Riff Rundown

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro

Guitar 1

To kick off the song the rhthm section helps builds up to one of the song's signature riffs. When I play this riff I use mostly downstrokes when picking, except for the part at the end starting with the note on the 5th fret on the low E string. I use alternate picking for these last 7 notes.

Now let's take a listen to the riff in the context of how the song goes. Use a pick scrap down the strings to head into the riff after the bass and drums kick it off. Then play the riff above 1 1/2 times then end with the two measures below. This entire riff sequence is played once more right after the solo.

Verse

The guitar part to the verse is intensive on your right hand's picking as we drone the A string in between chord shapes. Before the singing to the verse begins we play through the rhythm part twice. The second time we add a fill at the end:

Once Ozzy starts singing we continue to play the riff without any frills:

Chorus

If you're having trouble getting it up to speed, then try practicing along with it slowed down:

Chorus Lead Fills

Fill #1

Here is the first one played slow:

Here it is played up to speed:

Here's the first fill played along with the music:

Fill #2

Here is the second fill played slow:

Here it is played up to speed:

Here's the second fill played along with the music:

Fill #3

Here is the 3rd fill played slow:

Here it is up to speed:

Here's the third fill played along with the music:

Bridge

Solo 1

Solo 2

Slow Solo Jam Track

Here's the full solo:

Outro

Riff Resources

Complete Transcription To "Crazy Train " (PDF)

Complete Transcription To "Crazy Train " (Power Tab)