• Song:

    Krakatau

  • Artist:

    Yngwie Malmsteen

Krakatau Tab by Yngwie Malmsteen


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#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. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: letostak@netcom.com (Judy Letostak)

Malmsteen
"Krakatau" from Odyssey

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
tr = trill
\ = slide down
/ = slide up

-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------5p4p2---------------------------------|
---------------2p1---------------------5--5p4p2-2p1--------------------|
-2--2--0-h-2-3-----3p2p0---2--2---------------------3------------------|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------4p3---|
-----------------------------5p4p2---------5p4p2---------5p4p3h4-------|
------------2p1--------------------5p4p2p1-------5p4p2p1---------------|
2--2--0h2-3-----3p2p0--2--2--------------------------------------------|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----3p2---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------4p3-----------------------------------------------------------|
5p4----------5p4p2-----------------------------------5p4p2-------------|
------------------------------------2p1--------------------5p4p2p1-----|
------------------------2--2--0h2-3-----3p2p0--2--2-----------------3--|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------3p2-----------------------------------|
------------------------4p3----------5p3-------------------------------|
5p4p2-----------5p4p3h4-----5p4----------5p4p2---------------3h4p3-----|
-------5p4p2p1---------------------------------4--5p4--2-4-4-------5~--|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
3------------------3h4p3-----3-------------------3h4p3---3-------------|
--5p4-2-5p4-2-4-4---------5-----5p4-2--5p4-2-4-4-------5---5p4-2-------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


--------------------------------------------6h7p6-----6----------------|
------------------------------8p7--5--7-7~---------8-----8p7--5--8p7-5-|
-----------3h4p3-----3-----9-------------------------------------------|
5p4-2-4-4---------5-----5----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


------0--3p0---------3-6h9-6-----------9-12-15p12-------------15-18-21~-|
7-7~--0------2-----5---------8------11------------14-------17-----------|
---------------3-6-------------9h12------------------15-18--------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|


0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
0-------2--------2-----------1---------1--------0-----0----------------|
--------4--------3-----------2---------2--------2-----1----------------|
--------4--------4-----------3---------3--------2-----2----------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
3-0-0-0--3-0-0-0--3-0-0-5--0-0-3-0--0-0-0-0--5-0-3-0--3-0-0-2--0-0-3-0-|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--3-0-0-5--0-0-7-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--3-0-0-2--0-0-----|
-------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--4-0-0-5--0-0-7p0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--4-0-0-5--0-0-4-0-|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------5-----8p-7---3p0-|
0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--4-0-0-5--0-0-7-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----0-0------0-----|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
0-0-0-0--2-0-0-0--3-0-0-5--0-0-7-0--0-0-0-0--5-0-0-0--3-0-0-0--2-0-3-0-|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
:repeat this measure                                                  :


gtr1
-------------------------------------0---------------------------------|
10---8--6----8--6--5-----6--5--3-----0---------------------------------|
10---9--7----9--7--5-----7--5--4-----1---------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr2
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------2--------------------------------|
8----7--5~----s7-5-3~----5--3--2~-----2--------------------------------|
--------------------------------------0--------------------------------|

2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------5p4p2----------------------------|
-------------------2p1-----------------------5p4p2p1-------------------|
---2--2~----0h2-3-------3p2p0---2--2-------------------3---------------|
:repeat this measure                                      :


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------5p4p2-----------------------------|
------------------2p1-----------------------5p4p2p1--------------------|
2-p-0--2~--0h2--3------3p2p0--2--2~------------------3-----------------|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------5p4p2p0-------------------------------|
-------------2p1--------------------------5p4p1------------------------|
2--2~--0h2-3-----3p2p0----2--2-------------------3---------------------|


----------------------15p14p12-----------------------------------------|
-------------------------------15-14p12p11-----------------------------|
12-11-9------------------------------------12p11p9---------------------|
--------12-11-9-8----------------------------------12p11p9p8-----------|
------------------10-----------------------------------------10p9------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

           b=1/2
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----17-17b--15-13h15p13-12-------10h13p10s9----------------------------|
----------------------------14-13------------12p10-9h10p9---------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------12-----------|
---------------------------------------------------------------11~------|
0\/-----------------------------------------------------------------13--|s\
w/bar

------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------10\9------------------7\9------------------10\9--------5\7-------|
2------10\9------------------7\9------------------10\9--------5\7-------|
2------8-\9------------------5\7------------------8-\7--------3\5-------|
0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0-|
:repeat measure 3 times

-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
10-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
10-5-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
8--3-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
cont repeat :


-------------------0----------------0-------------0--------------------|
-------------------0----------------0-------------0--------------------|
10----5------------1----------------1-------------2--------------------|
10----5----3-------2----------------2-------------3--------------------|
8-----3----3-------2----------------2-------------3--------------------|
-----------1-------0----------------0-------------0--------------------|


0-------------0-------------0-----0------------0-----0-----------------|
0-------------0-------------0-----0------------0-----0-----------------|
2-------------2-------------4-----4------------4-----4-----------------|
3-------------3-------------5-----5------------5-----5-----------------|
3-------------3-------------5-----5------------5-----5-----------------|
0-------------0-------------0-----0------------0-----0-----------------|


gtr 1
-------------0-----------0---------------------------------------------|
-------------12--12--10--9---------------------------------------------|
----------------------------10--9------9~------------------------------|
-----------------------------------12----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr 2

0-------0--------------------------------------0------0-----------0----|
0-------0--------------------------------------0------0-----------0----|
2-------2--------------------------------------2------2-----------4----|
3-------3--------------------------------------3------3-----------5----|
3-------3--------------------------------------3------3-----------5----|
0-------0--------------------------------------0------0-----------0----|


0----------------0------0------------0----0-----------------0----------|
0----------------0------0------------0----0-----------------0----------|
2----------------1------1------------4----4-----------------4----------|
3----------------2------2------------5----5-----------------5----------|
3----------------2------2------------5----5-----------------5----------|
0----------------0------0------------0----0-----------------0----------|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------5-----5--4------|
4-----4--4--4--2--4--5------5--4-----4-----4--4--4--2--5-----5--4------|
0--2--2--2--2--0--2--3------3--2-----0--2--2--2--2--0--3-----3--2------|
rhythm for solo

solo    b=f
-------24b--------------------------------------------------------10-12-|
---------------------------------------------------------11-12-14-------|
-------------------------------------------------9-11h12----------------|
----------------------------------------------12------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|


14p12p10-------------------------------------11-14---15-12-14-15-14-12-|
----------14p12p11-----------------------------------------------------|
--------------------14p12p11-------------------------------------------|
------------------------------14p12p11---------------------------------|
---------------------------------------14p13---------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


18-12-14-15-14-12-15-12-14-15-14-12-18-12-14-15-14-12--18-15-18-15-14-19-|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


15-17-18-17-15-21-18-19-18-15-21-------21\--------21\------------------|
----------------------------------0-0/-----0-0-0/-----0-0----21\-------|
----------------------------------------------------------0/-----------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


21---21p18----18p15----15p12----15-12----13-15-15-15-13-15-13p12-15-12-|
-----------20-------17-------14-------14-------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


------12-14-15-14-12-14-12----12---------------------------------------|
15-15----------------------15----15-14-12-15-14-12-11-14p12p11p0-------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------9/11~-|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------21p11-----------14p12-11----------15p14-12-------|
-------------11h12h14--------14-12p11----------14-12p11----------15-14-|
12--11-12-14-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                        w/bar
----12-----------------14~-14~--12h14-14p12-12h14p12-15-14-15-12-15----|
-------15-14-12--------------------------------------------------------|
12--------------15p14--------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                         b=f
---15----15----15--------------------14-------------14-----------------|
15----14----12----(11-tr-12)--/14h15----17b--17b-------14--------------|
----------------------------------------------------------16-15--------|
----------------------------------------------------------------16-----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                 b=f
-----------------------------------------15----15-18----15-18/-21--21--|
---------------------------------17b--------17-------17----------------|
16-15------------------------------------------------------------------|
------16-14--16-14-----------------------------------------------------|
-------------------16-14-13--------------------------------------------|
----------------------------14\----------------------------------------|

    b=1/2    b=1 1/2      b=1/2
21-21b---21--21b-----21---21b-----21---21~--21----15p14p12-------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------15p14p12----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------15p14p12p11--12p11p10-------12p11p10-----------------------|
15p14p12p11-----------------------12p11----------12p11p9-15p11p9-------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------12p11-|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------11-12-14-11-|
-------9--12p11p9----------------------------------11-12-14-------------|
p9--12-------------12p11p9-12----11----------12-14----------------------|
------------------------------12----14-13h14----------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                           b 1/2   1 1 1/2
---------12--14--12-14h15-12-14-15-18-14h15-17-19-15-17-19-21b----21b~-|
12-14-15---------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

 full                                                          palm mute
                                                                   |---
----------9h10p9p7\6---------------------------------------------------|
17b--17--------------8p7p5---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------7p6p4-3-------------------/6~---4-6-4---6-4-|
-----------------------------------5-4-2-------------------------4-----|
-----------------------------------------5-4-2-1-----------------------|
-------------------------------------------------3-2-------------------|

------------------------------| b=1/2-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--6-4---6-3-6-4-3h4-3---3---5p3--------------------4---3-4-6-3-4-6-7----|
4-----4---------------4---4-----4b---4---2-2-2-4-2---4------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                            w/bar     full
--------------------------------------------x----------------14-14-14----|
---------------------------11----------12~--x--------17b--17----------14-|
4-6-7-9-6-7-9-11-7h9h11h13----11h13h15------x----------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                     bend up and down
---14-18----14-18-21-21b-----------------x\----------------------------|
17-------17------------------------------x\----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------x\----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------x------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

keyboard solo repeat 4x
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----0-------0-------0-----0--------------------------------------------|
--4-------4-------4-----4----2--0--------------------------------------|
2-------3-------2-----3------------3--2--------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

full
------17----------------17h19h20p19p17-19\--7h8----7-------------------|
20b------20p19p17h19h20-------------------------10---8h10p8p7----------|
--------------------------------------------------------------9-8------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


8p5-------5-11p8----------8-14p11-------17p14---19-20-19-20-17h20-15h20-|
----7---9--------10----10---------------------x-------------------------|
------8-------------11------------14-14---------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                 full
14-12--11h12p11h12-14-15-17h19h20p19p17----------21b---21-10p8---------|
----------------------------------------20-19-17---------------10p8p7--|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
9p8--------------------keyboard solo--> play rhythm--------------------|
----10p9p7-------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------10p9p7p6----------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
16b--14-16-14\13-------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------15p14-12-15-14-12----14-12-------12-------------------|
-----------------------------------15-------15p14----15p14h12h15p12----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------12h13p12---|
------------------------------------------14p13-------12h14------------|
---------------14-12-------------12h14h15-------14h15------------------|
14p15-12h14h15-------15-14-12h15---------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                          full    hold bend
------------------------------------------22b-----22-22-22-22-22-22-22-|
------17p15p13----------18p17p15---------------------------------------|
14p12----------16p14p12----------17p16p14------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

        full
22-22--/20b--20--19-19-20p19-22p21-19-22-------17p16-------------------|
-----------------------------------------21p18-------18p17h20p18p17----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
18p17--------------------------------------18p17p15----------------------|
------19p17h21p19p17h19p17p16-16p19--16-14----------17p16-------16p14p13-|
----------------------------------------------------------14h15----------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                  keyboard solo
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
13p12p10-13p12p10p7h10p9p7---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------10------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


17p13-17p13p12p10-17p13p12-10-16-13-16p12p10-17p13-17p13p12p10-16p13---|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


16p13p12p10-17p13-17p13p12p10-16p13-16p13p12p10-17p13-17p13p12p10------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


19p13-19p13p12p10-19p13-17p13p12p10-16p13-16p13p12p10-16p13-16p13p12p10-|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|


13p10h12h13p12p10h13p12p10-12p8h10h12p10p8-10p7h8h10p8p7-8p7-8p7p5\4---|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


8p7p5p4-6p5h7p5-9p7p5-7p5p4--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------3-----3-----3-6---6~-------------|
----------------------------5p4-----4-----4-----4----------------------|
--------------------------------7p6-----6-----6-------9----------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


------------7-10p7---7-10-13-10----------10-16~--13p12-13p12----13p12--|
----------9--------9------------12----12---------------------15--------|
-----8-10--------------------------13----------------------------------|
7-10-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


---12----------------12-16p12h16p12h16p12-17p12h17p12h17p12-19p12h19---|
15----15p13p12----13---------------------------------------------------|
---------------14----------------------------------------------------x-|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
7---9------------9b--------9~-------------9p7--10p9p7------9p7---------|
-------------------------------------------------------10------10p9----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------8h9p8------------12p10----------13p12p10----|
7--------------------7h9h10-------10p9-------------13p12p10----------10-|
--10p9p7-10p9p7h9h10-------------------12p10----------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                          full
---------------------------------12h13--12--13h16----17-17-20b---------|
15p13p12-------17p15p13------------------------------------------------|
---------14p13----------16p14p13---------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


20--20-19h20p19----------20p19----------19h20p19--------19h20p19-------|
----------------22-22-19-------22p21h22--------22p21h22----------22p21-|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


----19h20p----------19h20--19p17p16h17--17--17p16-----------------------|
h22--------22p21h22-------------------------------18p17p15--------------|
------------------------------------------------------------17p16p14p13-|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|


-----------------------------------------13-16-10h13p10-------10-10----|
--------------------------------------------------------12----------12-|
-----------------------13-16-16-13-16-13-------------------13----------|
15---14p12-------12-15-------------------------------------------------|
-----------11h14-------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

-------7--7---------7h8p7-5-0-7p5p4-0h8p7p0-7p5p4p0-8p7p5p0-7p5p4p0----|
------------9----------------------------------------------------------|
13-10---------10-7-----------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


8p7p5p0-10p8p7p0-10--7--13-10-------12----------------------------------|
------------------------------12-10-----15-12----------12---------------|
----------------------------------------------14-13-14----13p10-9h10--7-|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
--10p9p7---------------------------------------------------------------|
9--------10p9p7h9-6----------------------------------------------------|
--------------------8p7p5----------------------------------------------|
--------------------------8p7p5p4--1h4-0\--------------------0h4-------|
                                        dive slow w/bar

------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------10\9------------------7\9------------------10\9--------5\7-------|
2------10\9------------------7\9------------------10\9--------5\7-------|
2------8-\9------------------5\7------------------8-\7--------3\5-------|
0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0-|
:repeat and fade

-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
10-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
10-5-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
8--3-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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