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

[@CoverSolutions]

BECOME A PATRON TO GET SONGS/TABS: www.patreon.com/coversolutions 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.

[@ofsinope]

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.

[@sojourner1511]

You did good.

[@CoverSolutions]

just index and middle finger

[@figueroa9425]

What does the "U" symbol over a note mean?

[@swissarmyknight4306]

Best transcription I have ever seen. I didn't realize there were two bass tracks. Good job.

[@Turtew]

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.

[@b1ac4yt69]

Horde comrade

[@lucyyy4348]

That’s exactly what I said, it’s like playing a solo most of the song

[@Eralen00]

100%. He brings the groove hard.

[@johnnicholson8345]

there is nothing genius about this bassline. It's redundant and boring as fuck.

[@thehunter7422]

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.

[@bruhmoment-yr4fn]

That old geezer made some of the best bass lines in history.

[@BinkyTheGoddessDivine]

Amen!

[@johnnicholson8345]

this sure as fuck ain't one of them.

[@Christian-97]

Dudes going crazy over the whole song

[@lastcall170]

Why? It fits in tighter than a rats ass. ​@@johnnicholson8345

[@Tabascoisprettycool3448]

@@johnnicholson8345 false 😏

[@bluesdoggg]

Terry "Geezer" Butler, ...Still one of the first and probably the best Rock n roll bassists I've ever saw live and up close.

[@domonicdecoco2410]

Lucky SOB !!!!

[@Fungusonmydinglingtoes]

Hi

[@samuelmorris6361]

Justin chancellor (tool) 100% up there for me as well

[@alecmacwilliams3800]

I’ve been waiting for this forever, there are no good bass tabs of this

[@carpediemarts705]

I'd love the sheet music of this.

[@CoverSolutions]

@@carpediemarts705 you can have it if you download the tablature on the link below or become a patron to get pdf tabs

[@adonkeyoncrack]

Only good ones I have found previous to this video are the ultimate guitar official tab

[@direraveeen]

nice profile picture

[@demoniczephyr2577]

Www.songsterr.com

[@WTFlux-lh2tf]

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.

[@lucyyy4348]

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

[@mirkecWii]

The octave part? Or that whole fast part

[@lucyyy4348]

TheCreepingDeath1984 yeah the faster part. I can play a lot of it now but I also need to remember it :)

[@mirkecWii]

@@lucyyy4348 good job!

[@lucyyy4348]

TheCreepingDeath1984 Thanks!🤘🏼

[@mehill00]

How does one paste a link to a specific time? Thanks.

[@mememaster-pj7xn]

Lol the bass line is more technical than the lead guitars

[@osmanarda7200]

Geezer butler fact

[@bird718]

tony iommi only had 1 thumb and 2 fingers, he lost the tips in the other two fingers in an accident before black sabbath.

[@jaakkom8749]

@@bird718 He still uses those fingers that had their tips cut off. He has some plastic/leather thingies on them. Look it up.

[@bird718]

@@jaakkom8749 its not the same thing as using your real fingers. they are also shorter

[@adonkeyoncrack]

Iommi is incredible for someome without the feeling in his pointer and ring finger

[@grungekid1539]

Geezer Butler is awesome! Good job!

[@P90XGetRipped]

I've always loved this song just for the intro bass line. It just sounds so good 0:15 - 1:09

[@smoothcriminal7232]

I've been listening to this song for decades and I didn't realize this has mad bass line

[@fannys941]

It's really hard to learn and play.

[@cristiancutie2439]

Problem didn't had an ear for it 😕

[@inkonpaperhero]

reminded me of when I tried to learn Immigrant Song

[@Jeff9202]

How can anyone "listen to this song for decades" and not hear that bass...?

[@monkeyhammock6233]

@@Jeff9202 exactly, it’s like the only listen I notice besides the drums obviously

[@jakedixonvideodiary]

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!

[@merciless2032]

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)

[@cadendoyle8397]

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

[@johnnicholson8345]

True. None of it's noteworthy in any way, shape or form so insert noodling and not a single person will know or care.

[@ziggyboogydude1]

​@@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...

[@LawlFrank]

I never noticed this song had such an intricate bassline!

[@radisaseric1689]

Then you are deaf

[@contra_sandinista]

So this confirms that Geezer was *bassically* soloing at the same time Iommi was, as I always suspected.

[@justchilling177]

I see what you did there

[@rockrick9988]

This is one of those songs that is not superhard to play but is actually superhard to remember all the notes

[@johnnicholson8345]

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.

[@berniespy]

@@johnnicholson8345 Lmfao im in the same boat, but honestly learning each bar with the correct rhythm has been a fun challenge

[@johnnicholson8345]

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.

[@berniespy]

@@johnnicholson8345 yeah I’ve found myself coming to agree with you as I reach the solo section

[@derekchatcavage7425]

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

[@overusedmaymay2843]

Still waiting for The Call of Ktulu... but this'll do for now.

[@guilhermecruz2760]

I will always wait for some cliff stuff

[@overusedmaymay2843]

@@guilhermecruz2760 been waiting since orion lmao

[@mirkecWii]

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 kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6rEiGV7lMh0aMU

[@tiganman2009]

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

[@overusedmaymay2843]

@@mirkecWii yeah, i've scene that. Andriy is like a russian Cliff.

[@TheEnemyTM]

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

[@abed-elkaderkhattab5742]

2 hours ago i decided to lesrn this song... didn't find a good tab.... u came to clutch the dayyy

[@tiganman2009]

thats awesome

[@user-it1ju6br7p]

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

[@zachmueller2912]

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.

[@Manalabs1]

He only lost the tips on 2 of his fingers.

[@zachmueller2912]

@@Manalabs1 3 whole fingers* my bad. Still though, it takes balls to keep playing after an accident like that.

[@haythamkenway1817]

@@zachmueller2912 No doubt. He still manages to nail it. Mad respect. 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽

[@weldrocks]

I have been playing bass for 45 years and I don't play a single song right.

[@_herb]

3:25 can't help but always do that with my hand when i play that part lmao

[@HeroinChrist]

Helps stay in rhythm I think

[@MickyBane]

Geezer Butler, one of the greatest bass players ever. He was so creative and so heavy 🤘🏻

[@calsherpa1541]

My favorite KZbin 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 🤘

[@owenpaullucas6882]

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

[@MrOuija-rr8kq]

The bass in this song is probably the coolest thing I’ve ever heard

[@BinkyTheGoddessDivine]

Geezer Butler, one of my all time favorite Bass players, and you did a great job playing this song.

[@brianmills5302]

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

[@johnnicholson8345]

it's because he's nothing special. Should be unrecognized.

[@DudeTotally1000]

@@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?

[@joshhaugh1]

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!

[@Th3Mus1cM4n]

Geezer's baselines are so sick, he is definitely improvisating most of the times and his style Is so cool

[@raymondreid4987]

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.

[@nourel-deenayman3943]

Man this bass line is sick.

[@journeyto100channel2]

I felt his power in those strings when the Riff 4 Chorus came in...

[@avega2792]

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.

[@kingjulian9651]

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

[@EddKaze.mp3]

Such a beautiful bass line, i love black sabbath

[@leswhittekiend5716]

It’s cool how he plays the bass close to the fretboard for this song like geezer butler did

[@jesielsevero]

Isso não é uma linha d baixo, é uma obra prima

[@marioprifti6161]

Such a great track, glad the best bass cover artist on KZbin covered it

[@Eralen00]

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

[@bmabs35]

I'm no bassist, but I just love that tone.

[@ivans.191]

Butler is a bass genius!

[@chon33valeriano33]

always wanted you to do some more black Sabbath lol thank you

[@72vaan]

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

[@wheezyricky1140]

I give Black Sabbath’s bassist so much more respect

[@ThatOldMan2112]

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.

[@TheVerzona]

Simply perfect, respect to you, Geezer and bass Guitar!!

[@ricotrout13]

You shred! This is so rad

[@sebastiansubia4090]

@coversolutions you should do N.I.B the bass is insane!

[@ethannewman210]

He’s already done NIB

[@Algo1]

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.

[@jjwp-ql5rv]

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.

[@justinweisberg1634]

Something for me to learn during quarantine. Not as easy as it seams on the radio:

[@DutchStar443]

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.

[@DaffierPig6843]

And this bassline right here is why Geezer is one of the best bassist out there

[@blakpu266]

Geezer is truly an underrated bassist..

[@vlobster7660]

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!

[@jarrodkeiser9458]

I love how he plays the sped up ending part

[@leevanqueef2658]

Just when I think I'm coming along with my playing, I watch this and feel like a 7 stone weakling at miami beach 😂

[@BryanX64]

Never imagined how complex these bass parts were lmfao and I've been listening to this for years and years

[@kingblain]

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!

[@speedmetal7198]

Pure genius! I'm blown away. Wow!!!

[@lastcall170]

I remember a guy called Monkeybars who played as good as you. Nobody else nailed it.

[@TheAtomicPunk-fr7dm]

Now this is truly epic.

[@jeolmo]

Geez...is this the Yngwie Malmsteen version for bass??? Awesome job!

[@m.s.cwolfcadet553]

it's about time bro, thanks alot, been watching you for like 4 years and finnaly

[@duderdudeedoo1984]

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 😎

[@papacapp6855]

thank you, no bullshit, tabs and playing just the way the god of bass meant an instructional video to be. well done

[@theabsenceofi31]

Geezer is my favourite Bassist of all time!

[@Alpha_7227]

I didn't realise the bass part was so funky.

[@henriquecarvalho1262]

The bridge is so fast😁🥲

[@karimhage3995]

I love this song

[@vegawinnfield7002]

This is way more complicated than my love life..what a masterpiece 👍

[@vladgeyui]

Excellent! Brilliant! Please, please make "Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath"

[@mrsmirk4495]

From black sabbath

[@JimmyJamZ12321]

I've never seen you trip up playing, but you stumbled a bit here. Not really a big deal you kept on rockin', but you did. Geezer is the man.

[@roaming740]

holy shit yeah this is on the 2024 list

[@joejohnston2035]

Geezer is right up in my top 5, Bill Church (Montrose, Hagar) another great bassman !

[@klaudio636]

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

[@CoverSolutions]

altura de las cuerdas, que pastilla se usó (cercana al cuello), tono de las pastillas, fuerza de ejecucion (medianan a fuerte), forma de ejecucion de dedo/uñeta (redondeado)

[@klaudio636]

@@CoverSolutions vale gracias! Buena info pa buscar el sonido!

[@carpediemarts705]

Listened to it a few times on the commute. All I wondered was how you got that tone. Thanks.

[@aidanfogleman2060]

Sometimes he'll put how he got the tone in the description.

[@duderdudeedoo1984]

Heavy touch, playing up the fretboard, and I’m guessing a lot of neck pick up, with some grit?

[@eccoakadicco]

Turn your pickups up, and slam the strings above the neck.

[@vancecunningham5032]

my singer said hey let's play war pigs my drummer and guitarist agreed me: ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@tyrp7309]

Picked up my bass straight away to learn this

[@dropdead___]

The song that ALL BASS GUITAR PLAYERS should learn! This Is Law.

[@blazedkromer8922]

Rhcp and sabbath the 2 reasons I picked up a bass, man so good

[@Weensx]

Geezer is the man

[@michaeldunagan8268]

NAILED IT..!!! GEZZER #2!

[@yourassnoice2361]

thank you so much for this cover!!!! you dont understand how much your videos have helped me improve and learn, which also led me to be more interested in the bass guitar, raising my motivation to learn further. props to you dude!

[@tyrp7309]

I’m a simple man. I see black sabbath bass I click like

[@frankvielma4096]

I guess this is my birthday present. Thank you so much man I’m gonna enjoy learning this one 😊

[@TheHoowat]

Thanks for the tutorial...i wanted to learn this song today, and then poof here you are

[@aScentlessApprentice]

Damn had no idea Black Sabboth’ bass play was so talented. Nice cover

[@er5490]

If you want to listen to the bass on this song look for The End tour. The audio on it is priceless

[@rubensenff6350]

Love this bass line

[@jbsanagustin9333]

sick cover

[@Cliff667XXX]

Bro I love you man,, You pretty much covered all my favorite songs, and you give Tabs too.. Thank you!!

[@josephancion2190]

Even cooler than what I thought the tab was

[@caseypearce9078]

Somehow, always thought Geezer was horribly underrated as a bassist.

[@brianmills5302]

Casey, I said the same thing just a minute ago, spot on, great comment! Peace

[@WS102]

So sick. Just killing it. Nice.

[@druid5931]

Can’t wait to play along but i hope so hard this doesn’t get taken down..

[@funwithphobias]

your rendition is great, man! I LOVE those 4th, aug 4th, 5th climb ups. You're a great resource

[@PujiPamungkas-ko4db]

Dark heavy bassline