That Old Black Magic

Written by 
Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
Released on 
Fallen Angels (2016)
Tabbed by 
Eyolf Østrem

Dm7-5 and Fm6 are basically the same chord, so the sequence Dm–Fm6 is perhaps better (and definitely simpler) played x57565 – x5656x or xx0231–xx0111.

If you want the downward glissando effect for the Dm7-5 chords, start with one of the versions higher up on the fretboard.

The intro riff goes something like this:

   C/e                 Dm/f
   :   .   .   .   x6  :   .   .   .      
||-----------------||-------------------||
||*------------1--*||*-------------3---*||
||-------0---------||--------2----------||
||-1h2-------------||--3----------------||
||*---------------*||*-----------------*||
||-----------------||-------------------||

Or rather:

   C/e                 Dm/f
   :   .   .   .   x6  :   .   .   .      
||-----------------||-------------------||
||-----------------||-------------------||
||*------------5--*||*-------------7---*||
||-------5---------||--------7----------||
||-6h7-------------||--8----------------||
||*---------------*||*-----------------*||
||-----------------||-------------------||

I’ve included a different version as well, in E major, which is possibly both easier and more interesting to play.

Chords 
C/e     xx2010 or x7555x
Dm/f    xx3231 or x8776x 
F6      1s323x
Fm6     133131
D9      x5455x
Dm7-5   xx0111 or x5656x or xx0-10-9-8
G13     3x3453
C/e
That old black magic has weaved its spell
                              Dm/f
That old black magic that you weave  so well
                          
Those icy fingers  up and down  my spine
                                 C
Same  old  witchcraft  when your eyes meet mine


Same old tingle that I feel inside
                       F
And then that elevator starts its ride
    F6                 Fm6                 
And down and down   I  go
C/e           D9
Round    and  round I go
Dm7        Fm6             C
Like a leaf  caught in the tide
         Am                       B7
I should stay away but what can I do
            E7              A6   A7
I hear your name, and I'm a flame
  Dm                   Dm7-5
A flame with burning desire
                                    G13  
That only your kiss can put out the fire

C
You're the lover I have waited for
           C7   
You're the mate that fate had me created for
    F                         Fm6
And every time your lips meet mine
         Am              Ammaj7
Uh baby, down and down I go
C/g      D9/f#
round I go.
Dm       
In a spin
           Dm7-5
lovin' the spin I'm  in
           Fm6       G13          C
Under that old black magic called love
Dm       
In a spin
           Dm7-5
lovin' the spin I'm  in
           Fm6       G13          C
Under that old black magic called love
Dm       
In a spin
           Dm7-5
lovin' the spin I'm  in
           Fm6       G13          C
Under that old black magic called love

         Am                       B7
I should stay away but what can I do
            E7              A6   A7
I hear your name, and I'm a flame
  Dm                   Dm7-5
A flame with burning desire
                                    G13  
That only your kiss can put out the fire

C
You're the lover I have waited for
           C7   
You're the mate that fate had me created for
    F                         Fm6
And every time your lips meet mine
         Am              Ammaj7
Uh baby, down and down I go
C/g      D9/f#
round I go.

Dm       
In a spin
           Dm7-5
lovin' the spin I'm  in
           Fm6       G13          C
Under that old black magic called love

           Dm        Dm7-5        C
Under that old black magic called love

 

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