'Crazy Train' by Black Sabbath - Guitar Tutorial

Song lyrics:

Chords: show

Choose a fret
            E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------| (obviously the bass)
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------------------7-7------|
A|--4-4--7-7--2-2--4-4--5-5--2-2-|play that few
E|--2-2--5-5--0-0--2-2-------0-0-|fun bass line
 
pick slide then go into the guitar part. 
we all know there are 4 or 5 ways to play the intro part.

R1(a)
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|------4---5---4---2-------2-------|
E|--2-2---2---2---2---5-4-5---5-4-0-|

Or play it the open string way (more "ting" / ezer)

R1(b)
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------4---5---4----2-0----0-2-0-----|
E|--2-2---2---2---2------4--------4-0-|

after that part he goes

E|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|---7--9-|
A|---5--7-|
E|--------|

then does this here for awhile with some fills

R2
E|------------------------------------|
B|--------2-------5-------5---------2-|
G|--------2-------6-------4---------2-|
D|--------2-------7-------6---------2-|
A|--0-0-0---0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-0--|
E|------------------------------------|

thats like the main riff thing.

Fills:

Fill one (play R2 2X then play this fill then continue)
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--4^p2^p0-----------------|
D|----------4^p2^p0---------|
A|------------------4^p2^p0-|
E|--------------------------|

On this bend, bend massily with two fingures 
or else you'll screw up
Fill two
E|-------2---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2---5p2-3p2-----2-------------------------------------------|
G|--4^--------------5-----5p2-4p2----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4p2-4p2-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------4p3p2h3p2----2h3p2h3p2--|
E|----------------------------------------------------5----------5-|

Fill three
E|7p4--8p5---9p6--10p7--11p8---12p9----13p10---14p11---15p12---16p13---17p14---|
B|---5-----6----7-----8------9------10------11------12------13------14------15-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill Four
E|-----14------------15------------16-------------17-------|
B|---14---15p14----15---18p15----16---19p16-----17---20p17-|
G|16^-----------17^-----------18^------------19^-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

R3
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-------14--7------7------2-----(pickslide)-|
A|---12--12--9------5------2-----(pickslide)-|
E|-0-------------0-2---2-4--0-----(pickslide)-|

R4 "mental wounds...."
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------3-3-----------------------|
G|------------------5^-----------------2-2------------2-2-2------|
D|------------------5^-----------------0-0---0-0------2-2-2------|
A|-4---4--4--6--7---5^--4---4----------0-0-------4-2--0-0-0------|
E|-2-0-2--2--4--5-------2-0-2--0-2-0-------------------------4-2-|

------------|
------------|
------------|
-2-2-2------|
-2-2-2------|
-0-0-0--4-0-|
This is where Fills two or Three come in

(the 5's are harmonics)

F5
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2------9-9-9--------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0------7-7-7--------4---4-[2]-[2]-4-6-7-6-4-2-6---2---2-|
E|--------4-2-------4-4-0--2-0-2---------2-4-5-4-2-0-4-0-4-0-4-|

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-----------7-9-|
A|[2]----4-6-5-7-|
E|---[2]-2-4-----|

then go back to R2 after that riff.

the bass thingy that the guitar does

R6
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------------------7-7------|
A|--4-4--7-7--2-2--4-4--5-5--2-2-|
E|--2-2--5-5--0-0--2-2-------0-0-|

Then it goes into that god forsaken solo. 
extremely fast and two hand tapping

Solo:
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---14p7h10po7h10-14p7-14p7h10p7h10--14p7--14p7h10p7h10--14p7-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14p7h10p7h10--15p7--15p7h10p7h10--15p7--15p7h10p7h10--15p7-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15p7h10p7h10--15p10p7-----9h12p9--7h10p7--9h10p9--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------9s7-9bu(11)-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------17-16-14------------14-16-17-17bu(19)-14-17p14-|
B|--10------------x-----------17bu(19)-----------------------------|
G|-----9bu(11)--x--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------(rake)---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----14---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--17----17p15p14--15p14----14------------------15--15-----------|
G|------------------------16----16p14--16bu(18)----------14-14h16-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------14h17p14-----h17p14h18p15h18p15h18p16h19s21p17-21h18p21-|
B|-14h17----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----19p17s16--xh19p16h19p16h19p16h19p16h19p16h19p16--14h15p14-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------17----------17------------------------------------|
B|--17-17bu(19)----17bu(19)----17bu(19)-15-14------14----------14-|
G|---------------------------------------------16-----16p14h16----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------~~~~~-|
G|-----------14----------14------------13-14-13-14-13h14p13---16---|
D|--16p14h16----16p14h16----16p14h16-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------14h16h17-|
G|-----------------------------------------------13h14h16----------|
D|----------------------------11h13h14-13h14h16--------------------|
A|------------------11h12h14---------------------------------------|
E|---------11h12h14------------------------------------------------|

E|--14-------19bu(21)--19bu(21)bd(19)~~~~~~--x-(pickslide)-|
B|-----17s19---------------------------------x-(pickslide)-|
G|-------------------------------------------x-(pickslide)-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

after you finish the solo obviously play go back to playin R1(a) 
or (b)

Then Fsus2 then goes into this: (R9)
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-------14--7------7------2-----(pickslide)-|
A|---12--12--9------5------2-----(pickslide)-|
E|-0-------------0-2---2-4--0-----(pickslide)-|

R8
E|----------------------[5]--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------[5]--------------3-3-----------------------|
G|-----------------[5]-----------------2-2------------2-2-2------|
D|---------------[4]-------------------0-0---0-0------2-2-2------|
A|-4---4--4--6--7-------4---4----------0-0-------4-2--0-0-0------|
E|-2-0-2--2--4--5-------2-0-2--0-2-0-------------------------4-2-|

E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-2-2-2------|
A|-2-2-2------|
E|-0-0-0--4-0-|
This is where Fill four comes in

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2------9-9-9--------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0------7-7-7--------4---4-[2]-[2]-4-6-7-6-4-2-6---2---2-|
E|--------4-2-------4-4-0--2-0-2---------2-4-5-4-2-0-4-0-4-0-4-|

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-----------7-9-|
A|[2]----4-6-5-7-|
E|---[2]-2-4-----|
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