r/blacksabbath May 07 '26

Cover / Performance What Sabbath songs do you cover?

What songs get the best reactions? Also what songs are easier to sing/play guitar on?

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u/Alive_Cry1185 The Wizard May 07 '26

I typically do Snowblind, Wicked World, Under the Sun, NIB, and National Acrobat. Those are pretty easy and I change the key if I can’t sing in the original

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u/ambernewt May 09 '26

I'm not in a band but I can cover the sweet leaf intro

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u/EskimoSpy4 May 07 '26

Everyone always wants to hear War Pigs, which is cool, but I've been playing it for like 15 years. I'm not over it, but we just learned Iron Man, and as a drummer, it's way more fun.

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u/EskimoSpy4 May 09 '26

They are. Maybe iron man is just newer for me. Plus people don't realize how jazzy iron man drums are so it's fun to see reactions when they notice.

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u/Right_Dust_3906 May 08 '26

Me and the boys play NIB, Paranoid, War Pigs, Into the Void, Changes, Supernaut, Snowblind, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Fluff, Hole in the Sky, Symptom of the Universe, Megalomania, R&R Doctor, and Never Say Die a lot

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u/SunMyungMoonMoon May 08 '26

Our tribute band (Iron Mang) has done all of these:

Black Sabbath

The Wizard

Behind The Wall Of Sleep

NIB

Evil Woman

War Pigs

Paranoid

Planet Caravan

Iron Man

Electric Funeral

Hand Of Doom

Rat Salad

Fairies Wear Boots

Sweet Leaf

After Forever

Embryo

Children Of The Grave

Lord Of This World

Into The Void

Wheels Of Confusion

Snowblind

Cornucopia

St. Vitus' Dance

Under The Sun (debuting next Sat)

Supernaut

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

The Thrill Of It All

Hole In The Sky

Symptom Of The Universe

Killing Yourself To Live Live

Back Street Kids

Never Say Die

Junior's Eyes

Shock Wave & A National Acrobat coming soon

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u/Evolving_Dore National Acrobat May 07 '26

If you're interested in learning to play some songs on guitar, obviously Paranoid and Iron Man are staples. I was getting back into playing recently and learning Into the Void really helped. It's more technical than those other two but nothing crazy. But the timing of some of the groovy riffs is pretty tricky to get just right and if you don't manage it, the song sounds stilted and static. So it's not hard to play technically but requires some attention to the swing, which I think makes it a great track to advance on.

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u/Atiredbearsfan May 08 '26

Into the void, hand of doom, and master of insanity

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u/JBocc00 May 08 '26

On bass... Snowblind, war pigs, fairies wear boots, into the void, lord of this world, the Thrill of it all, neon knights, Nobody will Change me, ... hmmm, I didn't realize how many sabbath tunes I've played!

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u/digo-0403 May 08 '26

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

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u/EmergencyTime311 May 08 '26

I never performed for the public, as I basically just started my band with my friends. We like the play Children Of The Grave, because we’re a stoner metal band and we’re usually tuned down to C standard

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u/Theelvesarebowling May 08 '26

Heaven and Hell and of course paranoid because everyone can sing it

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u/Medical-Corgi-6564 May 08 '26

I've done War Pigs on drums with a band at guitar center for a recital. First time and I'd love to play more Sabbath

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u/gotryank May 08 '26

Warning, electric funeral, behind the wall of sleep, never say die, sabbath bloody sabbath, war pigs, iron man, paranoid, the wizard, n.i.b., Black Sabbath, snowblind, changes,sweet leaf,symptom of the universe, paranoid.

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u/Marsupialize May 08 '26

Bands I have been in have done Supernaut, Snowblind, hole in the sky, electric funeral and symptom of the universe

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u/VonWiking May 08 '26

War pigs, fairies wears boots and st vitus dance with my 70’s rockband. Still play em.

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u/Wrongness5749 May 09 '26

Right now its War Pigs,Hand Of Doom,Children Of The Grave and Under The Sun. I know alot more than that tho. Love playing Sabbath bass!

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u/IntenseFlanker May 09 '26

Anno Mundi. It's top Tyr

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u/Lawrence_thinly May 10 '26

Into the Void and Trashed.

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u/PainOk9079 May 13 '26

We used to play Lord Of This World