#--------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Transcribed by Mike Alexander - sgtalexander@juno.com You may ONLY use # # this tab for your own personal study! # # # # From The Headless Cross Tab Page # # http:www.geocities.com/headlesscross.geo/tab.html # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------# Started: Finished: 01:36 4/14/00 Black Sabbath - Zero the Hero From Black Sabbath's "Born Again" Album, 1983 Tuning: Tune to C# (except Guitar 4) Timing: Andagio 72 beats/min. 4/4 count NOTE: Lyrics written here may not align with music, due to space constraints. Multiple guitar parts may not align on the page as well. SPECIAL NOTE: Guitar 4 is tuned to B The Dark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------5-4--------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------6-------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------(5/)7-------(3 s/)-6--------------2------------------------------ -3(\1)--------------8(\5)-----------3~~--2--1p0--2---3~~~--2~~~--0--2~~~--3~~--- vp in Heavy Reverb and Flang (Guitar 3) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------21~\20/-- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) vp in [p>>>>f] ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------2--------------------------------2--------- -1-2-3-3--1-2-3-3--1-2-3-3-1-3-3--1-2-3-3--1-2-3-3--1-2-3-3-1-3-3-- <........................slight pm................................> (Guitar 1) vp in -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------2------- 1-2-3-3--1-2-3-3--1-2-3-3-1-3-3- (Guitar 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~~~~-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------15~~~-14~~~-------(12/)-15~~~--14~~~--11~~~~--13~~~~--------------- -----------------14~~---------------------------------------3~~~~~~~----- (Guitar 3) vp out Heavy Reverb and Flang ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------5-4~~~~--------5-4~~~~-------5-4~~~~--------5-4~~~~--------------- ---4-4------------4-4------------4-4------------4-4---------------------- (Guitar 1) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~\20~/21~~~~-- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------7-6~~~~------7-6~~~~--------7-6~~~~--------7-6~~~~-------------- -4-5-6-6-----------6-6------------6-6------------6-6--------------------- (Guitar 1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) ------------------------------------------------------ -17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~~----------------- -------------------------------------17\\\\\\\\\\\(3)- -------------------------------------17\\\\\\\\\\\(3)- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ (Guitar 2) (Guitar 1 actually starts here) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------2--------------------------------2--------- -1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4-- <........................slight pm................................> (Guitar 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------2--------------------------------2--------- -1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4-- <........................slight pm................................> (Guitar 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------4----------------------------------6------------------------- (Guitar 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------2--------------------------------2--------- -1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4-- <........................slight pm................................> (Guitar 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -----7------------------------------------0------------------------ (Guitar 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------2--------------------------------2--------- -1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4-- <........................slight pm................................> (Guitar 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------4----------------------------------6------------------------- (Guitar 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------2--------------------------------2--------- -1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4-- <........................slight pm................................> (Guitar 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -----7------------------------------------0------------------------ (Guitar 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------2----------------------------------2---------- -1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~-- (Guitar 1) Accept the fact that you're second rate. Life is easy for you ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------2----------------------------------2---------- -1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~-- (Guitar 1) It's all served up on a gold plated plate, and we don't even have to talk to you ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------2----------------------------------2---------- -1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~-- (Guitar 1) Your face is normal, that's the way your bread, that's the way your gonna stay Your head ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------2----------------------------------2---------- -1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~-- (Guitar 1) is firmly nailed to your TV channel but someone else's finger's on the control panel CHOURSE Eb C# C# A# ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------8---6---6------- --------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8--- -3-4-6~~---3-4-6~~---3-4-6-6-4-6~-3-4----------------------4-6--- What 'cha gonna be, what 'cha gonna be Brother? Zero the Hero Eb C# C# A# ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------8---6---6------- -------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8--- -3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6--- <.............slight pm..............> Don't 'cha wanna be, don't 'cha wanna be Brother? Zero the Hero Eb C# C# A# ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------8---6---6------- -------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8--- -3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6--- <.............slight pm..............> When 'ya gonna be, when ya gonna be Brother? Zero the Hero Eb C# C# A# ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------8---6---6------- -------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8--- -3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6--- <.............slight pm..............> Impossibility 'pissabolity mother Really a Hero ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------2--------------------------------2--------- -1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4-- <........................slight pm................................> (Guitar 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------4----------------------------------6------------------------- (Guitar 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------2--------------------------------2--------- -1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4-- <........................slight pm................................> (Guitar 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -----7------------------------------------0------------------------ (Guitar 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------2--------------------------------2--------- -1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4-- <........................slight pm................................> (Guitar 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------2--------------------------------2--------- -1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4-- <........................slight pm................................> (Guitar 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------4----------------------------------6------------------------- (Guitar 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------2--------------------------------2--------- -1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4-- <........................slight pm................................> (Guitar 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -----7------------------------------------0------------------------ (Guitar 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------2--------------------------------2--------- -1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4-- <........................slight pm................................> (Guitar 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------2----------------------------------2---------- -1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~-- (Guitar 1) You sit there watch it all burn down, it's easy and breezy for ya ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------2----------------------------------2---------- -1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~-- (Guitar 1) You play your life to a different sound No edge, No edge you got no knife have you ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------2----------------------------------2---------- -1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~-- (Guitar 1) Your life's a six lane highway to no-where you're goin' so fast you're never ever ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------2----------------------------------2---------- -1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~-- (Guitar 1) gonna get down there where the Heros sit by the river with a magic in their music as they eat raw liver CHOURSE Eb C# C# A# ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------8---6---6------- --------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8--- -3-4-6~~---3-4-6~~---3-4-6-6-4-6~-3-4----------------------4-6--- What 'cha gonna be, what 'cha gonna be Brother? Zero the Hero Eb C# C# A# ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------8---6---6------- -------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8--- -3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6--- <.............slight pm..............> Don't 'cha wanna be, don't 'cha wanna be Brother? Zero the Hero Eb C# C# A# ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------8---6---6------- -------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8--- -3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6--- <.............slight pm..............> When 'ya gonna be, when ya gonna be Brother? Zero the Hero Eb C# C# A# ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------8---6---6------- -------------------------4----------------------6---4---4---8--- -3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6--- <.............slight pm..............> Impossibility 'pissabolity mother Really a Hero -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------2--------------------------------2---------- -1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--- <........................slight pm................................> ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------5-4~~~~--------5-4~~~~-------5-4~~~~--------5-4~~~~-- ---4-4------------4-4------------4-4------------4-4--------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------7-6~~~~------7-6~~~~--------7-6~~~~--------7-6~~~~- -4-5-6-6-----------6-6------------6-6------------6-6-------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------2--------------------------------2---------- -1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--- <........................slight pm................................> Please go to "Zero the Hero, Part 2" for the rest of the song.