------| 
A |---------------------------|-------------------| 
E |---------------------------|-------------------| 

(intro riff guitar 2 - light distortion) 

       Em            Em            Emadd9       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 |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 

(main riff) 

      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 |-4/6-6-64-4-4/6-6-6-| 
D |-2/4-4-42-2-2/4-4-4-| 
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)           (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 |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
	        

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