Yngwie Malmsteen - "I Am a Viking" Guitar Tab
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YNGWIE. J. MALMSTEEN – I AM A VIKING
From the Marching Out
Copyright 1985 by Polygram Publ.
Version 1.0 – JUNE 2005
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.. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
ph - pinch harmonic
f - full bend h - half bend
* - see comment r - release t - tap bend
X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend
@ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
Intro
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|-------------5-4h5p5---4-7-5h7p5-4-----|
|---7-6-7-------------7-------------5---|
|-0-------0-0---------------------------|
. .
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|---------------5-4h5p4-----4--------------|
|-----------------------7-5---7-5-4-7-5-4--|
|---5/7-6-7-------------------------------5|
|-0---------0-0----------------------------|
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|-------------5-4h5p5---4-7-5h7p5-4-----|
|---7-6-7-------------7-------------5---|
|-0-------0-0---------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------4-----4-5--4-------------|
|-------------4-----4-5---4-5-7-4-5-7---5-7-----7—-5-7-4-5—4---|
|-3-5-7-3-5-7---5-7-----7-----------------------------------7-5|
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|---------------7-----------------------|
|--------5------7-----------------------|
|-3------5------5-----------------------|
|--------3------------------------------|
Strophe´s Base
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|-----9------9-7------9----5---7------9------7|
|-----9------9-7------9----5---7------9------7|
|-----7------7-5------7--33--55-------7-5555--|
|-000---0000-----0000-------------000---------|
... .... .... .. .. ... ....
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|-5--4-2-----2--------------------------|
|-5------5-4---5-4-2-1------------------|
|-3--------------------3-2--------------|
|--------------------------5-3-2--------|
. . . . . . . . .
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|-----9------9-7------9----5---7------9------7|
|-----9------9-7------9----5---7------9------7|
|-----7------7-5------7--33--55-------7-5555--|
|-000---0000-----0000-------------000---------|
... .... .... .. .. ... ....
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|-5-------------------------------------|
|-5---2-1h2p1---------------------------|
|-3-----------3-2-----------------------|
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Chorus
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|-2------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------4/5/7|
|-0--0-0-3/6--6—6/7/9--7—7/9/10-9------|
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|---------------0--------------------------------|
|---9-------0-1---3-1---------------5-8-5--------|
|-------2-2---------------------3-6------6-3-6-3-|
|-5-6---2-------------------2-5-----------------5|
|-------0-------------1-1-4----------------------|
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|-4----4--------------------------------|
|-4----4--------------------------------|
|-2-22-2-2222222222-2323232323202-------|
|--------------------------------5-3-2--|
.. .......... ..................
Solo
|----------------------------------10-12-14-12-10-8-10-12-10-8|
|-------------------------10-12-13----------------------------|
|-----------------9-11-12-------------------------------------|
|---------9-12-12---------------------------------------------|
|-9-10-12-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-10-8-7-10-8-7----8-7-------------------------------------|
|-----------------10-----10-8-7\5----------------------------|
|---------------------------------8-7-5\4--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------7-5-4\2------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5-3-2------|
|-------------------------------------------------------5-3-2|
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|------------hb-br---------hb-br----12---------|
|-----/9-11--11-11-11----9-11--11-9----11-9-8-9|
|---9-----------------/9-----------------------|
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|-0--------------------------------------------|
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|-9h12p11p9-8h11p9p8-11h14p12p11-12h16p14p12-11h14p12p11-12h16|
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|-------------------14-15p14p12p11------------------------|
|-13h17p15p13h15h17----------------13p12p10---------------|
|-------------------------------------------12p11p9-11p9p8|
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|--------------19p15-------19p20-17-20-15-20---20----20---|
|-----------17-------17---------------------19----17----15|
|-11p8p9-16-------------16--------------------------------|
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|-19-17-19-15-19-14-19-------------------------19/20-15----|
|----------------------16h17h19p16h17-------17---------17--|
|----------------------------------------16--------------16|
|-------------------------------------17-------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-17------------------------------------------------------|
|----16----16-------------------------------------16-17-16|
|-------17----17-14-17----14----hb--------14-16-17--------|
|----------------------14-------14--14-14-----------------|
|----------------------------15---------------------------|
hb-br fb
|--------------fb-hb-fb---------12-14-14-12-14h15-12---|
|--------------17-19-17------12----------------------15|
|-14p12-------------------12---------------------------|
|-------16-14------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
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T
|-12----------------12----------------------10h12-14p12|
|----15p12-hb-12h15----hb-------------10h12------------|
|---------15-----------14-14p12-14-12------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
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T T T T *
|-14p12p10h12p10h14p12-14p12p10-15p12p10-15/---12-19-17p15p14|
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Here, when you see the Tapping signal over the G (15th fret, high E
string) what you´ll do is play the G with a finger of your right hand,
slide it as far as the neck allow you to go, return, pull-off to the
E (12th fret, same string) and play the rest as usual.
*
|----------------12-17p12----------12-17p12-20p17-------21|
|-------------13----------13----13----------------17------|
|----------14----------------14----------------------17---|
|-------14------------------------------------------------|
|-12h15---------------------------------------------------|
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The last note (C sharp)is bended in a very commom way for Malmsteen.
Yet, it´s very hard to tab. This is how it goes: you´ll bend the C#
into an E, bring down to D, and while you´re still in this position,
pick it again. It demands tuning bends and a really good ear to play
this segment (besides strenght in your fingers to do the bends).
hb-br
|-19-19-19—19h20p19p17----------19h20p19p17–––––––––––––––––––|
|----------------------20p19p17------------20p19p17\16-------–|
|-----------------------------------------------------19p17p16|
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|------------------------------16-------16-17----16-17-19-17-16|
|-19p17p16---16-17-19-16-17-19----17-19-------19---------------|
|----------9---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------19-16-------16-13----13-10----10----10|
|----------------------------18---------15-------12----12----|
|-16----16-17--16—16/-----------19--------16-------13----13--|
|----19------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
*
|--------12-17p12-17-20p17-12-------------------------21|
|-----13----------------------13------------------------|
|-/14----------------------------14-9-------------------|
|-------------------------------------10----------------|
|----------------------------------------12-7-12-----0--|
|-----------------------------------------------8-12----|
In the A ( open A string), use the whammy bar to lower in 2 steps
the note.
|-18-------------18\15----------------------------------|
|----20-------20-------17----------------17/20p19p17--19|
|-------21-18-------------18-15----15-18----------------|
|-------------------------------17----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-15-14----------14-15-14----------14-15---14-15-14----17-14-15|
|-------17-15-17----------17-15-17------17----------17---------|
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fb fb fb fb fb hb hb-br hb-br
|-15-17-14-17-17-17-17-17-19--19-19-(19)-19-(19)-19h20p19p17|
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|-20p19p17\16-0-20p19p17\16-------------16------------------~~~~|
|---------------------------19p17p16h17----17p16-----17------20-|
|-------------------------------------------------19----19-16---|
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Passage
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|-5-------------7-----------------------|
|-5------5------7-----9-----------------|
|-3------5------5-----7-----------------|
|--------3------------0-----------------|
“Guitar Choir”
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|-------------------------------------------------------5-5|
|-11-9--8--11-8-9--9-7-5--------11-8-9-9--------------8----| Gtr 1
|-------------------------9-8-9---------12-10-9-8-9-10-----|
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|-7-10-7-8-8-7-5-------10-8-7-10-7-8-8------------7-5-5|
|------------------6-8-----------------11-9—-6-8-9-----| Gtr 2
|----------------9--------------------------9----------|
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1½b
|-------------------5-7-8-9-11-------8-------7---7-8-9-11-12-14-21|
|-10-12-13-13-10-12------------10-12---13-10---10-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 3
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|-------------------7-8-10-8-12-------10-------8---8-10-8---8-10-12|
|11-12-14-14-11-12-------------11-12----14-11---11------11---------|Gtr 4
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