Arranging Stand Tunes! Please help!

[Segovia]

My band Director gave me a chance to arrange some stand tunes for the entire band. So far I finished "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath. I'm still not sure about it. Have any suggestions? (Yes I know I haven't added drums yet. I'm doing that by hand.)



I'm not sure if the link works. My computer is still screwed up.

[Arloest]

My first thought is that the repetitive riffing of the guitar on a single chord doesn't translate well into a high school band setting. Does it have to be exactly true to the song? In its place, I would make that repetitive chord just one long chord, and maybe put a melody of your own over that. It'd be good to have some more parts to this arrangement, anyway.

[Cactus Jack]

Thats pretty cool, but it sounds kind of slow. I don't know if it is being performed slower or if its just an illusion due to the arrangment but it seems like it should be faster.

[Segovia]

Yeah I kind of put it at a slower tempo for the band. I just thought it would still be noticable even at a slower tempo.