Black Magic Lyrics

As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1983 Album SHOW NO MERCY)
Words by K.King Music by K.King , J.Hanneman
Arranged by Slayer
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'K.King'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'J.Hanneman'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Solo.Gtr.'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Sol.Gtr.II'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Pick Slides'
Fast Q=164
N.C.(E)
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 12x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
||o---------------------------------o||-||o----------------------------------o||
||o---------------------------------o||-||o----------------------------------o||
N.C.(E)
S S S S E +E S S S S E E
||o---------------------------|
||o---------7-(7)---------7-8-|
| Gtr II
| W
||o---------------------------|
||o---------------------------|
S S S S E E E Q E E E 4x S S S S E E E Q E E E
|--------------------------o||----------------------------|
|---------7-8-10-8-----8-7-o||---------7-8-10--8-----8-7--|
| <
| W 4x Q Q +H.
|--------------------------o||----------------------------|
|--------------------------o||----------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
S S S S E +E S S S S E E S S S S E +E S S S S E E 4x
||o----------------------------|---------------------------o||
||o---------7-(7)---------7--8-|---------7-(7)---------3-5-o||
N.C.(E)
S S S S E +E S S S S E E
|-||o---------------------------|
|-||o---------7-(7)---------7-8-|
S S S S E E E Q E E E
|--------------------------o||-||
|---------7-8-10-8-----8-7-o||-||
ster Q=180
Gtr I
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q. Q
| Gtr II
| W W
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E H Q.
E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q. Q
| E Q E Q Q E H Q. Q. Q. Q
Gtrs I, II
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q. Q. Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q. Q
1st and 2nd Verses
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o--------------------------------|
||o-7------------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q. Q
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G5 Gb5 F5 N.C.(A)
Q. Q. Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q. Q
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Bridge (verse3)
G5 (Gb) F5 N.C.(A)
Q. Q. Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------o||-||o---------------------------------|
|-5----4----3--o||-||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E S S S S E S S S S Q 4x
|------------------------o||
|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----o||
Slightly Slower Q=164
N.C.(E)
S S S S E +E S S S S E E S S S S E E E Q E E E 3x
||o---------------------------|--------------------------o||
||o---------7-(7)---------7-8-|---------7-8-10-8-----8-7-o||
Gtr III
W +H +H +Q
|-14tr15-------------------------|-(14tr15)-----------(14tr15)-------(14tr15)---||
| Gtrs I, II
| S S S S E +E S S S S E E S S S S E E E Q E E E
Guitar Solo I
ster Q=202
E. E. E +Q Q Q
|-22b24-22b24-22b24==(22)r-22b24-22b24---|
| W
Q Q Q Q E +E Q
|-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24r(22)-----|
| W
E +E E. S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E +E Q
|-22b23==(22)r-22--21-19-22-22-21-19-24-21-19-22-21-19-|-24-21-19-22-22-21-19---------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------22-(22)s12/---|
| W W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S
| W W
S S S S S S S S S S S S +E E
| W
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E +E
| W W
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q +Q W
|-20-17----17-20------|----------------------|-5tr7----|
| W W W
Sl
TP TP TP TP TP TP
H. +S S E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-5tr7------(5)h7s12\-|-14--15--17------|-----------------------||
| W W W
ower Q=162
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E +E Q E +E Q
|-22b24==(22)r-----------22b24==(22)r-------------|
| PM---------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
Gtrs I, II
PM----------| PM--------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E Q
|---------------9--10--|-9---------------------------|---------------9s10-10---|
|---------------7---8--|-7---------------------------|---------------7s=8--8---|
PM-------------------------
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
PM----------|
E S S S S S S E E Q
|---------------9s10-10--||
|---------------7s=8--8--||
Interlude Verse
PM--------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S Q Q
PM-------------------------
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
E S S S S S S E E Q E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------9s10-10--|-9---------------------------|
|---------------7s=8--8--|-7---------------------------|
PM----------| PM--------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S H
Guitar Solo II
Faster Q=180
Gtr V
TPTP TP TP TP TP TP TP TPTP TP TPTP TP TPTP
|-xsxs==xs==xs==xs==xs==xs==xs==|=xsxs==xs==xsxs==xs===xsxs|
|-xsxs==xs==xs==xs==xs==xs==xs==|=xsxs==xs==xsxs==xs===xsxs|
|-xsxs==xs==xs==xs==xs==xs==x---|--------------------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q
TPTP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
E E E E E E E S S
|-xsxs==xs==xs==xs==xs==x---x\-x\-|
|-xsxs==xs==xs==xs==xs==x------x\-|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gtr III
TPTPTP TPTPTP TPTP
E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E E
|--xsxsxs=xsxsxs=xsx-|------------------------------------------|
|--xsxsxs=xsxsxs=xsx-|---5---5---7-/5-9---7\---5---7---10---7---|
|--xsxsxs=xsxsxs=xsx-|-7---7------------------------------------|
| Q. Q. Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------7:8-----------| |----------7:8----------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E S S S S E S S S S Q
S S S S S S S S Q. +E +Q. +E +Q. E
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q. Q
+Q E E E E Q S S S S S S
|-(2)-----2p==0h==2---3p==2---------------------|
|-------------------------------3p2p==0-3p2p==0-|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q. S S E E E E E E E Q E E E S S S S S S S S
|-4----------5h7-----7p==5--------7-|--------------------------------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
/3____________________| /2_____
S S S S S S E S S S S E E E
|--9p7h9p==7h9p7h=9p7h9p7h9p=7h9p==7h|
| Q. Q. Q
| /1.5_____________________________________|
S S E E E E E E E a Q +H. +E +S S
|-9p7h9p==7h==9p==7h==9p==7h==9p==7h9-----------|-(9)-------------------(9)-(9)--|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q
Gt
\1.5__________________________________________|
+H +H +H.. +S +S
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. Q. Q
Guitar Solo III
ster Q=202
r IV
S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S S S
| W
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
| W
S S S S E +Q +E +E S S E E E E E E Q E E
|-------18-18-18b19==(18)--(18)r(18)-15-15-|-18p15-18p15-18p15----------17-|
| W W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q
|-22-22-17-17-17-19-17-22-17-17-22-22-22-22b24==(22)--|
| W
+E +E +E E a +Q. +E
|-(22)r(22)b24-(22)-22b24r(22)b24==(22)---(22)r-||
| W
SlowlyH.=H40
Gtrs I, II
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E +E Q +W
|-9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--|-9--10--9-(9)S12--|-(12)----|
|-9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--|-9--10--9-(9)S12--|-(12)----|
|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7---8--7-(7)S10--|-(10)----|
+W +H. +Q Q H.
|-(12)--------|-(12)------(12)S=|=9--------*|
|-(12)--------|-(12)------(12)S=|=9--------*|
|-(10)--------|-(10)------(10)S=|=7--------*|
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths