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Queen
A Kind Of Magic
Words and music by Roger Taylor
Transcribed by Damien Foster (d_foster@hilbert.maths.utas.edu.au)
N.C. (no chord!)
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
D 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
D A D A D A D A
E G D 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
D A D A D A etc and fade out.
Some chord diagrams that might be useful:
A B9 Dmaj7 F#m7 D 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------------------------------------------
A -----0-----2-----x-----4-----x-----2------------------------------------------
E -----x-----x-----x-----2-----x-----0------------------------------------------
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Sara Average |
#1 by Sara Sunshine at May 23, 1980 at 10:08 AM EST |
| rage and reign mean two very different things. | |
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Simon (Si) Lead Player |
#2 by Simon (Si) Brown at Jan 3, 1983 at 1:14 AM EST |
| opps. sorry Xander. didn't read what you wrote. Kiss! | |
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Chris Average |
#3 by Chris H... at Sep 4, 1985 at 5:19 PM EST |
| this is a pre-cool song!!! | |
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kostas Rhythm Player |
#4 by kostas kouveliotis at Aug 19, 1990 at 2:51 AM EST |
| I actually like the live version much better. The studio one is alright and I'm not a fan of all their videos. You kind of feel cheated buying greatest video hits II when a few of the videos only feature queen performing the song. (i.e. friends will be friends, i want it all, one vision) | |
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ben Rhythm Player |
#5 by ben kurkul at Sep 25, 1994 at 3:34 AM EST |
| I believe it was written for Highlander too. I mean, the lyrics, the album it appeared on, which doubled as the soundtrack to Highlander. Did you know that this is not the original version of the song? Roger had a different idea for the song (more of a dark and serious idea), but Freddie and the others played with it, and it became the song that we know and love today. All things considered, A Kind Of Magic is one of Queen's most innovative songs, and is definitely receiving the recognition that it deserves. | |
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Simon (Si) Lead Player |
#6 by Simon (Si) Brown at Dec 20, 1996 at 4:15 PM EST |
| it seems to me...others may disagree....that this is one song that soundedd good only at the studio......it sunds great.....even though they played great live...this song never quite had the same feeling live.....the Music Video was really good....but it didn't sound as good at Wembley....even though it was live and bold....it just didn't have that oomph to it. | |
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#7 by SOCIETY DWELLIN MOTHER FUCKER! at Sep 29, 2007 at 11:41 AM EST |
| There is a reversed noise in this song, which you are able to hear just before Freddie says "One dream...", and it's repeated another time. If you reverse that sound, you can hear: "Watch you..." | |
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James Average |
#8 by James Davison at Oct 1, 2007 at 8:36 AM EST |
| the idea for the song came from a scene in the Highlander movie,when Connor McLeod get's shot by a German soldier,while he's holding a little girl Rachel (who became his assisten later on),so he falls down,but he isn't death and the girl askes him "why didn't you die" he reply's "hey, It's a kind of magic" | |
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Phillip Average |
#9 by Phillip Nguyen at Oct 2, 2007 at 9:36 AM EST |
| queen are he prove that great soundtrack can make a movie- higlender is good anyway but every time i hear a kind of magic 0r who wants to live forever i want to see the film again. and flash is a stupid film but with great music | |
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The Crow Rhythm Player |
#10 by The Crow at Oct 4, 2007 at 4:00 PM EST |
| Queen do 80s synths, lost the plot around this time,even brian mays traditional guitar solo sounded like heaven 17 | |
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UknownSoldier Lead Player |
#11 by UknownSoldier Nightmare at Oct 4, 2007 at 4:04 PM EST |
| Queen was excellent at capturing a mood in their music that fits well into big screen movies. Freddie Mercury's voice was capable of displaying so much emotion, and it is no suprise that movie producers and directors have used Queen's music in movies. | |
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Niks Average |
#12 by Niks at Oct 5, 2007 at 3:24 AM EST |
| This is a song is on the Soundtrack for the film(s) HighLander, think about it "There Can Be Only One" then look at the rest of the lyrics it fits. Dunno if it was written specificly for highlander tho. | |
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kyle Rhythm Player |
#13 by kyle perry at Oct 7, 2007 at 12:17 PM EST |
| Like all Queen songs, this one's so darn catchy. Love it. | |
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Mistress Cheyen Rhythm Player |
#14 by Mistress Cheyenne at Oct 13, 2007 at 5:14 PM EST |
| I remember listening to this song loudly on my CD player in my high school, and the guy next to me thought I was a dork or something. I don't care, there is just something about this song that is just awesome, even if I have no idea what the lyrics mean. Freddy's vocals ARE magic in this song. | |
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#15 by Ulti` 89 at Oct 16, 2007 at 3:04 PM EST |
| This song talks about something we all have inside (the bell that rings inside your mind), some sort of inherent magical sense (I´m hearing secret harmonies), that lets us know that things could be better, and that it's up to us (a golden glance of what should be). It could be seen as some sort of divine illumiantion, the feeling that makes you see that there is something greater, something eternal (lasts a thousand years, challenges the doors of time, the waiting seems eternity), that kind of sets the order of things, and through connecting with this kind of magic, you could have a glimpse of what should be. It also is optimistic since it says that rage will soon be done, and the day will dawn os sanity when the eternal wait ands. | |
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Spanky Lead Player |
#16 by Spanky Man at Oct 16, 2007 at 6:29 PM EST |
| The reversed word is "magic"... Freddie I think said in an interview they reversed it and added it in there, to make it actually make a song that'd remind you of magic. Despite being a Roger track, Freddie sent Roger on holiday to the US (I think the US), and Freddie re-did it. The version on Highlander is Roger's idea. The album version, with the heavy bass, is Freddie's idea. Less guitar too. | |
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