Black Sabbath’s Paranoid Bass Line

Black Sabbath’s Paranoid Bass Line…

“Paranoid” is a song by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1970 off the band’s second studio album Paranoid (1970). It is the first single from the album, while the B-side is the song “The Wizard”. It reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart and number 61 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Band: Black Sabbath
Song: “Paranoid”
Genre: Heavy Metal
Bass guitar: Geezer Butler
Songwriter(s): Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne & Bill Ward
Producer(s): Rodger Bain
Album: “Paranoid” (1970)
Label: Vertigo

Fig. 1 – Bass Intro

Fig. 2 – Bass Pattern #1

Fig. 3 – Bass Pattern #2

Fig. 4 – Bass Pattern #3

Fig. 5 – The End

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