'Sabbra Cadabra' by Metallica - Guitar Tutorial

            

Sabbra Cadabra by Black Sabbath
 As performed by Metallica
 Bass Tab by Brad Ryder
 
 
 Tune all guitars down 1 full step (D G C A)
 G-----------               
 D-----------  Riff 1a        
 A-----------                   
 E-/7-5-4-3--                    | All the notes in these two riffs are
                                 | repeated about 7 times each.
 G------------                  /
 D------------                /
 A------------  1b          /
 E-/7-9-10-12-            /
       
 G----------------------------------------------    
 D----------------------------------------------       
 A-0-2-2--0-2-2---------------0-2-2-------------  Riff 2
 E---------------5-3-5-2-5-0--------------------
 
 G----------------------------------------------
 D----------------------------------------------
 A-0-2-2--0-2-2---------0-2-2-------------------  Riff 3
 E---------------5-3-3--------------------------
 
 G----------------------------------------------
 D----------------------------------------------
 A----------------------------------------------  Riff 4
 E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------
 
 
 Here, the segue into "A National Acrobat" begins
 
 G----------------------------------------------
 D----------------------------------------------
 A----------------------------------------------  Riff 5
 E-7-7-7--7-7-7---------------------------------
 
 G----------------------------------------------
 D----------------------------------------------
 A-------------5-4------------------------------  Riff 6
 E-7--5--2--0-------7--5--2--0------------------
 
 G----------------------------------------------
 D-------------------3/2---------2p0----2h3p2---
 A-3h5--5-5--3h5-3h5-----3h5-5-5-----3-3--------  Riff 7
 E----------------------------------------------
 
 G----------------------------------------------
 D----------------------------------------------
 A-7-----3--------------------------------------  Riff 8
 E----1-----3-----------------------------------
 
 G----------------------------------------------
 D----------------------------------------------
 A-1--0-----------------------------------------  Riff 9
 E-------1--3-----------------------------------
 
 G----------------------------------------------
 D---------------3/2----------------------------
 A-3h5---3h5-3h5-----3p0-3h5--------------------  Riff 10
 E----------------------------------------------
 
 G----------------------------------------------
 D----------------------------------------------
 A-5-3--------5-3------5-3--8/7--5-7-7----------  Riff 11
 E-------3-1-------3-1--------------------------
 
 Song Progression Goes:
 
 Riff 1a x1
 Riff 1b x2
 
 Riff 2  x2   
 Riff 3  x2     
 Riff 4  x1        This part twice, then into the 
 Riff 2  x1       / segue to "A National Acrobat."
 Riff 4  x1     /
 Riff 2  x2   /
 
 Riff 5  x8
 Riff 6  x1
 Riff 7  x4
 Riff 8  x1
 Riff 7  x1
 Riff 8  x1
 Riff 7  x1
 Riff 9  x1
 Riff 7  x1
 Riff 9  x1
 Riff 10 x6
 
 Riff 11 x1        Here`s the segue back to "Sabbra Cadabra"
 Riff 1a x1
 Riff 3  x2
 Riff 4  x1
 Riff 2  x1
 Riff 4  x1
 Riff 2  x2