#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: A Kind Of Magic Original Album: A Kind Of Magic Words and Music by Roger Taylor Copyright © 1986 Queen Music Ltd Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: Timing is 4/4. INTRO: N.C. It's a kind of magic It's a kind of magic, a kind of magic VERSE1: Chords: A x02220 B7 x21202 D xx0232 or x57775 A B7 One dream, one soul, one prize, one goal D A One golden glance of what should be N.C. (It's a kind of magic) VERSE2: Chords: A x02220 B7 x21202 D xx0232 or x57775 A B7 One shaft of light that shows the way D A No mortal man can win this day N.C. (It's a kind of magic) VERSE3: Chords: A x02220 B7 x21202 D xx0232 or x57775 Distortion guitar: A5 |---------------------------------|-------------5___----------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|---------2_______----------------| |-2-------------------------------|-----2___________----------------| |---------------------------------|-0_______________----------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | The A bell that rings in- Distortion guitar: B7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-------------5___----------------|-------------5___----------------| |---------4_______----------------|---------4_______----------------| |-----4___________----------------|-----4___________----------------| |-4_______________----------------|-4_______________----------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | B7 -side your mind is Distortion guitar: |---------------------------------|-------------5___----------------| |---------------------------------|-----7---7___-___----------------| |---------------------------------|-7_______________----------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D chal____________________len - ging the Distortion guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-----------2___----------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Electric guitar: | |---------------------------------|-12------------------------------| |-2-----------2-------------------|---12b---12br-10-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------11p9------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------11p9--------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------12------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A N.C. doors of time (It's a kind of magic) BRIDGE1: Chords: F#m7 242222 A x02220 D xx0232 or x57775 G 3x0003 E 022100 or x79997 E7 020130 Distortion guitar: F#m |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---------------3---------------|-2-------------------------------| |-2_______________----------------|---------------------------------| |-4_______________----------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | The F#m7 wai_____________ting seems e - Distortion guitar: D |-2_______________----------------|---------------------------------| |-3---------------3---------------|-2-------------------------------| |-2_______________----------------|-----------------2---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Electric guitar: | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------10--10------10------| |---------------------------------|-6---7---9h10----------------9---| |-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D - ter-ni -ty F#m7 E The day will dawn of sanity D A N.C. Is this a kind of magic? (It's a kind of magic) D A There can be only one E G D E7 This rage that lasts a thousand years will soon be done VERSE4: Notes: Play as for previous verses. Chords: A x02220 B7 x21202 D xx0232 or x57775 A B7 This flame that burns inside of me D A I'm here in secret harmonies N.C. (It's a kind of magic) VERSE5: Notes: Play as for VERSE3 w/ guitar fills. Chords: A x02220 B7 x21202 D xx0232 or x57775 A B7 The bell that rings inside your mind D Is challenging the... [Electric Guitar INSTRUMENTAL1:] Electric guitar: A |---------------------------------|-12--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---12b---12br-10---------------14--| |---------------------------------|-----------------11p9----------14--| |---------------------------------|---------------------11p9------14--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------12------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A ..doors of ti______ime Electric guitar: D A D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-15--------------------------14--|-15--14--15------15--14--15--14__| |-14--------------------------14--|-----------------14--------------| |-16--------------------------14--|-16--14--16------16--14--16--14__| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|-17---17-14__--14--------------------------------| |__-------------------------------|-14---------------17p14--17p14----14-------------| |-----------------14--------------|-------------------------------14----17-16-14-16-| |__-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D A (It's a kind of magic) Electric guitar: |---------------------------------|---------19br----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------17h19p17--------------------| |-14---14-14----------------------|---------------------19p18p16------------| |---16----------------------------|-----------------------------19p18-16----| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------19--| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Distortion guitar: A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------14__| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------14__| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------14__| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Electric guitar: | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------10--|-10------------------------------| |-------------------------11----11|---------------------------------| |-------------------5-7-----------|---------------------------------| |-19------------7-----------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D A (It's a kind of magic) Distortion guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-15_______________________---14--|-15--14--15------15--14--15--14--| |-----------------------------14--|-----------------14--------------| |-16_______________________---14--|-16--14--16------16--14--16--14--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 79 Electric guitar: |---------------------------------|-14h17p14----14----------------------------------| |-------------19b_-___________r---|----------17----17p14----14----------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------17----17p16p14-16p14----16_| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------16----| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 81 Electric guitar: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-17b----------------17br----14h15p14-| |_14----------------------------14----|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------15h16----16-|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 83 Electric guitar: |--3--| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-16b-------------------------19b____-19-17---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------19-14h17p14-14------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------16-14---------2---| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | BRIDGE2: Chords: F#m7 242222 A x02220 D xx0232 or x57775 G 3x0003 E 022100 or x79997 E7 020130 E G D This rage that lasts a thousand years will soon be, will soon be, E7 Will soon be done D A This is (this is) a kind (a kind) of magic D A There can be only one E G D E7 This rage that lasts a thousand years will soon be done (done!) N.C. A D Magic - it's a kind of magic A D It's a kind of magic A D Magic, magic, magic, magic [play:] Electric guitar: A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------14--| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------14--| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------14--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar: D A D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-15--------------------------14--|-15--14--15------15--14--15--14__| |-14--------------------------14--|-----------------14--------------| |-16--------------------------14--|-16--14--16------16--14--16--14__| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A D Ha ha ha it's magic [play:] Electric guitar: A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------14--| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------14--| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------14--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar: D A D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-15--------------------------14--|-15--14--15------15--14--15--14__| |-14--------------------------14--|-----------------14--------------| |-16--------------------------14--|-16--14--16------16--14--16--14__| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A D It's a kind of magic [Electric Guitar INSTRUMENTAL2:] [play to fade] Electric guitar: |------------------------14-10-12-|-----------7-9-10----------------| |---------------------------------|-----7-8-10----------------------| |---------------------------------|-7-9-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar: |-----------7-9-10----------------|-------------------------------------| |-----7-8-10----------------------|------------------9-10---------------| |-7-9-----------------------------|-------------9-11--------------------| |---------------------------------|----9-11-12--------------------------| |---------------------------------|-12----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar: |--------------------9-----------------|------------7-9-10---------------| |------------9-10-12-------------------|-----7-8-10----------------------| |-------9-11---------------------------|-7-9-----------------------------| |-11-12--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar: |------------7-9-10---------------|----------------------9-------------| |-----7-8-10----------------------|-----------------9-10---10----------| |-7-9-----------------------------|------------9-11--------------------| |---------------------------------|----9-11-12-------------------------| |---------------------------------|-12---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar: |-14-12-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------15-14-12--------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------14-13-11-----------------|-7-----------6-----------7_______| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------14--16-17---| |-------------------------10------|-10--12--13-14---17--------------| |__---11___-------11--------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar: |----------------------------------12-14-12-------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------12-14-15----------15-14-|-15------------------------------| |----------------11-13-14-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------11-12-14----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-12-14-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |