#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BLACK MAGIC (Bassline) As recorded by Slayer (From the 1983 Album SHOW NO MERCY) Transcribed by cbliss66@aol.com Words by K.King Music by K.King , J.Hanneman Arranged by Slayer Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Fast Q=164 4/4 Gtr I Wx12 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------||-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------||-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7----| |-------------||-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| 5/4 4/4 5/4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||--------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|| ||o-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------o|| ||o-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--o|| ||--------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|| 4/4 Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E ||---------------|--------------|--------------| ||o--------------|--------------|--------------| ||o----7-----7-8-|----7-----3-5-|----7-----7-8-| ||---------------|--------------|--------------| 5/4 4/4 Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------||-------------|----------------|-------------| |--------------o||-------------|----------------|-------------| |----7-----3-5-o||-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--| |---------------||-------------|----------------|-------------| Faster Q=180 5/4 4/4 Q Q Q Q Q E H Q. W W |----------------||-------------|----------|------| |----------------||-------------|----------|------| |-7--7--7--7--7--||-7-----------|----------|------| |----------------||-------------|----------|------| W E H Q. E Q E Q Q E H E Q |----------|-------------|--------------|--------------| |----------|-------------|--------------|--------------| |----------|-7-----------|-7----7----8--|-7------------| |----------|-------------|--------------|----------5--| Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |--------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |--------------|-7---------------|-7-----7-----8--|-7---------------| |-3----2----1--|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0----|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-10----9----8--|-7---------------|-7-----7-----8--|-7---------------| |---------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0----|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 1st and 2nd Verse Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |--------------||------------------|----------------|-----------------| |--------------||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |--------------||o-7---------------|-7-----7-----8--|-7---------------| |-3----2----1--||----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0----|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-10----9----8--|-7---------------|-7-----7-----8--|-7---------------| |---------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0----|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------| |-3----2----1--|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-7---------------|-7-----7-----8--|-7---------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0----|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-10----9----8--|-7---------------|-7-----7-----8--|-7---------------| |---------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0----|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Bridge (verse3) Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |---------------||-||------------------|----------------|------------------| |--------------o||-||o-----------------|-7-----7-----5--|------------------| |--------------o||-||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-3----2----1---||-||------------------|----------------|------------------| Slightly Slower Q=164 5/4 4/4 E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------||-||--------------|----------------|--------------| |-7-----7-----5--o||-||o-------------|----------------|--------------| |---0-0---0-0----o||-||o-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7---| |-----------------||-||--------------|----------------|--------------| Guitar Solo I Faster Q=202 5/4 4/4 Q Q Q Q Q W W W |-----------------||-||-----------|----------|------| |----------------o||-||o----------|----------|------| |-7--7--7--7--7--o||-||o-2--------|-1--------|------| |-----------------||-||-----------|----------|-0----| Interlude Slower Q=162 W 4x E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E |-----------||-||------------------|---------------|------------------| |----------o||-||o-----------------|---------------|------------------| |----------o||-||o-7-------7-------|-7-------------|-7-------7--------| |-1---------||-||----0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0--1--|---0-0-0---0-0-0--| Interlude (verse) E E E E E +E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E |-------------------||-||------------------|---------------|------------------| |------------------o||-||o-----------------|---------------|------------------| |-7----------------o||-||o-7-------7-------|-7-------------|-7-------7--------| |---0-0-0-0-(0)s1---||-||----0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0--1--|---0-0-0---0-0-0--| Guitar Solo II 1. 2. Faster Q=180 E E E E E +E Q E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-------------------||--------------||------------------|----------------| |------------------o||--------------||o-----------------|----------------| |-7----------------o||-7-------8----||o-7---------------|-7-----7-----8--| |---0-0-0-0-(0)s1---||---0-0-0------||----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0----| Guitar Solo III E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q 4x W W |-----------------|----------------||-||----------|------| |-----------------|---------------o||-||----------|------| |-7---------------|-10----9----8--o||-||-2--------|-1----| |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------||-||----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|-2--------|-1----| |-0--------|-1--------|----------|------| Slowly Q=H.=H W W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------|----------||-------------|-------------| |----------|----------||-------------|-------------| |----------|----------||-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--| |-0--------|-1--------||-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q +W +W +H. +Q Q H. |--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|----------*| |--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|----------*| |-7--8--7s=10--|-(10)--------|-(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 / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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