Black Sabbath Guitar Lesson “Paranoid” solo with Tab
How to play Tony Iommi’s guitar solo in the classic Black Sabbath track “Paranoid”.
Download TAB from http://www.didkovsky.com/tabs/
Includes the solo, a lick-by-lick breakdown, and a backing track so you can play along…and some pics of Tony’s “Monkey” SG which he used from 1967-77, Sabbath’s best period.
Lesson by Nick Didkovsky.
Equipment used:
1967 Gibson SG Special
Krank Distortus Maximus
Line 6 Flextone II
Duration : 0:6:31
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ok thanks.
ok thanks.
thanks, just hop …
thanks, just hop over to my video in the “video responses” section above. The lick at 3:17 is played slowly there.
great skills. i get …
great skills. i get stuck on 3:17
Thanks a lot.
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Thanks a lot.
Yeah that extreme ringmod-style distortion in the left channel can make it tough to hear what’s going on. Listen to just the right channel on the original Paranoid studio recording and you’ll hear the solo clearly.
The link to the guitar TAB is in “more info” above.
Hey bro, great job. …
Hey bro, great job. I always had a tough time nailing this lead. sounded like more than one gutitar at times. Where would I download your tab?
Thanks
Amazing \m/
Amazing \m/
That is perfect!! = …
That is perfect!! =) thanks for sharing =) nuce guitar skills
Looking forward to …
Looking forward to hearing you play that electric some day. Wonderful story, thanks.
when I saw your …
when I saw your Iron Man solo on you tube, the only thing that was on my mind was that I had to learn to play that music.. I took my acustic guitar and started to tray to follow your video.. anyway, that was my inspiration to learn to play a guitar.. now I´m saving money to buy my first electric guitar.. thank you
Yes absolutely you …
Yes absolutely you should learn this solo! Be sure to download the tab and follow it through the parts of the video lesson that may go by too quickly. And refer to the auxiliary video I posted that plays one lick slowly. Not sure if I’ll ever post the rest of the riffs but I appreciate the suggestion. Good luck and rock on.
Thansk man you …
Thansk man you helpt me alot! Your a great guitarist:P
Well,should i start …
.Really nice lesson.(also song is awes0me too ^^ ).Btw,can u post a video how to play the whole song?
Well,should i start learning this solo?Im playing on guitar from 4 months,and i know the solo to 3:33 second.Now im gonna learn the rest.Almost got it
what a great …
what a great comment, thanks!
man, Tonny is my …
man, Tonny is my favorite guitarist, and it was my dream to play his songs, and now, thanks to you, thats possible, thanks man…
rock on man you’re …
rock on man you’re awesome
dude slow it down a …
dude slow it down a bit its to fast
Is that interview …
Is that interview online? Thanks
I found an …
I found an interview with Tony where he said he just pushed the gain on his amp real high and rolled off the lows, playing on the bridge pickup.
I guess it doesn’t really matter, though, because your video sounds awesome. Thanks for the lesson.
Excellent lesson! …
Excellent lesson! Keep on rocking!
Great Lesson! I …
Great Lesson! I thought it was easy to follow except for a few parts that took a little while, but didint take that long to figure out. Thanks alot, and keep on rocking!
Very cherry
Very cherry
does your SG have a …
does your SG have a faded cherry or walnut finish?
um…you rock the …
um…you rock the hardest? yeah that seems right.
happy new year
Thanks for taking …
Thanks for taking the time to post this, I can play this no problem at all, as it is not that hard to learn, but this is not the easiest of lessons for a beginner to follow, I think you need to put close-ups of your threatening fingers and explain the hammer on and pull off’s as I know that how “Tony iommi” plays it.
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ok thanks a lot …
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ok thanks a lot for the lesson
you helped me