Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen

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Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen

Year: 1998 - Album: Santana III
Written by Peter Charles Green
Key: E
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen Key BB
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen Key CC
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen Key C#C#
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen Key DD(one step down)
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen Key D#D#(half step down)
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen Key EE(original key)
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen Key FF(half step up)
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen Key F#F#(one step up)
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen Key GG
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen Key G#G#
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen Key AA
Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen Key A#A#
	  		                         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 
 
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 The CD time for this are from The Best of Santana CD. 
 
Intro riff: Played on a keyboard or something 
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solo 
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Repeat part from the beginning at 3:19 
 
 
Transition to Gypsy Queen 
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