Black Sabbath - War Pigs - Guitar Tab

War Pigs

"War Pigs" is the opening track of Black Sabbath's second studio album, Paranoid, and stands as one of the band's defining anti-war statements. Built on slow, crushing riffs and dramatic tempo shifts, the song showcases Tony Iommi's influential approach to heavy metal rhythm guitar. For electric guitar players, it offers an essential study in down-tuned power chords, riff construction, and dynamic contrast between slow, heavy verses and faster, driving sections.

• Tony Iommi's main riff uses a slow, crushing tempo that made 'War Pigs' a blueprint for heavy metal guitar writing.
• The song runs nearly 8 minutes, making it an endurance test for guitarists practicing its multiple distinct riff sections.
• As the opening track on Paranoid, 'War Pigs' was intended to set the tone for one of heavy metal's most influential albums.