• Song:

    Black Star

  • Artist:

    Yngwie Malmsteen

Yngwie Malmsteen 
Black Star  
Rising Force
Sepultura5000@hotmail.com

Its a great song but is very very difficult.

*       = natural harmonics
h       = hammer on
p       = pull off
~       = vibrato
\/      = dip note with bar
t       = tap note with right hand
b       =(full) = 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--------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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---------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


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

          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------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    b 1/2 vibrato w/bar
---21b~----------------------------------------------------------------
17---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------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--------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


14----------14---------------------------------------------------------
---17-16-17----16-17~--------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------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~--------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                        b 2
17s19-20~--17--20~--15--20~-------20--19~--20--17--19--20b----19~------
-----------------------------19~---------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       
                                                                       
--------------------14-15-14--------------19b--19~-14-17-15-14----15---
----17b--17~--16-17----------16-17~-----x----------------------17------
--x-----------------------------------x--------------------------------
x----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       
                                                                       
14----------14---------------------------------------------------------
---17-16-17----16-17~--------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                  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----
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                   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---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

                            b= 1 1/2 
20-19-17-15-19-17-15------------14-15-17-15h17p15p14----14-15-17s19p15-
---------------------19-17~-17b----------------------17----------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


-------------------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
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


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

                                                   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~---
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


---------------------------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-----
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                  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
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

         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------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


12p10--t15p12h14p12p10--t15p12h14p12p10--t15p12h14p12p10--t15p12h14p12p
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


10h14s19p15-------15p12------------------------------------------------
------------17-12-------------15s17p12---------12p8------13p12p10--8---
------------------------16-12----------13------------------------------
------------------------------------------14p9------12-9---------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


---------------------------7-12p7-15p12--------------------------------
12p10p8--7--10p8p7-------8---------------------------------------------
-------------------9-8h9----------------21s11~-------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


---------------------------10-12-10-------10---------------------------
10s12-13p12p10----10-12-13----------13-12----13-12-10-13-12-10s8-10h12-
---------------12------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

              b full      b 1/2   b full
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
p10-8s7---8-7----------------------------------------------------------
--------9-----9b------t10--9b----10b-----------------------------------
-------------------------------------------7s5~------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

palm mute
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------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----------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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--------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

     b 1/2                               1/2      bar
p15----------s10s12--10-h14h15p14p12p10h12\/--12p10~-------13----------
----19b~-------------------------------------------------x-------------
-------------------------------------------------------x---------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

               fade out
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
13h15p13-12~-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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