From: ken@batman.austin.ibm.com (Ken Goach)
Subject: More Crazy Train (was Re: Crazy Riff.)
Reply-To: ken@austin.ibm.com (Ken Goach)
Organization: IBM Austin, TX
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 15:54:36 GMT


More "Crazy Train" riffs! I tried to use dashes (-) between
the notes to indicate rhythm, but listen to the record for
a more precise example (it's hard to notate rhythms online!).


Intro
=====

E|-|
B|-|
G|-| 
D|-|
A|------4---5---4----2--0----0--2--0-------|     3 times
E|--2-2---2---2---2--------4---------4--0--|


4th time, it ends differently:

E|-|                (you can add the other
B|-|                 notes for these chords
G|-|                 if you wish!)
D|-------------------7--9--|
A|------4---5---4-0--5--7--|
E|--2-2---2---2---X--X--X--|

                     D  E   (just 2 major chords!)


There are chords that go along with the intro riff (F#, A, and E)
that he plays later in the song. These are also the bass notes, BTW,
used in the intro.


Verse
=====

E|-|
B|----------2---------5----------3---------X-----|
G|----------2---------4----------2---------X-----| 
D|----------2---------6----------4---------X-----|
A|---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------3^-|

            A         E          D         A


These E and D major chords are what I call C-form barre chords.
It's like a C chord that moves with a barre (but no root, which
would be fingered with the little finger on the 7th fret of the
A string for the E chord). You can also extend the barre across
to the high E, playing frets 4 (for E) and 2 (for D) to complete
the chord, but I don't think Randy did it that way. Also, using
too many notes with a lot of gain will give you mud.

The "^" on the 3rd fret E string (note is G) at the end of the
phrase denotes a bend up.

I am not gonna bother to put in all the guitar fills, but one
Randy does instead of the bend is a fast descending riff that
goes (approximately)

E|-|
B|-|
G|-----4-2-0---------------| 
D|------------4-2-0--------|
A|-------------------4-2-0-|
E|-|

and back into the verse riff.

Note that the last time through the verse before the chorus the
riff is slightly different.

E|-|
B|----------2---------5----------3---------2---2--|
G|----------2---------4----------2---------2---2--| 
D|----------2---------6----------4---------2---2--|
A|---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0---------0---0--|
E|----------------------------------2--4----------|

            A         E          D         A

He also slides around a little going up to the E and D chords.


All this is off the top of my head, so if it's not 100% accurate
don't flame me. I'm sure a tab is available, but saying "Go buy
the August 1981 edition of Joe Guitar Magazine" is not always
convenient for all net readers.


If the original tab is not available via a magazine or ftp site,
I might be convinced to write out the whole song. I'd have to find
an Ozzy tape first, though.



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