#--------------------------------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 - & - |