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Children of the Grave by Black Sabbath From the album Master of Reality (1971) Written by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward All rights belong to their respective owners Tabbed by Jaakko Karppinen READ FIRST: I know there are already good tabs of this song on this site, but this tab is based on the original Master Track, so it should be 100% correct. I've listened every single part of the Master Track multiple times with half speed and some equalization to really get every single note right, though I've left out couple tiny mistakes Geezer does. I also know that this song is originally played with C# (C#F#BE) tuning, but since it can be played just as well with standard tuning, I've tabbed it with standard tuning. It is much easier for more advanced players to convert it in to C# tuning if they want to, than for beginners to convert it from C# to standard. The conversion from standard to C# is super easy; just tune your bass to C# and play everything 3 frets down the neck, so for example, the main riff is played at the 7th fret. There are no open notes or anything like that to worry about. Playing in C# tuning with a pick is the best choice if you want to sound more like Geezer. You can hear yourself on the Master Track how the combination of sloppy strings, a pick and a cranked up amp sound like. Enjoy! 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