King Diamond
Magic
The Puppet Master
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Date last modified: April 08, 2005
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Tuning: Standard (EBGDAe)
The solo's not done, I'll be working on it soon.
Riff 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4---------4---5---------5-4-2-0-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2---------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4---------4---5~--4-------------|
E|---0-0-0-0---0-------7-5-4-5-7-0-|
* * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4---------4---5---------5-4-2-0-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2---------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-7----2--------|
E|-5----0----5-4-|
Riff 1a
Guitar 1 plays Riff 1
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7---------7---9---------9-7-6---|
A|---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-------9-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-6---------6-----------------------|
A|---0-0-0-0---0-9~--7---------------|
E|---------------------10-9-7-9-10-0-|
* * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7---------7---9---------9-7-6---|
A|---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-------9-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-7----6----7-6-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5--4--3--------2--------|
E|-------------------3--0--|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-7--6--5--------4--------|
A|-------------------5--2--|
E|-------------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-10----9----10----5--7--5--7--5-5--5-|
E|--0----0-----0----3--5--3--5--3-3--3-|
* * *
"In the darkness..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------5--7--9--12--11-7-|
A|-10----9----10----3--5--7--10---9-5-|
E|--0----0-----0----------------------|
"All the people..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-10----9----10----5--7--5--7--5-5--5-|
E|--0----0-----0----3--5--3--5--3-3--3-|
* * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------5--7--9--12------|
A|-10----9----10-----------------9-5-|
E|--0----0-----0---------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_diamond/magic_tab.html ]
Riff 4
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-2-4--2-4--4-4-2-4--2-4-|
E|-0-2--0-2--2-2-0-2--0-2-|
"Oh..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-4-4-2-4--2-4--2-4-5--|
E|-2-2-0-2--0-2--0-2-3--|
"...was magic I know!"
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-2-4--2-4--4-4-2-4--2-4-|
E|-0-2--0-2--2-2-0-2--0-2-|
"This night was..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-----7-----|
A|-4-4-2-4--2-4--2-4---5-----7-----5-|
E|-2-2-0-2--0-2--0-2-3-----5-----3---|
"I never saw the..."
Riff 5
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-4----5----0---2---|
A|-2----2----0---0---|
E|-------------------|
"I will never..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-4----5----7----2----------|
A|-2----2----5----0----0-5-4-|
E|---------------------------|
*
"I saw the magic..."
Final time:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-4----5----7----2--------|
A|-2----2----5----0----5-4-|
E|-------------------------|
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "In the darkness..."
Play Riff 4 "Oh..."
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 1a
Play Riff 2
Riff 6 (Let notes ring)
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----0------7-6--------0------------|
D|---6------5----------6------9-------|
A|-4-----------------4--------7----9--|
E|---------------------------------7--|
"Suddenly, I feel so cold..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----0------7-6--------0------------|
D|---6------5----------6------9----9--|
A|-4-----------------4--------7----6--|
E|------------------------------------|
Play Riff 4 "Oh..."
Play Riff 5 "I will never..."
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
