HOLE IN THE SKY (Bassline)
As recorded by Black Sabbath
(From the 1975 Album SABOTAGE)

Words and Music by Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler & Ozzy Osbourne


Gtr I (C# F# B E) - 'Geezer Butler - Bass (C# tuning)'


 [Intro]
 Q=114(8=s8/shuffle feel)
 4/4
 Gtr I (C# tuning: C# F# B E)
          |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
      E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  a Q
E ||----------------------|-------------------|
B ||o-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7---------|
F#||o-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------3--3s5--|
C#||----------------------|-------------------|


        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  Q
E |---------------------|------------------||
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7-------o||
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------5--3--o||
C#|---------------------|------------------||

   
 
          |-3-|       |-3-|         |-3-|       |-3-|
      E E E E E +E  E E E E   +E  E E E E +E  E E E E
E ||------------------------|-------------------------|
B ||o---------------------5-|-(5)-5-------------7-5---|
F#||o-0-0-3h5-3-(3)-3-5s7---|-------5-7-5-(5)-5-----0-|
C#||------------------------|-------------------------|


        |-3-|       |-3-|       |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E +E  E E E E   E E E E E +E  E E E E
E |-----------------------|------------------------|
B |---------------------5-|-5-5---------------5-7--|
F#|-0-0-3h5-3-(3)-3-5s7---|-----5-7-5-(5)-5-7------|
C#|-----------------------|------------------------|


 
          |-3-|       |-3-|         |-3-|       |-3-|
      E E E E E +E  E E E E   +E  E E E E +E  E E E E
E ||------------------------|-------------------------|
B ||o---------------------5-|-(5)-5-------------7-5---|
F#||o-0-0-3h5-3-(3)-3-5s7---|-------5-7-5-(5)-5-----0-|
C#||------------------------|-------------------------|



        |-3-|       |-3-|       |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E +E  E E E E   E E E E E +E  E E E E
E |-----------------------|------------------------||
B |---------------------5-|-5-5---------------5-7--||
F#|-0-0-3h5-3-(3)-3-5s7---|-----5-7-5-(5)-5-7------||
C#|-----------------------|------------------------||


 [Verses 1 & 2]
        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  a Q
E |---------------------|-------------------|
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7---------|
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------3--3s5--|
C#|---------------------|-------------------|


        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  Q
E |---------------------|-------------------|
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7---------|
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------5--3----|
C#|---------------------|-------------------|


        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  a Q
E |---------------------|-------------------|
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7---------|
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------3--3s5--|
C#|---------------------|-------------------|


                                     
        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  Q
E |---------------------|--------------------||
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7---------o||
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------5--3----o||
C#|---------------------|--------------------||


 [Chorus]
           |-3--|      |-3--|       |-3-|      |-3--|
      E E +E  E E E E +E  E E   E E E E E E E +E  E E  3x
E ||--------------------------|-7-7-7------------------||
B ||o-------------------------|-------5-7-------------o||
F#||o-5-5-(5)-0-3-5-5-(5)-3p0-|-----------5-5-(5)-0-3-o||
C#||--------------------------|------------------------||


         |-3--| |-3-|
    E E +E  E E Q Q Q   W          +W
E |-------------5-5-5-|-4--------|-(4)----||
B |-------------------|----------|--------||
F#|-5-5-(5)-3-0-------|----------|--------||
C#|-------------------|----------|--------||


   
          |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
      E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  a Q
E ||----------------------|-------------------|
B ||o-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7---------|
F#||o-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------3--3s5--|
C#||----------------------|-------------------|


        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  Q
E |---------------------|-------------------||
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7--------o||
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------5--3---o||
C#|---------------------|-------------------||


 [Verse 3]
          |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
      E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  Q
E ||----------------------|-----------------|
B ||o-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7-------|
F#||o-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------3--5--|
C#||----------------------|-----------------|


        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  Q
E |---------------------|--------------------||
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7---------o||
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------5--3----o||
C#|---------------------|--------------------||


 [Chorus]
           |-3--|      |-3--|       |-3-|      |-3--|
      E E +E  E E E E +E  E E   E E E E E E E +E  E E  3x
E ||--------------------------|-7-7-7------------------||
B ||o-------------------------|-------5-7-------------o||
F#||o-5-5-(5)-0-3-5-5-(5)-3p0-|-----------5-5-(5)-0-3-o||
C#||--------------------------|------------------------||


         |-3--| |-3-|
    E E +E  E E Q Q Q   W          +W
E |-------------5-5-5-|-4--------|-(4)----||
B |-------------------|----------|--------||
F#|-5-5-(5)-3-0-------|----------|--------||
C#|-------------------|----------|--------||


 [Guitar Solo]
        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  a Q
E |---------------------|-------------------|
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7---------|
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------3--3s5--|
C#|---------------------|-------------------|


        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  Q
E |---------------------|-------------------|
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7---------|
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------5--3----|
C#|---------------------|-------------------|


        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  a Q
E |---------------------|-------------------|
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7---------|
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------3--3s5--|
C#|---------------------|-------------------|


        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  Q
E |---------------------|-------------------|
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7---------|
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------5--3----|
C#|---------------------|-------------------|


        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  a Q
E |---------------------|-------------------|
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7---------|
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------3--3s5--|
C#|---------------------|-------------------|


        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  Q
E |---------------------|-------------------|
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7---------|
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------5--3----|
C#|---------------------|-------------------|


        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  a Q
E |---------------------|-------------------|
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7---------|
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------3--3s5--|
C#|---------------------|-------------------|


        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  Q
E |---------------------|-------------------||
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7---------||
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------5--3----||
C#|---------------------|-------------------||


 [Verse 4]
          |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
      E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  a Q
E ||----------------------|-------------------|
B ||o-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7---------|
F#||o-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------3--3s5--|
C#||----------------------|-------------------|


        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  Q
E |---------------------|-------------------||
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7--------o||
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------5--3---o||
C#|---------------------|-------------------||


  
          |-3-|       |-3-|         |-3-|       |-3-|
      E E E E E +E  E E E E   +E  E E E E +E  E E E E
E ||------------------------|-------------------------|
B ||o---------------------5-|-(5)-5-------------7-5---|
F#||o-0-0-3h5-3-(3)-3-5s7---|-------5-7-5-(5)-5-----0-|
C#||------------------------|-------------------------|


        |-3-|       |-3-|       |-3-|         |-3-|
    E E E E E +E  E E E E   E E E E E +E  E a E E E
E |-----------------------|----------------------------||
B |---------------------5-|-5-5-----------------5-7---o||
F#|-0-0-3h5-3-(3)-3-5s7---|-----5-7-5-(5)-5-5s7-------o||
C#|-----------------------|----------------------------||


 [Outro]
        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  Q
E |---------------------|-----------------|
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7-------|
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------3--5--|
C#|---------------------|-----------------|


        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  Q
E |---------------------|-----------------|
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7-------|
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------5--3--|
C#|---------------------|-----------------|


        |-3-|     |-3-|       |-3-|             |-3-|       |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E +E  E E E E
E |---------------------|-----------------|------------------------*|
B |-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-|-----7-5-7-------|-----7-5-7-(7)---7-5----*|
F#|-0-0-------0-0-------|-0-0-------3--5--|-0-0-----------0--------*|
C#|---------------------|-----------------|------------------------*|

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Duration Legend

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents
the duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).

|  +()   -  note tied to previous
|   s    -  legato slide
|   p    -  pull-off
| |-3-|  -  triplet
|   |    -  bar
|   ||   -  double bar
|  ||o   -  repeat start
|  o||   -  repeat end
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