# The Best Black Sabbath Guitar Solos

> The 20 best Black Sabbath guitar solos, ranked. #1 is War Pigs (1970), then Heaven and Hell and Paranoid. Every video starts at the solo.

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Tony Iommi essentially invented the heavy metal guitar vocabulary, pairing crushing detuned riffs with bluesy, wah-drenched leads. His solos, from the Ozzy era through the Dio years, balance menace and melody in a way countless metal players still imitate.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Black Sabbath discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sabbath_discography), [Wikipedia: Tony Iommi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Iommi)

1. [War Pigs](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-war-pigs/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1970
2. [Heaven and Hell](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-heaven-and-hell/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1980
3. [Paranoid](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-paranoid/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1970
4. [Iron Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-iron-man/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1970
5. [Children of the Grave](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-children-of-the-grave/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1971
6. [Symptom of the Universe](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-symptom-of-the-universe/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1975
7. [Neon Knights](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-neon-knights/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1980
8. [Die Young](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-die-young/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1980
9. [Into the Void](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-into-the-void/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1971
10. [Sabbath Bloody Sabbath](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-sabbath-bloody-sabbath/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1973
11. [Fairies Wear Boots](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-fairies-wear-boots/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1970
12. [Snowblind](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-snowblind/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1972
13. [Supernaut](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-supernaut/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1972
14. [Electric Funeral](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-electric-funeral/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1970
15. [N.I.B.](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-n-i-b/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1970
16. [Warning](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-warning/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1970
17. [Mob Rules](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-mob-rules/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1981
18. [Headless Cross](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-headless-cross/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1989
19. [Orchid](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-orchid/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1971
20. [Wheels of Confusion](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-wheels-of-confusion/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1972

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