{"id":2282,"date":"2026-05-29T17:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=2282"},"modified":"2026-05-29T17:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:00:55","slug":"3-of-the-best-black-sabbath-guitar-riffs-ever-recorded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/3-of-the-best-black-sabbath-guitar-riffs-ever-recorded\/","title":{"rendered":"3 of the Best Black Sabbath Guitar Riffs Ever Recorded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There\u2019s a reason guitarist Tony Iommi has been called the Godfather of Heavy Metal. His band Black Sabbath helped pioneer the genre by transforming blues rock into its dark, heavy, gloomy iteration. Iommi, the lord of riffs, created blueprints for future legends such as Metallica, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Rage Against The Machine, and others. Here are three of his best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cSabbath Bloody Sabbath\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BLACK SABBATH - &quot;Sabbath Bloody Sabbath&quot; (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mfTpjrzas5E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuned down to the key of doom, the title track to Black Sabbath\u2019s fifth studio album features a multitude of classic riffs. It begins with minimalist power chords that helped Iommi overcome writer\u2019s block. \u201cWe came to England and toured and all the rest of the stuff, and then we were due to make another album. We went back to the [LA] house again, to do&nbsp;<em>Sabbath Bloody Sabbath<\/em>, and I got writer\u2019s block. It just went dead,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/black-sabbath-the-story-of-sabbath-bloody-sabbath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. This six-minute deluge of epic riffs proves the drought was over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cWar Pigs\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"War Pigs\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bc5Nk1DXyEY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of my favorite things about Black Sabbath jams is how they often contain what could have been several songs within a single arrangement. This anti-war anthem features one of Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s finest vocal performances. Meanwhile, Iommi punctuates the madness with sporadic blues licks between the power chords. \u201cWar Pigs\u201d contains a deep groove, highlighting the importance of bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward\u2014one of rock\u2019s great rhythm sections\u2014to Iommi\u2019s timeless inventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cParanoid\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BLACK SABBATH - &quot;Paranoid&quot; (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0qanF-91aJo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s tough to choose only three riffs by Iommi. However, echoes of \u201cParanoid\u201d have been heard in Black Sabbath\u2019s most well-known descendants. When Osbourne went solo and discovered Randy Rhoads, the young virtuoso blended Iommi\u2019s blueprints with classical music, which his successors, Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde, continued. But many grunge hits were also built atop Iommi\u2019s phrasing. Check out Soundgarden\u2019s Southern Gothic classic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/how-johnny-cash-revealed-a-southern-gothic-tale-in-this-soundgarden-classic\/\">\u201cRusty Cage\u201d<\/a>, as an example of this evolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Metallica had increased the tempo of Black Sabbath, transforming heavy metal into its thrash variant in the Bay Area. 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