I Am The Black Wizards
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INTRO
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------2---------3------------2---------3-------------------------|
A-|--2--2------3--3---------2--2------3--3---------------------------|
E-|--0---------1------------0---------1------------------------------|
| Let ring troughout |
| |
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------2---------3-------------------------|
A-|-------------------------2--2------3--3---------------------------|
E-|-------------------------0---------1------------------------------|
Play INTRO, picking very quickly
RIFF A
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----9--------------------10-9-7-9---------------------------------|
D-|------9---------7-9---------------8-7-8---------------------------|
A-|--7-----10-9-10--------8------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| RIFF A-1 |
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--2--------------------3------------------------------------------|
E-|--0--------------------1------------------------------------------|
Play RIFF A and RIFF A-1, picking very quickly, four times
RIFF B
E-|-----3-3-3------4-4-4------6-6-6----------------------------------|
B-|-----3-3-3------3-3-3------3-3-3----------------------------------|
G-|-----5-5-5------5-5-5------5-5-5----------------------------------|
D-|--5--5-5-5---5--5-5-5---5--5-5-5---6-6-6--5-5-5-------------------|
A-|--3--3-3-3---3--3-3-3---3--3-3-3---6-6-6--5-5-5-------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------4-4-4--3-3-3-------------------|
RIFF C
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--4----3----4----3-------4----4----3----4----3-------4------------|
A-|--2----1----2-----------------2----1----2-------------------------|
E-|--------------------1--2------------------------1--2--------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--4----3----4----3-------4----4----3----4----5-------6------------|
A-|--2----1----2-----------------2----1----2-------------------------|
E-|--------------------1--2------------------------3--4--------------|
Play RIFF C picking very quickly, but first half only one guitar
Play RIFF A and RIFF A-1 picking very quickly four times
Play RIFF C picking very quickly
RIFF D
E-|-----5-5-5------5-5-5------5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8---------------|
B-|-----6-6-6------6-6-6------6-6-6---9--9--9--9--9--9---------------|
G-|-----7-7-7------7-7-7------7-7-7---10-10-10-10-10-10---6---7--7---|
D-|--7----------7----------7----------10-10-10-10-10-10---6---7--7---|
A-|--5----------5----------5----------8--8--8--8--8--8----4---5--5---|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----5-5-5------5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
B-|-----6-6-6------6-6-6---------------------------------------------|
G-|-----7-7-7------7-7-7---7-----------------------------------------|
D-|-------------7----------7-----------------------------------------|
A-|-------------5----------5-----------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fig. 1
E-|---------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------|
D-|---88888-77777-66666-77777-------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------|
Play RIFF D, and in the last D chord, guitar 2 play Fig. 1
RIFF E
E-|-------3-3-3--------3-3-3--------1-1-1----------------------------|
B-|-------3-3-3--------3-3-3--------3-3-3----------------------------|
G-|--5----5-5-5---5----5-5-5---3----3-3-3---3-3-3--5-5-5-------------|
D-|--5--5---------5--5---------3--3---------3-3-3--5-5-5-------------|
A-|--3--3---------3--3---------1--1---------1-1-1--3-3-3-------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------5-5-5--------5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
B-|-------6-6-6--------6-6-6-----------------------------------------|
G-|--7----7-7-7---7----7-7-7---7-------------------------------------|
D-|--7--7---------7--7---------7-------------------------------------|
A-|--5--5---------5--5---------5-------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play RIFF E four times, always playing Fig. 1 at last D Chord
RIFF F
E-|--------------------------------------------------4---------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------4---------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------------4---------------|
D-|--7p5----8p5----7p5----8p5----5---5--3--5--6---6------------------|
A-|--5---5--5---5--5---5--5---5--5---5--3--5--6---6------------------|
E-|--<--let ring------------->---3---3--1--3--4---4------------------|
. . . .
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------3-------2----------------------|
D-|--7p5----8p5----7p5----8p5-----5---3---3---2----------------------|
A-|--5---5--5---5--5---5--5---5---5---1---3---0----------------------|
E-|--<--let ring------------->----3-------1--------------------------|
. . . .
Play RIFF F two times
RIFF G
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--4--4-4-4-4--3--3--3---------------------|
D-|--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--4--4-4-4-4--3--3--3---------------------|
A-|--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2--1--1--1---------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2------7-------6---------------------------|
D-|--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--9---7---8---6---------------------------|
A-|--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--9---5---8---4---------------------------|
E-|--------------------------7-------6-------------------------------|
Play RIFF G two times
RIFF H
E-|-------5-5-5--------5-5-5--------1-1-1----------------------------|
B-|-------6-6-6--------6-6-6--------3-3-3----------------------------|
G-|--7----7-7-7---7----7-7-7---3----3-3-3---3-3-3--5-5-5-------------|
D-|--7--7---------7--7---------3--3---------3-3-3--5-5-5-------------|
A-|--5--5---------5--5---------1--1---------1-1-1--3-3-3-------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------5-5-5--------5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
B-|-------6-6-6--------6-6-6-----------------------------------------|
G-|--7----7-7-7---7----7-7-7---7-------------------------------------|
D-|--7--7---------7--7---------7-------------------------------------|
A-|--5--5---------5--5---------5-------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play RIFF H, playing at last D chord Fig. 1
Play RIFF E three times, always playing Fig. 1 at last D chord
RIFF I
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------3--2-------------------------------|
A-|-----1--0--------3-2-3-2-3--2--1--0--3--6--3-2-3-2----------------|
E-|--0--------1--4--1-0-1-0-1--0--------1--4--1-0-1-0----------------|
| |
| |
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------9ah------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play RIFF I
RIFF J
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----3--2----------------------3--2-------------------------------|
A-|--2--1--0--3--6--3-2-3-2-3--2--1--0--3--6--3-2-3-2----------------|
E-|--0--------1--4--1-0-1-0-1--0--------1--4--1-0-1-0----------------|
| |
| RIFF J-1 |
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--9-10-9--7-----7--10-9-10-9-10-----7--6-----5----------9ah-------|
D-|-------------6-------------------5--------7-----6-5-6-5-----------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play RIFF J and RIFF J-1 four times
Play RIFF A and RIFF A-1, but slowly, eight times
Ending
E-|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|
D-|------2----------|
A-|------2----------|
E-|------0----------|
How to play I Am The Black Wizards
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.