"Paranoid" is a song in written and recorded by Black Sabbath for their second album Paranoid (1970). The song reached #62 on the Us Singles Chart and #4 on the UK Singles Chart. It is best-known for its simple riff and iconic solo. In a Guitar World interview, Tommy Iommi said the song was originally "written as a joke", but turned out to be one of their most popular songs and successful songs next to Iron Man.
It appears in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero III Mobile, and Guitar Hero Arcade, and a live version appears in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock covered by Metallica.
Walkthrough[]
On Hard and Expert, this song can be FC'd easily due to the fact that it is very repetitive. All you need to be able to do is know your basic chords. The solo is a particularly easy solo, even on the upper difficulties, due to its slow pace.
Star Challenges[]
Star Challenges in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock's Quickplay+.
| Inst. | Challenge | Challenge goals | |||||
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| Any | POWER CHALLENGE (SINGLE) | Aim for a high score with powers enabled. | |||||
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HIGH SCORE (SINGLE) | Aim for a high individual score. | |||||
| Gold | 136,800 | Platinum | 223,300 | Diamond | 257,600 | ||
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HIT NOTES | Hit as many notes as possible in the solo. | |||||
| Gold | 50 | Platinum | 100 | Diamond | 125 | ||
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DOWN STRUM | Strum down. Excludes HOPO and Tap notes. | |||||
| Gold | 50 | Platinum | 100 | Diamond | 125 | ||
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HIGH SCORE (SINGLE) | Aim for a high individual score. | |||||
| Gold | 75,300 | Platinum | 114,300 | Diamond | 143,900 | ||
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UP STRUM | Strum up. Excludes HOPO and Tap notes. | |||||
| Gold | 324 | Platinum | 512 | Diamond | 733 | ||
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HIGH SCORE (SINGLE) | Aim for a high individual score. | |||||
| Gold | 160,000 | Platinum | 200,000 | Diamond | 230,000 | ||
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NOTE STREAK | Hit as many notes in a row as you can. | |||||
| Gold | 150 | Platinum | 250 | Diamond | 300 | ||
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HIGH SCORE (SINGLE) | Aim for a high individual score. | |||||
| Gold | 23,100 | Platinum | 32,100 | Diamond | 40,300 | ||
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PHRASE STREAK | Earn 'Excellent' ratings to keep your streak. | |||||
| Gold | 10 | Platinum | 15 | Diamond | 20 | ||
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STANDARD HIGH SCORE | No duplicate instruments. | |||||
| Gold | 265,000 | Platinum | 590,000 | Diamond | 850,000 | ||
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NON-STANDARD HIGH SCORE | At least two duplicate instruments. | |||||
| Gold | 318,000 | Platinum | 632,000 | Diamond | 895,000 | ||
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BAND STREAK | Combine your active streaks for a high band streak. | |||||
| Gold | 493 | Platinum | 842 | Diamond | 1,077 | ||
Videos[]
 Expert/ Expert Co-op Full Combo in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock — "GH3: 'Paranoid' Co-op FC (567,469)" by Team Zephyr |
Expert in Guitar Hero III Mobile (Line 6 audio version) (Note: Audio and note chart will differ per port) — "Guitar Hero 3 Mobile Paranoid 5 Stars" by DarkForce187 |
 Expert Full Band Full Combo in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock — "Paranoid (Live) by Metallica & Ozzy Osbourne - Full Band FC #1996" by EliteRhythmGaming2 |
Trivia[]
- Like "Ace of Spades" and "Sharp Dressed Man", Paranoid is one of the few songs in the series to appear in more than one game but never use the original version. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Guitar Hero Arcade had a cover version by Line 6, Guitar Hero III Mobile had a 2-minute MIDI cover (and the Line 6 cover in certain ports) that ended shortly after the guitar solo, and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock had a live cover with Metallica featuring Ozzy Osbourne on vocals.
External links[]
- Paranoid on Wikipedia
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