Children of the Grave
Black Sabbath - Children of the Grave
From the CD 'Master of Reality'
Written by Iommi/Ward/Butler/Osbourne
Warner Bros. Records 2562-2
Tune down 1 and 1/2 steps for this song. I think every song on
"Master of Reality" was tuned down in this manner. Maybe. The key is C#,
or E if you imagine it being played with standard tuning. You can play
this song exactly like a song in E, and you'll be in key.
e -> c#
B -> G#
G -> E
D -> B
A -> F#
E -> C#
Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com
= not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
PM = Palm Mute; lightly touch the strings at the bridge with the edge of
the fret hand
Intro
(Play first part 14 times)
e:--------------------------
B:--------------------------
G:o------------------------o
D:o------------------------o
A:--------------------------
E:----0---0----0-0-0--------
PM--------------
e:----------------------------------
B:----------------------------------
G:----------------------------------
D:---------------------9------------
A:---------------------7------------
E:---0---0---0-0-0--0---------------
PM----------------
Riff 1
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------
G:o--------------------------------------------------------------------o
D:o--------------------------------------------------------------------o
A:----------7-7-7-------------7-7-7---------------------10--9-----------
E:-0---0----0-0-0----0---0----0-0-0----0---0----0-0-0---8---7-----------
Riff 2
e:--------------------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------
A:-12-12/14~--17-17~\--10-10--10-10-12-12---12--12--
E:-10-10/12~--15-15~\--8--8~--8--8--10-10~--10--10\-
Riff 3
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------
G:o--------------------------------------------------------------------o
D:o--------------------------------------------------------------------o
A:----------7-7-7-----------7-7-7-----------7-7-7--------5--------------
E:--0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0----0--0---0-0-0----0---3--------------
Fill 1
e:---15b16-------
B:---18b19-------
G:---------------
D:---------------
A:---------------
E:---------------
Riff 4
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------
G:----------------------------------------------------------------------
D:----------------------------------------------------------------------
A:---------7-7-7----------7-7-7----------------------------5------------
E:-0---0---0-0-0---0---0--0-0-0----0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5h7--------------
Riff 5
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------
G:o--------------------------------------------------------------------o
D:o----------------------2------------------------2--------------------o
A:--------0--2--0--1--2-----------------0--1--2------1--0---------------
E:--0--3--------------------------0--3----------------------------------
Riff 6
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------
G:o--------------------------------------------------------------------o
D:o--------------------------------------------------------------------o
A:--14~--17--14--9--8~--8--9--11-12--14---17--14--12--11~-11~-12~-------
E:--12~--15--12--7--6~--6--7--9--10--12~--15--12--10--9~--9~--10~-------
Progression:
Intro
x14
Riff 1
x2
Riff 2
x1
Riff 1
x2
Riff 2
x1
Riff 1
x2
Riff 3
With :
Fill 1 Fill 1
Revolution in their minds, the children start to march
Fill 1
Against the world in which they have to live in
Fill 1
Oh the hate that's in their hearts.
Fill 1
They're tired of being pushed around and told just what to do.
Fill 1
Fill 1
They'll fight the world until they've won
Riff 4
With :
and love comes flowing through, yeah!
Riff 2
x1
Riff 1
x2
Riff 3
With :
Fill 1 Fill 1
Children of tomorrow live in the tears that fall today.
Fill 1 Fill 1
Will the sunrise of tomorrow bring in peace in any way?
Fill 1 Fill 1
Must the world live in the shadow of atomic fear?
Fill 1
Can they win the fight for peace
Riff 4
With :
or will they disappear? Yeah!
Riff 2
x1
Riff 5
x4
Riff 6
x2
Riff 1
x2
Riff 2
x1
Riff 1
x2
Riff 3
With :
Fill 1 Fill 1
So you children of the world listen to what I say.
Fill 1
If you want a better place to live in, spread the words today.
Fill 1
Fill 1
Show the world that love is still alive, you must be brave.
Fill 1
Fill 1
Or you children of today
Riff 4
With :
are children of the grave, YEAH!!!!
Riff 2
x1
Guitar Solo
e:-12-----12~----12-----12~----------------12-12---------------------
B:-15b17--15b17~-15b17--15b17~-----15b17----------15p12--------------
G:-------------------------------------------------------14b16r14----
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------
e:---------------------------12---------12----------------------------
B:------------------------12----15b17------15p12----------------------
G:12-14p12----12--14b16---------------------------14b16r14p12--14p12--
D:---------14---------------------------------------------------------
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------
e:--------------------------------------12---------12---------12-----
B:-----------------------------------12----15b17-------15b17---------
G:-----12-----------------12-14b16-----------------------------------
D:--14-----14p12-14p12h14--------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------
e:-15p12--------------12---------------------------------------------
B:-------15--15b17--------15p12--------------------------------------
G:------------------------------15p14p12-14p12-----12----------------
D:----------------------------------------------14----14p12-14p12----
A:----------------------------------------------------------------14-
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------
e:----------------------------------------------------12-------------
B:-------------------------------------------------12----15p12-------
G:--------------------------------------12--14b16--------------------
D:-12--------------------------12-12h14------------------------------
A:----14s12p10--12p10h12-12s14---------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------
e:--------15--17h18p17p15--17h18p17p15--17h18p17p15--17p15----15-----
B:-12s17---------------------------------------------------17--------
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------
e:---------------------------------------12---------12---------------
B:--17p15-----------------------------------15b17------15p12---------
G:--------16s14p12--14p12----12--14b16-------------------------------
D:------------------------14-----------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------
e:-------------------------------------------------------------12---
B:----------------------------------------------------------12------
G:--14b16r14p12--14p12-------12------------------12--14b16----------
D:------------------------14----14p12--14p12h14---------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------------------
e:-----------12--15p12------------12---------------------------------
B:--15b17--------------15-15b17-------15p12--------------------------
G:------------------------------------------15p14p12--14p12----12-14-
D:----------------------------------------------------------14-------
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------
e:-----12------------------------------------------------------------
B:--12-----15p12-----------------------------------------------------
G:---------------15p14p12--14p12-----12------------------------------
D:-------------------------------14------14p12--14p12-----12---------
A:-----------------------------------------------------14----14s12p10
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-12p10-----10h12-----10----7---------------------------------------
E:-------12------------------0-----9---------------------------------
Riff 2
x1
Outro
- hold bend and play each double stop twice; repeat whole thing 3
times
this one
only once end
e:-12--------14--------15--------16--------17--------17\- --------
B:-15b17-----17b19-----18b20-----19b21-----20b22--------- --------
G:------------------------------------------------------- --------
D:------------------------------------------------------- ---9~~~-
A:------------------------------------------------------- ---7~~~-
E:------------------------------------------------------- ---0~~~-
Tremolo bar dives, vibrato, volume swells, feedback, etc
(Whispered): Children of the grave ...