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Black Star
Yngwie Malmsteen
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BLACK STAR (Bassline)
As recorded by Yngwie Malmsteen
(From the 1985 Album RISING FORCE)
Transcribed by an unregistered user
Music by Yngwie Malamsteen
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Gtr. 1'
Q=104
3/4
Gtr I
W W W W W W
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4/4
W W W W W W
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Q=82
4/4
E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-----------------------7---------|---------------------------------|
|-------7-6-----------7---7-6-----|-------7-6---------------9-7-6---|
|-5-7-8-----8-7-5-8-7---------8-7-|-5-7-8-----8-7-5-8-7-5-8-------8-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|------------------------------10-9-|-------------------5-7-----0-2-0-|
|-------7-6-----------10-9-7-6------|-------7-8-------------7-6-------|
|-5-7-8-----8-7-5-8-7---------------|-5-7-8-----8-7-5-----------8-7-5-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-------7-6-----------7---7-6-----|-------7-6---------------9-7-6---|
|-5-7-8-----8-7-5-8-7---------8-7-|-5-7-8-----8-7-5-8-7-5-8-------8-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|------------------------------10-9-|-------------------5-7-----0-2-0-|
|-------7-6-----------10-9-7-6------|-------7-8-------------7-6-------|
|-5-7-8-----8-7-5-8-7---------------|-5-7-8-----8-7-5-----------8-7-5-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|-------------------------3-|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-------3-----------3-0-----|-------7--------------------|
|-----------------------2---|-0-0-0-------0-0-0-5-0-0----|
|-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-------3-|---------5-0-------------3--|
E S S Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-------3--------3-------|---------------------------------|
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|-1-1-1------1-1---1-1-1-|-5-7-8-----8-7-5-8-7---------8-7-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-------7-6---------------8-7-5---|-------7-6-----------10-9-7-6------|
|-5-7-8-----8-7-5-8-7-5-8-------8-|-5-7-8-----8-7-5-8-7---------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-5-7-8-----8-7-5-----------8-7-5-|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-------7-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|--------------------9-8-7---|---------------------------|
|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-------7-|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0-|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-2-3-5-7-8---7-|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0--|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|--------------------2-1-5-4---|----------------------------|
|----------------3-2---------2-|----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0---------------|-0-0-0-12s0-0-0-0-0-12s0-0--|
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E S S E S S E S S S S S S Q E S S E S S S S S S W
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|--------------------2-5-4-2/-|-14--------------------------|------|
|----------------3-2----------|-----14-10s11----------------|------|
|-0-0-0-12-0-0-0--------------|--------------0-0-0-12-0-0-0-|------|
W
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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