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Slayer
Black Magic

off of their "Show No Mercy" album
Tabbed by Adam St-Laurent

Intro:fade in             14 times  (Bass & Drum in)        4 times 

|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------*|*-------------------------------*|
|*--------------------------------*|*-------------------------------*|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 Riff A          4 times
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|*-------(A.H.)-----------------------------------------------------*|
|----------7~~~~~---------7--8--------------7--8--10--8--------8--7--|
|-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-----------------10--------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|*---------------------------------------------------*|
|*---------9--------------9--10-------------5--7-----*|
|----------7--------------7---8-------------3--5------|
|-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0------------|
  *Riff A (2 times)*   Rhy.fig.1 |---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------------------------------------|
|*-9--------------------------------9-----------9----------10---|
|--7--------------------------------7-----------7-----------8---|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--9-------------------------------12-----11-----10---|
|--7-------------------------------10------9------8---|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--------------------------------9-----------9----------10---|
|--7--------------------------------7-----------7-----------8---|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0------|    

  3 times  
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------*|
|--9-------------------------------------------------*|
|--7--------------------------------5------4------3---|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3------2------1---|

  Riff B
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
 *Rhy.fig.1 (2 times)*  *Riff B*

   Rhy.fig.2       4 times
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|*----------------------------------7-----------6-----------4--*|
|*----------------------------------7-----------7-----------5--*|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 *Riff A (4 times) w/fill 1 the 4th times*
  Fill 1
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--14--(15)tr~~~~~~~~----------------(14(15))~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Solo:w/Rhy.fig.3    B5                                 Bb5  |------19--19----19------19----19-----19---19---19---19---19---19-19-|
|-22-(22b)-22b---22b-----22b---22b----22b--22b--22b--22b--22b--22b---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    E5
|--22b---19-22---21--19--22-22-21-19-24-21-19-22-21-19-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
    F5
|-24--21--19--22-22-21-19---------|
|-------------------------22\^X/--|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
   w/Rhy.fig.3 (3 times)
|-18^15-------18^15-18^15-------18^15-18^15-------18^15-18^15--------|
|-------18^15-------------18^15-------------18^15-------------18^15--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-18^15-18^15-------18^15-18^15--------------------------------------|
|-------------18^15-------------18^15--15--18^17--15-18^15-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------17-15-14--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-17-15-14--------------------------------------------|
|----------17-15-14-17-15-14--------------------------|
|----------------------------15-13-12-----------------|
|-------------------------------------15-13-12-(12)\--|

|-22;;;--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------22;;;----21;;;-------------------------------------|
|---------19;;;---------------------22;;;-----------------------19\--|
|--------------------------------------------19;;;----21;;;----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------17------(17)\---|
|--------------------------17---20---19---17-------------------|
|-20---17--------17---20---------------------------------------|
|-----------19-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--5-(7)tr~~~~~-----(5(7))~~~~--(5)/^7/^12\--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------15/^17----22b\--|
|-------------------------15;;;---17;;;---18;;;---18b/20b---------|
|-14;;;---15;;;---17;;;-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

 Rhy.fig.4
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|*------------------------------------------------------|
|*----------------------------------------------9--10---|
|-----------------------------------------------7---8---|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---------|

 Play 3 1/2 times
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------*|
|-----------------------------------------------9--10--10-*|
|-----------------------------------------------7---8---8--|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0------------|

  Solo 2:w/1st half of Rhy.fig.1 (4 times)
|-------------------------------X/-------X\--------------------|
|------------------------X/-----X/----------X\-----------------|
|-pick slide-------------X/------------------------------------|
|--X/------------(X)/----------------------------X\------------|
|--X/------------(X)/----------------------------X\------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------7-10-7---------7-10-7---------7-|
|-----5---5--7-5/9\7\5/7--10--7--10---------10-7-10--------10-7-10---|
|--7----7------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------(*)----------------------------|
|---------------------5--trem.bar~~~~---------------|
|-8-7------10-7-------5-----------------------------|
|-----10-7------10-7--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--(2)----2^0^2--3^2-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------3^2^0--3^2^0---------------5------5--7^5----|
|--------------------------------------4--------5^7----7^5---------7-|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------7-9-(7)tr~~~~--trem.bar~~~--------------------|
|-----------7--9--9------------------------------------------------|
|-9^7----9---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------(*)---------------------------------------------------|
|-------12-----trem.bar~~~------------------------------------|
|-------12----------------------------------------------------|
|--12--(12)---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
  w/Rhy.fig.3 (2 times)
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-17^18-17-15-18-18-17-15---|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------18-18-18b---15-15-|
|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-17-15-18\---/17^15-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-18^15--18^15--18^15--------------------17--|
|----------------------17\---/18/^19---------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

|-19-19-17-19-19-17-17-22-22-17-17-19-19-17-19-17--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|-22-22-17-17-19-19-17-19-17-22-22-17-17-19-19-17-19-17--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|-22-22-17-X-17-19-22-17-17-22-22-22-22b-------(22b)----22b-(22b)\---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9---10----9----9/12-------|
|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9---10----9----9/12-------|
|--7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----8----7----7/10-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 w/feedback
|--------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------||
|-(12)-------------------\9------------||
|-(12)-------------------\9------------||
|-(10)-------------------\7------------||
|--------------------------------------||
     b:bend
   ^ ^:hammer-on
  /or\:glissendo
  tr~~:rapid hammer-on and pull-off
  trem.bar:tremolo bar
  A.H.:artificial harmonic
   (*):harmonic