The Top 6 GREATEST Black Sabbath GUITAR riffs - Guitar Lesson

[@DoctorEnigma01]

Iommi was overlooked as a great guitarist until people realized they couldn’t duplicate his sound and feel, the mark of a true genius

[@vyger6336]

Absolutely !!!

[@EddieB2047]

IMO Tommy Iommi is the GOAT riff master. Great selection of riffs for the demo 👍🏼 Mob Rules and Heaven and Hell as well…just killer🤘🏻

[@timothyfatoneesq.4109]

Incredible video!! I know you made this a year ago, but I hope that you continue to do more stuff with sabboth… Great stuff

[@TheFrancis2003]

Excellent work.

[@mikekeeler6362]

Great video glad to hear you do Black Sabbath Tony Iommi

[@strinichetty9379]

Excellent video - briilliant insight into Tony Iommi's playing - great sound too !

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Thank you so much!!!

[@jppagetoo]

1975, albums you didn't mention. Lots more too. Funk was big, Disco was just beginning, and R&B still held sway. Some great country music, and soft adult rock stuff by Paul Simon, ABBA, Hall & Oates, Art Garfunkel, Barry Manilow, and The Carpenters. Music was wide open... But more along the lines this channel would cover are: Fly by Night - Rush Young Americans - David Bowie Outlaws - Outlaws Welcome to my Nightmare - Alice Cooper Katie Lied - Steely Dan Journey - Journey Straight Shooter - Bad Company Hair of the Dog - Nazareth Beautiful Loser - Bob Seger One of These Nights - Eagles Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac Force It - UFO Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen Dreamboat Annie - Heart Fool for the City - Foghat Come Taste the Band - Deep Purple (w/Tommy Bolin) Zuma - Neil Young Tonight's the Night - Neil Young Horses - Patty Smith For Earth Below - Robin Trower Fandango! - ZZ top Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John Teaser - Tommy Bolin

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Fantastic, comprehensive list. Thank you soooo much!!

[@domenicbell2834]

Great stuff Carl, looks like you're having a blast, and you're getting a top tone on that SG ,welcome to the amazing world of Tony's playing , do check out his later riffage wizardry on The Seventh Star ,The Eternal Idol, Headless Cross and TYR, all under the Sabbath name, just an observation, on Supernaut, after the intro riff and they slam into that E to D verse groove, its not a muted chord , Tony does this mad double slide up the neck, from the open E string , covering G to B to to give it that extra percussive , heavy as Hell wallop,. looking forward to more of your vids mate.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Thank you so much. I no doubt put in my own imagination subconsciously because I love the feel of this so much. I’ll go back and give it a listen. Thanks for the other suggestions as well. Episode 2 is a must!!

[@jjackomin]

Nicely done.

[@gregwasserman2635]

Tony Iommi was the riff master. Few can compare. Imagine a world without Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. Hard rock and heavy metal would not be the same. Great picks BTW. I would have picked "Into the Void" off "Master of Reality", but that is my favorite Sabbath tune.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

I’ll gladly revisit for episode 2!!

[@benhinds2971]

I second that emotion. The opening riff on "Void" is Black Sabbath in musical notes. Nobody else could have written that riff. And if you had never heard the song, you would know without a doubt who it was. And its my favorite riff to play. No other guitar riff makes you feel that bad ass when you play it.

[@joemartucci4786]

Love the video. At 63 I’m a huge Sabbath fan. They were the second band I ever saw live it was I believe 72 or 73 sabbath bloody sabbath tour here in Buffalo. Cozy Powell’s Bedlam & James Gang opened the show. Matter of fact Tommy Bolin was the guitarist in James Gang. My first concert was Jethro Tull thick as a brick tour. Love all the Sabbath albums least favorite believe it or not is paranoid probably because I’ve played every song on that album a million times in the bands I was in. Great job.

[@aschule5684]

Sabbath, Zeppelin and Deep Purple, the BIG 3 of the hard rock world. Where would music have been if Iron Man hadn't gone Space Truckin' on the Stairway To Heaven........

[@mattg5833]

Tony IS the riff master 🐐

[@youreatoilet]

Tony Iommi is proof that you don't need to play ultra technical noodling to be considered a great and influential guitarist. His riff creating and abilities to create these almost cinematic landscapes of sound with them is far more impressive than a lot of virtuoso players. I'll say it again Led Zep and Sabbath’s discographies are what I'd pick as my desert island choices!

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

I’m with you!!

[@daveh9335]

No one is wrong but my choice would substitute The Who for Zeppelin Rock on...

[@youreatoilet]

@@daveh9335 I can respect that!

[@zandig666]

Style trumps speed !

[@titiand]

Iommi is pretty quick with those shreddy leads. Still, it’s all nice and tasteful

[@zoso2850]

This guy's having the time of his LIFE jamming some sabbath

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Don’t you know it!!!

[@50Something]

For as great as Tony is, imagine how creative Bill Ward had to be to follow him through a thousand different rifs over his time with the band. Bill is a genius and is unlike any other drummer out there! Great job nailing the Sabbath tone man!

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Thank you! And amen about Bill Ward!!!

[@paulmorgan8254]

But he ended up having huge mental problems because of all the drugs they were doing.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

That’s a shame. I’m sorry to hear that.

[@haitchkay]

I agree. Bill has a unique style that's quite jazzy at times. He seems to play lyrically quite often. Rather than play a beat, he kind of talks with the drums complimenting Ozzy's phrasing. Especially in the verses of the song Black Sabbath.

[@MichelPeindaries]

derrière Jimmy Page y avait John Bonham, derrière Jimi Hendrix y avait Mitch mitchell, derrière Tony Iommi y avait Bill Ward, y a pas de hasard

[@sirkdopsah1081]

You're never to old to enjoy Black Sabbath💥❤

[@fabfishing7422]

Tony Iommi is the Godfather of Heavy Metal! He has written the Best and Heaviest Riffs EVER! God bless Mr Tony Iommi! 💯💪

[@jjackomin]

Tony Iommi was actually a member of Jethro Tull for one month. It's intriguing to think how different that band would've sounded if he had stayed.

[@sandeepsreehari9188]

Yea it most definitely is interesting to imagine how it would've been. He felt Jethro Tull was not his kind of a band and returned back to Sabbath. And that was the start of an amazing musical career of Sabbath. The ultimate riff master and Godfather of heavy metal.

[@jjackomin]

@@sandeepsreehari9188 Well, I'm glad he went back. I "cut" my teeth on Rock music in the 70s listening to Master of Reality and Animals by Pink Floyd. I think things worked out pretty well for Toni.

[@coinraker6497]

Yup, cool seeing him play with Tull on "The Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus". Although it's a little hard to recognize him under that big floppy hat he's wearing. 🤣

[@sandeepsreehari9188]

@@jjackomin To me the early Sabbath albums were more addictive than alcohol. I just love the various riffs and guitar solos on those tracks. In addition, Butler's bass and Ward's hard drumming blends in perfectly. I guess these four folks formed one of the best lineup in rock.

[@Mr05Chuck]

Master of Reality is my favorite Sabbath album. I bought it Aqualung and Who’s Next in one of my first trips to a record store as a Jr. in High School in 1971

[@gregwasserman2635]

Master of Reality is probably my favorite Sabbath album as well. "Into the Void" is my favorite Sabbath tune. The bass is so heavy, you can't upload it, you can only download it. I swear it has its own gravitational pull. I don't fully trust anyone who doesn't own the first six Sabbath albums.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Wow! What a trio of albums!!

[@benhinds2971]

Now that was a good day at the record store. When have 3 albums like that come out at the same time?

[@benhinds2971]

Does that beat my Thriller and Synchronicity purchase on my first record store trip? ....Just Kidding

[@anthonythomas6593]

😆

[@skateup2291]

In 1975 rush came out with the fly by night album. Also tush by zz top. It’s actually insane the amount of amazing music came out back than. I’m 20 so I can only imagine what it was like at that time.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

That’s wonderful that a 20 year old is even familiar with that period! Bravo!

[@DM-he1ug]

Caress of Steel too eh?...

[@dolgouskodusko]

Sabbath never grow old, it’s like drinking water from the heavy metal spring. Pure riffs and powerful bass lines and drumming, to top it off with Ozzy vocals! Cheers from Macedonia, Europe!

[@mikeyg3202]

crazy to hear you were never into sabbath but you really nailed these awesome video and your insight is priceless thanks carl!

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Thank you! It’s not that I wasn’t into it, I was just consumed by other music!

[@benhinds2971]

@@CarlBaldassarreMusic Well said. So many bands I have not gotten into. Not because I did not like them, I just knew that it is a lot of material, and it would probably consume me. Unfortunatly because of that attitude I have JUST recently gotten into Tool, Rage Against, Crimson, Ween, Fela Kuti. DONT PUT OFF LISTENING. I could have seen some of those groups Live!

[@coinraker6497]

@@benhinds2971 I'd never listened to Ween before and a few months ago a friend sent me a link to one of their songs (The Fruit Man). I thought cool, a psychedelic reggae band, I'm gonna check out more of their stuff. Soon found out you can't categorize their music but I now love them and listen to them regularly. Anyways, it's always great to keep discovering new music.

[@rogerharris2112]

Dude, "Wicked World" was definitely included on the original U.S. release in June 1970, which I had in my vinyl collection. It was criminally omitted from the initial UK release in Feb 1970. Great choice for your highlight of this album!

[@michaelrigoli]

Amazing job!! Please do MUCH more Sabbath! Check out Children of the Sea and Heaven and He’ll from the Dio era. Incredible music!

[@ImYourOverlord]

Master of Reality will forever be my favorite Ozzy-era Black Sabbath album. In their entire career, though, the Dio era was my favorite by far 🤘

[@daddiospatio]

As great as Tony Iommi is, I feel he is not as revered as some of my other favorite guitar players for his style, feel and ingenuity. Next to Led Zeppelin, early Black Sabbath may very well be my favorite band. What a lineup and I am so glad you have finally given them a listen! Better late than never ;)

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Thank you. I’m so happy I’ve started in on it!!

[@margix1172]

You should do the PEACE SIGN as ozzy ALWAYS did not the ridicolous horn sign invented by RJD.

[@youreatoilet]

The peace sign is so iconic of Ozzy! Love the Vol. 4 album cover. From what I've read RJD didn't invent the horns! In fact there is photo evidence of Geezer Butler doing it in the late 60s ten years before the Dio era of Sabbath, I believe he got it from Aleister Crowley!

[@77advisor]

Started listening to Sabbath around 1970 at age 12….along with Zeppelin, my two top favorite bands of all time.

[@davesaenz3732]

My two favorites as a kid.

[@Boogieplex]

I was a kid around 1984 and still collecting Star Wars toys, and my uncle threw a set of headphones on me and said”listen to this”. It was Kasimir by Led Zeppelin. Ill never forget that moment,because that was the moment i put all my toys away,and became obsessed with Led Zeppelin. A few years later I became aware of AC/DC ,and then shortly after Black Sabbath. I know every minute detail of all those albums. Black Sabbath were so ahead of their time in music and in tone,it’s mind blowing. My favorite albums are their first record”Black Sabbath and of course,Masters of Reality. But really,all their albums are killer from start to finish.

[@davesaenz3732]

Almost the same story I was 11. Was loving ACDC then Other bands, But when I heard Black Sabbath I was blown away. Tony Iommi's detuned guitar had an incredible dark sound and his guitar riffs were beyond anything I've ever heard. To this day not a single band is mire creative than Sabbath. The only one album I take to heaven is Randy Rhoads Tribute/Peranoid/Van Halen Debut. That's it. 🎸

[@robG909]

Outstanding representation here Carl. Can’t get enough of Iommi’s riffs, which are so often misplayed.

[@NoLegalPlunder]

Tony is truly a genius. I remember them being interviewed saying they were having major writer's block on the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album. So much so they were getting nervous that they wouldn't have an album. Then one day, out of the blue, Tony starts playing the beginning riff to Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Then suddenly the ideas all started flowing.

[@mikekeeler6362]

I remember when Geezer Butler said that after the first two albums they thought they were going to have to get jobs

[@davesaenz3732]

And what a killer riff!!! Slash says it's the heaviest riff ever. I disagree. Symptom of the Universe and Children of the Grave and the ending for Black Sabbath. Killer 🎸

[@jayquanvo5134]

I'm the same with you Carl. I've always been more into Led Zeppelin, AC DC and Hendrix. But recently Ive really been loving Black Sabbath. Just going through a Black Sabbath music marathon (mainly the Ozzy era). Tony Iommi is now one of my favourite guitarists.

[@benhinds2971]

I hear you. Hate to say it, but i shyed away. Maybe it was because i grew up in the hair metal era, and all of those bands shouted Sabbath as their inspiration. So I didnt want any part of that. Then i listened, and I heard Ozzy playing harp on The Wizard. I went---Wait, whats this--- Ive beeen a student ever since.

[@youreatoilet]

@@benhinds2971 I think a lot of people are the same, most people don't realise that Sabbath aren't even really a metal band they're mostly a hard blues rock band but with darker themes than the peace and love hippies of the time. Most of my friends that I've shown songs like Wicked World don't believe me when I say it's Black Sabbath! There is this preconceived notion I think mostly because of Ozzy that they are just a loud messy devil worshipping bunch of metal heads that bite heads off bats and many fail to acknowledge just how good the musicianship is!

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Count me in as one who missed it completely. So glad I found them!!

[@coinraker6497]

@@benhinds2971 yeah I love the harmonica on The Wizard. Wish they'd incorporated it on a few more of their songs. Led Zeppelin for instance has like 7 or 8 songs with harmonica. It's just a bluesy instrument. Just wondering, is the harmonica called a harp wherever you're from? Because to me a harp is a big ole stringed instrument. 😛

[@benhinds2971]

@@coinraker6497 If you're playing blues, you call it a harp. I don't know why. But that's what Muddy Waters and Howling Wolf, etc..called it. So I'm just trying to sound like I know the official blues terminology and people will think I'm really cool.

[@J.Braxton]

Great selections Carl. One thing I’m hearing that’s different though is that Tony seemed to slide up the neck twice in the 2nd riff of Supernaut instead of just chugging. Makes it a bit more bouncy and groovy. Great channel-keep it up 😎

[@frimiseestheworld4800]

Yup! Slide up from 2 to 10 on the low E, with muted open notes! It's what puts the bounce in the groove!

[@catladytrucker7608]

Yeah, there's SO many excellent Sabbath songs beyond the same two everybody hears on the radio. The Sabbath Bloody Sabbath riff is one of the greatest of all time.

[@KennCramerHanberg]

You can nevr be tired of Black Sabbath, It just touches something deep down inside

[@laslalal8451]

Wicked World actually was included on the first album, but just the US version of the album

[@marshallm967]

"KIng if the riffs" Sabath once never left my tape deck for 4 years(1979-1983),,,,never got tired of and still listen to for months at a time now. ...first 6 albums...I constantly go to when playing in my bedroom style studio....nothing like before or since....

[@MeYou-yz2yz]

Yeah Dio Sabbath and Dio Rainbow were superb. As was Dio/Dio.

[@davidtcollins1565]

Carl your SG with the Marshall sounds terrific with the Sabbath riffs. Thank God you decided to explore them maybe throw in a tune or two with your live band!

[@quailstudios]

Don't forget Minstrel in the Gallery, Jethro Tull - 1975. That was a pretty good album. I liked it.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Omg! Yes! I’d love to learn the intro to the title track! I need to get cracking!!

[@quailstudios]

@@CarlBaldassarreMusic Are you talking about the acoustic part at the beginning or the electric guitar part that starts at about 2 minutes 15 seconds into the song, or both? Ha ha! It's a fun album. I was a big Tull fan from 1971 till 1984. I did buy every album from 1968 through 1984; after that not so much but did keep tabs on Ian's solo albums.

[@benhinds2971]

Hey Carl. Its not on the first 6, but when Sabbath reformed and released "13", they got Rick Rubin in on it. He made the band listen to their first album for a musical target, and I think it won a grammy. There are some really good moments there. "Rock is Dead" I recommend. Sounds like old-school Iommi.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

I’ll check it out!

[@anachronistofer]

Not only did Iommi detune, but he used extremely light strings (due to the permanent injury to his ring and middle fingers of his fret hand) which is counterintuitive to his sound, being so heavy. You don't need 12's to get a heavy sound. I heard Tony routinely uses 7's. In the early days he had to use banjo strings because ultra-light gauge strings for guitar weren't available.

[@aaaashleyyyyy]

Great video. I just wanted to add my opinion that the best part in "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" is the riff that starts at 3:14 and hits at 3:18 … heaviest thing ever. It's a perfect example of how groove is a huge part in what makes things sound "heavy". The break at 3:52 makes it even more intense when it returns again at 4:06. KZbin tries to timestamp those above to this video but of course it is in reference to the song.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Thank you. I’ll listen closely!

[@MVos-md3rp]

Here’s the thing, while pagey and and plant drank the witches koolaid, Iommi and Ozzie created the music to fight against it. Quite the contrast!

[@G1llmanBlacklg00n]

Wicked World was on the original release of Black Sabbath's first album. I have it on vinyl that I bought in 1970.

[@benhinds2971]

Cant remember exactly, but either the American or British release has the addition of Evil Woman. The first song they wrote. If you havent heard it, youre not missing much. But all Sabbath must be absorbed. The Good and Less-Good.

[@G1llmanBlacklg00n]

@@benhinds2971 it would be the British release. I’ve heard Evil Woman, which is actually a cover tune, but it is not on the copy I have.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

I stand corrected if that’s the case! Thank you!!

[@benhinds2971]

@@G1llmanBlacklg00n Thank You. I didnt know it was a cover. There are a lot of Evil Womans(?) Spooky Tooth, ELO, Cactus....

[@LoyalistCDN]

@@CarlBaldassarreMusic Wicked World is definitely on the Canadian release. I bought it in 1970 and still have the vinyl. I was 17 and became a lifetime fan.

[@darrylbutt2570]

A few things to take in here. Firstly, that was awesome and you didn't just pick the obvious riffs. Secondly, I am amazed that given when you grew up and being in the Zeppelin world, you never listened to Sabbath. They were my first love which led me to Zeppelin, Purple, Floyd ect. Thirdly, a video on riffs from 1975 would be great. If you do it please don't forget Tommy Bolin's Teaser album, an unheralded classic. And lastly 1975 gave us the greatest album of all time, Physical Graffiti.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Great suggestions. I can’t wait to do this episode!!

[@stevenjones6780]

Yes, 'Physical' 2 for one!

[@keithj6251]

Physical Graffiti is my favorite Zeppelin album and I think it's their best.

[@george-wg6ug]

1975 Heard it on the X by ZZ TOP. Killer Riff !

[@manfredbazarov6417]

It's interesting that Hendrix died the day Paranoid was released because you can hear Hendrix all over War Pigs. People used to sneer at Iommi a little because he had quite a simplistic style and limited vocab compared with some of his peers, but he captured something powerful and primal in his riffing. There are more people imitating Iommi than Blackmore today, no doubt. You mention Iommi using his pinkie. His playing can be a little awkward at times, but the guy had a serious hand injury as a young man, losing the tips of two fretting fingers. Fretting the strings was actually painful and the plastic tips he used on the stumps meant he couldn´t actually feel the strings properly. Imagine trying to play when you can´t feel the strings!

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

I can’t imagine what that must be like… and how amazing is it that he persevered from that horrible accident to create a singularly unique and genius approach and sound. RESPECT!

[@heresyisprogress]

You should really go back and listen to Never Say Die and Technical Ecstasy. I would love to hear your thoughts on songs like Johny Blade and Dirty Women.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

I will!!!!

[@quailstudios]

Hi Carl, great tone coming out of that SG!

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

It was the 1st time I ever tried a metal sound. You’ve to play those riffs to have that sound work!!

[@quailstudios]

@@CarlBaldassarreMusic It's interesting to me that you hadn't tried a metal sound before. I was into Black Sabbath for a while when I was in High School. They played in Long Beach on "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" in the early 70's. I can't remember the date but my best friend and I waited in line for hours to get in and heard them live. The most memorable thing about that concert was that they were so dang loud that it was not fun for me. I really didn't enjoy it that much. I literally had to put my fingers in my ears so that I didn't go deaf. It might have been a problem with the mix where we were sitting but it was not fun for me. Other than that it was fine. ;) We'll talk later. Great video Carl. I love your channel.

[@maurice19541]

That 69-72 period had some of the most iconic rock music ever produced in my opinion. Glad I was there to take it all in. Great stuff Carl.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Thank you!!!

[@richiebricker]

How does a guitar player go 50 years without listening to Sabbath? No mention of Into The Void?

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

I’m enjoying listening to them now!

[@ericjenkins2737]

Sabbath is the first band I became infatuated with when I was just a little kid in the early 70s. I had my grandma make a Halloween costume based on the cover of Paranoid...not a damned person knew who I was supposed to be. My mom used to photograph concerts at The Warehouse in New Orleans and I was on stage with Ozzy when I was 2.

[@ray.watts.44]

Terrific episode Carl thank you. Have been listening to Sabbath since 74 when my Dad accidentally bought Sabbath Bloody Sabbath by mail order, when it arrived he took one look at the album cover and gave it to me. As for 1975 songs for consideration, you mentioned Ted Nugent's album, of course Stranglehold is a classic with that great underlying riff but also a multitude of solos throughout the song, also from that album Motor City Madhouse a brilliant fast tempo rock song.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

I’ll definitely include that one!! Thank you!!

[@Lunathewolf93334]

Thanks, Carl! Another great video and tribute to the great Black Sabbath.

[@dmgscalemodels2825]

How in the blind melon jelly have you NEVER listened to Sabbath?

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Haha! Love that!

[@zandig666]

R you kidding his sound and style is phenomenal and it fit soo well with the whole theme

[@Cigar65]

I remember when all these great Sabbath songs came out. Such wonderful memories. You Carl and the big bands make this look so easy. I took 30 years off from playing and regret it now. I was never very good. I have always been puzzled how one person can practice an hour a day where as someone else can practice 3-4 hours a day and the person with just one hour of practice a day advances faster. I have come to the conclusion that it has to be genetics and other parts of the brain that interpret things differently. Very puzzling at times.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

I wonder the same thing! I just try to remember it’s not a competition and the only thing that matters is my growth. I just try to get a little bit better, little by little. Time will take of the rest. Rejoice in the progress no matter how small. Celebrate each moment of improvement and the joy of learning an instrument and making music!!

[@Cigar65]

@@CarlBaldassarreMusic Well said Carl. If we set our standards or goals too high then we just set ourselves up for disappointment. Thanks.

[@NeonNights80]

Great video. Love to hear your take on the last two Ozzy Black Sabbath albums and the four Dio Black Sabbath albums.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

I’ll dig in!

[@oldschool1107]

I really wanted a Sabbath video from you and there it is

[@DustyCowdog]

You are such an amazing guitarist. Holy cow. Cheers.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

I’m so glad you’re digging what I’m doing!

[@bpy4073]

Great sounds what pedals were you using you got real close to the Sabbath tone.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

I mention it at the very end of the episode! It’s the IK Media amplitude Xdrive pedal. It’s great for this right out if the box.

[@NoLegalPlunder]

I love how you focus on composition. At the end of the day you can know every scale, every chord, and play a million miles an hour; but if you don’t know how to make interesting compositions, it just becomes a circus act that gets old. Sabbath NEVER gets old.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Absolutely!! Never has this been better said!!!

[@coolmacatrain9434]

I love all of Tony's riffs (from the first 6 albums) but I have a special fondness for the interplay between Tony's Guitar riff and Geezer's bass riff on "Tomorrow's Dream" (during the verses) I've yet to either hear anyone play it correctly (you need both the bass riff and Guitar riff for it to sound right) or tab it correctly.

[@geogarcia4065]

Great vid.... articulate & astute. But......Tony plays 75% of these riffs on the lower strings. Pretty major part of his "sound".

[@jamesdeininger3759]

Nice! I’m a Line 6 James Tyler Variax player too! I’ve got the Les Paul style JTV-59. Absolutely game-changing instrument.

[@KM-ABZ]

Out of curiosity do you ever cover Bad Company..🤔

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

I have a video where I review “feel like making love”. And I also have reviewed the riff on the song “Alright Now” by Free. They’re in my episodes of riffs by year they were released.

[@ChasingTone666]

Tony like myself is left handed so his picking with his left hand. Being a righty you’re just used to saying right hand picking. Love all your vids.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Yes indeed!

[@dagemartinez2381]

The way you explained these songs helped understand, why i always loved the “flow” of Black Sabbath. I am a fan for life, can’t wait to watch some other videos!

[@oriencruickshank5874]

More sabbath pls Really enjoy the theoretical breakdown, I've never really thought about these songs like that. Pretty sure the main reason they tuned down was to suit ozies voice. Cheers

[@joemartucci4786]

Actually the reason they started tuning down to c# or 1 1/2 step down so it was easier on Tony’s fingers. He was able to bend notes etc easier.

[@RDO-y3v]

That's the beauty of it all Tony "what does qualify as work 🤘😜 I'm a R R fuck Tony iommi simplicity at its best that's how you know a pro

[@masterspin7796]

Tony is the riff-master...I been back on my Sabbath train again @65 Tomorrows Dream from Vol-4 is also a good one...a keeper.

[@marygaleac]

Xcellent….came to this after watching….Black Sabbath Top 50 Riffs…..and I thought…..Man….youve missed this and you’ve missed that…..will never be another like Tony Iommi ……The Rock World will be FOREVER grateful…..

[@ezsmith3765]

1 Into the Void 2 NIB 3 Iron Man 4 Supernaut 5 After Forever 6 Hole in the Sky 7 Paranoid 8 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 9 Lord of this World 10 Electric Funeral 11 Cornucopia 12 Under the Sun 13 Symptom of the Universe 14 Snowblind 15 Faries Wear Boots 16 Children of the Grave 17 Tomorrows Dream 18 Behind the Wall of Sleep 19 Megalomania 20 Shockwave

[@craigkerley7409]

You should be using your SG in the background. Tony Iommi used the SG with P90's. Just saying. But killer job🤘🤘

[@ethanviktor]

I'm biased toward the Dio era Sabbath, but it spawned some killer riffs and leads from Iommi. From Die young, Lonely is the word and the amazing Heaven & Hell. Mob rules, Country girl, Falling off the edge of the world, Sign of the Southern Cross and Over and Over (a personal fav). The Dehumanizer album was stellar for riffs: After all (the dead), I and Sins of the Father. Toni was a monster and one of the best guitarists for Hard Rock.

[@stevesidebottom2124]

1975? How about TNT/AC DC? Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull, Come Taste the Band - Deep Purple, Nightingales & Bombers - Manfred Manns Earth Band

[@davesaenz3732]

Theres no such thing as 6 best guitar Sabbath Riffs. Theres easily solid 30 with top 10 changing every week dependikv on your mood.

[@baritony8763]

I could never get that timing count right in the S Bloody S song(coming from the G down to the E barre).Glad you included that. The S Bloody S album is the only one I loved (more prog, varied, finessed, dare I say tasteful).Excellent album from a singer that snorts ants off a pavement for fun. Do a vid on the best Bad Co riffs & leads."Good Lovin' Gone Bad" smokes!!!!! Ralphs tuned in "C" at times so he could just play one-finger barres on any fret and had 3 fingers free. That's rock! Thx, Carl Iommi !

[@john-dalemccallum1195]

Like many, Black Sabbath are one of my all time favourites - along with Led Zep, but unlike many I can't be bothered about hearing them as Heavy Metal. They are definitely not Heavy Metal. What they are though is Heavy Rock, the Heaviest of Rock!! They were a pre-cursor to metal... just like Budgie were. Indeed, I would say Budgie were more Metal in style than Sabbath but Sabbath had a meaner sound. Great picks but those albums are pretty much all top six material!! Iommi was just a "riff or doom" creating machine.

[@worldofwonders21]

Tony cut the tip of his finger off back in the day . I think B4 a show, but improvised by putting a thimle type thing on his finger an still has it today! Grew up listening to Sabbath, Zeppelin, Randy Rhodes, etc. That's why I try to play today!

[@jperryfan]

Part of what made Sabbath cool was Bill Ward's swing, jazzy drumming against Tony & Geezer's heavy riffs. And Ozzy sang great melodies.

[@raffivartanian1718]

Despite being born waaaaaaaaayy after 1975, if I’m to add an album to the list of greats that you’ve mentioned here, I’d have to add AC/DC’s T.N.T. Not only is the title track a classic, but you’ve also got high voltage, The Jack and who can forget It’s a long way to the top?!

[@lukewilliams7526]

Excellent song choices. Huge Sabbath fan and these are all some of my favorites. It's hard for me not to see Into the Void here -- but Master of Reality already got two from you so I can't complain! The whole album's unmatched

[@hezahenchos]

Black sabbath is the father of .NWOBHM. (new wave of british heavymetal). If you like (thrash metal) $ (new wave of american metal) you can thank black sabbath.

[@haitchkay]

He is definitely the king of riffs. Great video. I like to analyse my favourite songs to learn the tricks for my own writing. BTW why do you call the 6th chord in Minor a 'borrowed 6th'? Also in the heavy riff from Supernaut I play the sliding part up and down the 6th string after the E7 on guitar, but you didn't. Is that actually Geezer? I think it really adds to the riff and makes it really hypnotic and addictive to play.

[@boom1836]

I’m surprised “into the void” wasn’t on that list…but then again every song should be on there, ok maybe not “fx”

[@josephwilliams710]

Wow this is soooo cool man , im a guitarist 🎸 🎶 to my friend & i have alot of cool videos on my KZbin channel of me Jamming along to OZZY & Black Sabbath to as well as many other awesome bands ....... wow all i can say is you really hit the right spot of good taste on all the sab songs of favorites cause all of them are my favorites to !! Above all Sweet Leaf will forever & always be the coolest riff ever ! That Tony Iommi written & alot of other guitarist in Ozzy's solo band , for example there's a awesome album you should check out i own it on cd & yet there's some footage to some bc anyways Zakk Wylde plays it on second fret Open A Power Chords in E - flat & thats the way i play it ........ however your totally right about Tony's tuning in drop C# now if you ever seen any live videos of tony playing Sweet leaf live " he starts off the riff originally on the top 2 E & A Power Chords between 8th & 10th fret then slides it way up the neck , but ya know something i absolutely Love the way you Play it cause i always liked & enjoyed it much better more like that notice u play it on 3rd & 5th then slide it up on them same power Chords , good job btw you rocked it brother ........ oh and another one Symptom of the Universe is also another all- time favorite to my friend , anyways go check out the full album of Ozzy Speak of the devil album on KZbin i tell ya what i will send a couple cool links here one of Tony Playing it live & then a version of Ozzy's solo band Jamming it !! Trust me your absolutely love it brother !!!!!

[@MyBigFatFairytaleWedding]

I could definitely get used to more Sabbath videos from you 😆 Awesome content!! 👍

[@drp8062]

I believe that Nazareth's Hair of the Dog was released in 1975. Another classic riff!

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Yes! On my list!!

[@ericbitzer5247]

My 3 biggest influences that made me pick up a guitar is Angus, Page, and last but certainly not and never least, Iommi. Of course there's hundreds of others now, but that's where my start came from playing along with the albums over and over and over until I got it right. Or at least thought I got it right. I still find a little nuance here and there sometimes that I missed. Now I have KZbin to help find them. Love your channel!

[@kimchandler]

And I dont even know wth you're explaining but his riffs, the sound...powerful ❤

[@nopenopenope131]

I'm a guitar player only in the sense that I know about five chords, but I am a huge Sabbath fan and I have a good ear, I think, for music. I believe you may be incorrect at 20:42. I believe it is, in fact, the ascending slide from D to E. I went back and listened to the original, and am even more convinced. However, it could be both, with Iommi playing two tracks, each with one of these variations. You can really only hear it in the first few seconds of the song, unless perhaps you can fully isolate him. Still, great video! Love your enthusiasm for great music.

[@1PUTTZ]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching you discover the riffs of Black Sabbath. It's mind boggling how one man could come up with so many iconic riffs. I'm a drummer for many years but much later in life I decided I wanted to pick up the guitar...just so I could learn and play along with Black Sabbath tunes. I get the same joy from it that you seem to, they are just so much fun to play. My favourite Sabbath riff of all time is "Into the Void". Naturally I also had to delve into the songs of Led Zeppelin which is how I found your channel a few years ago. Thanks for doing what you do and keep on riffing.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Thank you so much for the encouragement. Please share my channel to help me keep it going! Peace, Carl

[@Richard-1776]

Sabbath always freaked me out. The music is cool, but they just disturb me. And Ozzy is a buffoon, and I don’t like his voice. I think it’s that freak that ruined Sabbath for me. The music you’re playing, on its own, sounds great.

[@davidmacleod9313]

Wait! Wicked World WAS on my album from 1970. It was the fastest guitar playing I have ever heard back then. Lol

[@rogerharris2112]

Correct. It was not on the original UK version, unbelievably. What a kickass, unique tune

[@paulbernal5397]

You didn't get to the best riff of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Where Ozzy sings -"Where can you run to..What more can you do"

[@Gilbert-m9l]

Awesome, as usual! Just do a video one of these day on the mere little interlude of "Children Of The Grave"! So beautifully designed and super creepy!

[@sharihaynes816]

A life long Sabbath fan and player, may have to buy an SG. I will checkout the pedals you spoke of. You nailed the T.I. sound. Thanks so much !!

[@messi8921]

Great vid! My favourite sabbath riff is Jack the Stripper. So cool and sounds fresh even today!

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

I’ll check it out!

[@joeradino1062]

growing up Black Sabbath, Grand Funk, Jethro Tull listening with my friends

[@ak1969]

And you asked some suggestions about music albums from 1975. First comes to my mind Grateful Dead - Blues For allah. I saw them in Stockholm in 1990. The gig lasted over 3 hrs. I'm very happy that a dude from Finland was able to see that band at least once. Also few good rifs can be found on Lynyrd's Nuthin Fancy, that came out on 1975, if i remember correctly. Finally the riff library of 1975, AC/DC T.N.T.

[@CarlBaldassarreMusic]

Perfect. Thank you!!

[@DM-he1ug]

"More riffs per song than any other band" Lol. Cornucopia off Vol. 4 could well hold the record for that. (Drummer Bill Ward hated it apparently!)...

[@AlexLaptschenko]

All this lure is coming from Chuck Barry but in very slow Tempo, dude. According to Tommy 's saying.