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"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
Any POWER CHALLENGE (SINGLE) Aim for a high score with powers enabled.
GH Guitar icon HIGH SCORE (SINGLE) Aim for a high individual score.
Gold 136,800 Platinum 223,300 Diamond 257,600
GH Guitar icon HIT NOTES Hit as many notes as possible in the solo.
Gold 50 Platinum 100 Diamond 125
GH Guitar icon DOWN STRUM Strum down. Excludes HOPO and Tap notes.
Gold 50 Platinum 100 Diamond 125
GH Bass icon HIGH SCORE (SINGLE) Aim for a high individual score.
Gold 75,300 Platinum 114,300 Diamond 143,900
GH Bass icon UP STRUM Strum up. Excludes HOPO and Tap notes.
Gold 324 Platinum 512 Diamond 733
GH Drums icon HIGH SCORE (SINGLE) Aim for a high individual score.
Gold 160,000 Platinum 200,000 Diamond 230,000
GH Drums icon NOTE STREAK Hit as many notes in a row as you can.
Gold 150 Platinum 250 Diamond 300
GH Vocals icon HIGH SCORE (SINGLE) Aim for a high individual score.
Gold 23,100 Platinum 32,100 Diamond 40,300
GH Vocals icon PHRASE STREAK Earn 'Excellent' ratings to keep your streak.
Gold 10 Platinum 15 Diamond 20
GH Band icon STANDARD HIGH SCORE No duplicate instruments.
Gold 265,000 Platinum 590,000 Diamond 850,000
GH Band icon NON-STANDARD HIGH SCORE At least two duplicate instruments.
Gold 318,000 Platinum 632,000 Diamond 895,000
GH Band icon BAND STREAK Combine your active streaks for a high band streak.
Gold 493 Platinum 842 Diamond 1,077

Videos[]

Expert in Guitar Hero III Mobile (Line 6 audio version) (Note: Audio and note chart will differ per port.)

Trivia[]

External links[]

v · t · eSongs of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Starting Out Small
Slow Ride · Talk Dirty to Me · Hit Me With Your Best Shot · Story of My Life · Rock and Roll All Nite
Your First Real Gig
Mississippi Queen · School's Out · Sunshine of Your Love · Barracuda · Guitar Battle vs. Tom Morello · Bulls on Parade
Making the Video
When You Were Young · Miss Murder · The Seeker · Lay Down · Paint It Black
European Invasion
Paranoid · Anarchy in the U.K. · Kool Thing · My Name is Jonas · Even Flow
Bighouse Blues
Holiday in Cambodia · Rock You Like a Hurricane · Same Old Song and Dance · La Grange · Guitar Battle vs. Slash · Welcome to the Jungle
The Hottest Band on Earth
Black Magic Woman · Cherub Rock · Black Sunshine · The Metal · Pride and Joy
Live in Japan
Before I Forget · Stricken · 3's and 7's · Knights of Cydonia · Cult of Personality
Battle for Your Soul
Raining Blood · Cliffs of Dover · The Number of the Beast · One · Guitar Battle vs. Lou
Co-op Career's encores
Sabotage · Reptilia · Suck My Kiss · Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll · Helicopter · Monsters
Bonus tracks
Avalancha · In the Belly of a Shark · Can't Be Saved · Closer · Don't Hold Back · Down n' Dirty · F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X. · Generation Rock · Go That Far · Hier kommt Alex · I'm in the Band · Impulse · In Love · Mauvais Garcon · Metal Heavy Lady · Minus Celsius · My Curse · Nothing for Me Here · Prayer of the Refugee · Radio Song · Ruby · She Bangs the Drums · Take This Life · The Way It Ends · Through the Fire and Flames
Downloadable tracks
Carcinogen Crush · Tina · Putting Holes In Happiness · All My Life · The Pretender · This is a Call · She Builds Quick Machines · Slither · Messages · Tom Morello Guitar Battle · Slash Guitar Battle · The Devil Went Down To Georgia · Halo Theme MJOLNIR Mix · No More Sorrow · Sleeping Giant · Pretty Handsome Awkward · Ernten Was Wir Säen · So Payaso · Antisocial · We Three Kings · Peace of Mind · Any Way You Want It · Juke Box Hero · Dream On · Excuse Me Mr. · Don't Speak · Sunday Morning · The Arsonist · Hole in the Earth · Almost Easy · Famous for Nothing · (F)lannigan's Ball · Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya · Nine Lives · Rock of Ages · Photograph · Top Gun Anthem · I Am Murloc · The End Begins (To Rock) · Surfing With the Alien · Supermassive Black Hole · Stockholm Syndrome · Exo-Politics · Heroes of our Time · Operation Ground and Pound · Revolution Deathsquad · That Was Just Your Life · The End of the Line · Broken, Beat & Scarred · The Day That Never Comes · Cyanide · The Judas Kiss · Suicide & Redemption · My Apocalypse
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Companion Pack (soundtrack)
Guitar Hero III Intro · Cherub Rock · 3's and 7's · Miss Murder · Slither · Kool Thing · Cult of Personality (Guitar Hero Version) · Putting Holes in Happiness (Nick Zinner Remix) · Tina · Prayer of the Refugee · The Devil Went Down to Georgia (Guitar Hero Original)
v · t · eSongs of Guitar Hero III Mobile
Opening Licks
Main game: Black Magic Woman · Woman · Miss Murder · Suck my Kiss · School's Out
Song Pack 1: Rock And Roll All Night · Laid To Rest · Talk Dirty To Me · Metal Heavy Lady · Psychobilly Freakout
Amp Warmers
Main game: Hit Me With Your Best Shot · You Really Got Me · Strutter · Cherub Rock · Trippin' on a Hole
Song Pack 1: Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo · Crazy On You · Life Wasted · Mississippi Queen · Search and Destroy
String Snappers
Main game: Monsters · Shout at the Devil · Paranoid · Jessica · Rock You Like a Hurricane
Song Pack 1: War Pigs · Slow Ride · Black Sunshine · Pride and Joy · She Bangs the Drums
Downlodable Tracks
Mother · Barracuda · The Seeker · Life Wasted · Pride and Joy · Search and Destroy · War Pigs · Free Bird · Laid To Rest · Metal Heavy Lady · Crazy On You · Mississippi Queen · Slow Ride · Black Sunshine" · She Bangs the Drums · Rock And Roll All Night · Talk Dirty To Me · Stricken · Psychobilly Freakout · Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo · Madhouse · Stop! · The Arsonist · John the Fisherman · Misirlou · Carry On Wayward Son · Girlfriend · YYZ · Freya · Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight · La Grange · Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll · Last Child · Closer · F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X. · Cliffs of Dover
v · t · eSongs of Guitar Hero Arcade
Starting Out Small
Slow Ride · Talk Dirty to Me · Hit Me With Your Best Shot · Rock and Roll All Nite · Sabotage · Yellow · Jukebox Hero
Your First Real Gig
Sunshine of Your Love · Mississippi Queen · School's Out · Closer · Bulls on Parade · Rage Against the Machine · Hole in the Earth · Pretty Handsome Awkward
Getting the Word Out
Barracuda · Helicopter · Paranoid · Avalancha · Lay Down · No More Sorrow
Out on the Road
Paint It, Black · She Bangs the Drums · Anarchy in the U.K. · Reptilia · Cherub Rock · This Is A Call
Welcome to the Big Time
Rock You Like a Hurricane · La Grange · Black Magic Woman · Same Old Song and Dance · Pride and Joy · The Arsonist · Thrice
The Hottest Band on Earth
Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll · Monsters · Peace of Mind · In the Belly of a Shark · Holiday in Cambodia · Almost Easy
Turning Out the Hits
Black Sunshine · Don't Hold Back · Stricken · Knights of Cydonia · Motorhead · Sleeping Giant
The Axes of Legend
The Metal · Cult of Personality · Cliffs of Dover · Take This Life · For the Love of God · Surfing With the Alien
v · t · eSongs of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
Johnny Napalm
What Do I Get? · We're Not Gonna Take It · Cherry Bomb · Self Esteem · Motivation · Re-Ignition (Live)
Black Rain · Theme from Spiderman
Echo Tesla
Bleed It Out · Tick Tick Boom · Get Free · Machinehead · I Know What I Am · Again · Lasso
Slow Hands · Wish · Uprising
Judy Nails
Bohemian Rhapsody · Seven Nation Army · Fascination Street · Losing My Religion · Tones of Home
No Way Back · Graduate · Interstate Love Song · How You Remind Me · Been Caught Stealing
Austin Tejas
Lunatic Fringe · Fortunate Son · Listen to Her Heart · Stray Cat Blues · Burnin' for You · Free Ride
Cryin' · Money for Nothing · Rockin' in the Free World · Children of the Grave
2112
Overture · The Temples of Syrinx · Discovery · Presentation · Oracle: The Dream · Soliloquy
Grand Finale
Pandora
Suffocated · I'm Not Okay (I Promise) · There's No Secrets This Year · Dance, Dance
It's Only Another Parsec... · The Feel Good Drag · The Outsider · Savior · Bodies
Lars Ümlaüt
Waidmanns Heil · I'm Broken · Dancing Through Sunday · Hard to See · Bloodlines · Ravenous
Psychosocial · Ties That Bind · Calling · Paranoid (Live)
Casey Lynch
Love Gun · No More Mr. Nice Guy · Sharp Dressed Man (Live) · Scumbag Blues · Feels Like the First Time
Aqualung · Move It On Over (Live) · Call Me the Breeze (Live) · Renegade
Axel Steel
Pour Some Sugar on Me (Live) · Jet City Woman · Ghost · Unskinny Bop · Modern Day Cowboy
(You Can Still) Rock in America · Burn · Indians · Bat Country
Battle with the Beast
Holy Wars… The Punishment Due · This Day We Fight! · Sudden Death
Demi-God of Rock
Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants · Speeding (Vault Version) · Black Widow of La Porte · Fury of the Storm
Nemesis · Deadfall · If You Want Peace... Prepare For War · Chemical Warfare
GHTracks example songs
Barren Mountain · Brandenburg · Chopin Revolution · Deluge of Fire · Echo · Feed Forward · Hairspray · Mohawk Miracle · Moonlit · Paint the Fires · Points of Oak · Pwnaphone · Quatrain 11 · Raving Mad · Sting of the B · Tachophobia · Twisted Bach Medley
Downloadable tracks
Hunted Down · Hands All Over · Outshined · Rusty Cage · Birth Ritual · Black Hole Sun · Spoonman · My Wave · Fell on Black Days · Burden in My Hand · Blow Up the Outside World · The Infection · Na Na Na · Resistance · Blackout · Burning in the Skies · The Catalyst · The Messenger · Waiting for the End · Wretches and Kings · Hot Patootie · Sweet Transvestite · Time Warp · Tom Sawyer · Red Barchetta · Limelight · Love Song · Poison · Elected · We're All Gonna Die · Nothing to Say · Watch This · Talk Dirty To Me · Teenagers · Bulletproof Heart · Welcome to the Black Parade · Helena · Name · Real World · What's the Frequency, Kenneth? · Sex and Candy · Plowed · Detroit Rock City · Calling Dr. Love · Rock and Roll All Nite · We've Got a Situation Here · 2nd Sucks · All I Want · Downfall of Us All · Closer · The Hand That Feeds · Head Like a Hole · Buried Myself Alive · Rescue Me · Wings of a Butterfly · Parade of the Dead · Crazy Horse · Black Sunday · Blooddrunk · Living Dead Beat · Was It Worth It · World on Fire · Get Your Gunn · Coma White · Tourniquet · Always · Little Sister · Psycho · Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades · Headstrong · She's a Genius · Hands Open · Sorrow · Supermassive Black Hole · New Low · Lifelong Dayshift · Sad to Know · Ignorance · That's What You Get · Across 5 Oceans · Hey Superstar · Savor the Kill · Beyond the Life You Know · Doomsayer
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