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Lady Evil Guitar Tablature
Black Sabbath - Lady Evil

From Black Sabbath's "Heaven and Hell" Album - 1980

Tuning Info: Moderate, 120 beats/min., 4/4 Count 
  
Note:  Lyrics written here may not be accurate or align to the
                   tab due to space constraints.

Note:  Second Guitar may not coincide with First Guitar.
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Chords

I decided to put this diagram in because the chords in this song are
written very close together and I can't properly seperate them in the
transcription.

 F  F#  G  Dm7 Fm7 Gm7 G#m7 A# C  Gm A Am7 A#m7 D E B 
--------------------------------------------------------- e
-----------0----3---5----6--------------7---8------------ B
-4--3---4--0----3---5----6--3--5--4--4--7---8---7-9-8---- G
-3--4---5--0----3---5----6--3--5--4--7--7---8---7-9-9---- D
-3--4---5-------------------1--3--x--7----------5-7-9---- A
-1--2---3-------------------------3--5--------------7---- E

{If the chord's names aren't exact...sorry!  I'm still learning, too!}
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[f]
---------------------------
---------------------------
---2-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----
---3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----
---3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----
-0-1-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----
 {........pm.........}  
{Bass only, but adapted for guitar}

----------------------------------------------------------
----------0-0-3-3p0---3--3-5~-----------3-3p0---3-3-------
---4-3-4--0-0-3-3p0-4-3--3-5~--2-3-4-4--3-3p0-4-3-3-4-----
---3-4-5--0-0-3-3p0-5-3--3-5~--3-4-5-5--3-3p0-5-3-3-5-----
---3-4-5------------5----------3-4-5-5--------5-----5-----
-0-1-2-3------------3----------0-1-2-3--------3-----3-----
{...pm...}                    {...pm...}

---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------0-0-3-3p0---3--3-5~-----------3-3p0---3-3------------------
---4-4-4--0-0-3-3p0-4-3--3-5~--2-3-4-4--3-3p0-4-3-3-4-------4--3--5--
---3-4-5--0-0-3-3p0-5-3--3-5~--3-4-5-5--3-3p0-5-3-3-5-------5--3--5--
---3-4-5------------5----------3-4-5-5--------5-----5-------5--1--3--
-0-1-2-3------------3----------0-1-2-3--------3-----3-0-1p0-3--------
{...pm...}                    {...pm...}              {.pm.}

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------6^(8`6)-3~[m11]-----------------------------------
----------3--5p3--3-5~~~~------------------5^(7`5)-3--------------3-3-5^(7`5)
-5~~~~~---------5-----------------------------------5-5--3h5-3-5-5-----------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
{.............................wah...........................................}
{Guitar 2}

--------------------------------------------------------------
-----3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0------3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-4-4-3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-4-4--3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5-3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-5-5--3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5--------5-5----------------5-5---------5-5----------------
-3-3--------3-3----------------3-3---------3-3----------------
{pm}        {pm}              {pm}         {pm}
There's a place just south of Witch's Valley, where they say the wind won't
                                                                     
--------------------------------------------------------------
-----3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0------3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-4-4-3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-4-4--3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5-3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-5-5--3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5--------5-5----------------5-5---------5-5----------------
-3-3--------3-3----------------3-3---------3-3----------------
{pm}        {pm}              {pm}         {pm}
blow and they only speak in whispers of the name

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------8~~~(3)--------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              {...wah...}
{Guitar 2}                                    {vp in} {fade}

--------------------------------------------------------------
-----3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0------3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-4-4-3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-4-4--3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5-3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-5-5--3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5--------5-5----------------5-5---------5-5----------------
-3-3--------3-3----------------3-3---------3-3----------------
{pm}        {pm}              {pm}         {pm}
There's a lady they say who feeds the goblins.  They eat right from her hand.

--------------------------------------------------------------
-----3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0------3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-4-4-3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-4-4--3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5-3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-5-5--3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5--------5-5----------------5-5---------5-5----------------
-3-3--------3-3----------------3-3---------3-3----------------
{pm}        {pm}              {pm}         {pm}
With a crying shout, she'll search ya out, and freeze you where you stand.


CHOURSE

-----------------------------------------------
-------------------0-3p0-6-5~------------------
-3--------------4--0-3p0-6-5~-5-5-5-3-2-4------
-3--------------5--0-3p0-6-5~-5-5-5-3-3-5------
-1--------------5-------------3-3-3-1-3-5------
----------------3---------------------1-3------
 Lady Evil, evil. She's a magical, mystical woman

-----------------------------x-------
-----------------------------x-------
-3----------4----------------5[~]--
-3----------3----------------5[~]--
-1----------3----------------x-------
------------1----------------3[~]--
 Lady Evil, evil in my mind! She's the Queen of the Night

----------------------------------------------------------
----------0-0-3-3p0---3--3-5~-----------3-3p0---3-3-------
---4-3-4--0-0-3-3p0-4-3--3-5~--2-3-4-4--3-3p0-4-3-3-4-----
---3-4-5--0-0-3-3p0-5-3--3-5~--3-4-5-5--3-3p0-5-3-3-5-----
---3-4-5------------5----------3-4-5-5--------5-----5-----
-0-1-2-3------------3----------0-1-2-3--------3-----3-----
{...pm...}                    {...pm...}

-6~----6-3------------------------------------------
-----------6-3--------------------------------------
---------------5-3----3-5------------3-8^(9`8)------
------------------5-3-------3h5p3-3h5---------5-----
-------------------------3h5-----5------------------
----------------------------------------------------
{vp in}               Alright!
{...................wah........................}

--------------------------------------------------------
----------0-0-3-3p0---3--3-5~-----------3-3P0----5-3----
---4-3-4--0-0-3-3p0-4-3--3-5~--2-3-4-4--3-3p0-4--5-3----
---3-4-5--0-0-3-3p0-5-3--3-5~--3-4-5-5--3-3p0-5--5-3----
---3-4-5------------5----------3-4-5-5--------5---------
-0-1-2-3------------3----------0-1-2-3--------3---------
{...pm...}                    {...pm...}           ^___End Together____
                    Ummmm
                                                                       |
-------6p3--------------------------------------------------------6/9------
-3--------6-3-6p3--3----------------------------------------6~-6h8---8-8~--
---5~------------5---5-3-5p3-3-------------------------3-5/7---------------
----------------------------5--5-3-3----------------3h5--------------------
----------------------------------5-5-31------1-3/5-----------------------
-----------------------------------------3~-1h3----------------------------
{................................wah......................................}

--------------------------------------------------------------
-----3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0------3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-4-4-3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-4-4--3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5-3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-5-5--3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5--------5-5----------------5-5---------5-5----------------
-3-3--------3-3----------------3-3---------3-3----------------
{pm}        {pm}              {pm}         {pm}
In a place just south of Witche's Valley, where they say the rain won't fall,

--------------------------------------------------------------
-----3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0------3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-4-4-3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-4-4--3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5-3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-5-5--3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5--------5-5----------------5-5---------5-5----------------
-3-3--------3-3----------------3-3---------3-3----------------
{pm}        {pm}              {pm}         {pm}
From the cracks the sky, it makes it clear.

--------------------------------------------------------------
-----3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0------3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-4-4-3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-4-4--3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5-3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-5-5--3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5--------5-5----------------5-5---------5-5----------------
-3-3--------3-3----------------3-3---------3-3----------------
{pm}        {pm}              {pm}         {pm}
There's a lady they say who needs the darkness.  She can't face the light!

--------------------------------------------------------------
-----3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0------3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-4-4-3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-4-4--3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5-3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-5-5--3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5--------5-5----------------5-5---------5-5----------------
-3-3--------3-3----------------3-3---------3-3----------------
{pm}        {pm}              {pm}         {pm}
With an awful shout!  She'll find you out!  And have you before the night.

CHOURSE

-----------------------------------------------
-------------------0-3P0-6-5~------------------
-3--------------4--0-3p0-6-5~-5-5-5-3-2-4------
-3--------------5--0-3p0-6-5~-5-5-5-3-3-5------
-1--------------5-------------3-3-3-1-3-5------
----------------3---------------------1-3------
 Lady Evil, evil. She's a magical, mystical woman

-----------------------------x-------
-----------------------------x-------
-3----------4----------------5[~]--
-3----------3----------------5[~]--
-1----------3----------------x-------
------------1----------------3[~]--
 Lady Evil, evil on my mind! She's the Queen of the Night

LEAD

--------------------------------------------------------------
-----3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0------3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-4-4-3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-4-4--3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5-3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-5-5--3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5--------5-5----------------5-5---------5-5----------------
-3-3--------3-3----------------3-3---------3-3----------------
{pm}        {pm}              {pm}         {pm}

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-(9/)14~--18~----------------------------------------------------------------
--------------10^(12`10)--(4h5 tr~~~)-(12h14 tr~~~[~7h9 tr~~~])-5^(7)--3-3--
----------------------------------------------------------------------5~---5-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
{................................wah........................................}
{Guitar 1}

--------------------------------------------------------------
-----3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0------3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-4-4-3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-4-4--3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5-3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-5-5--3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5--------5-5----------------5-5---------5-5----------------
-3-3--------3-3----------------3-3---------3-3----------------
{pm}        {pm}              {pm}         {pm}
{Guitar 2}

[Lead below is played with above rhythm]
----------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------5-------------------------------------------------------
-3-3-------5-7-7^(9`7^9`7^9`7^9`7^9`7^9`7^9`7^9)-(^7{9}`7)-5---5-5----
----5~--5/7-------------------------------------------------7~-----7~-
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
{................................wah.................................}
{Guitar 1}

-----------5-----5------5--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------8-5-8~-5-8p5--5-8p5--5-8p5--5-8p5----
-5-7-7^(9)--7^(9)--7^(9)---7^(9)------------7------7------7------7---
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
     {.........slow bends.......}
{................................wah.................................}
{Guitar 1}

----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
-5-7p5--5-7p5--5-7p5--5-7p5-------------------
------7------7------7------7-5-7p5------------
----------------------------------7-5h7p53---
-------------------------------------------5--
{...................wah.....................}
{Guitar 1}

------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-7--7-7-6--6-6--7--7-7-6--6-6--9--9-9-8--8-8--9--9-9-8--8---------------
-7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7--9--9-9-9--9-9--9--9-9-9--9---------------
-5--5-5-7--7-7--5--5-5-7--7-7--7--7-7-9--9-9--7--7-7-9--9-999999999999--
--------5--5-5---------5--5-5---------7--7-7---------7--7-777777777777--
                                                          {.....pm....}
{Guitar 2}

[Lead below is played with above rhythm]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-14~-10-13p10--10-13p10---------------8p5---------5--------12^(14`12)---
-------------12--------12-10-12~--5h7-----7p5-----7^(9)-7-9----------9--
---------------------------------------------7-5h7----------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
{................................wah...................................}
{Guitar 1}


----(^10{12})-7-(7h10 tr~)--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------(7h10 tr~)----------------------------------------
-7-9---------------------------------7-7h9p7-7h9p7-7h9p7-----------9^(11`9)-
--------------------------------------------7-----7-----7-7h9p7-7h9---------
---------------------------------------------------------------7------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                {...short trills...}
{................................wah......................................}
{Guitar 1}

---------------
---------------
-7--9-9(5)----
--9------------
---------------
---------------
{...wah...}
{Guitar 1}

---------------------------------------
------------------------------5--(x)3--
-------3--------------------3-5--(x)3--
-5--3h5-5~----3-------5--3h5--5--(x)3--
-----------3h5-5-31-------------------
--------------------3------------------
{Guitar 1 & 2}

-------------------------------------6-8^(10)------------------------------
-----------------------------(5/)-8~---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         {.......wah..........}
{Guitar 1}

--------------------------------------------------------------
-----3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0------3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-4-4-3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-4-4--3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5-3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-5-5--3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5--------5-5----------------5-5---------5-5----------------
-3-3--------3-3----------------3-3---------3-3----------------
{pm}        {pm}              {pm}         {pm}
So if you ever get to Witche's Valley, don't dream or close your eyes

--------------------------------------------------------------
-----3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0------3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-4-4-3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-4-4--3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5-3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-5-5--3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5--------5-5----------------5-5---------5-5----------------
-3-3--------3-3----------------3-3---------3-3----------------
{pm}        {pm}              {pm}         {pm}
And never trust your shadow in the dark
                                                    (-1)
-------------------------------------------------3[~-1/3/4]----------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                {.....wah.....} 
{Guitar 2}
              
--------------------------------------------------------------
-----3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0------3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-4-4-3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-4-4--3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5-3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-5-5--3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5--------5-5----------------5-5---------5-5----------------
-3-3--------3-3----------------3-3---------3-3----------------
{pm}        {pm}              {pm}         {pm}
'Cause there's a lady I know who takes your vision, and turns it all around

--------------------------------------------------------------
-----3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0------3--3p0------0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-4-4-3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-4-4--3--3p0-4-4--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5-3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-5-5--3--3p0-5-5--0-3p0-6-5-3p0-
-5-5--------5-5----------------5-5---------5-5----------------
-3-3--------3-3----------------3-3---------3-3----------------
{pm}        {pm}              {pm}         {pm}
The things you see, of what should be, lost and never found.

CHOURSE

-----------------------------------------------
-------------------0-3p0-6-5~------------------
-3--------------4--0-3p0-6-5~-5-5-5-3-2-4------
-3--------------5--0-3p0-6-5~-5-5-5-3-3-5------
-1--------------5-------------3-3-3-1-3-5------
----------------3---------------------1-3------
 Lady Evil, evil. She's a magical, mystical woman

-----------------------------x-------
-----------------------------x-------
-3----------4----------------5[~]--
-3----------3----------------5[~]--
-1----------3----------------x-------
------------1----------------3[~]--
 Lady Evil, evil on my mind! She's the Queen of the Night

----------------------------------------------------------
----------0-0-3-3p0---3--3-5~-----------3-3p0---3-3-------
---4-3-4--0-0-3-3p0-4-3--3-5~--2-3-4-4--3-3p0-4-3-3-4-----
---3-4-5--0-0-3-3p0-5-3--3-5~--3-4-5-5--3-3p0-5-3-3-5-----
---3-4-5------------5----------3-4-5-5--------5-----5-----
-0-1-2-3------------3----------0-1-2-3--------3-----3-----
{...pm...}                    {...pm...}
                          Gonna do it right!

-----------------------------------------------------------
---8~-6~-8~--6-8p6--8~-6~-8~--6-8p6-8~-6-6-----------------
----------------------------------------7--7-5-3--3--------
---------------------------------------------------5~------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
{........................wah............................}
{Guitar 1}

----------------------------------------------------------
----------0-0-3-3p0---3--3-5~-----------3-3p0---3-3-------
---4-3-4--0-0-3-3p0-4-3--3-5~--2-3-4-4--3-3p0-4-3-3-4-----
---3-4-5--0-0-3-3p0-5-3--3-5~--3-4-5-5--3-3p0-5-3-3-5-----
---3-4-5------------5----------3-4-5-5--------5-----5-----
-0-1-2-3------------3----------0-1-2-3--------3-----3-----
{...pm...}                    {...pm...}
  She's the Queen of (Chill?) Look out!  She will pull you in.

------------------------------------6-8/11----------------------------------
---6^(8`6)-(3)/(10)-6~~-6h8p6--6h8/9--------8-6--6--------------------------
-----------(3)/(10)----------7------------------7--7-5-3-5(7`5)-3-5^(7`5)-3-
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
{...................................wah.....................................}
{Guitar 1}

----------------------------------------------------------
----------0-0-3-3p0---3--3-5~-----------3-3p0---3-3-------
---4-3-4--0-0-3-3p0-4-3--3-5~--2-3-4-4--3-3p0-4-3-3-4-----
---3-4-5--0-0-3-3p0-5-3--3-5~--3-4-5-5--3-3p0-5-3-3-5-----
---3-4-5------------5----------3-4-5-5--------5-----5-----
-0-1-2-3------------3----------0-1-2-3--------3-----3-----
{...pm...}                    {...pm...}
Lady of the Night

--------------------------------------6-3----------------------------
--------------------3-5[~/75]-3-5p3-3----6-3-6p3--3-6^(8`6)---------
----------------3h5------------------------------5----------3--------
-3-5p3-3-5p3-3h5---------------------------------------------5-------
------5-----5--------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
{...........................wah...............................}
{Guitar 1}

-------------------------------
----------0-0-3-3p0---3--3-5~--
---4-3-4--0-0-3-3p0-4-3--3-5~--
---3-4-5--0-0-3-3p0-5-3--3-5~--
---3-4-5------------5----------
-0-1-2-3------------3----------
{...pm...}        {pm}

-----3-3-1h3p1-1-3--------------------------
-3-6--------------6-6-3h6p3h6p3-6^(8`6)-----
---------------------------------------5-5~-
--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
{.................wah......................}
{Guitar 1}

--3---------------------
-(3)-6-3----------------
--------5^(6)-3---------
----------------5(3)---
------------------------
------------------------
{........wah........}
{Guitar 1 & 2}
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