How to Play Dirty Women by Black Sabbath on Guitar

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Gen 1 Sunn O))) Model T
Two Notes CAB M+
C#-Standard Tuning: C#-F#-B-E-G#-C#
Strings: 9-42
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When I got my hands on this awesome Classic Creep from Pure Salem Guitars, I made an Instagram Reel asking what E-standard Black Sabbath track I should cover with it.
To my surprise, several people asked for "Dirty Women". Being one of my favorites off Technical Ecstasy, and a bit of a deeper cut, I thought it would be fun to give it a go, but as I got into it, I realized I had to do it like Sabbath did it for the past couple decades -- in C# (or C on the The End Tour).
So here it is, Dirty Women in C# Standard, as the band has played it live since the 90's.
This one starts off in the key of F#-Minor (A-Minor position in Std tuning) and modulates to B-Minor (D-Minor position in Std tuning).
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[@kbadr]

Dirty Women is definitely my favorite off those last two original lineup albums. The riffs are crushing, and the turn-arounds/transitions between sections are such great examples of Iommi's build up and release of tension.

[@DoesItDoom]

Definitely in the top 2-3 tunes off the last two for me as well.

[@davidgetman1250]

​@@DoesItDoom Man, Steve, that riff that starts a couple seconds before the 3 min mark is awesome. If you'd played it for me and said it was a Gaz Jennings riff I'd have totally believed it. I miss those guys man. Thanks.

[@thecosmicpallbearer]

I've always thought their music sounded better tuned down personally. When you hear Tony play Into the Void in C, it's just crushing.

[@IgniteTheRiff]

I always thought this song was pretty cool but never was a huge fan. Now hearing it in C#, I love it.

[@DoesItDoom]

It’s just way better in C#! Listen to some live versions!!

[@AlexH4774]

Couldn't imagine what it's like playing legendary riffs with legendary amps as a regular part of your routine. Kudos for the pedals, some day I'll save up for an Electric Wizard tone and lose myself for a few hours a week :)

[@DoesItDoom]

Get yourself a Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz. It’s super cheap and will get you doing some authentic Electric Wizard tones with just about any amp.

[@AlexH4774]

@@DoesItDoom Which one of your pedals would you recommend for a nasty tone like that? I have to keep the shipping fee in mind, but you do some great work with skull-crushing pedal tones, so at least one is on my bucket list.

[@DoesItDoom]

@@AlexH4774 Our Sabbathi Fuzz for sure.

[@AlexH4774]

@@DoesItDoom Nice, I'll check it out. 🤘

[@joeys3429]

The reunion live version is crushing. I also love the studio tracks from that collection.

[@DoesItDoom]

Definitely.

[@adama4791]

Praise Iommi

[@DoesItDoom]

🙌🏻👨🏻✝️🦇

[@mikerauter1859]

Steve! Thankyou! My suggestion when you asked this question recently! To many Sabbath fans there's only the first 5 albums. It's a killer song because it had a groove unlike any other Sabbath song.

[@DoesItDoom]

I always though it was interesting that it was a staple of their live set since the 90’s. The band obviously liked playing it!

[@mikerauter1859]

@@DoesItDoom exactly! And heaven and hell and mob rules have many overlooked tunes in the doom community too!

[@Rocknroller795]

Great lesson! The first time I heard “Dirty Women” was the Reunion album, after hearing the original track I honestly prefer the Reunion version. Perfect tone btw! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks! I definitely think the live versions always sound more doomy in the lower tunings. That first riff is just so killer.

[@mikeg6666]

Yeah I agree the reunion version is better! This has never been one of my favorite Sabbath songs though...

[@tonyiommi4061]

i love the build up to the final chorus riff ! So F-ing Heavy !!! well done your lessons are really good and accurate

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks God. 😉🤘🏻

[@Drunkenangel13]

You are the biggest in the best guide to anything Black Sabbath, my friend. I thank you for what you do.

[@DoesItDoom]

Appreciate that man. Glad you like the lesson I have had many good guides.

[@jindownes]

Hey just subbed to your channel buddy and love it! My god when that riff 5 kicks in it’s just EPIC!

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks for the sub! Riffs 1 and 5 are the best!

[@michaelorourke7032]

Thanks for another great lesson Steve! I have always wanted to learn this sabbath song and to be honest I learned so well from your lessons as compared to other tab books and videos I've watched.That Pure Salem really sounds awesome love to tone you're getting out of those P90s. I have seen those guitars around for a little while and they all look really cool and interesting.

[@DoesItDoom]

So glad the lessons have been helpful!

[@mikeg6666]

Not one of my favorites , but I did like it better on the reunion tour and it sounds way better in C , nice job brother 👍✌️🤘

[@the_pathologist]

Learned how to play this back when I was first learning guitar, always such a fun song to jam along to, excellent collection of riffs. But in C# it's like a whole other ballgame! Thanks for doing this video Steve, I'm having a blast re-learning it!

[@DoesItDoom]

That is so cool!

[@bigjpsmuse31]

Bro that guitar is savage.

[@DoesItDoom]

So cool!

[@goatseelord]

Amazing channel. Perfect C# version of Dirty Women!!! I also love the intro for Rock 'n' Roll Doctor played in C# (I hope it is) sounds doomy as hell. You can hear it in Sabbath's 1975 Live at Asbury Park live bootleg. Also the guitar looks like SG and Mosrite Ventures model love child!! Doom On!!!

[@carltonmiller1348]

I want that guitar! The Creep model is just awesome! When u showcased it awhile back I started 2 research it. It will be the 1st Eva Brand New guitar I've Eva bought

[@DoesItDoom]

Really is!

[@timolaitila1639]

Nice one! Didn't know this was c# in the Reunion. Watched that a bunch of times on the DVD when it came out and happily played it in E std myself. I always hated when they cut out from the song to the interviews or sutch on the DVD mid song. Usually during solo. I think this was the ones that you were able to hear the mighty guitar solo in it.

[@DoesItDoom]

Watched that Last Supper VHS so many times lol!

[@timolaitila1639]

Its a great show nevertheless. I'm beginning to think that the C# is the right tuning for guitar. Its low enough but at the same time still sounds like guitar. Even so you are not always able to tell the difference from more standard tunings. Thank you for this!

[@rickycompton2610]

Killer lesson Steve, thanks for this one!!

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you liked it Ricky! 🤘🏻

[@thathandleistakentrythisone]

The 1998 Reunion album is my favorite live album ever

[@DoesItDoom]

Got it for Christmas that year!

[@adamsnow8554]

Thanks Steve always excited to see another lesson come in! Been looking forward to seeing more of the classic creep as well since your short video on it recently- such a cool guitar

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks, Adam. Hope you enjoyed the lesson! The Creep is a killer guitar. Love the pickups.

[@adamsnow8554]

@@DoesItDoom Loved the lesson man, can't wait to start learning it 🙂 glad to hear that about the pickups as I was thinking about getting one! Would love to see a whole video on it like you did for the dunable DE cyclops and other guitars.

[@richarddodds9326]

I went to black Sabbath twice after they got back together and I thought they were better live than the albums were back then

[@tristantzara3995]

MASTERPIECE.👹

[@johnsguitarmusicanddemos]

*This has to be the coolest looking guitar. I’m definitely looking forward to building my own Satanic-looking guitars soon and I wanted to make an SG-type which the horns look more like horns. As always, you never disappoint. Great tutorial!*

Hi, Steve. Was relearning the song yesterday, the intro riff is one of the first I learned 10 years ago when starting out with guitar. I knew about this video, still decided to search for some more takes on this song, it's kinda sad what searching engine does to this channel, I was expecting your vid to pop in top 3 results at least, didn't see it at all. Just want to make a suggestion for future titles, maybe "+ tabs on patreon" or "How to play Dirty Women, detailed breakdown" or smth like that will definitely grow views, because it's pretty popular song to learn. Anyway, thanks for detailed playthrough.

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks man! Yeah, always gotta try for the “hooky” titles these days to try and get clicks / views / pushed by the algorithm during the first week of release. I need to switch this one up like you said because it didn’t get pushed at all regardless. Not surprised, not a super popular song, but had to try something lol. Appreciate the feedback!

[@TheGorillafoot]

Great stuff man

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks dude!

[@davidannett3322]

always badass Steve

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks Dave!

[@marks9197]

Killer sound! Well done.

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks, Mark!

[@therocknrollguitarlounge7057]

Hell yeah the C# version sounds better than the original. I was just listening to the Live version the other day . .

[@DoesItDoom]

Nice! Agree for sure!

[@cygnussx1781]

Right on man,, dig that tune.

[@DoesItDoom]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@chriscurran1967]

Great lesson Steve!!! Hey brother, when is the Agartha gonna be back in stock???!!!🤔🤔🤔 Keep up the great work!!!🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks, Chris. My guess right now would be March for the Aghartha restock. Doing our best to scale up production. 🤘🏻

[@notryan1502]

My favourite Sabbath tune 🤘

[@DoesItDoom]

No shit! Nice.

[@notryan1502]

@@DoesItDoom Saw them on the mid 2010’s reunion tour and was mind blown that they included it in the set. Was just thinking about that the other day- I’d call that synchronicity

[@plantesounds8836]

Respect for rocking those light gauge strings. Would love to see you do a video focused on using lighter gauges for down tuning. I’ve settled into 10-46 for drop C# and love the feel and tone.

[@DoesItDoom]

I've tried to do the Iommi 9-42 in C# thing many times over the years. Always sounds great (especially for vibrato), but difficult to keep in tune for me.

[@plantesounds8836]

@@DoesItDoom I found 9s on my SG too light to keep tuning stable. I’ve wondered if the bridge system on Tony’s SG had some effect on stability. Have you seen that video of the interview with Tony’s tech where he goes through the set up? Also what scale is the guitar in this video?

[@DoesItDoom]

@@plantesounds8836 The classic creep is 24.75" scale.

[@FizzzieCat]

@@DoesItDoom I understand Iommi had a very light touch; Mike Clement RIP said Iommi never snapped a string in his time the strings rarely corroded or kinked. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmfVaaZ9fLh9eJY

[@JawTooth]

At 7:53 I think you mean the 8th fret. Second string 8th fret instead of 7th fret sounds better

[@timetraveler8777]

Excellent!!👹👹🤘🤘

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks bro!

[@karendizefalo8950]

THANK YOU!!! This is the one I've been waiting for Steve!! Is the solo available in the tabs on Patreon?

[@DoesItDoom]

Hey Karen, glad you liked it! No solo tabs I’m afraid.

[@karendizefalo8950]

@@DoesItDoom That's okay. That second solo especially never gets played the same, plus the overdubbing. Everyone puts their own spin on it which is kinda cool too.

[@mcb3865]

Badass guitar

[@ricardobrasil20]

Really liked this lesson… the sound is great! Next Sabbath song could be Killing yourself to Live?! Is killing song 😉

[@DoesItDoom]

One of my all time favorites. Will get it on the list!

[@ricardobrasil20]

@@DoesItDoom great!!

[@LouisMinett1994]

What is that mighty axe? .. Looks awesome.

[@DoesItDoom]

PureSalem Classic Creep! www.puresalemguitars.com/products/classic-creep

[@ricksell2877]

@@DoesItDoom Thanks Steve !

[@DoesItDoom]

@@ricksell2877 sure thing man! Killer guitar!

[@feloniousfisch7824]

Have you ever tried out the paradox effects defibrillator? It's a fuzz pedal, I think it'd be right up your alley! I got one a few years ago and it's one of my favorites! It kinda sounds like a superfuzz on drugs haha

[@januszjankes6423]

🤘👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹🤘Hej hej bro Black Sabbath perfect album jak i zajebisyty utwór pod każdym względem super

[@DoesItDoom]

Yes!!🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@kennethpogue718]

Sounds like Iommi was breakin some laws

[@FizzzieCat]

Great lesson but you mis-spoke about the triad; you correctly played 778, but described 777.

[@DoesItDoom]

Likely so. Weird chord shape. p5 - R - p4, I guess? Not something I've played before.

[@FizzzieCat]

@@DoesItDoom you said seventh fret on the forth and third string, but said seventh fret on the second string, rather than eighth fret which is what you we’re playing (which sounds sonically correct to me). You were playing A 6add9 (Gb, B, E) but described the finger position for A maj13#11 (Gb, B, Eb) I believe.

[@markr.devereux3385]

Backstreet KIDS on the same record seems to play best with drop D tuning. A great metal track. NOBODY I KNOW WILL EVER TAKE MY ROCK N ROLL AWAY FROM ME.

[@gudjon_jonsson]

Well, that is one sexy guitar😮

[@DoesItDoom]

Love it.

[@babylemonade2868]

Cool but it doesn’t sound right to me in C# because I’ve always heard it in standard.

[@opayenlo2011]

Could've sworn that's Rush. Never kew they had an influence on Sabbath.

[@staceycarras3815]

Bro 10/10 on every level, your playing the gear, you really get this tune and the whole headspace, Tony would be proud, my five cents, my fav version of this tune is the 1978 final tour with Ozzy kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHalnGaZr7-LorM , three things, 1, His Wah Wah pedal/tone/playing is out of this world ( he's one of the finest Wah players that's every lived full stop, uses it like a paint brush ), 2, the outro solo is like Jazz in its relentless improvisational creativity and intensity, and finally 3. although you've nailed the notes and your playing is dead on, have you noticed how Tony's fingers almost look like a interwoven spider web style when he's playing that cleanish descending arpeggio riff ( that open position Dm looking thing ), its actually quite mesmerising to watch ?, keep up the good work I could watch you for hours, your a great player and understand this music

[@anthonystrout]

Where’s the love for Cathedral?

[@theromulux3725]

The neon lights are shining on me again I walk the lonely streets in search of a friend I need a lady to help me to get through the night, through the night If I could find her, then everything would feel alright The sleepy city is dreaming the nighttime away Out on the streets, I watch tomorrow becoming today I see a man, he's got take away women for sale, yes, for sale Guess that's the answer, 'cause take away women don't fail Oh, dirty women, they don't mess around Oh, dirty women, they don't mess around You've got me coming, you've got me going around Oh, dirty women, they don't mess around Walking the streets, I wonder, will it ever happen? (Dirty women) Gotta be good 'cause everything will be okay (dirty women) If I could score tonight then I will end up happy (dirty women) A woman for sale is gonna help me save my day (dirty women) Dirty women, dirty women Dirty women, dirty women Dirty women, dirty women Dirty women, dirty women Dirty women, dirty women Dirty women, dirty women Dirty women, dirty women Dirty women, dirty women Dirty women, dirty women Dirty women, dirty women Dirty women, dirty women