Dark Star

Yngwie Malmsteen

Tom: G

From: * (Judy Letostak)


* = natural harmonics
h = hammer on
p = pull off
~ = vibrato
\/ = dip note with bar
t = tap note with right hand
b=f(ull) = bend full
b 1 1/4 = bend one and one half steps i.e. E to F#
w/bar = dip or vibrato with tremolo bar


-7~---------------------------------------2--3---4~--------------------|
-7~-----8~----7--5---4~----2~---4---5~-----------5~--------------------|
-8~----------------------------------------------4~--------------------|
---------------------4~------------------------------------------------|
-9~-----7~-----------------0~------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------3~-----------4~--------------------|



5~----------------6~---------------------7----------------7*-----------|
5~----------------7~-------------------8----7--5--7--------------------|

7~--5h7p5s4--5~---6~-----------------9------8--6--8--------------------|
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0~---------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------6~----6--7--9----7------------------7*---------------|




-----12*------------------------12*-----------------7-12p8s7-----------|
----------12*------7*------12*-------------------8---------------------|
---------------5*------7*----------------------9-----------------------|
---------------------------------------------9-------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

12*--------------------------------------------------------------------|


              w/bar                                 b 1/2      w/bar
---------12-14-~-----------------19-19p17p15s14h15p14b-----------------|
------12----------------------17--------------------------17s15~-------|
---12----------------------16------------------------------------------|


14----------------------17---------------------------------------------|
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--------------------------------------------------12*------------------|
------12-16-15-13-12-15-13-12-----------------12*---------0h1p0--------|
---12-------------------------14-12-------12*----------7*--------------|

14----------------------------------16-14------------------------------|
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          w/bar   do not pick notes all hammer ons
-----------------14-12-------------------------------------------------|
-------12s15~----------15-14-12----------------------------------12-13-|
-----9--------------------------12-11-------------------------12-------|
---9----------------------------------14-------------------14----------|


10---------------------------------------14-12-10----10-14-------------|
--------------------------------------------------14-------------------|



---------15-14-17-15-19-20-19-20-17-20-15-20-14-15-------------15-19---|

12-17-16-------------------------------------------16-17----17---------|
---------------------------------------------------------16------------|
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    b 1/2 vibrato w/bar
---21b~----------------------------------------------------------------|


17---------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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---------0\/-----------------------------------------------------------|



            b 1/2                w/bar
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------4--------4~----9~-------------------------------------------|
-2~------x-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------x------------------------x\/------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



Theme


--------------------14-15-14--------------19b--19~-14-17-15-14----15---|
----17b--17~--16-17----------16-17~-----x----------------------17------|
--------------------------------------x--------------------------------|
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14----------14---------------------------------------------------------|

---17-16-17----16-17~--------------------------------------------------|
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--------------------14-15-14--------------19b--19~-14-17-15-14----15---|
----17b--17~--16-17----------16-17~-----x----------------------17------|
--x-----------------------------------x--------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



14----------14---------------------------------------------------------|

---17-16-17----16-17~--------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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                                                        b 2

17s19-20~--17--20~--15--20~-------20--19~--20--17--19--20b----19~------|
-----------------------------19~---------------------------------------|
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--------------------14-15-14--------------19b--19~-14-17-15-14----15---|
----17b--17~--16-17----------16-17~-----x----------------------17------|
--x-----------------------------------x--------------------------------|

x----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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14----------14---------------------------------------------------------|

---17-16-17----16-17~--------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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                                  b=f      b=f

7h8p7--5-----------------------------------------------------11-12-14--|
---------8-7-5------------------------7-------10----10-12-13-----------|
---------------8-7-5-4-------------9b---8-12b----11--------------------|
-----------------------7-5-4-------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------7-6p0-------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



12-11-----------------------------------------20p17----20-17p14--------|

------13--12p10---------------------------5*--------19----------16-----|
----------------12-11-9-8----------------------------------------------|
--------------------------10-9-7---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------10-9-7-6------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



17-14p11----------11-11h14p11s20p17----17p14----14p11----11p8----------|

---------13-10-13-------------------19-------16-------13------10p7s----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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                                   b=f    b=f

7h8p7--5---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------8-7-5------------------------7-------10-----------------------|
---------------8-7-5-4-------------9b---8-12b----11~-------------------|
-----------------------7-5-4-------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------7-6--x------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



                           b=f                             b=2
------------------------14-17b~-------14-17-14----14-17-19-20b~--------|
------13-16-13----13-16---------13-16----------16----------------------|
---14----------14------------------------------------------------------|


16---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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                            b= 1 1/2

20-19-17-15-19-17-15------------14-15-17-15h17p15p14----14-15-17s19p15-|
---------------------19-17~-17b----------------------17----------------|
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------------------19p15----20p19p17-15-19p17-15-14h15-17p15p14----20b-|

17----17-----------------17-------------------------------------17-----|
---16----16----16------------------------------------------------------|
------------17---------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



19-20-17-20-15-20-14-20-19-20-17-20-15-20-14-20-19-20-17-20-15-20-14-20-|

------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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---20----------15-17-19-17-15----17-15-------15-------------------------|
17----16-17-19----------------19-------19-17----19-17-16-19p17-16-13s12-|

x-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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                                                   b=f

15-14-12s11----------14p12p11-----------------------------------7-12p8-|
------------13p12p10----------13-12p11-12p11------------------8--------|
---------------------------------------------12-11s12b-12s8--9---------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


                             wide vib     1 1/2

s16p12-------19s20p15--------20b~---------20b----19--20--19h20p19p17-15-|
----------------------17------------------------------------------------|
-------16-12-------------16---------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|



19s17p15s14h15-17-15--14----15-14-------14-12--------------------------|

-------------------------17-------17-16-------16-12-17-15-13s12----13--|
----------------------------------------------------------------14-----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



    b=full                 b=full             b=1/2
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---14b-------15t-p14--19t--19tb---s15t-p14--p12s11b--11p9s8-5-9p5-4~---|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



---------------------------12-17p12-----------------------12-17p20-----|
------------------------13----------12-----------------13--------------|

5p4----------------9-14----------------9----------9-14-----------------|
----7-5-4-------10-----------------------10----10----------------------|
-----------0s12-----------------------------12-------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


         b=1/2                  b=2steps

12h17p12-12b----------------20b~-------20b~--20-19-17--16--------------|
----------------15~---------------------------------------18-17-15-----|
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                                  b=1/2
------------------------------------------------------15-17-19-17-15-14-|
----------------------------------19b---19~--16-17-19-------------------|


17-16-14-12-------------------------------------------------------------|
------------15-14-12----------------------------------------------------|
---------------------15-14-12-11----------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|



17-15-14----15-14-------14----------------------------------------------|

---------17-------17-15----17-15-13-17-15-13-12-15-13-12----13-12-------|
---------------------------------------------------------14-------14-12-|
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------------------------------------------------------------------------|



                                                     b=full
-----------------------------------------------------------14~---------|


12-------------------------------------------17~------17b--------------|
---14-12-11-14-12-11-9-12-11-9s8-9-s-21-------------x------------------|
--------------------------------------------------x--------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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         b=full                 b=full             full

14-15-17-17b---18t-p17~---14-15-17b----t18-s-20t-p-17b------15p14-18t--|
------------------------x---------------------------------x------------|
---------------------------------------------------------x-------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


                    b 1 1/2

14~---12--13t-p12--12--------p10h12p10--15tp10h12h14p12p10--t15p12h14p-|
----x------------------------------------------------------------------|
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12p10--t15p12h14p12p10--t15p12h14p12p10--t15p12h14p12p10--t15p12h14p12p-|

------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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10h14s19p15-------15p12------------------------------------------------|

------------17-12-------------15s17p12---------12p8------13p12p10--8---|
------------------------16-12----------13------------------------------|
------------------------------------------14p9------12-9---------------|
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---------------------------7-12p7-15p12--------------------------------|

12p10p8--7--10p8p7-------8---------------------------------------------|
-------------------9-8h9----------------21s11~-------------------------|
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---------------------------10-12-10-------10---------------------------|

10s12-13p12p10----10-12-13----------13-12----13-12-10-13-12-10s8-10h12-|
---------------12------------------------------------------------------|
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              b full      b 1/2   b full
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p10-8s7---8-7----------------------------------------------------------|
--------9-----9b------t10--9b----10b-----------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------7s5~------------------------|
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palm mute

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-----------------------5-----5-7-x-----7-8---7-8-10-7-8-10-12-8-10-12--|
---------4-5---4-5-7-8---7-8-------8-9-----9---------------------------|
7-4--5-7-----7---------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



                                            b full        b 1 1/2
8-------8-10----8-10-12-8-10-12-14-10-12-14-15b~----------21b----------|
--10-12------12-----------------------------------------x--------------|
------------------------------------------------------x----------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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full 1 1/2,1/2,2,1/2,1 1/2   2 1/2
21b--------------------------21b~----------14-15-14h15p14----14-15h19--|

----------------------------------------17----------------17-----------|
-----------------------------------s-16--------------------------------|
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     b 1/2                               1/2      bar

p15----------s10s12--10-h14h15p14p12p10h12\/--12p10~-------13----------|
----19b~-------------------------------------------------x-------------|
-------------------------------------------------------x---------------|
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               fade out
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13h15p13-12~-----------------------------------------------------------|
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Albums:
With Alcatrazz:
No Parole from Rock and Roll
Live Sentence

With Steeler:
Steeler

Solo (Rising Force):
Rising Force
Marching Out
Trilogy
Eclipse
Odyssey
Trial by Fire - Live in Lenningrad
Fire and Ice
The Seventh Sign (just out)

Videos:

Live '85 (Japan)
Trial By Fire (Russia)