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BLACK STAR YNliWIE MALMSTEEN WORDS AND MUSIC BY Yngwie Malmsteen TRANSCRIBED BY Andy Aledort

All guitars are tuned down one half step (low to high : Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb). Bass tuning (low to high) : Eb Ab Db Gb. All notes and chords sound one half step lower than written (key of E~ minor).

Freel y J = 126

"BIF#

~ Intro (0:01)

Em Gtr. I jingerstyle (nylon-sig. acous.) let ring throughout

**Tap face of guitar. *Chord symbols reflect implied harmony throughout .

FJ/A# EmlB B A

BIF# 87/A EmlG

B Em

EIG# Asus4

11! I

3

gradually slower •• •• . ••. • • • •• • . • . •. . - - - - -- - - - - , (drum N.H .••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• - - - - - - - - - • • • • • ·, Jill)

11! 6 7 9

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[ID Moderate ly Slow Rock J = 76 (0:24)

N.C.(ES) (bass and drums en1er)

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(keyboa rd enters)

Em C/E Em N.H .••••••••••••• , wlbar

1"rmTr · oITt11rn2tBJ'ot1HT I tJof~filr1 LJJ ~J~ 3 l--6---l

pitches: G B E D

Bass Fig. I (0:24, 1:16, 1:56, 2:55, 3:28)

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Ii I e e e 12..,, < e e e e e 12 e e e 11 -1 __ w_ I bd -1 __ w_ I I I I

As heard on th e Polydor recording The Yngwie Malmrteen Collect ion C 1985 by Unkhlp pe:11 Musk Inc. and De .Novo Music.All ri&hts administ«ed by Unichappell Music Inc. lnt«rYtion.l copyricht secured.All rich ts reserved. Reprinted by permissM>n of Hal l.ronard Corporation.

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3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 · 3 3 3 3 <<<<<<<<<<<< <<<<<<<<<<<< <<<<<<<<<<<< •All pitches are sounikd with left-hand hammu-ons and volume swells. Delay rime stt to approximately 7()() ms. with a single repeat.

Em C/E Em C/E rake

I 112 ( w/fall dist.) n- --- , 24 Gtr 2 }'::'::" 112 wlbar

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3 3 << < << < pick

Gtr. 3 (elec. w/dist.) scrapu >

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29

31

Em

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full 1········\

I • I Bass plays Bass Fig. 1 eight times

Em

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(sk;p ahead ro meas. 61)

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BLACK STAR YNliWIE MALMSTEEN Em

Gtr. 2 full

35 1······· · ,

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I 3 Bass Bass Fig. 2

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w/l>ar 39 Gtr. 2 N.H. v -- -- ··- ·- .

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Bass end Bass Fig. 2

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BLACK STAR YNGWIE MALMSTEEN 2.

B

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full 2 I 112

43 _J~ ·- ·- ·- J_ ~ " . ·- - -- - - ----.. _ .. _ .. _ ·- ·- - ·- ,. .. ,. ·--- -- - - - • •r II . - .. - .. .• - - II

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II

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.. ·- - .. II II

I I I I I I L...L_ I I I - - Gtr. 4 (elec. w/dist.) , v 6 3 6 3

·- - --- - II - r -- - - r .. . - -: r .- .· - - II

r - - .. .· - - r - - .· .- I - - - - - - - - - - II .- - I I ,- ,- ,- ,· I I I I I ,- ,· ,- I I ,- ,· , I I I I I ' ,· ' [ID 1st Guitar Solo (2:35)

Em C/E

45

48

Gtr. 2

Gtr. 4 · full • . .,

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full ~ 1112 full . -- --- . . . . ,, . ,

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Bass plays Bass Fig. I eight times

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BLACK STAR VNCiWIE MALMSTEEN Em

C/E Em 1112

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Gtr. 4 52 .. ... , .. ~ .. .. ,. ., ., ·-

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3 6 6 6 6 6 *Slide tapping finger •Play sligluly "behind the beaJ." down string while

holding bend.

1112 • -

[ID2nd Guitar Solo (3:0t)

Am

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I ~ I WJ ~ I I I I I I I I I I I = ~ = ~ -L---6--' 6 6

•Gm . 3 and 4

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II - ·-' II • - : :

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r I I I I *Gtr. 3 plays higher notes, Gtr. 4 plays lower notes.

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F Am

54~ .. . . ·-~ -- -,-- -·- .. II

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112 112 112

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II

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BLACK STAR YNGWIE MALMSTEEN [!](3 :14)

B Gtr. 2

57 ,,-._ full ~ ...... _

39

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I JO 5

Gtr.3

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I JO 5

Bass plays Bass Fig. 2 (see meas . 37)

N.H.

-..... _. -..... - - ...

6 6

- -........ -

6 6

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IQ] Outro (3:48)

Gtr. 2 Em

LJ pitch: B

N.H.

LJ pitch: B

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II II

II

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Bass pitch: E

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--:· -~

' .-Em C/E Em

63 grad. slide

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rake Em

full

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6 JO 3 5

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Em 71

·.) . ...... -............ , ... ~- ... ~ -

--- -- =- .-. -.. . A ,;,. ,;,.

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'---6---' 5 •Play slighlly "behind the beat."

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BLACK STAR YNliWIE MALMSTEEN C/E

72 ·- -- ·- ·-

I

6 6 6 5

I

Em C/E full 73__,t·········· ········· ········ ~············· ·····

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75

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full I 112 2 112 I 112

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