'Killing Yourself To Live (tab)' by Black Sabbath - Guitar Tutorial

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            Killing Yourself To Live
 Black Sabbath - Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath (1974)
 
 Tune down 1 1/2 steps (C#)
 
 This is by far my favorite song.  The guitar solos are amazing, 
 and this song more than any other shows off Iommi`s skill.
 
 Fig A:
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 |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------5--5--------------------------------------|
 |------------7-7---5--5---7-----------------5---7--7---------|
 |------3-----7-7---3--3---7-----------0-----3---5--5---7-----|
 |--0-3---3---5-5----------5-------0-3------------------5-----|
 
 
 Fig B: Verse: w/ slight vibrato
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 |----------------------3-----------|
 |----------------------2-----------|
 |----3---2---3-----0h2-------------|
 |--5---5---5---5-3-----------------|
 |----------------------------------|
 |                                  |
 |----------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|
 |----------------5~~---------------|
 |----3---2---5---------------------|
 |--5---5---5---5-------------------|
 |----------------------------------|
 
 
 Fig C: Chorus:
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 |------------------------10------------------------|
 |-12-12-12-12--12--10-10-8-10--9-9-9-9--9-8--8--7--|
 |-10-10-10-10--10--8--8----8---7-7-7-7--7-6--6--5--|
 
 
 1st Solo: goes w/ Fig C:	             |- up 1 step-|	    
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------5----5----5---5-7^---9~9~9~9~--9~9~9~9~---|
 |--------2-3-/5--3-5-/7-----7----7----7-----------------------------|
 |--5---5------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 |-----------------------------------------------5-8^8^8-8p5-8-5--------|
 |---------------------8^-8^--8-6-5-6-6^p5-----8-----------------8-5-8^-|
 |-----------5/7---7-9---------------------7----------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 |---------------10----10--10--10--10-----10--10--10--10----|
 |---------------13^---13^-13^-13^-13^----13^-13^-13^-13^---|
 |-9~9~9~9/12~----------------------------------------------|
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 |-6^p5-6-5-6^p5---------8^-8^-8^-8^-6h8-6------------------|
 |---------------7---7-9-------------------7-5--------------|
 |---------------------------------------------7-53-3---5--|
 |-----------------------------------------------------5----|
 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 |-10--10--10--13--13--13--13--13--13------------------10-----|
 |-13^-13^-13^-16^-16^-16^-16^-16^-16^-------------10----13^-|
 |---------------------------------------12^p10-12^-----------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------|
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 |                                                          |||
 |-----------------------------------------5-8^-10-8-10-8---|
 |-------------------------------------5-8------------------|
 |---------------------------------5-7----------------------|
 |---3-5-3-5^-5^-5^p3-^5p3-----5/7--------------------------|
 |-5--------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 |------10------------13--13--13--13------------------------|
 |----10--^13-^13-^13-16^-16^-16^-16^-----------------------|
 |-12^------------------------------------------------------|
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 |-------12^p10----10----------10-12^p10-12~----------------|
 |--------------12----12-10-12------------------------------|
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 |-----10-----------------10--------------------------------
 |-------13^-13^-13^---------13-10-13^-13^-13^--------------
 |-12^----------------12^-----------------------------------
 |----------------------------------------------------------
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 |----------------------------------------------------------
 
 |---------------------------13^-13^-13^-13^^---------------
 |-^13p10-13-10-^13p10-13-10--------------------------------
 |----------------------------------------------------------
 |-----------------------------------------dont know after that...
 |----------------------------------------------------------
 |----------------------------------------------------------
 
 Fig D:			     end fig D|   
 |-------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 |----------5-----------5--------------|---2----5----7----7^-7-|
 |----7p5-----5h7-7p5-----5h7-7--------|---2----5----7----7^-7-|
 |--0-----0-----------0----------------|-----00---00---00------|
 |-------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
 "You think that I`m..."
 |-------------------------------|
 |-5-8^8^8^8^^5------------------|
 |--------------5-7^7^7^^5-------|
 |-------------------------7-----|
 |-------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|
 fills                            2nd time only
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 |-^8p5-8-5--------------------||---------------------------
 |-----------^7p5-7-5-7-7-5----||-----5-5-5-----------------
 |--------------------------7--||-(7)--------7-7------------
 |-----------------------------||---------------------------
 |-----------------------------||---------------------------
 
 Fig 8 w/ solo below:
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 |---|---|----|----|----|----|----|---|---|
 |-5-|-7-|-10-|-12-|-14-|-12-|-10-|-7-|-2-|
 |-5-|-7-|-10-|-12-|-14-|-12-|-10-|-7-|-2-|
 |0--|0--|0---|0---|0---|0---|0---|0--|-0-|
 |---|---|----|----|----|----|----|---|---|
 
 Solo: w/ fig 8
 |----------------------------------------------------------
 |---------------8^-8^-5------------------------------------
 |-7^p5-7-5--(5)---------7-5-7^-7^-7^p5-7-7^p5--------------
 |---------------------------------------------7-7----------
 |----------------------------------------------------------
 |----------------------------------------------------------
 
 |---------|----------|---------|-5--5--5--5----------------
 |---------|----------|---------|-8^-8^-8^-8^---------------
 |-7^p5-7--|--7^p5-7--|-7^p5-7--|---------------------------
 |---------|----------|---------|---------------------------
 |---------|----------|---------|---------------------------
 |---------|----------|---------|---------------------------
 
 |-8------------------------------------8^--8^8^8^8^-5------
 |---8------8^--8^--8^8^8^p5--------------------------------
 |-----7^-5------------------7-7^p5-7-----------------------
 |----------------------------------------------------------
 |----------------------------------------------------------
 |----------------------------------------------------------
 
 |----5---------------|
 |-8^---8-5-----------|
 |----------7^p5------|
 |---------------7----|
 |--------------------|
 |--------------------|
 
 			Ending:
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 |----------------------------------------------|
 |-----7-5~-------7-5~---------7-5~-------------|
 |----------7----------7-5----------7----5----5-|
 |-0-0--------0-0----------0-0--------/7---/7---|
 |----------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
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 -----7-7-7p5---7-7-7p5---7-7-7p5---7-7-|
 -5h7---------7---------7---------7-----|
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