Paranoid

E D G C G2 ------------------------------- ------------------------12----- ------------12----10----12----- 14----12----12----10----12----- 14----12----10----8------------ 12----10----------------------- Here are the rhythm figures used in the song (2'-' = 8th note) FIGURE 1A E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-|G-D-----E---G2--| FIGURE 1B E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-|G-D-----E-------| FIGURE 2 E---------------|C-------D-------|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-| FIGURE 3 E---------------|----------------|D---------------|----------------| INTRO (4'-' = 8th note) --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------12-h14----------12------| (12)h14-----(12)h14-----(12)h14-|12-h14----------12-h14------14--| 12----------12----------12------|--------------------------------| KEY: h = hammer on (12) = this note hardly takes time to sound Finally, song flow and lyrics (Figure 1 = Figure 1A + Figure 1B) [INTRO] X4 w/Figure 1 Finished with my woman cause she couldn't help me with my mind People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time [Figure 2] X2 w/Figure 1 All day long I think of things but nothing seems to satisfy Think I'll lose my mind if I don't find something to pacify w/Figure 3 Can you help me? Are you for my brain? Oh yeah! [Figure 1A] X2 w/Figure 1 I need someone to show me the things in life that I can't find I can't see the things that make true happiness I must be blind [Solo over Figure 1A] [Figure 1A] X2 w/Figure 1 Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and I will cry Happiness I cannot feel and love to me is so unreal [Figure 2] X2 w/Figure 1A And so as you hear these words telling you now of my state I tell you to enjoy life I wish i could but it's too late [Figure 1] -- +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Steve Portigal, Dep't of CIS, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1 | | email: stevep@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext 3580 | |I know it's hard to keep an open heart, when even friends seem out to harm you| +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From: Ric Kelly <ric@achenar.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: Black Sabbath, Paranoid tab (fwd) Date: Thu, 5 Oct 95 22:27:37 +0100 PARANOID by BLACK SABBATH. posted by RIC KELLY Em D Em D Em Finished with my woman cos she couldn't help me with my mind Em D Em D Em People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time Em |C D |Em |Em | x2 Em D Em D Em All day long I think of things but nothing seems to satisfy Em D Em D Em Think I'll lose my mind if I don't find somthing to pacify Em D Can you help me Are you for my brain Em D Oh Yeah Em |Em |D | Em | x2 Em D Em D Em I need someone to show me the things in life that I can't find Em D Em D Em I can't see the things that make true happiness, I must be blind SOLO- |:Em |Em |D | Em :| Em D Em D Em Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and I will cry Em D Em D Em Happiness I cannot feel and love to me is so unreal |Em |C D |Em |Em | x2 Em D Em D Em And so as you hear these words now telling you now of my state Em D Em D Em I tell you to enjoy life I wish I could but it's too late Em |Em |D | Em | x4 That's about it, not too certain about on or two lines of lyric Have fun, -- |) |/ |\ic |\ell\/ ----------/ ---------- End of Forwarded Article ---------- -- |) |/ |\ic |\ell\/ ----------/