War pigs and Paranoid solo

[@raymartin9146]

I always enjoy listening to Tony, no stupid rock star attitude, just a very humble and honest man.

[@michaelwood1477]

He seems like someone you could meet down the local pub on a Thursday lunchtime, except he is the godfather of heavy rock music

[@63rdwho]

I am currently reading his book "Iron Man" A very fascinating man indeed.

[@TheWasever]

This Comment is so true

[@AncientAge_449]

Yea, he’s awesome in so many ways

[@fishyfool]

Same thing with Aynsley Dunbar.

[@stevenspenneberg7407]

I love hearing Artists play their OWN songs. Everytime I’m like “Wow. It sounds just like it. !” Haha

[@mtflieutenant7693]

Hahahaha yeah exactly! Like dude!! You're so good at it!

[@ThaCodFathers]

This guys nailed it

[@PApro]

Some of it anyway...

[@greekpapi]

He makes it look so damn easy...lol

[@Rockstar-lx2li]

He's an awesome teacher and player .. a legend too 👍

[@Zerkclash]

*plays one of the most iconic solos ever* “that’s basically it, not much to it, really”

[@onerandombruh]

My man Tony being a complete badass...

[@Leatherface123.]

Yet I’m here struggling to play iron man

[@_MetaL]

@@Leatherface123. you'll get there! kzbin.info/www/bejne/banalnWweK1qj8k Best Sabbath Player, aside from Master Iommi!

[@coin777]

Its not that hard. I can play it easly without missing a note on guitar hero.

[@_MetaL]

@@coin777 try the real thing

[@martygardajr2455]

There are no more epic guitar riffs because Tony Iommi wrote them all.

[@k1775]

@SLugZ _pls dave mustaine wrote it /s

[@johnconway9882]

Cough! Cough! Ritchie Blackmore...

[@prismix0870]

There’s always more

[@Steezus_Chrlst]

Dimebag??

[@apexsynthesis1]

dimebag..................

[@COTG666]

War Pigs is an amazing song performed by the perfect group of people that makes it instantly recognizable. It's not about how fast you can play, or how many drum fills you can do, it's about song writing and playing the right parts for the song with the exact tone it needs. That's true talent.

[@soundstorm9508]

Joel Brown well said. You can find 1000+ guitarists in any city that can shred like there's no tomorrow, but there's only one band that could've written War Pigs. That's where the real talent lies- the composition and tone sculpting.

[@waste0ftime1]

Totally agree! Goes on to an even wider scale of talent as well. Their whole albums are very well balanced as well. :)

[@richardfairlamb9728]

Dynamics.

[@joshuacartwright279]

A at​@@soundstorm9508

[@CHlEFFIN]

...and on the seventh day... Iommi created Metal.

[@itwontcomeout5678]

CHlEFFIN ...and on the sabbath day... Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

[@dagan5698]

check out, stoneman by komozo

[@neilaspin008]

@@dagan5698 - No

[@sakadabara]

CHlEFFIN , on the Judgement day, Iommi would wished that guillotine could’ve chopped the whole hand 🤚 back in time .

[@rayaanalykhan2185]

666th like.

[@elvissorna8861]

God that tone is deliciously heavy

[@ld10562]

Elvis Sorna buy the Sabra Cadabra pedal Worth every penny

[@1998kid1]

@@ld10562 and an SG

[@Thatdudedoes]

Beat me to it! Sweet tone!

[@nickysassiano5473]

I agree, I'm not into metal at all, but it sounds fantastically genuine 👌

[@Cheeseboiga]

@Jules Immerzeel depends, if you're looking for his early tone use P90s

[@phonemaung8856]

the godfather of heavy metal.

[@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer]

he's the grandfather godfather would be Jimmy page

[@t.8584]

Destroy All Anglos Jimmy is hardrock Tommy is the Godfather of metal

[@JohnZeroSignal]

Destroy All Anglos Jimmy Page is over rated, Sabbath > Zeppelin

[@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer]

+Fury SevenOneThree lmao everyone in this thread is retarded as hell

[@t.8584]

Destroy All Anglos no no. Jimmy is good don't get me wrong. But he is hard rock not heavy metal

[@costa5685]

Tony is an engineer of metal. A Brummie ironman if you like. When he lost his fingertips, he changed everything about the strings, guitar and way of playing. He belongs to the top of my list.

[@zebop917]

There’s a few players around where they only have to play a few notes and you instantly recognise their style. Tony Iommi is one of those.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

“If I didn’t come in with ideas, we’d never have written any songs.” Iommi “He just kept coming in with ideas. Every time I’d think, he’s got to be out by now. He just kept them coming.” Ozzy

[@aimfuldrifter]

Well, the band agrees that most of their songs were like written the moment they've got into the studio. It's what they call a fifth member - demonic being or whatever. They say it in an interview.

[@korpmannen8234]

LukeInside can I find the interview On KZbin? If so what is it called

[@aimfuldrifter]

@@korpmannen8234 I will try to find when I have time. Cheers. I've seen it in "they sold their souls for rock n roll" documentary.

[@korpmannen8234]

LukeInside thank you very much! It sounds really interesting

[@aimfuldrifter]

@@korpmannen8234 It must be a footage from some sort of an interview. But this documentary is quite long. I think I found it somewhere in the middle of it and it's scarsely put on YT due to copyrights. It's usually in parts. Check the second part.

[@BSIII]

Doom metal, heavy metal, thrash metal, black metal, death metal, ect, all came from this man.

[@davesaenz3732]

He did it all. 🎸

[@bluepeng8895]

Heavy metal came from Paul McCartney

[@murilooliveira9175]

@@bluepeng8895 no.

[@enricodelascio4330]

@@bluepeng8895 nah. I'm a huge beatlemaniac and rock fan, and I can say, no. He did make The sounds more metal-ish but The concept of literal fear in the song comes from this man.

[@ghostface9171]

It came from Robert Johnson

[@charmicarmicat2981]

“You can only trust yourself and the first four Black Sabbath records.”

[@coolmacatrain9434]

6... to be fair. Everything went to shit from "Technical Ecstasy" onwards. I made the HUGE mistake of buying "Born Again" when it came out in '83_____ utter fucking rubbish!

[@tonysanches3545]

Lee McDaid - Donegal 60fps completely agree with this! Sabotage is a masterpiece

[@coolmacatrain9434]

@@tonysanches3545 First Sabbath album I bought when I moved to London (from Ireland) in 1983... absolutely brilliant album.

[@davesaenz3732]

First 5 and Dio' s

[@TheOnlyHollywood1]

Only the Ozzy and Dio albums are worth listening too

[@JustAnotherBlader]

It’s cool that a lot of iconic solos were improvised and just the one take of many, but it’s in the audience’s ears that it becomes the only solo we could ever imagine for that song.

[@superorangeish]

So many bands owe so much to this man. C'mon..this is why we LOVED Sabbath... In the early 70's no less!!!

[@waynekerr4141]

This old bloke should take up guitar full time. It's never too late

[@samod7550]

Surprised that the one person who didn't get the joke hasn't commented lol

[@TheRSFelon]

Sam OD That’s why I clicked here. I saw a few replies and was like, “Oh yes, someone fell for the troll!” But no such luck ;)

[@shinebox6451]

He already made it hes the guitarist for black sabbath i think

[@TheRSFelon]

Chris G253 There we go. That’s more like it.

[@samod7550]

@@TheRSFelonhe's gotta be trolling

[@jonathanjesp]

**finishes shredding ** “That’s it really, not much to it “

[@dylanzrim1011]

Jonathan Espinoza paranoid is like the first solo people learn

[@Jeffc0987]

Dylan Zrim yep. second for me, just behind you shook me all night long.

[@albinospino3089]

@@dylanzrim1011 Learned Smoke on the Water's solo and then learned Layla which in itself is basically a solo. Have yet to learn this one.

[@aimfuldrifter]

That's not shredding to be honest.

[@bmorebob6624]

Dylan Zrim but could you write something like that. It’s not that it’s SO technically difficult, but it’s iconic

[@johnsilver6769]

I wish Tony Iommi long years of life and expect him to create new increadible riffs

[@existentiald562]

John Silver fuck you he doesn't owe you a goddamn thing

[@1847thomash]

Existential Deliberation you brainless slug ,he is saying he likes the guitar playing and thanks him for that

[@fergi3__fergi329]

Existential Deliberation you’re pretty stupid aren’t you pal?

[@jonathanb9280]

@@existentiald562 what the fuck dude. You're either an imbecile with no hope to be the opposite or an actual trash human being. Either way, he was just saying that he hopes to see iommi flourish for years to come.

[@이오니언-y5v]

Existential Deliberation what’s wrong with you?

[@redcarpeteater6903]

Yes, there are many guitarists that play with blazing speed but for me, sabbath will always be number one in my heart.

[@keep_walking_on_grass]

it's not about velocity on the fretboard. beginners think solo guitar is all about speed.

[@marblox9300]

I don't think Tony realizes how magical his guitar work really is. He is the UNDISPUTED greatest Riff Master in music.

[@officialwillieg2001]

Tony Iommi has made me the guitarist I am today, and black sabbath is my favourite band with no competition. How he plays is absolute genius🎸

[@TaxPayingContributor]

Second that! Open bottom E all day! His altered fingertips crunched out the simple Power, that my newbie fingers could only imitate.

[@wiseguy9202]

I like how he prefers chording notes rather than using power chords all the time.

[@MrNihilist74]

It is a good thing he got the tips of his fingers chopped off or black sabbath would have just been led Zepplin want to bes.

[@Primus-ue4th]

William Gregory Black Sabbath has been played out by ourselves and the radio. But, I’ll always remember listening to the Black Sabbath album in my bed at night, being like ‘fuuuuuuuuuuuck yeeeeeeeeeees’

[@stargazer19969]

William Gregory same

[@petarsutaric6909]

the best metal tone

[@fredriksvard2603]

Brian Griffin sounds like a line6 spider on the ”insane” setting in this clip

[@jjs8426]

This is more doom/stoner

[@ugsdit5296]

the best metal tone for me is chuck schuldiners tone in most of his solos

[@samvimes2821]

Fredrik Svärd Not even nearly that bad. At least it's got mids, and there are some cool harmonics off some of his chords when he digs in. Still way below par for the Great Lord Iommi tho

[@bossbaby8745]

UGSDIT hell yeah had some of the best guitar tones on all of his death albums

[@brockolsen3689]

In the beginning there was Tony Iommi, and he said "Behold I give unto you Heavy Metal", and there was metal, and it was good.

[@manfrombritain6816]

He's so humble and understated. Perfect Englishman

[@Truthdosentexist69]

The man's guitar riffs are legendary. All early Black Sabbath was my favorite.

[@first264]

4:45 He's so humble its like he doesn't even realise how big an impact his riffs have made on the world

[@joelmacdonald6994]

If we call Ozzy the godfather, and Haldford the Metal God, what does that make Iommi? What is beyond that? Because Iommi is beyond that.

[@leandrokanguroo1]

i guess he does know, but he's just about the music

[@wvu05]

@@joelmacdonald6994 He is the creator.

[@danutdumitru3655]

@@joelmacdonald6994 the founder

[@jontraz5993]

@@joelmacdonald6994 the Architect.

[@BluesLicks101]

CONTROLLED VIBRATO NOTE BENDS ON THE 6TH STRING WITH HIS PINKY! The man is masterful.

[@berni2905]

@D Brown Even though the doctors kept telling him "you will never be able to play guitar again"

[@lobsterbark]

Wait that's impressive? I didn't know that was considered difficult. I might be better than I realize.

[@williamlong7450]

@@lobsterbark here's that attention you asked for bud lol

[@rm80owner]

lobsterbark I’m there with you, As Iommi is a great guitarist, that’s not all that impressive to do vibrato on the low E string. All that comes natural from just continuous playing

[@curtes78]

He has 9 gauge strings and also I think full step or half step down tuned strings so I can actually agree that it’s amazing that he has vibrato

[@bigmamajama2829]

All his solos are like songs within themselves.

[@adib6992]

I agree 💯

[@manolmomchilov1192]

I am really impressed by the fact, that heavy metal was invented almost ''by accident''. As a blues/rock guitarist I can't imagine having the tips of my ring and middle fingers chopped off and still being able to play like that. But Tony found a way somehow... What a legend. Which proves, that you could do anything if you have a strong enough will.

[@sawman3364]

For a man that created a whole genre almost by himself, he is the coolest, most humble guy in the world, past present and future! Long live the true metal god!

[@Elayaass]

i really love how he doesn't play the riff absolutely perfect, the way he plays gives the song all the vibe and feel and human sense and passion that needs. i cpuld say that it's unperfectly beatiful

[@marko.rsvfit]

ELO Ron because you can't talk shit about God?

[@valleybandit3390]

The key to perfection is imperfection - the illusion

[@hieinh]

the excuse is Paige has all his fingers

[@MrMedtech1437]

Agreed...His style of playing encouraged me to play as I feel and not focus on precision. It has its place no doubt but in the context of Sabbath it fits...warts and all.

[@lost6672]

It’s not that deep bro

[@ProfessorWaltherKotz]

Probably the most humble guitarrist ?

[@sofina7396]

Hanni Brian May

[@jakobovski13]

Adam Jones?

[@moonburst9434]

jimi Hendrix

[@NuZTheRockerOFFICIAL]

Paul Gilbert.

[@MrTortureneverstops1]

Rory Gallagher

[@davesaenz3732]

Tony missing finger tips is not as fast as Eddie Van Halen or Rhandy Rhoads, but he actually has much better riffs than all metal and rock bands ever!! 🎸

[@bendagostino2217]

Hes defientley one of the best riff masters of all time.

[@hjplant9292]

Jimmy Page is really amazing at writing riffs as well

[@sumsar0125]

Van Halen is miles better imo, to each their own though.

[@sumsar0125]

@IAmTheLiquor Lahey I'm not hating on Tommy, stated that is was just my opinion. People like yourself want to be right and decide for other people. Still the fact remains, Ed can play circles around Tommy - that's neither good or bad.

[@sumsar0125]

@IAmTheLiquor Lahey Tony, my bad. I never implied any disrespect to Tony or you. You made it "nasty", so that's that. Sure, shredding can quickly become non-musical (e.g. Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Batio, etc.). However, in my humble opinion Eddie perfectly balances shred and melody on a number of occasions. As a band they have made a lot of poor songs, but Eddie is a brilliant instrumentalist with tremendous feel in my book. I never said it was a competitive sport, I merely stated the irrefutable fact that Eddie is technically superior to Tony. Once again, that's neither bad or good. It just is. It all depends on which parameters you set up. If you're measuring the skill level et takes to play Ed's most difficult parts to Tony's then Ed is the professor and Tony is the kindergardener. That's also neither bad or good, it's just a fact. I'll leave you Tony fanboys to it in your Sabbath echo chamber.

[@maxplaysgamesmore8552]

He’s one of the people I wish I could just shake his hand and say thank you

[@williamdread391]

Have to respect this guy. Always been humble and willing to talk openly. One of the class acts in my opinion. Live long and prosper Mr. Iommi.

[@lukepearson9843]

I can hear the imaginary drums in the background lol

[@TheJayson8899]

Same lol

[@okbill18yearsagoedited25]

Same with the bass

[@THEDRAWINGSTUDIO1]

Can't help but wonder how his technique and style would have evolved if he had not lost his fingertips.

[@DipayanBhui]

Please tell me more.

[@guitarstalkandtech9085]

Maybe but doubt it. Don't think it would have changed to much.

[@dougmcmillan2483]

agreed, other than wearing the tip protectors I think his style is already pretty unique. Great guitar player

[@filipmaxin2489]

He had to tune his guitar down because it was painful for him to play. I think that he might sound different. Different tunning would sound different and he will develop different ideas. He was and is extremely talented so Sabbath would still be a thing

[@guitarstalkandtech9085]

@@filipmaxin2489 true. Painful fingers probably did change his style then.

[@МаксМаксимыч-ц9л]

He`s still alive. But i will never meet him. So sad. Hi from Russia. Peace to everybody!

[@malik87breaker]

Макс Максимыч hi from home. :D

[@Doctorrobert0319]

Hope, mate. Never say never

[@Mort7an]

Growing up in Birmingham I was lucky to have met both Tony and Geezer, on seperate occasions, while out watching bar bands in the late 70s/early 80s. Hopefully you will meet him one day. :) Don't give up hope.

[@anationalacrobat2206]

lol hello kitty

[@ct1216]

Dont worry you ll meet in hell

[@krzysztofwaleska]

I love his sound. It is almost perfectly square wave. Even when seen on oscilloscope. I used to sample his guitar and use in Impulse Tracker/Fast Tracker. His guitar and Hammond from Czesław Niemen. Great fun!

[@bonejester]

I needed this. Almost every KZbinr who gives lessons doesn't do the riffs like this. Great shots of his fretting hand on the neck/strings. Thanks Tony!

[@steelwarrior105]

I love how loose and dirty it sounds, no processed over precision in sight

[@oqueemusica-victorcamilo7488]

Over the past few months I've been trancribing every song from Paranoid, as a way to improve as a guitar player. Only Rat Salad and War Pigs remain, and I should be done with them over the next few weeks. Two things caught my attention: First, it's incredible how rhythm-driven Black Sabbath used to be. There's not a lot of notes per second, but still there is so much energy and richness to their music. These guys really worked as a band, and not as a pile of musical egoes. Second, I was amazed to realize that transcribing Sabbath songs actually made me learn a whole lot more about Blues than about Heavy Metal itself. Of course you can hear the foundations of heavy metal in their music, but it's also got lots of elements from early American music, which have been unfortunately lost by most heavy metal bands these days. Wondering which album I'm gonna transcribe next... There's just so much stuff to be learned out there.

[@SirAlexOfTheGuitar]

Not only Blues but you can definitely hear a lot of jazz if you slow down some of the guitar solos

[@stevejanowiak1982]

Excellent insight!!! Thx!

[@ahan2001]

Can you teach me some of them?

[@alexmurphy5289]

Transcribe some Rush, it'll be tough but really rewarding

[@nivrox95]

SirAlexOfTheGuitar true! Planet caravan is realy jazzy and shows how lyrical he is! I play jazz and blues mostly but tony iommy’s riffs and solos were my beginning on the guitar as a teen.i consider him a blues guitarist although he is the pioneer of metal.

[@D1360NATOR]

The guy has no fingers! What's my excuse?

[@claudiobedale1591]

Diego Zamora no fingers but huge cojones

[@jose.ml.reynoso]

Diego Zamora When I see guys like him play, I wonder what am I doing with a guitar at home XD

[@themaggot8]

no talent

[@melbshuffle2003]

lol

[@TheLegend-ty6zc]

Diego Zamora his fingers wont be hurt..

[@lovesgibson]

Insane how cleanly he plays. That was one of the biggest things I realized of what makes a skilled player

[@jmgmarcus808]

War Pigs is a guitar masterpiece.

[@magrildz]

This guitar tone... Oh my God... This is pure metal. Iommi is simply the creator of it all, the godfather of metal

[@jus3278]

Man Iommi is the reason this Hip Hop head is also a Metal head. The #GOD of Metal. Shit gets me hype! LOL

[@danielknapp7389]

Great to read this. Insane riffs, groovy as fuck drums and bass. Exceptional lyrics.

[@AudioStorm1980]

Sometimes....u want a steak....black Sabbath.......sometimes u want a burger......rap..hip hop!

[@rupertneaves9889]

@Bruno W lol. Grow up kid.

[@luketuke02]

@Bruno W god shut up

[@bobbydavro3603]

I can't help but respect this man.

[@Michael-wu5sq]

Legend of the history of rock, Fantastic 🖤

[@petermcalley6208]

G,day Tony, thanks for Black Sabbath. Like so many people you made my life complete with your music from the start. Between yourselfs and Pink Floyd, we were so so lucky to be around in your era. It's great to see you on you tube, seen Geezer before talking as well. All the very best Tony and thanks so much again Peter.

[@steelersnorth2914]

The Master of The Metal Riff. And a real gentleman.

[@mikekeeler6362]

If Tony is the riff master. Then John Birch must be the riff maker

[@JoeBat95]

"That's basically it, really"

[@DhouglasGrando]

This man is fantastic.

[@matthewcurry5205]

The most underrated guitarist because no one ever talks about. Just Black Sabbath as a whole. True all of them deserve credit but ever guitarist in hard rock and metal owe tony because Tony wrote almost every riff

[@royeaston6067]

Your perception is warped. Tony Iommi and the rest of the band are legendary no question every list ever made of rock metal or guitar has those guys on many legendary guitarist cite them or Tony as a influence most everyone agrees they are the forefathers of heavy metal he’s been on the cover of thousands of guitar magazines Tony Iommi could not be more rated, it’s literally not possible.

[@mikemccartneyable]

Such a humble guy, I loved all his work ...one of his key strengths was his ear for pulling memorable melodic solos and rhythm parts from the ether while composing

[@Robmgwan]

A true humble living legend ..

[@S-A-CCL]

Lord of Riffs

[@jamestaddeo4435]

The man of infinite pentatonic licks and catchy melodies, if you're into that kind of thing. Black Sabbath rules!

[@hmpz36911]

Notice how guitar players will tear Kirk Hammett apart for using pentatonic scales, but they don't talk about Iommi, lol.

[@aavila1206]

@@hmpz36911 because Tony has better rhythm so his phrasing is far more creative than Hammett's

[@hmpz36911]

@@aavila1206 Oh I don't know about that. I mean, even if it's true, it's not really the point anyway. Personally I dig the pentatonic stuff, like the KEA leads

[@outis439-A]

@@hmpz36911 Those werent written by Hammet

[@hmpz36911]

@@outis439-A what?

[@supertrooper8801]

He's so underrated and unassuming. An absolute legend and master of his craft.... All hail the almighty iommi

[@ELEKTROSKANSEN]

I really like all the mistakes he made while playing. Shows you he's just a human being, capable of error. And how much stuff is cleaned in the studio.

[@cesarperez-cardenas97]

Lord knows how he came up with those fat, funky, heavy riffs. So simple, yet ingenius. The man has the knowledge.

[@vinyldash2333]

Watching this man play is mesmerizing. I'd kill to jam with Tony for an hour.

[@lucasmorehead2806]

Wow incredible

[@GiannisJ13]

An hour? I would kill to jam with Iommi for 7:55

[@efremendez]

I'm always blown away by his being humble and how easy he makes it all look

[@samspade8612]

Smooth and explosive but always flowing, Paranoid album broke new ground. Thanks Black Sabbath.

[@christineayres5339]

That distortion is Vicious Tony is a genius

[@aaronlovell6026]

God I love Toni, even without finger tips, he's still the greatest heavy metal player of all time. He literally created metal, with out 2 finger tips. That's like Neal Armstrong walking on the moon with one leg. The greatness of this man blows my mind.

[@guitarttimman]

Tony can play complicated, and he can play simple stuff. He can do it all. But, I think he will tell you that it's not always the complicated music that is the best. The most important thing is the creativity. This song has so much creativity. It is forever cool. Love it. Thank you Tony for what you gave us!

[@kilterkaos1]

The one event that changed my life and the music I was listening to. While walking down a country road to get to my friends house I found an eight track of Black Sabbath. No more listening to K-tel records for me.

[@MrStrocube]

Dude, I remember K-tel records! Lol! We’re fookin old.

[@robrichmond6171]

My next door neighbor and War Pigs did it for me....K-tel.... 😆

[@jamesjoseph6568]

God bless Tony. He didn't let that severe hand injury deter him from pursuing his dream. He's always been a true inspiration for me.

[@Ukraine_Rocks-OK]

Amazing.. with the two fingertips chopped, so much willpower to play the instrument. And being rewarded for perseverance by becoming the best ever rock guitarists, composer, producer. Kudos to Tonyi!!!! I love the less technical guys, like Tony or Pete Townshend, they don't lose the sight of music behind the speed

[@ryanpintabone9754]

No man will ever sound like Tony truly unique

[@themigwel6185]

The riff master. Legendary and humble.

[@zendragonmindtuner6207]

There’s a subtle jankyness to his groove that makes him stand out with his rhythm playing . His style mixed with geezer and wards lockdown on the pocket made for some historic hard rockin that has influenced millions. That’s nothing short of brilliant.

[@gmackinnon648]

I've seen Tony/ Sabbath many many times, was always a treat watching/listening to perfection 😊

[@TheJayson8899]

Tommy's so great to listen to, as both a speaker and a player. I could listen to him speak about Sabbath forever, and I could hear him play it forever.

[@soloharmonicsrobj8246]

This is really cool to see Tony Iomi demonstrate the guitar riffs for one of my all time favorite Sabbath tunes "War Pigs"! The album Paranoid was the first Vinyl LP of hard rock I had heard. Awesome!

[@tttdrr2293]

True virtuoso love how he blends the notes together so the hamonics overlap like water on a lake.

[@marcostorroija7612]

estos hombres llegan para inspirar. sin dedos y toca como el mismo demonio. es increible. que corazon. que ganas de hacer musica. solo su voluntad puede con tal logro. es un tipo increible. se p´rende fuego esa guitarra.

[@chriscoughlan5221]

brilliant guitarist and one of us to boot, a brummie!!

[@unclefoiley819]

Such a natural, genius guitar player. It's like a light turns on in my mind when he explains his guitar parts. I get it.

[@stevepoo1762]

One of the best right here! You can play that song on so many parts of the guitar but he found the best position!

[@FullTekAuto]

Every time I blast some sabbath i always do the Ozzy head bang like I’m holding the mic and just bobbing my head up and down trying not to be pushed down by the tremendous weight of Iommis monstrous heavy riffs

[@bigmamajama2829]

I love how he has has little subtle speed changes on the rhythm parts. Little hesitations that add tension.

[@playin-with-fire]

I can listen to to guys like Tony talk about their music and history all day long.

[@someguy5035]

Reminds of Clapton how he effortlessly shreds and is iconic but handles himself like a normal person. Seems like a lot of the guys from that era never lost themselves in the fame. They just really like playing guitar and don't really think of themselves as being special. They all compliment each other too. Class acts.

[@scotticolesmusic1521]

The grandfather of metal and an innovator of sound. Love Tony Iommi

[@pmay222]

losing fingertips was actually a blessing.... probably made him adapt the steady style that make the riffs sound so good.. love it after 40+ years of listening

[@JJames666male]

@@pandaman1968 lost them even before the debut album. The prosthetic fingertips is why he started downtuning the guitar, so the accident had an impact on music as a whole

[@JJames666male]

@@pandaman1968 yeah, light gauge strings and downtuning to make up for the lack of sensitivity. Might be an urban legend, but that's what I've always heard

[@cleangoblin2021]

And was it not fate? I think it he was fated to lose the fingers that day and make metal

[@Mantorok]

@@JJames666male But he plays in standard tuning...

[@JJames666male]

@@Mantorok only in the first two records

[@Angry5704]

Definitely one of the most influential and probably one of the most talented musicians of the last 100 years.

[@michaeljoseph2917]

Toni, ya did good, much love, and thank you so much, your music is heavenly

[@jasminericenic]

It’s cool that Tony’s tone isn’t necessarily distorted, but is an overdriven and boosted clean tone.

[@MyChannel-dr8em]

it is actually pretty distorted. its a metal stack

[@samedgar2283]

It’s a cranked Laney, Rangemaster which basically acted as a drive and then no bass just a lot of mids and treble, Geezer filled in the low end

[@fredriksvard2603]

Sounds plenty distorted to me...

[@TheExtremeCube]

Those are the same thing

[@mrodas7845]

The Burger Boffin any ideas what pedals he uses, if any?

[@thathandleistakentrythisone]

This is like watching the universe coming into existence.... Well, my universe at least lol. \,,/

[@slimsterslim6531]

The most modest guitar genius there will ever be.

[@nickx1754]

Man, that tone!! I still blows my mind how good Black Sabbath songs are and how well they hold up. In my book they are the birth of metal music. In the big scheme of things, recorded music hasn't been around all that long. I think the music of Black Sabbath will still be enjoyed and celebrated for many years to come.

[@michaelvannieuwenhoven2367]

I come back to this video every six months or so, and it never fails to make me smile

[@scatdog1]

Children of the grave is my all time favorite.

[@ianspeckmaier9565]

When he goes up to the 12th fret it still sounds like there is an open low E ringing out because his tone is just that heavy. Amazing. Also, hearing that first riff just makes me hear the bass roaring underneath, even though it's not there in this.

[@classicartfoundation639]

can't beat the simple stuff

[@hmpz36911]

People don't seem to comprehend that these days. They think the better guitarist is the one whose stuff is harder to play. On the flip side, some of us were pulling our hair out in the simplistic, Nirvana-dominated 90s, lol

[@mikeyevans5331]

I was blessed to have seen tony play paranoid live on the black sabbath farewell tour a couple years back blew my mind such a master at the guitar

[@bull419]

Best heavy rock tone ever, Leslie west is smiling in heaven!

[@Skunnt]

How to play guitar good. Step 1: remove fingers

[@ix-Xafra]

Did it in '78...

[@tamadrummer1nz]

He never removed his fingers, only the tips of his 2 middle ones

[@0801075001]

ellie has joined the chatroom

[@soleneisconbi7302]

Tama Drummer do they not have jokes where you come from?

[@familiarparabol8279]

Solene Isconbi naw I’m sure they do just this bafoon wants people to know they know things