Black Magic Woman Chords

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Black Magic Woman by Guitar Hero is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords Am, E, Dm and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			                      Am                          E 
1. I got a black magic woman, I got a black magic woman, 
             Am                                       Dm 
    I got a black magic woman got me so blind I can't see, 
             Am                       E                           Am 
    I got a black magic woman she`s try'in to make a devil out of me. 
                         Am                         E 
2. Turn your back on me baby, turn your back on me baby, 
                    Am          
    yes, turn your back on me baby ,  
                                    Dm 
    stop messing around with your tricks. 
               Am 
    Turn your back on me baby  
         E                            Am 
    you just might pick up my magic sticks. 
3. Instrumental verse : Am - E - Am - Dm - Am - E - Am 
                         Am                          E 
4. Got your spell on me baby, got your spell on me baby, 
               Am                                     Dm 
    got your spell on me baby, turnin my heart into stone. 
       /Am                     E                        A, 
    I need you so bad, magic woman, I can't leave you alone 

Tablature Explanation: 
h=hammer-on 
p=pull-off 
/=slide up or indicates rapid picking 
=slide down 
b=bend « 
^=bend full 
br, ^r=bend &release 
~ = hold note 

The CD time for this are from The Best of Santana CD. 

Intro riff: Played on a keyboard or something 
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Repeat part from the beginning at 3:19 

Transition to Gypsy Queen 
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Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante