• Song:

    Trick Of The Light

  • Artist:

    Mike Oldfield

                                          Artist - Mike Oldfield
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                                        Song - Tricks Of The Light
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                                           Album - Discovery
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                                          Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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INTRO - Drums & Bass
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 Guitar 1 - Distorted
[-------------------------------------|----------14-16---------------------|
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17---------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2 - Clean                                       rake               |
[--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------------9-12-9----------|
[---------------------------------------------------------9-------11-9-8-9-|
[--------------------------------------------------------9-----------------|
[--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 - Distorted
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-16-14-|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
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VERSE 1
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B (x2444x@1)      EI (022100@1)have a crazy man
B (x2444x@1)         EWaiting (022100@1)for confirmation.
B (x2444x@1)          E (022100@1)Signs keep a-changing and.
B (x2444x@1)              E (022100@1)  F#I (244322@1)need some more information.

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CHORUS
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C# (x43121@1)               G#m (133111@4)            C# (x43121@1)   G#mSome (133111@4)tricks of the light, you never know.
       C# (x43121@1)                G#m (133111@4)        C#Make (x43121@1)a flickering midnight light into a glow.

G#m (133111@4)               C# (x43121@1)   (Play Section 1)
It's a trick of the light.

Guitar 1 - Distorted
  C# (x43121@1)                              A (x02220@1)    B[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-| (x2444x@1)[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|

C# (x43121@1)   BIt's (x2444x@1)a trick of the light.

Guitar 1 - Distorted
 C# (x43121@1)                               A (x02220@1)    B (x2444x@1)          C#[-------------------------------------|----------------| (x43121@1)[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-16-14-|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|

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VERSE 1
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B (x2444x@1)            ESomething (022100@1)that tells me how,
B (x2444x@1)             E (022100@1)Her bright blue eyes are smiling.
B (x2444x@1)          EShe (022100@1)turns up her head now,
B (x2444x@1)              EWhere (022100@1)she walks, she'll deny him.

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CHORUS
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C# (x43121@1)               G#m (133111@4)            C# (x43121@1)  G#mSome (133111@4)tricks of the light, you never know.

Guitar 2 - Clear
 rake
[--------------------|
[--------------------|
[---9-11-8-8---------|
[--9---------11-9----|
[-9---------------11-|
[--------------------|
       C# (x43121@1)                G#m (133111@4)        C# (x43121@1)    BMake (x2444x@1)a flickering midnight light into a glow.

Guitar 2 - Clear
 rake
[---9-12-11-11-9-------|
[--9-------------12--b-|
[-9-----------------11-|
[----------------------|
[----------------------|
[----------------------|
        C# (x43121@1)                 G#m (133111@4)               C# (x43121@1)  G#mAnd (133111@4)the spot that you saw so bright was just for show.
 rake
[-----21-19-18-19----------------|
[---21------------21-21-19-16--b-|
[-21--------------------------18-|
[--------------------------------|
[--------------------------------|
[--------------------------------|

C# (x43121@1)                 G#m (133111@4)               C# (x43121@1)   G#mCould (133111@4)it ever have turned out right  You'll never know.
 rake
[---9-11-12-11-9------------|
[--9-------------12-9-----b-|
[-9-------------------11-11-|
[---------------------------|
[---------------------------|
[---------------------------|

G#m (133111@4)               C#It's (x43121@1)a trick of the light.

Guitar 1 - Distorted
  C# (x43121@1)                              A (x02220@1)    B[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-| (x2444x@1)[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|

C# (x43121@1)   BIt's (x2444x@1)a trick of the light.

Guitar 1 - Distorted
 C# (x43121@1)                               A (x02220@1)    B (x2444x@1)          C#[-------------------------------------|----------------| (x43121@1)[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-16-14-|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|

It's a trick of the light.

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VERSE 3
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B (x2444x@1)            EShe (022100@1)turns, she takes his hand,
B (x2444x@1)          EBreaking (022100@1)his concentration.
B (x2444x@1)          EShe (022100@1)burns at his command,
B (x2444x@1)                  EThat (022100@1)ends some man's recollection.

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02:07
CHORUS
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C# (x43121@1)               G#m (133111@4)            C# (x43121@1)  G#mSome (133111@4)tricks of the light, you never know.

Guitar 2 - Clear
 rake
[-----------------------|
[----9----9-------------|
[---9--11---11-8-8------|
[--9---------------11-9-|
[-----------------------|
[-----------------------|
       C# (x43121@1)                G#m (133111@4)        C# (x43121@1)    BMake (x2444x@1)a flickering midnight light into a glow.

rake
[---9-12-11-9------------|
[--9----------12-12-11-9-|
[-9----------------------|
[------------------------|
[------------------------|
[------------------------|
        C# (x43121@1)                 G#m (133111@4)               C# (x43121@1)  G#mAnd (133111@4)the spot that you saw so bright was just for show.
 rake
[-----21-19-18-19----------------------|
[---21------------21-21-19-16----------|
[-21--------------------------18-16----|
[-----------------------------------18-|
[--------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------|

C# (x43121@1)                 G#m (133111@4)               C# (x43121@1)   G#mCould (133111@4)it ever have turned out right? You'll never know.
 rake
[--------------------|
[--------------------|
[---9-11-9-8---------|
[--9---------11------|
[-9-------------9-11-|
[--------------------|

G#m (133111@4)               C#It's (x43121@1)a trick of the light.

Guitar 1 - Distorted
  C# (x43121@1)                              A (x02220@1)    B[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-| (x2444x@1)[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|

C# (x43121@1)   BIt's (x2444x@1)a trick of the light.

Guitar 1 - Distorted
 C# (x43121@1)                               A (x02220@1)    B (x2444x@1)          C#[-------------------------------------|----------------| (x43121@1)[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-16-14-|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|

It's a trick of the light.

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02:48
SOLO
*****
[------------------------h--p-------|-9-9-9----9-------|
[-----------------------9-10-9----9-|-------12---12--b-|
[---9----8------8-9-11---------11---|---------------11-|
[--9--11---9-11---------------------|------------------|
[-9---------------------------------|------------------|
[-----------------------------------|------------------|

theres diff ways to do this
find whats good for yourself.
[-------------------------------|----------------------------h---------|
[---h---12-12---h---12-12-------|----------------h-----h---12-14-12----|
[-11-13-------11-13-------13-13-|-----------h---9-11-11-13----------13-|
[-------------------------------|------h---9-11------------------------|
[-------------------------------|--h--7-9------------------------------|
[-------------------------------|-7-9----------------------------------|

rake                  p                                   Whammy Bar^^^^^
[---12-9-11----9-11--12-11---p---|-------16--------19------21-------------|
[--9--------12-------------14-12-|-14-14----14--17-------21---------------|
[-9------------------------------|---------------------21-----------------|
[--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

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(Theres is 2 guitars through the last bit, i can,t make out one.)

PRE CHORUS
***********                       Could it ever have turned out right, now
 C# (x43121@1)                              A (x02220@1)    B[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-| (x2444x@1)[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|

It's a trick of the light.        That is something you never know.
 C# (x43121@1)                               A (x02220@1)    B (x2444x@1)          C#[-------------------------------------|----------------| (x43121@1)[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-16-14-|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|

It's a trick of the light.

Repeat PRE CHORUS again

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                                  Could it ever have turned out right, now 
 C# (x43121@1)                              A (x02220@1)    B[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-| (x2444x@1)[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|

It's a trick of the light.
 C# (x43121@1)                               A (x02220@1)    B (x2444x@1)          C#[----------------------------------------------------------| (x43121@1)[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14----------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------------|
              |Guitar 2                                    |
              |      h (x2444x@1)p          h (x2444x@1)p                    |
              [-16-19-16----|-16-19-16----|-16-------------|
              [----------19-|----------19-|----19-17-16----|
              [-------------|-------------|-------------18-|
              [-------------|-------------|----------------|
              [-------------|-------------|----------------| 
              [-------------|-------------|----------------|

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That is something you never, something you never,
Something you never, something you never,
Something you never, something you never,
Something you never, something you never....

This guitar is low at the end it plays with the lyrics above, 
[--rb----h----------------b------------------------------|
[-19---17-19---19~-~-~---17------------------------------|
[----------------------------18-------------h------------|
[-------------------------------21-18-----16-18--------s-|
[-------------------------------------21--------19-16---|
[--------------------------------------------------------|

A great Mike Olfield. Its A tricky one. Enjoy............
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