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Tricks Of The Light by Mike Oldfield

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  • Submitter: Ayreon77 Ayreon77
  • Tuning: Standard tuning
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
.                     Artist - Mike Oldfield
                     ************************
                    Song - Tricks Of The Light
                    ****************************
                      Album - Discovery
                     *******************
                     Tabbed By - Ayreon77
                     **********************



INTRO - Drums & Bass
******
--------------------------------------------------------

 Guitar 1 - Distorted
[-------------------------------------|----------14-16---------------------]
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17---------------------------]
[-------------------------------------|------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------|------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------|------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------|------------------------------------]
|                                     |
|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
********
Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramE MajorE
I have a crazy man
Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramE MajorE
Waiting for confirmation.
Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramE MajorE
Signs keep a-changing and.
Chord diagramBB        Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF#F#
I need some more information.

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CHORUS
*******
Chord diagramC#C#         Chord diagramG# minorG#m       Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramG# minorG#m
Some tricks of the light, you never know.
    Chord diagramC#C#         Chord diagramG# minorG#m     Chord diagramC#C#
Make a flickering midnight light into a glow.

Chord diagramG# minorG#m         Chord diagramC#C#   (Play Section 1)
It`s a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
 Chord diagramC#C#                Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramBB
[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-]
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]

Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramBB
It`s a trick of the light.

Guitar 1 - Distorted
 Chord diagramC#C#                 Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramC#C#
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-16-14-]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]


--------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 1
********
Chord diagramBB       Chord diagramE MajorE
Something that tells me how,
Chord diagramBB        Chord diagramE MajorE
Her bright blue eyes are smiling.
Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramE MajorE
She turns up her head now,
Chord diagramBB        Chord diagramE MajorE
Where she walks, she`ll deny him.


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CHORUS
*******
Chord diagramC#C#         Chord diagramG# minorG#m       Chord diagramC#C#  Chord diagramG# minorG#m
Some tricks of the light, you never know.

Guitar 2 - Clear
 rake
[--------------------]
[--------------------]
[---9-11-8-8---------]
[--9---------11-9----]
[-9---------------11-]
[--------------------]
    Chord diagramC#C#         Chord diagramG# minorG#m     Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramBB
Make a flickering midnight light into a glow.

Guitar 2 - Clear
 rake
[---9-12-11-11-9-------]
[--9-------------12--b-]
[-9-----------------11-]
[----------------------]
[----------------------]
[----------------------]
    Chord diagramC#C#          Chord diagramG# minorG#m         Chord diagramC#C#  Chord diagramG# minorG#m
And the spot that you saw so bright was just for show.
 rake
[-----21-19-18-19----------------]
[---21------------21-21-19-16--b-]
[-21--------------------------18-]
[--------------------------------]
[--------------------------------]
[--------------------------------]

     Chord diagramC#C#          Chord diagramG# minorG#m         Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramG# minorG#m
Could it ever have turned out right You`ll never know.
 rake
[---9-11-12-11-9------------]
[--9-------------12-9-----b-]
[-9-------------------11-11-]
[---------------------------]
[---------------------------]
[---------------------------]

Chord diagramG# minorG#m         Chord diagramC#C#
It`s a trick of the light.

Guitar 1 - Distorted
 Chord diagramC#C#                Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramBB
[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-]
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]

Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramBB
It`s a trick of the light.

Guitar 1 - Distorted
 Chord diagramC#C#                 Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramC#C#
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-16-14-]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]

It`s a trick of the light.

--------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 3
********
Chord diagramBB       Chord diagramE MajorE
She turns, she takes his hand,
Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramE MajorE
Breaking his concentration.
Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramE MajorE
She burns at his command,
Chord diagramBB          Chord diagramE MajorE
That ends some man`s recollection.

--------------------------------------------------------
02:07
CHORUS
*******
Chord diagramC#C#         Chord diagramG# minorG#m       Chord diagramC#C#  Chord diagramG# minorG#m
Some tricks of the light, you never know.

Guitar 2 - Clear
 rake
[-----------------------]
[----9----9-------------]
[---9--11---11-8-8------]
[--9---------------11-9-]
[-----------------------]
[-----------------------]
    Chord diagramC#C#         Chord diagramG# minorG#m     Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramBB
Make a flickering midnight light into a glow.

 rake
[---9-12-11-9------------]
[--9----------12-12-11-9-]
[-9----------------------]
[------------------------]
[------------------------]
[------------------------]
    Chord diagramC#C#          Chord diagramG# minorG#m         Chord diagramC#C#  Chord diagramG# minorG#m
And 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-]
[--------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------]

     Chord diagramC#C#          Chord diagramG# minorG#m         Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramG# minorG#m
Could it ever have turned out right? You`ll never know.
 rake
[--------------------]
[--------------------]
[---9-11-9-8---------]
[--9---------11------]
[-9-------------9-11-]
[--------------------]

Chord diagramG# minorG#m         Chord diagramC#C#
It`s a trick of the light.

Guitar 1 - Distorted
 Chord diagramC#C#                Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramBB
[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-]
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]

Chord diagramC#C#   Chord diagramBB
It`s a trick of the light.

Guitar 1 - Distorted
 Chord diagramC#C#                 Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramC#C#
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-16-14-]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]

It`s a trick of the light.

--------------------------------------------------------
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---------------------------------|------------------]
[-----------------------------------|------------------]

there`s 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-----------------]
[--------------------------------|----------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------|----------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------|----------------------------------------]


--------------------------------------------------------
(There`s is 2 guitars through the last bit, i can,t make out one.)


PRE CHORUS
***********            Could it ever have turned out right, now
 Chord diagramC#C#                Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramBB
[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-]
[-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.
 Chord diagramC#C#                 Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramC#C#
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-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

--------------------------------------------------------
                 Could it ever have turned out right, now
 Chord diagramC#C#                Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramBB
[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-]
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]
[-------------------------------------|----------------]

It`s a trick of the light.
 Chord diagramC#C#                 Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramC#C#
[----------------------------------------------------------]
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14----------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------------------------]
       |Guitar 2                  |
       |   h p     h p          |
       [-16-19-16----|-16-19-16----|-16-------------]
       [----------19-|----------19-|----19-17-16----]
       [-------------|-------------|-------------18-]
       [-------------|-------------|----------------]
       [-------------|-------------|----------------]
       [-------------|-------------|----------------]


--------------------------------------------------------

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--\-]
[--------------------------------------------------------]

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