A Kind of Magic
Words and music by Roger Taylor
Transcribed by Shane McDonald : (shanemcd@shanemcdonald.org)
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This is the second song from Queens, 'A Kind of Magic' album.
You can have a listen to the MIDI file I recorded in 1999.
Download my Midi File for 'A Kind Of Magic' here
Intro:
(No Chord - Play low Bass note of A )
Its a kind of magic, its a kind of magic, its a kind of magic
A B9
One dream, one soul, one prize, one goal
Dmaj7 A
One golden glance, of what should be (its a kind of magic)
B9 Dmaj7 A
One shaft of light that shows the way, no mortal man can win this day.
B9 Dmaj7 A
The bell that rings inside your mind, is challenging the doors of time
F#m7 D F#m7 E
The waiting seems eternity here, the day will dawn, on sanity
D6 A D A
Is this a kind of magic, (its a kind of magic), there can be only one
E G D E
This rage that lasts a thousand years will soon be gone
A B9 Dmaj7 A
This flame that burns inside of me, Im hearing secret harmonies
B9 Dmaj7 A
The bell that rings inside your mind, is challening the doors of time
<guitar solo over the following chords>
A-> D A-> D A-> D D-> A D-> A D A D A D A
E G D E11 E
This rage that lasts a thousand years will soon be done
D A D A
This is a kind of magic, there can be only one
E G D E11 E7
This rage that lasts a thousand years, will soon be done
Outro : Use the A -> D chord sequence over and over, to fade.
Guitar Chords Used
A B9 Dmaj7 F#m7 D E11 E
E ---0-----2-----2------2-----2-----------0------------
B ---2-----2-----2------5-----3-----------0------------
G ---2-----2-----2------2-----2-----------1------------
D ---2-----1-----0------2-----0-----2-----2------------
A ---0-----2-----x------4-----x-----2-----2------------
E ---x-----x-----x------2-----x-----0-----0------------
