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Master of Reality is the third studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in the United Kingdom on 6 August 1971 by Vertigo Records. It is regarded by some critics as the foundation of doom metal, stoner rock, and sludge metal.
Produced by Rodger Bain, who also produced the band’s prior two albums, Master of Reality was recorded at Island Studios in London from February to April 1971. Guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler downtuned their instruments during the production, achieving what Iommi called a “bigger, heavier sound”.
Master of Reality peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart and number eight on the US Billboard 200. Though negatively received by critics on release, the album is now considered one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time. It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after having sold over two million copies in the US.
- Genre(s): Blues, British Blues, Celtic Metal, Classic Metal, Classic Rock, Doom Metal, Electric Blues, Epic Metal, Experimental Rock, Folk Metal, Gothic Metal, Gothic Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Psychadelic Rock, Rock, Stoner Rock
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Tracklist
This album was recorded on instruments tuned down to a variety of different tunings. No matter what it sound like, everything is transcribed "as if" in E Standard to make it easier to read and play.
All Keys/Modes and Accidentals are written as per E Standard tuning.
Tune the bass down 1 whole step. This tab is written out "as if" in E Standard so pitches marked are not 1-1 representative of pitches heard.
D Standard Tuning
- Instrument: 4 String Bass Guitar
- Page Count: 11
- Format: Interactive PDF
- difficulty Level: Intermediate
- Tuning: D Standard (D-G-C-F)
- Key(s): Am, Em, G Mixolydian, Bm
- Download Size: <1MB
- Instrument: 4 String Bass Guitar
- Page Count: 19
- Format: Interactive PDF
- difficulty Level: Advanced
- Tuning: E Standard (E-A-D-G)
- Key(s): E Locrian, E Phrygian, F# phrygian
- Download Size: 1.2MB
Tune the bass down 1 & 1/2 steps. This tab is written out "as if" in E Standard so pitches marked are not 1-1 representative of pitches heard.
C# Standard Tuning
- Instrument: 4 String Bass Guitar
- Page Count: 11
- Format: Interactive PDF
- difficulty Level: Intermediate
- Tuning: C# Standard (C#-F#-B-E)
- Key(s): Em
- Download Size: <1MB
