search
Black Magic
Slayer
Text File
#----------------------------------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
\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
![chord popup]()
