Biography:
Mike Oldfield (born Michael Gordon Oldfield, 15 May 1953, Reading, Berkshire, England) is largely known for Tubular Bells, his groundbreaking album from 1973, the success of which also bankrolled Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Records, for which Tubular Bells was the inaugural release. However, his musical career has spread over more than 40 years encompassing a range of styles, with varying amounts of success. According to the Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock, his style is labeled as Oldfield Progressive.
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Other songs:
- Enigmatism
- Nuclear
- The Exorcist - Tuburlar Bells
- Blue Night
- Castaway
- Chariots
- Crime Of Passion
- Crystal Gazing
- Dreaming In The Wind
- Far Country
- Following The Angels
- Foreign Affair
- Holy
- I Give Myself Away
- I Got Rhythm
- In Dulci Jubilo
- In High Places
- In The Beginning
- Innocent
- Into Wonderland
- Islands
- Man In The Rain
- Man On The Rocks
- Minutes
- Moonlight Shadow
- Moonshine
- North Point
- Pictures In The Dark
- Poison Arrows
- Runaway Son
- Sailing
- Saved By A Bell
- Shadow On The Wall
- To Be Free
- To France
- Trick Of The Light
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
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---------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| |
|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
********
B E
I have a crazy man
B E
Waiting for confirmation.
B E
Signs keep a-changing and.
B E F#
I need some more information.
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CHORUS
*******
C# G#m C# G#m
Some tricks of the light, you never know.
C# G#m C#
Make a flickering midnight light into a glow.
G#m C# (Play Section 1)
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B
[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-|
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
C# B
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B C#
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-16-14-|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 1
********
B E
Something that tells me how,
B E
Her bright blue eyes are smiling.
B E
She turns up her head now,
B E
Where she walks, she'll deny him.
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CHORUS
*******
C# G#m C# G#m
Some tricks of the light, you never know.
Guitar 2 - Clear
rake
[--------------------|
[--------------------|
[---9-11-8-8---------|
[--9---------11-9----|
[-9---------------11-|
[--------------------|
C# G#m C# B
Make a flickering midnight light into a glow.
Guitar 2 - Clear
rake
[---9-12-11-11-9-------|
[--9-------------12--b-|
[-9-----------------11-|
[----------------------|
[----------------------|
[----------------------|
C# G#m C# G#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-|
[--------------------------------|
[--------------------------------|
[--------------------------------|
C# G#m C# G#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-|
[---------------------------|
[---------------------------|
[---------------------------|
G#m C#
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B
[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-|
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
C# B
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B C#
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-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
********
B E
She turns, she takes his hand,
B E
Breaking his concentration.
B E
She burns at his command,
B E
That ends some man's recollection.
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02:07
CHORUS
*******
C# G#m C# G#m
Some tricks of the light, you never know.
Guitar 2 - Clear
rake
[-----------------------|
[----9----9-------------|
[---9--11---11-8-8------|
[--9---------------11-9-|
[-----------------------|
[-----------------------|
C# G#m C# B
Make a flickering midnight light into a glow.
rake
[---9-12-11-9------------|
[--9----------12-12-11-9-|
[-9----------------------|
[------------------------|
[------------------------|
[------------------------|
C# G#m C# G#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-|
[--------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------|
C# G#m C# G#m
Could it ever have turned out right? You'll never know.
rake
[--------------------|
[--------------------|
[---9-11-9-8---------|
[--9---------11------|
[-9-------------9-11-|
[--------------------|
G#m C#
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B
[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-|
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
C# B
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B C#
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-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-----------------|
[--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------
(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# A B
[-------------------------------------|----------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.
C# A B 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
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Could it ever have turned out right, now
C# A B
[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-|
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
It's a trick of the light.
C# A B 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---|
[--------------------------------------------------------|
A great Mike Olfield. Its A tricky one. Enjoy............
************************
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-|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 1
********
B E
I have a crazy man
B E
Waiting for confirmation.
B E
Signs keep a-changing and.
B E F#
I need some more information.
--------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS
*******
C# G#m C# G#m
Some tricks of the light, you never know.
C# G#m C#
Make a flickering midnight light into a glow.
G#m C# (Play Section 1)
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B
[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-|
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
C# B
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B C#
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-16-14-|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 1
********
B E
Something that tells me how,
B E
Her bright blue eyes are smiling.
B E
She turns up her head now,
B E
Where she walks, she'll deny him.
--------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS
*******
C# G#m C# G#m
Some tricks of the light, you never know.
Guitar 2 - Clear
rake
[--------------------|
[--------------------|
[---9-11-8-8---------|
[--9---------11-9----|
[-9---------------11-|
[--------------------|
C# G#m C# B
Make a flickering midnight light into a glow.
Guitar 2 - Clear
rake
[---9-12-11-11-9-------|
[--9-------------12--b-|
[-9-----------------11-|
[----------------------|
[----------------------|
[----------------------|
C# G#m C# G#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-|
[--------------------------------|
[--------------------------------|
[--------------------------------|
C# G#m C# G#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-|
[---------------------------|
[---------------------------|
[---------------------------|
G#m C#
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B
[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-|
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
C# B
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B 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
********
B E
She turns, she takes his hand,
B E
Breaking his concentration.
B E
She burns at his command,
B E
That ends some man's recollection.
--------------------------------------------------------
02:07
CHORUS
*******
C# G#m C# G#m
Some tricks of the light, you never know.
Guitar 2 - Clear
rake
[-----------------------|
[----9----9-------------|
[---9--11---11-8-8------|
[--9---------------11-9-|
[-----------------------|
[-----------------------|
C# G#m C# B
Make a flickering midnight light into a glow.
rake
[---9-12-11-9------------|
[--9----------12-12-11-9-|
[-9----------------------|
[------------------------|
[------------------------|
[------------------------|
C# G#m C# G#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-|
[--------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------|
C# G#m C# G#m
Could it ever have turned out right? You'll never know.
rake
[--------------------|
[--------------------|
[---9-11-9-8---------|
[--9---------11------|
[-9-------------9-11-|
[--------------------|
G#m C#
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B
[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-|
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
C# B
It's a trick of the light.
Guitar 1 - Distorted
C# A B 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---------------------------------|------------------|
[-----------------------------------|------------------|
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-----------------|
[--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------
(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# A B
[-------------------------------------|----------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.
C# A B 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
C# A B
[-------------------------------------|----------14-16-|
[-17-16--14-16--14-16--14-16-17-16-14-|-17-16-17-------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
[-------------------------------------|----------------|
It's a trick of the light.
C# A B 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---|
[--------------------------------------------------------|
A great Mike Olfield. Its A tricky one. Enjoy............
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