Black Sabbath - War Pigs (Bass Cover) (Play Along Tabs In Video)
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Bass Tone
Bridge Action: Mid
Pickup Selection: Neck
Pickup Tone: Full
Finger/Pick Strength: Mid to High
Finger/Pick Shape: Round
Other: Played real close to the en of the fretboard
Amp/Cab Tone
Gain: 8
Bass: 5
Mids: 8
Treble: 7
Pedals: Little Fuzz (maybe not on original)
Other: Setting are for the center bass, left bass is DI with fuzz
Mixing
EQ: Boosted bass freqs, cut a little low and high end, presence at 1k to 2k. Similar for left bass but with less low freqs
Compression: Mid amount
Other: -
Transcription Sources
Isolated Track: Yes
Live Videos: Yes, partially
Clips: No
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*All tabs/sheet in this channel are created by me, if you have any advice in the transcription feel free to comment
*Gear: Taurus t-24 Washburn 4 String Bass (Ernie Balls .45)/Fred Stevens Les Paul Guitar/ Alesis Dm6 Drums - IMP2 DI Box - Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Interface - PC (Cubase) - Amplitube/Guitar Rig Amp Emulators/Superior Drummer - Waves Plugins - Sony Vegas - Audio Technica m40x Headphones
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Some things to clarify on this one. There are two basses on the original studio recording. One is panned left and one in the center as usual. I tried to create a line combining what i thought was the best parts of each (and the more audible). Hopefully i made an understandable line. I mixed in the same bass with a left pan and a center (info about tone in description). Some parts were hard to hear but i think mos of it is covered. Let me know if you have any question. I'll answer.
About harmony, the song uses a common blues oriented way in which most of the E Chords are played with a minor third and a major third, but you can say it's really thought of it more as E Minor, specially on the bass lines. Most of the harmony also lacks information so it creates more ambiguity. Less presence of 7ths and when you ahve them there's no 3rd. Let me know if you ahve doubts of clarification on my part.
3:47 what's your right hand doing here? Are you plucking with your ring finger? I use my thumb and index finger to play this kind of pattern but it's awkward to switch to.
You did good.
just index and middle finger
What does the "U" symbol over a note mean?
Best transcription I have ever seen. I didn't realize there were two bass tracks. Good job.
Lol the bass line is more technical than the lead guitars
Geezer butler fact
tony iommi only had 1 thumb and 2 fingers, he lost the tips in the other two fingers in an accident before black sabbath.
@@bird718 He still uses those fingers that had their tips cut off. He has some plastic/leather thingies on them. Look it up.
@@jaakkom8749
its not the same thing as using your real fingers. they are also shorter
Iommi is incredible for someome without the feeling in his pointer and ring finger
Absolutely A-ma-zing! The bass feels like it's playing an entire solo for the whole song (even if it doesn't).
Geezer Butler undisputed genius.
Horde comrade
That’s exactly what I said, it’s like playing a solo most of the song
100%. He brings the groove hard.
there is nothing genius about this bassline. It's redundant and boring as fuck.
Same with what I was thinking lol almost every single tab I see of geezers in Black sabbath is like one giant solo. Some of Cliff Burton stuff is like this too.
I’ve been waiting for this forever, there are no good bass tabs of this
I'd love the sheet music of this.
@@carpediemarts705 you can have it if you download the tablature on the link below or become a patron to get pdf tabs
Only good ones I have found previous to this video are the ultimate guitar official tab
nice profile picture
Www.songsterr.com
I have been playing bass for 45 years and I don't play a single song right.
You know, I have played bass for well over 40 years and it just SHOCKS me how precise your ear is! Every little bend, slide, and accent. Isn't the studio wizardry on this album amazing?Especially considering The idea of Geezer & Tony overdubing along with the varied channel placement of the instruments. In Iron Man, I love the stark contrast between Geezer playing with a pick and also with his fingers simultaneously.
Geezer Butler is awesome! Good job!
That old geezer made some of the best bass lines in history.
Amen!
this sure as fuck ain't one of them.
Dudes going crazy over the whole song
Why? It fits in tighter than a rats ass. @@johnnicholson8345
@@johnnicholson8345 false 😏
Terry "Geezer" Butler, ...Still one of the first and probably the best Rock n roll bassists I've ever saw live and up close.
Lucky SOB !!!!
Hi
Justin chancellor (tool) 100% up there for me as well
So this confirms that Geezer was *bassically* soloing at the same time Iommi was, as I always suspected.
I see what you did there
3:53
Don’t mind me.. just using this as a replay button because this part is gonna take a while to learn🙃
6:32
The octave part? Or that whole fast part
TheCreepingDeath1984 yeah the faster part. I can play a lot of it now but I also need to remember it :)
@@lucyyy4348 good job!
TheCreepingDeath1984 Thanks!🤘🏼
How does one paste a link to a specific time? Thanks.
Still waiting for The Call of Ktulu... but this'll do for now.
I will always wait for some cliff stuff
@@guilhermecruz2760 been waiting since orion lmao
I know its not the same guy but Andriy is a HUGE Cliff fan and he is transcribing every cliff song. I've learnt this song thanks to him
th-cam.com/video/MyaW2E_cA2c/w-d-xo.html
he would have to invest in a wah, hopefully not a crybaby wah but anything would be better than none for this. and if he gets a wah we all gotta join together and get him to play anesthesia
@@mirkecWii yeah, i've scene that. Andriy is like a russian Cliff.
It’s criminal that one of the greatest bass performances ever recorded gets so lost in the mix - I had no idea it was there, hiding in plain site, until listening with a decent set of cans, blew my mind!
This video really highlights what an absolute beast Geezer is! Very well played and great to hear it taking the spotlight in the mix!
I've been listening to this song for decades and I didn't realize this has mad bass line
It's really hard to learn and play.
Problem didn't had an ear for it 😕
reminded me of when I tried to learn Immigrant Song
How can anyone "listen to this song for decades" and not hear that bass...?
@@Jeff9202 exactly, it’s like the only listen I notice besides the drums obviously
For those who just started to learn this song, you don't have to play what Geezer played here. :D If you have the right notes, just play whatever comes to your mind, it'll be less frustrating and much more fun :) (Ofc I'm talking about the solo parts)
Yeah I'm learning this for a jam sesh and I'm like how tf am i supposed to remember all this, then im like oh obviously just jam, but then i overthink the jamming and think it sounds "off" so im like aaaaaaaa
True. None of it's noteworthy in any way, shape or form so insert noodling and not a single person will know or care.
@@johnnicholson8345bro did a black sabbath 33rpm LP gain sentience and fly thru the air, decapitating your parents when you were just a young boy? tf is ur beef. ur in all these comments...
3:25 can't help but always do that with my hand when i play that part lmao
Helps stay in rhythm I think
This is one of those songs that is not superhard to play but is actually superhard to remember all the notes
Amen, bother. My band wants to do this otherwise, I'd never suffer through this borefest. Totally unmemorable and uninteresting. I'm faced with having to write this garbage out in it's entirety.
@@johnnicholson8345 Lmfao im in the same boat, but honestly learning each bar with the correct rhythm has been a fun challenge
Totally agreed. I'd say the beginning is important to get note for note but during the (way too long), guitar solo it really doesn't matter. Just as long as you come out on time.
@@johnnicholson8345 yeah I’ve found myself coming to agree with you as I reach the solo section
I've always loved this song just for the intro bass line. It just sounds so good
0:15 - 1:09
Sabbath is the band that got me to respect bass players and realize that I was stupid for thinking that. some of the time they require as much skill or more skill then the guitar players. Not dissing iommi though he is amazing considering he has only has 3 fingers.
He only lost the tips on 2 of his fingers.
@@Manalabs1 3 whole fingers* my bad.
Still though, it takes balls to keep playing after an accident like that.
@@zachmueller2912 No doubt. He still manages to nail it. Mad respect. 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽
2 hours ago i decided to lesrn this song... didn't find a good tab.... u came to clutch the dayyy
thats awesome
I never noticed this song had such an intricate bassline!
Then you are deaf
Awesome. Nothing makes me happier then Geezer molesting the bass
always wanted you to do some more black Sabbath lol thank you
My favorite TH-cam channel. I am a hack guitar player for fun that plays bass with some older buddies now and then. I have been hacking this song for years and I’m about to show up at the next practice with my new lesson. ROCK ON 🤘
Some time ago, I came to this video to properly listen to the bass in War pigs, I had barely started to take interest in the instrument. Today, I came here to play, 9 months into my bassist journey; more in love with Geezer's talent (and yours, by that matter) than ever. Thank you for this cover and the rest you make
I’ve been a guitar player my entire life. Started around 9 or ten and got serious about it in high school with my friend. I’m 33 now. Kind of got bored with it recently and picked up the bass about 3 months ago. Once I started to learn it, it was like hearing music again for the first time. Bass is such a different feeling and radically different vibe man. I’ve finally mastered the last part of this song. “Luke’s wall” I think it’s called. Such a cool groove man. Going to be sticking with bass now on lol
@coversolutions you should do N.I.B the bass is insane!
He’s already done NIB
How on earth do you remember this bassline?.....ive just finished the Lemon Song...now this!!....i have a migraine but thanks for sharing your work man!
Geez...is this the Yngwie Malmsteen version for bass??? Awesome job!
Geezer Butler makes it look so effortlessly playing this song. Let's face Geezer does so much you just don't realize it until it's broken down.
It’s cool how he plays the bass close to the fretboard for this song like geezer butler did
Geezer Butler, one of the greatest bass players ever. He was so creative and so heavy 🤘🏻
Somehow, always thought Geezer was horribly underrated as a bassist.
Casey, I said the same thing just a minute ago, spot on, great comment! Peace
"I need to learn an easy bass song. Oh, I know. War Pigs."
Yeah, that's me. A complete stupid idiot.
Just when I think I'm coming along with my playing, I watch this and feel like a 7 stone weakling at miami beach 😂
As I usually do when I hear an amazing transcription/cover I'll have to turn over to the original and check why wasn't I hearing what you're playing, because it has to be there of course.
Within a song, in the mix, bass notes can get lost, especially if they're subtle. It gets masked by other frequencies, like the bass drum.
I never listened any song more than this.The bass the drums the solos the groove the heaviness the vibe the vocals.I know everyone have their fav but for me it s the perfect rock song.Nice job
Excellent job! Geezer Butler is criminally under-appreciated as a bass player, I've always had an ear for what the bassist was doing, and he blew me away way back then(older, bought some of their earliest albums when they actually came out😀), and watching and listening you play this just solidified that opinion. Again, really great job, thanks for sharing your talent and dedication with us all! Peace
it's because he's nothing special. Should be unrecognized.
@@johnnicholson8345 The most influential metal bassist ever is nothing special? 🤣
Some of the best metal bassists of all time cite Geezer as a direct influence and inspiration and as the godfather of metal bass. But what would they know right?
Such a great track, glad the best bass cover artist on TH-cam covered it
My god, thank you, there really wasn't a good tab or lesson on this song and as always you nailed it, thank you so much for putting the effort to make more popular songs again
Geezer Butler, one of my all time favorite Bass players, and you did a great job playing this song.
my singer said hey let's play war pigs
my drummer and guitarist agreed
me: ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
i remember learning on an old acoustic guitar, then i heard geezer. i downtuned that guitar and played with my fingers at the neck. got a bass soon after that and the rest is history. what an inspiration. this is a great cover of a great bassline written by a great bassist
Isso não é uma linha d baixo, é uma obra prima
I used to play this back in the 70s. My version was a lot simpler. LOL. I played what I could hear. I missed a LOT.
Fam, I've been using your videos for about a year now. I gave you what I could on patreon, but I'll be back. You're a goddamn saint for giving this away.
Soon as I get some more $, I'll be back on patreon. You are a hell of a talented individual!
Is it just me or does the bass sound a little out of tune?
I was in tune but the original track may be in a different pitch. I didn't notice that after recoding.
No worries, it sounds great. Good job mixing the different bass tracks into one bassline!
Hola, quien me explica esto porfavore ?
- Bridge Action: Mid
- Pickup Selection: Neck
- Pickup Tone: Full
- Finger/Pick Strength: Mid to High
- Finger/Pick Shape: Round
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@@CoverSolutions vale gracias! Buena info pa buscar el sonido!
Fairies wear boots. Please!!
y yo que creía que con N.I.B me la había puesto difícil...
Maybe I am not ready for this song yet 😞
Simply perfect, respect to you, Geezer and bass Guitar!!
I'm no bassist, but I just love that tone.
Damn this is hard...
Oh well, it’s Geezer Butler though, what’d you expect?
I felt his power in those strings when the Riff 4 Chorus came in...
Excellent! Brilliant! Please, please make "Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath"
From black sabbath
I started bass u months ago and am still trying to master this song. I am so incredibly close to playing it all blind and this is probably my favourite song to play so thank you for the tabs
Butler is a bass genius!
Looks like I got some work to do!
I think even Flea would say wow to some of Geezers work
Man this bass line is sick.
Geezer's baselines are so sick, he is definitely improvisating most of the times and his style Is so cool
Please do Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin. THX BRO
are you serious?
Any problem?
you're an idiot if you have a problem with stairway to heaven
Playing this isn't the hard part, what is difficult for me is actually remembering the solo.
The whole thing feels like a solo man
This is way more complicated than my love life..what a masterpiece 👍
Quick story: when I was a kid I weirdly loved Black Sabbath even though I only heard them on the classic rock radio station (like I didn't have my dad or older brother playing the songs for me or whatever). Later when I picked up the bass and started learning songs, I realized the bass parts to Black Sabbath songs (especially songs from the Paranoid album) are incredibly good and that's probably what drew me to Black Sabbath before I even knew what was going on. Geezer is one of the greats!
Tune the A string buddy
Something for me to learn during quarantine. Not as easy as it seams on the radio:
Great job!!!! Unfortunately, the Tab site "Can't Be Reached"... :(
Imposible no recordar esa noche del 19 de Noviembre de 2016 en el Estadio Nacional, tod@s l@s wn@s coreando esta wea, weas que no se olvidan!
Imagine como se fossem dois braços flutuantes tocando baixo
I’m a simple man. I see black sabbath bass I click like
Now this is truly epic.
I’ve subscribed to this guys channel, and as I scrolled through his video lessons, basically every song is one that I would want to know how to play. I honestly feel like I have a cheat code entered on my bass 😎
Personal time stamp: 3:36
it's about time bro, thanks alot, been watching you for like 4 years and finnaly
The bass in this song is probably the coolest thing I’ve ever heard
Well done!!
Your playing is exceptional but tell us, are you going easy on the finger slaps/attack? I always thought his playing was a touch more percussive on many tunes.
Geezer is a giant!! 👍🙏👍🙏👍🙏
Very interesting comment, something that needs to be answered...
Never imagined how complex these bass parts were lmfao and I've been listening to this for years and years
Please cover anything by thundercat? Them changes? Friend zone? Oh sheit, it's x? Thanks man
Hey man, you wanna lay bass down for a cover collab with me and we can both post the video on our channel?
Yeah this song is so way more technical than I expected. Probably gonna improvise my own for this. Nowhere near as good as Geezer
Some bass lines are so simple, yet so fucking smooth you could listen to them over a guitar solo and not feel like you’re missing out on something. This is one of them.
Black Sabbath Snowblind please
Al fin, mi momento ha llegado:'v
Gracias men:v
PD: No eres el men que sale en el canal "Musico de mierda"? y si no mira ese canal:v
I just started playing bass could anyone tell me what the little number means at the start of the song? And what the little symbol means above the 5 at 0:30 means? Please and thank you.
I think it's a quarter bend...
if you are interested in music theory. even slightly basic for reading tabs try some basic lessons even online. start with studybass.com
Listened to it a few times on the commute.
All I wondered was how you got that tone.
Thanks.
Sometimes he'll put how he got the tone in the description.
Heavy touch, playing up the fretboard, and I’m guessing a lot of neck pick up, with some grit?
Turn your pickups up, and slam the strings above the neck.
I give Black Sabbath’s bassist so much more respect
when i think of black sabbath i think of Bill Wards holding his sticks backwards, Ozzy Vocals hitting notes impossible, Tonys guitar power chords licks, Geezer's Leading Base licks.
Geezer is truly an underrated bassist..
This would have been good if your bass was in tune. My God. Couldn't take it anymore at 3:40.
In the first solo part it sounds like the bass solo from NIB.
i absolutely love Geezer's bass in sabbath, in the intro to this especially, its so deeply groovy. I wish it was more prominent in the mix of their original songs
Dude! You just became my hero for posting this. When I learned this on the guitar - as a teen in the late 70s early 80s - it took me about three months to pick the parts out, because stuff like this didn't exist.
I didn't realise the bass part was so funky.
Darn, the tuning is just off enough to really buy me, but your playing is on point.
I remember a guy called Monkeybars who played as good as you. Nobody else nailed it.
I guess this is my birthday present. Thank you so much man I’m gonna enjoy learning this one 😊
Geezer,Tony ,and bill invented metal music,!!!!nobody will or can ever take their place!!!!! Not even mettallica
Did you keep ur picking hand so weirdly close to neck on purpose to imitate Butler's sound? Normally ur pick near bridge pick-up and the position in your video is totally wrong in normal situations. I guess its on purpose so the bass tone gets more fuzzy and stoner vibe.
Playing like that isn’t ‘wrong’. watch some live videos of Butler playing this song and you’ll see he plays very close to the neck like in this video