
Geezer Butler has said that the song is about floating in space with. It has a spiritual successor in Zeitgeist from. Planet Caravan First release by Black Sabbath (September 18, 1970) sort by date sort by language Adaptations An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work. Planet Caravan is the third track from Black Sabbaths second studio album Paranoid. Just Make Sure The Notes Are On The E Pentatonic Scale. The song is about a fleet of alien ships that travel through the universe, looking for others who are ready to do the same. Planet Caravan is one of Sabbath’s lighter songs, featuring jazzy guitar playing, congas, and ethereal vocals provided by a Leslie speaker. It is a sad, chilling and beautiful anti-war song.Black Sabbath Planet Caravan Album-Paranoid Terrence "Geezer" Butler Tuning: Standard My Tablature Notation ~ Hold Note b Bend r Release Bend h Hammer-On p Pull-Off / Slide Up \ Slide Down pm: * * Mute Notes Above Stars b(#) Bend String Until Note In (#) Is Reached b(#)r Bend String Until Note In (#) Is Reached Then Release To Original Note - Notes W/ More -'s Indicate Longer Space Between Notes - Wait For Guitar Intro RIFF A 0:06 G|-7-| I think This D|-7h9-9-7-7-5-|x Riff is Repeated A|-7-7-7-5-5-| Around 45 E|-| Times This Riff Is Played Pretty Much The Whole Song Except During The Solo RIFF B G|-7-| D|-7h9-7b(9)r-7b(9)r-5-| A|-7-7-7-5-5-| E|-| Play This Riff During The Solo You Can Just Play Riff A The Whole Time But You Can Have Fun With It And Make Up Some Fills And Crap. The aliens are saddened by this, because of the distance they've traveled, only to find a species not yet evolved enough to join them.


Hence, humanity, which is still embroiled in war, is not yet ready to receive the amazing gift of advanced technology which would allow them to join the fleet of universal explorers, the planet caravan. Mars is described not as a planet but as a god, and if you know your Roman mythology, you will know that Mars was the god of war. The second and most important clue comes from the lines, "And so we pass on by the crimson eye - Of great god mars". Find popular songs in the key of A Convert to the Camelot notation with our Key Notation Converter Get Planet Caravan BPM. Its supposed to be a laid back atmospheric track. Why? There a couple of hints as to why: first, the moonlight is describes as falling down like tears, invoking sorrow. 1962 Guyatone LG70 (Custom Craft) Aside from his guitar playing, Jgers ghostly, Ozzy-esque vocals (think Planet Caravan by Black Sabbath) add yet. Planet Caravan is one of my favorite songs of all time. The song explains that they have just discovered Earth, but they bypass it. The song is about a fleet of alien ships that travel through the universe, looking for others who are ready to do the same.

The nature of the vocals is meant to invoke the speech of aliens. In the original version, the band didn't.

First off, I want to say to those who find the lyrics hard to make out: that is intentional. Planet Caravan Chords by Black Sabbath 14,464 views, added to favorites 605 times This is a chord version of Planet Caravan by Black Sabbath.
