Top 20 Black Sabbath Riffs
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Күн бұрынAfter posting my 1970s guitar riffs video, I received many comments from people saying I should have featured more Black Sabbath and they were probably right. Here are 20 top riffs from one of the greatest riff-makers ever, Tony Iommi, concentrating on the Ozzy Osbourne years in the '70s.
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EQUIPMENT
Epiphone SG Special VE
Joyo AC Tone
TRACK LISTING
0:00 Never Say Die
0:16 Snowblind
0:42 Sweet Leaf
0:55 Children of the Grave
1:15 A National Acrobat
1:28 Looking For Today
1:44 War Pigs
2:04 Hole In The Sky
2:25 Electric Funeral
2:41 The Wizard
2:56 Wheels of Confusion
3:17 You Won't Change Me
3:36 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
3:51 Symptom of the Universe
4:07 Black Sabbath
4:25 Paranoid
4:44 Iron Man
5:10 After Forever
5:38 N.I.B
5:57 Supernaut
@tanguybrun1172 3 жыл бұрын
Rob Zombie once said : « Every cool riff has already been written by Black Sabbath. You’re either playing it faster or slower or backwards, but they wrote it first. »
@belzebongnight9521 3 жыл бұрын
True
@the2dcore324 3 жыл бұрын
I never seen a more accurate sentence in my whole life
@zapiexa4947 3 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile Muhammed Suiçmez: *Am I joke to you?*
@jimpickens9681 3 жыл бұрын
no quite a few are by Rhoads, Paige, the Young brothers, and Blackmore
@russell2890 3 жыл бұрын
That's from the metal: a headbangers journey documentary if i remember correctly
@5.7bethesda 3 жыл бұрын
The fact that everyone's saying "wheres this?" or "wheres that?" PROVES Sabbath has so many good riffs 😎
@murilooliveira9175 3 жыл бұрын
exactly
@ChaseThePinballWizard 3 жыл бұрын
where is into the void bro
@ImSoOld2007 3 жыл бұрын
I was 100% ready to be like WHERE THE FUCK IS SUPERNAUT then it was right at #1 where it deserved to bed ❤️
@jamesedwards2237 3 жыл бұрын
Yup, some more of my favorite riffs, Fairies Wear Boots, Killing Yourself to Live, Hard Life to Live, and Angry Heart.
@thefareplayer2254 3 жыл бұрын
@@ChaseThePinballWizard My EXACT thought!
@isukatgeetar15 3 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised Into the Void didn't make the cut
@russpennekamp5149 3 жыл бұрын
The omission of that is glaring and inexcusable.
@nealgoldman4397 3 жыл бұрын
for real, thats my favorite iommi riff
@hmtp177 3 жыл бұрын
IN TO THE VOID IS THE BEST EVER PERIOD!
@theccarbiter 3 жыл бұрын
Ikr that’s like one of the greatest metal riffs ever
@TastyChevelle 3 жыл бұрын
Its literally up there in maybe top 3 Sabbath riffs of all time. Glad I scrolled down to see it was ommitted and disappointed in OP.
@leftofthedial1378 3 жыл бұрын
Tony Iommi is the riff MASTER. My personal favorite Iommi riff has gotta be "A National Acrobat" off Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, it's just so groovy and weighty.
@gaztayplays1210 3 жыл бұрын
@Leonardo Mejia I dunno about that one
@user-ys2mh5tz7v 3 жыл бұрын
If I'm not mistaken, Geezer wrote A National Acrobat main riff
@sotis1756 3 жыл бұрын
@Leonardo Mejia look.. page has like 7 memorable riffs.. while iommi has some 40+
@ledsabbazepplath3889 3 жыл бұрын
@Leonardo Mejia Iommi has 1) more riffs (like 5 per song) 2) catchier/memorable riffs
@windyhead7960 3 жыл бұрын
Geezer wrote that one.
@mrjjwwjj 3 жыл бұрын
I want to say that bill ward doesn’t get enough love. He’s hands down my favorite drummer of all time. He makes the iconic riffs of sabbath come to life in a way that encodes them into your brain forever.
@timsahkelebek5901 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, the the trippiness, hynoptic style of Sabbath is because of Ward's genius.
@ElianaBlock 3 жыл бұрын
not only that but he plays jazz and swing beats and makes them metal. he gets so slept on and he’s truly one of the greatest drummers.
@WilliamBarryRoberts 3 жыл бұрын
me?
@skankhunt5360 7 ай бұрын
You have got to love his style of drumming the aspects in planet caravan make it seem dreamy. But in songs like killing yourself to live his drumming makes an insane difference to make the song absolutely perfect.
@FockeWulfFW200 23 күн бұрын
He is, by far, the most important member of the band. People keep saying that is Ozzy or Iommi just because being the frontman or playing an electric guitar in the 70s was what get you the hot chicks and made you look cool. But the real deal here is Bill Ward. Just look at any black sabbath cover where the youtuber playing with a backing track to prove my point. No matter how well the guy/girl plays the guitar, it sounds like utter shit. Sounds like utter shit because there's no Bill Ward in there.
@degreplayspiano 3 жыл бұрын
Tell the truth: when he plays Sweet Leaf, ALL OF YOU, in your heads, have sung "ALL RIGHT NOW!" 😅
@aeoninfinity247 3 жыл бұрын
fuck you caught me xp IT'S SO HARD NOT TO! XD
@mediocrefunkybeat 3 жыл бұрын
Won't you listen?
@jamesfisherhorror Жыл бұрын
You’re goddamn right ❤️
@ValirAmaril 5 ай бұрын
in N.I.B. as well
@cameronholladay3605 3 жыл бұрын
The riff to Fairies Wear Boots should’ve also been included
@comeradedoggo3880 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah especially the opening
@emporiojimenez17 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorates
@javwav 3 жыл бұрын
Which of all of them? lol the fact that you have to question which riff you are talking about proves that iommi is a god
@cameronholladay3605 3 жыл бұрын
@@javwav touché; I like the opening, but more so, the swung groove when they go into the verse and chorus.
@RalfEngelmann 3 жыл бұрын
You should have made "Top 200 Black Sabbath Riffs" :-)
@davesaenz3732 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly there is 200 riffs. But I would think 100 is good.
@kikastra 3 жыл бұрын
Some of these riffs only gain their true power combined with the amazing rythym section of Butler and Ward. Not that the riffs aren't brilliant on their own
@bloxsy_ 3 жыл бұрын
Agree, they really were a tight unit.
@fantasypgatour 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree, Iron Man is one of the best riffs ever but it only truly gains it's gargantuan power when that rhythm section comes in the second time round.
@MrCopenhagen113 3 жыл бұрын
@@fantasypgatour same could most certainly be said about N.I.B... its just not the same without Geezer
@hub3rr 3 жыл бұрын
Black Sabbath is the best band of metal of the old times! This band never die
@RoRo-vr6wx 3 жыл бұрын
Yes the greatest no debate
@TKMMA_ 3 жыл бұрын
True no debate
@doorknob525 3 жыл бұрын
Wrong. Iron Maiden then Black Sabbath.
@RoRo-vr6wx 3 жыл бұрын
@@doorknob525 nope black sabbath then iron maiden
@TKMMA_ 3 жыл бұрын
@@RoRo-vr6wx yup I love Iron Maiden but sabbath is better
@zikihowdreams2073 3 жыл бұрын
the best band of classic metal
@Username-dr4df 3 жыл бұрын
maybe heavy metal, and literally doom metal
@h4rri3tt 3 жыл бұрын
Adrian Osvaldo Alvarez Castro I like your pfp :)
@aradhyasharma4712 3 жыл бұрын
Hello George
@ollytherevenant1653 3 жыл бұрын
@@Username-dr4df maybe Black Sabbath self titled and a few other songs fit the doom category but most of it is kinda stoner or classic heavy metal
@erykszymanski9167 3 жыл бұрын
I see a sad lack of comments asking about Under The Sun, in my opinion the most head-banging Iommi riff
@R04dny 3 жыл бұрын
Thinking exactly the same
@steelwarrior105 2 жыл бұрын
Under the sun is so heavy I mistook it for a Bolt Thrower riff when I first heard it
@mrjjwwjj 3 жыл бұрын
Your choice of riffs really shows a deep appreciation for the band.
@parcello410 3 жыл бұрын
Nice tone, man. Sounds almost exactly like Toni Iommi
@murilooliveira6455 3 жыл бұрын
Not sounds like Tony cause the Tony tones don't have so much noise like this
@RoRo-vr6wx 3 жыл бұрын
Their riffs are so satisfying
@nightshift8249 2 жыл бұрын
Surprised that Into The Void isn’t there, but all of these riffs are top notch too.
@ryanm4689 3 жыл бұрын
One of the best things about Bloxsy is that he plays deep cuts and hits. But the best thing is he sounds so damn good.
@cedarneckjams302 3 жыл бұрын
1. Snowblind 2. Supernaut 3.Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 4. Into the void 5. Wheels of Confusion 6. Killing your self to live 7. NiB 8. Paranoid 9. War pigs 10. The Thrill of it all
@PWBS-yc6xi 2 жыл бұрын
Finally someone giving snowblind the love it deserves
@alanboyance9119 3 жыл бұрын
Into the Void would be my personal favorite
@stevenb9129 3 жыл бұрын
Electric funeral riff is a banger, nice simple and sounds good
@orsozapata 3 жыл бұрын
Great choices as always, but I would have included SabbraCadabra for sure
@stevenadams3837 10 ай бұрын
Well done. That was great. Keep up the good work
@TastyChevelle 3 жыл бұрын
How do people forget Into The Void?
@murilooliveira6455 3 жыл бұрын
Its a personal rank He doesnt forgot, he just doesnt want to put into the void on this list
@fedeespinosa1860 3 жыл бұрын
Or Heaven and Hell!!!!
@samthfkr 3 жыл бұрын
What more can you expect from Riff Master Iommi. A Dio years vid would amazing as well.
@osirisrex1441 3 жыл бұрын
I am in love with that guitar. It's very affordable, and the tone you're able to get out of it is exceptional!
@LetsGoMetsGo33 3 жыл бұрын
The crazy thing is that you can easy make a video of "the next 20 best Sabbath riffs" that are still better than anything other bands do. Consider these: Wicked World, Warning, Faeries Wear Boots, Hand of Doom, Into the void, Lord of this World, Tomorrows Dream, St. Vitus' Dance, Cornucopia, Under the Sun, Sabbra Cadabra, Killing Yourself to Live, Supertzar, the writ, Dirty Women, Backstreet Kids, Junior's Eyes, Neon Nights, Heaven and Hell, Children of the Sea, Mob Rules, Zero the Hero, etc.
@rjprivate 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! All the cool riffs together, excellent
@chloro881 3 жыл бұрын
That tone sounds so good! Good job as always mate! 👍
@bloxsy_ 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate.
@bullenklo 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for not only playing Iron Man and Paranoid like everyone else! And also thank you for playing the riffs exactly like Tony.
@feliperojas-doomride 3 жыл бұрын
Sadly he still only played Ozzy songs
@bullenklo 3 жыл бұрын
@@feliperojas-doomride you got a point
@kadenbihn3603 3 жыл бұрын
@@feliperojas-doomride cause they’re that much better than the rest
@feliperojas-doomride 3 жыл бұрын
@@kadenbihn3603 I seriously doubt you've listened to "the rest"
@pabloburgos6374 3 жыл бұрын
@@kadenbihn3603 yep
@hopelessstrlstfan181 3 жыл бұрын
I luv that he even had the sound of scraping the strings on the Sweet Leaf riff. I remember being 15 yrs old back in 80's debating my friend about whether or not T.I. did that intentionally. Dunno, but maybe.
@charliedudash7804 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff brotha 🤘🏼Under the sun is definitely my favorite especially the end!
@badmagikman5142 3 жыл бұрын
Timeless riffs man. They're so damn great. Iommi and Sabbath was a blessing to us. I'm glad I got to see them live multiple times. Man I love Sabbath ✌️
@andrewhanson7792 5 ай бұрын
Excellent cover, and good riff choices! 🤟🏻
@ncrailfan 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome Cover video! And cool guitar!
@CoinsandBullion 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thanks for making this. You are the 🐐🐐
@voronOsphere 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Great selections!!! Thanks!!!
@bloxsy_ 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@HeatMyShorts 3 жыл бұрын
I'm going to use this video to learn some of these. Thanks buddy! These are great! Loves me some Sabbath!
@LaHuguu 3 жыл бұрын
Your tone is spot on !
@phoenixedwards6949 2 жыл бұрын
Good job that sounds awesome 👏
@stanleykostrzewski7222 3 жыл бұрын
Great tone , Tony would be happy with this , the riffmeister !
@thejackel8172 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant as always mate
@bloxsy_ 3 жыл бұрын
Cheers.
@augustob.s3301 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video bro, i just missed the wicked world riff, good job
@dipanjanbose4989 3 жыл бұрын
Man!!!! That tone is spot on
@josephwilliams710 3 жыл бұрын
This was simply the best Sabbath riff video I've ever seen and to be honest I have a cherry red sg myself and I'm so glad someone does the tuning right like you have it was amazing " my favorite song & riff of all time is " Sweet Leaf " you were awesome to the max in this video yet again I seen the comments I agree with some viewers saying it should include maybe into the void, Meglomania , heaven & hell etc ... Bc this is OZZY era and plus Sabbath has so many great riffs it's hard to fit in all of them unless u do a top 30# all & all it was brilliant !!!
@bloxsy_ 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, that's quite a compliment.
@daviddavis1561 3 жыл бұрын
Sweet riffs...Sweet guitar...Awesome video!
@slayeroftime7462 3 жыл бұрын
I love your videos so much it's very nice content! don't stop making videos! with love from Moldova
@bloxsy_ 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the encouragement!
@CresinZero 3 жыл бұрын
beautiful SG
@drlepper72 3 жыл бұрын
Props for putting supernaut #1. May be my favorite of theirs. So, so many good ones to pick from, had to leave good ones off. Nicely done.
@bloxsy_ 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@AntonioSoares-ks4kr 3 жыл бұрын
O mestre dos riffs de toda história do rock.
@Check_Ball 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely stunning performance!
@Blunderful01 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant man. 🤘
@Obi-WanKannabis Жыл бұрын
Your tone is spot on for the vol.4 riffs
@richfromtheligerz4922 3 жыл бұрын
Your vids are great
@GorGob 3 жыл бұрын
Cool tone man and played with taste!
@pancon5 3 жыл бұрын
This was extremely satisfactory, instant replay. 😎
@MrXenon1994 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid, as always! Your tone is spot on. you also have some really underrated picks in here, like Looking For Today and You Won't Change Me. Kinda missing Into the Void and Cornucopia though.
@shawnt2134 3 жыл бұрын
Love the lineup but no mention of Into the Void...then again they are all deserving. Great vid!
@PaddyD378 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@adrianmisak07 3 жыл бұрын
very nice... both the execution and the choice of songs :)
@toty3237 3 жыл бұрын
well done !!
@iMaradonaa 3 жыл бұрын
Great job. I can think of another 20 you could have included but that’s black sabbath for you !
@zapiexa4947 3 жыл бұрын
Falling Off the Edge of World, Country Girl, Heaven and Hell, Is God dead?, Ear in the Wall are also amazing riffs
@profile_01 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent job. Tone and feel nailed
@bloxsy_ 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@SebasVids 3 жыл бұрын
Great video man! I personally think the riff on sabbra cadabra is very underrated
@naonaochan1057 3 жыл бұрын
Great riff and Great riff maker for ever❗👍
@SpiderStratagemVI 3 жыл бұрын
Oh man! Great selection of riffs! Iommi is your friend!
@suzy4693 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video!!! This is the Hell's music, someone there is watching this video. For next time GN'R top 20 riff, please!
@apiloto3219 3 жыл бұрын
watching this makes me regret smashing my 90 dollar sg special in a show. great selection of riffs, the tone is incredible.
@tymorales8333 3 жыл бұрын
great playing and awesome list! i would add “into the void” personally, but still, i enjoyed your playing.
@brntlandon 3 жыл бұрын
I will pile on with the others, perfect tone! Also love a lot of the choices, esp wheels, an all time fav. There are so many good riffs that aren't the first riff of a song tho...
@stibbzy7395 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome 👌
@gladiator22666 3 жыл бұрын
Well done 🤘👍
@TheHermit91 3 жыл бұрын
Black Sabbath have a lot of great melodies in their songs like the ending melody of Iron Man, War Pigs. Not sure why people don’t consider them riffs.
@ayoutubechannel1499 3 жыл бұрын
All of his riffs are awesome
@bluecolorguitarist8388 3 жыл бұрын
nice guitar sound !!
@samuelgallegos5107 3 жыл бұрын
The moment I’ve been waiting for
@deferdfive0928 3 жыл бұрын
This is a good list
@antoniovessa4111 3 жыл бұрын
Where Is Planet Caravan???? Anyway, good sound...
@brettletwin1744 3 жыл бұрын
planet caravan’s bass kinda outshines it’s guitar parts imo
@GraceFulMagical 3 жыл бұрын
He said top 20 so maybe what he thinks or of status.
@psiangel 3 жыл бұрын
That's by Pantera!!!!!!!!!!!
@jonathancastro4056 3 жыл бұрын
@@psiangel Panteras Planet Caravan is a cover of Black Sabbaths.
@psiangel 3 жыл бұрын
@@jonathancastro4056 NOPE OTHER WAY AROUND!!!
@pinodilenne 3 жыл бұрын
All good riffs but you didn’t put in Megalomania’s rock riff :(
@charliecooper5354 3 жыл бұрын
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 🍻
@AntonioSoares-ks4kr 3 жыл бұрын
Listen brasilian Singer Vanusa,what you do ,music.
@ronsterm7076 3 жыл бұрын
SBS and Symptom of the Universe are two of the most badass riffs ever playef
@kingwells2 2 жыл бұрын
After forever shakes me to my soul each time I hear it.
@chrislyne377 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome playing mate! Really enjoyed listening to you play. Now do the top 20 Dio era Sabbath riffs! (And please include Falling Off the Edge of the World!)
@Guysfat 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice
@richardvasquez6746 3 жыл бұрын
Man that snowblind riff always gets me, to me that's one of their best.
@thomascollet209 3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeeeeeaaahh 🤘 that's very good !!!
@gurtissstaggolee4848 3 жыл бұрын
Using this channel to learn and appreciate
@user-ks3xg3gj5p 3 ай бұрын
I am so happy that NIB got top three, that is one of the best sounding riffs of all time and I love how it just gets stuck in your head
@macr0c0sm 3 жыл бұрын
Wheels of confusion a master piece. So many good riffs
@michaelblack9709 2 жыл бұрын
Sick vid
@bill1388 3 жыл бұрын
Greatest band ever period... nice selection too. I’ve never seen wheels of confusion played correctly, I’d love you to make a video teaching it cause I couldn’t figure it out . Cheers keep up the amazing playing your real clean too way more than me
@duke6912 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know if you’ll see this but your channel is real top notch, great content mate keep it up. If you could do Bowie or Iggy riffs sometime that’d be awesome.
@bloxsy_ 3 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate. I want to do a Bowie and Iggy/Stooges video, so it'll definitely happen but not sure when yet.
@D.Guitar 3 жыл бұрын
The thing about so many Sabbath tunes. And especially leads. . Is that So many are doubled.. and not doubled as in the same. Two leads that fit. . And complement each other. And harmonies in Chord run. So playing it by yourself live. Never comes out quite as good as the album...
@bigpapamanman1550 3 жыл бұрын
Specifically with After Forever you notice exactly how much Geezer contributes when you only hear yourself play the guitar
@ryansouthard4929 2 жыл бұрын
Great job and tones from the Joyo I hate to say it.
@APAL880 Жыл бұрын
Cool to see Wheels of Confusion and After Forever on here, but Into the Void is a must.
@ralphcarpenter760 3 жыл бұрын
Great job! Although you really need a top 40 when it comes to Sabbath!
@biker7766 Жыл бұрын
The intro to “I” with Dio is one of my favorites as well as Sleeping Village.
@shaggy658 3 жыл бұрын
damn that tone sounds amazing
@jg12357 3 жыл бұрын
"Killing yourself to live" is better than all of these. Great video regardless!
@cedarneckjams302 3 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah man it’s one of my favorites of all time 🤘rock on man
@alibobsmarland9572 3 жыл бұрын
One of the best Sabbs songs.
@francorivas3510 3 жыл бұрын
finally someone appreciates Supernaut! you rock man!
@davesaenz3732 2 жыл бұрын
Some of the ending riffs are better than the intros. Everyone always playing the first riff. Here you played War Pigs in the middle. Thats awesome!! 🎸
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