'The Writ (tab)' by Black Sabbath - Guitar Tutorial

             Tune down 1 1/2 steps (C#)
 
 Tune to "E" in "Symptom of the Universe"
 4/4 timing, 
   B                               B
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 --x-------------------------------x---------------------------------
 --4-------------------------------4---------------------------------
 --4-------------------------------4---------------------------------
 --2-------------------------------2---------------------------------
 --x-------------------------------x---------------------------------
 (Guitar 1)
   The way I feel is the Way I am  I would start walking but I started
   What kind of people do you..... Another joker who`s a rock and roll
   The faitthful image of......... The endless ocean of emotion I swam
   The shot troopers lying down... I wish they`d put an end to my running war
   You bought and sold me with.... The voices in the deck that you never heard
   Your folly finally got you..... A poisoned father with his poisonous son
   I beg you please don`t let..... The anger I once had has turned to a curse
   All of the promises that ...... You`re gonna get what is coming to you
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 -----------------5-4--4-4/-5~-----------5-4--4-4/-5~----------------
 -----4^(6)`4-----x-x--x-x--x------------x-x--x-x--x-----------------
 -----------------7-6--6-6/-7~-----------7-6--6-6/-7~----------------
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 --------------2-----------------------2-----------------------------
 (Guitar 1)
 ------------x-x-----------------------x-x---------------------------
 ------------2-2-----------------------2-2---------------------------
 ------------3-3-----------------------3-3---------------------------
 ------------4-4-----------------------4-4---------------------------
 ------------4-4-----------------------4-4---------------------------
 ------------4-2-{let the chord ring}--3-2-{let the chord ring}------
 (Guitar 2)
 to run to   you              Just to you
        for  you             Yeah for you
        with you            Yeah with you
    came through        Yeah it came true
      that`s you          Yeah that`s you
          on you           Yeah curse you
     that`s true         Ahh, that`s true
 ---x----------x-x------x----x---x--x--x----------------------------------x-----
 ---x----------x-x------x----x---x--x--x----------------------------------x-----
 ---2----------2-2------2----4---1--1--1----------------------------------4-----
 ---2----------2-2------2----4---2--2--2------------------------------(4)-4-----
 ---0----------0-0------0----2---2--2--2-------------------------------0--2-----
 ---x--2-0-2h4-x-x------x----x---0--0--0----------------------------------x-----
 (Guitar 1)
 
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 ---5--------------------5---7---x--x--x----------------------------------x-----
 ---6--------------------6---8---1--1--1----------------------------------4-----
 ---7--------------------7---9---2--2--2------------------------------(4)-4-----
 ---7--------------------7---9---2--2--2-------------------------------0--2-----
 (0)5-{strum}------------5---7---0--0--0----------------------------------x-----
 (Guitar 2)
    Are you    metal,   are you  man?  You`ve changed in life since you began
    Ladies   digging   gold  from you  Will they still dig now  you`re  through
    Are you    Satan,   are you  man?  You`ve changed in life since it  began
    Vultures sucking  gold   from you  Will they still suck now you`re  through
   
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 ----4---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (4)-4---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -0--2---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ----x---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (Guitar 1 & 2)
 Yeah, began            {Return to bass intro}
 Yeah, you`re through
 It    began
 
 
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 -------2/(5)(3)--------2-2--------2/(5)(3)-------2-2-------
 -------2/(5)(3)--------2-2--------2/(5)(3)-------2-2-------
 -------x----------------x-x--------x---------------x-x-------
 -0h2h4-----------0h20h4------0h2h4-----------0h2h4-----------
 (Guitar 1)
 
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 -------x---------------x-x---------x---------------x-x-------
 -------2/(5)(3)-------2-2---------2/(5)(3)-------2-2-------
 -------2/(5)(3)-------2-2---------2/(5)(3)-------2-2-------
 -------x---------------x-x---------x---------------x-x-------
 -0h2h4-----------0h2h4-------0h2h4-----------0h2h4-----------
  Cats                         Rats
  The search is on so you just better run and find youself another way
  Probably dead, they don`t feel a thing keep them living for another day
 
  Rat                          Brat
  You`re a nonentity, you have no destiny. You are a victim of a thing unknown
  A mantel picture of a stolen soul, A fornication of your golden throne.
 
 ----x---------xx--x---x--x--x-----------x-------------x--x--x--------
 ----x---------xx--x---x--x--x----------12-119/119---x--x--x-----12-
 ----4-(4)-(4)-44--6--10-10-10(8)-(xx)-12-119/119--10-10-10(8)-12-
 ----4-(4)-(4)-44--6--11-11-11(9)-(xx)-12-119/119--11-11-11(9)-12-
 (0)-2-(2)-(2)-22--4--11-11-11(9)-(xx)-10--97/-97--11-11-11(9)-10-
 ----------------------9--9--9(7)-(xx)--x--x----------9--9--9(7)--x-
                       D  D  D                         D  D  D
                     
 
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 ------------------2~-2/4p0-1~-------------------2~-2/4p0-1~-(1/5)--------
 -2-2-2h4p0h4~-2h4--------------2-2-2h4p0h4~-2h4-------------------------- 
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  A smiling face it means.....  So tired of sadness and  of    miser-
  But everything is gonna.....  If it don`t I think I`ll lose my mi-
  But everything is gonna.....  If it don`t I feel I`ll  blow my mi-
 
 -x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x--------------------------
 -4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4--44444444444444444444----
 -5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5--55555555666666666666----
 -6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6--66666666666666666666----  {After vocals, go to end}
 -6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6--66666666666666666666----
 -4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4--44444444444444444444----
  U D U   U D U   U D  {muted}
 
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 nd---------------------------------------->
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 ----6---6------6---6------6--6------6---6------6---6------6---6------6--6---
 ---6--6---6---6--6---6---6--6--6---6--6---6---6--6---6---6--6---6---6--6--6-
 --4----------4----------4---------4----------4----------4----------4--------
 -4----------4----------4---------4----------4----------4----------4---------
       
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 ----6---6----------
 ---6--6---6--------  {Play a total of 5 times during the vocals below}
 --4----------------
 -4-----------------
 
 *Acoustic 12 string, harpsichord and zylaphone* {I`m only translating the guitar!}
 
 My life it started, some time ago
 And where it will end, I don`t know
 
 I thought I was so good, I thought I was smart
 I feel my world is gonna part.
 
 I know, I know, I know, yeah, yeah, I know
 Listen to me, while I sing this song
 You just might think the words are wrong
 
 Too many people, advising me
 But they don`t know what my eyes see
 
 --x--x--x-----------x--x-x--x-x---x--x--x-----------x--x-x--x--
 --x--x--x----------12-119/11/9---x--x--x----------12-119/11--
 -10-10-10(8)-(xx)-12-119/11/9--10-10-10(8)-(xx)-12-119/11--
 -10-10-11(9)-(xx)-12-119/11/9--10-10-10(9)-(xx)-12-119/11-- {Repeat 20 times
 -11-11-11(9)-(xx)-10--97/-9/7--11-11-11(9)-(xx)-10--97/-9--  and fade out}
 --9--9--9(7)-(xx)--x--x-x--x-x---9--9--9(7)-(xx)--x--x-x--x--
   D  D  D                         D  D  D
 
 Notes--Lyrics do NOT coorespond with the music!!