• Song:

    Dark Star

  • Artist:

    Yngwie Malmsteen

Dark Star Tab by Yngwie Malmsteen


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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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From: letostak@netcom.com (Judy Letostak)

Yngwie Malmsteen "Dark Star"  from Rising Force

* = 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--------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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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