Fairies Wear Boots Tab

Fairies Wear (Docs?) Boots
"Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots" from the Black Sabbath release Paranoid
(Warner Bros. 1970).  Tabbed by Joe Richardson (jdrich@vuse.vanderbilt.edu)
 
[Intro]
 (Use palm mute, heavy distortion, and delay w/echo set appropriatey.)
 1st guitar: (Play this staff 2X)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------3-0-0-------3-0--3p0------------------3-0-0--------3-0--3p0--------|
D|----0-3----------0-3-------------h3-------0-3------------0-3------------h3---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
 
 2nd guitar comes in slightly out of time (along with the accompanying drum
 lick) at a much higher volume and plays this staff during the second time
 the 1st guitar plays the above staff. Play 1X:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------3-0-0-----3-0-0--------------3-0-0-----3-0-3p0----------------------|
D|----0-3--------0-3-------h3p0-----0-3-------0-3------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3----------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
 
 Begin FIG.A: (1st guitar drops out)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-5-5p4p2-4-2p0-2-2-5-5p4p2-4-2p0-2-2-----0-5p4p2-4-2p0-2-2-5p4p2-5p4p2----|
D|----------------------------------------0h2----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                       (play these notes in unison)   (slide in unison, but
                                                      "stagger pick" as shown)
e|---------------------5/7--10-10/12=12\u---7-5-5/7---5/7---7/10--10/12--|
B|---------------------*------------------------------*------------------|phrase cont'=>
G|-5p4p2-5p4-4p2-------2/4---7--7 /9^10\u---4-2-2/4---2/4-4=4 /7-7=7 /9--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   * -- grace slide
 
                             (back to unison picking)             End FIG. A
e|--12=12\10--7=7\5----5/7---5/7-10-10/12=12\u--7-5-5/7---7-7/10-12-12/14-10\u-|
B|---------------------------*---------------------------*---------------------|
G|------9 \7----4\2--2=2/4---2/4--7--7 /9^10\u--4-2-2/4---4-4 /7--9--9/11--7\u-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Begin FIG. AA                         End FIG. AA
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9-7\u---------9-7\u---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9-7\u--9-7\u--9-7\u--9-7\u--------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-5\u--9-7\u--7-5\u--9-7\u--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------7-5\u---------7-5\u--------------------------------------------|
E|--*0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* -- optional note
 
 Begin FIG. B (starts around 0:50)                          :55
e|------------------------------9-------------(12^14)-(12^14)--12-9-------9----|
B|-------------------------9h12---12^14--12-9---------------------------9---12-|
G|--------------------9h11------------------------------------------11^(**)----|
D|---------------9h11----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---9-10-11-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7--8--9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                             ** -- slight bend
 
   :56                                                             1:00
e|-------------------9-----------------------------9---------------------------|
B|-----------------9--12-------------------------9---12-------------9----------|
G|--11-11---(11^13)------(11^13)-(11^13)-(11^12)--------(11^**)-9------12p11p9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
             1:01                                 End FIG.B
e|--------------------9--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------9---12--9--------------------------------------------------|
G|-11p10p9----11^(**)---------(11^12)--9---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Rhythm C: (Bass guitar carries this section)
 Play this staff the first 4X (any G-A#-F pattern will work)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------6------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------5------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------3------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5--8-8--5----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-3--6-6--3----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Now, move on to something more laid back like this (which is also easier to
 sing and play at the same time) and let the bass carry the section:
 (with palm mute):
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5--3-3--5-3--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-------5-3--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 At certain points during the verses, stomp on the volume and play some-
 thing like this:
 Listen for: "Alright, now!" and "So I went to the ...."    End Rhythm C.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5--8-8--5-3-3/5-5-8-8-5-3-3/5--------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5--8-8--5-3-3/5-5-8-8-5-3-3/5-(etc.)-------------------------------------|
E|--3-3--6-6--3-1-1/3-5-6-6-3-1-1/3--------------------------------------------|
 
 Begin FIG D:  (first comes in  around 2:40) Play 2X.                End FIG. D
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3h5----h5--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------3^4r3*-------------------------------------------------------|
* -- Classic Iommi bend similar to behind the nut bends on "Iron Man" intro.
     Fourth fret is an approximation.
 
 Begin FIG E: (around 2:50) Play this staff 2X:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3=3----6==6----8======8 /9\u----------------------------------------------|
G|--(5^7)--(8^10)---10^12r10/11\u----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------***------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*** -- short slide up and down
 
 Then,
                                   3:00
e|------------------------------------------15----------------------------------|
B|--3=3----6==6-----8==8----10=10--------15----(18^20)-(18^20)-(18^20)-(18^20---|)
G|-(5^7)--(8^10)--(10^12)--(12^14)----17----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                      " -- heavy vib. as this note is released
 
    3:02                                                   3:05
e|------(18^20)-(18^20)-----18p15-----18p15--------------------------15--------|
B|---15------------------18-------h18-------h18-18p15-------------15-----18-15-|
G|----------------------------------------------------h17----17^18-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                                    3:07             3:09
e|------------------15---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------h18p15----------------------------6========6-------------|
G|----17-15---17^18----------h17p15-------3-------3-----5^7-(7)-(7)-3----------|
D|--------------------------------------5-3-5p3h5------------*-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                  * parenthetical notes are "repicks" of previously bent notes
 
                                                    End FIG. E
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6========6-----6========6----------6---------------------------------------|
G|--5^7-(7)-(7)-3--5^7-(7)-(7)-3---5^7===7r5p3---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------h5------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Outro]
 phrase F:
 Repeat and fade out.                    End phrase F.
e|---5h6p5-------5h6p5---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------8p6h8-------8p6h8---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
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| p    Pull-off
| h    Hammer-on
| /    Slide up
| *    Natural harmonic
| \    Slide down
| r    Release
| (n)  Ghost note
 
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