Yngwie Malmsteen - I Am A Viking guitar tab
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From: letostak@netcom.com (Judy Letostak)
Yngwie Malmsteen "I am a Viking"
from Marching Out
Tune down one half step (for all Yngwie songs that I have posted also)
Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions or comments or requests
...Have a blast
letostak@netcom.com
Intro
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Verse
I am a Viking...
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Oh yesterday...
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As the shores of my home disappear...
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From: Stefan Nilsson
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN - 'I AM A VIKING'
Transcribed by Stefan Nilsson
This is a transcription of the intro riff.
Y.M usually tunes down a half tone : e -> eb B -> Bb
G -> Gb D -> Db
A -> Ab E -> Eb
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5-454-------4---7-575---4-------|
A|----------7---6---7-----------------------7-------------------5---|
E|--0-----------------------0---0-----------------------------------|
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e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------5-454-----------4---------------|
D|------------------------------------------7---5-----7-5-4-7-5-4---|
A|----------7---6---7---------------------------------------------5-|
E|--0-----------------------0---0-----------------------------------|
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e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5-454-------4---7-575---4-------|
A|----------7---6---7-----------------------7-------------------5---|
E|--0-----------------------0---0-----------------------------------|
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e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------4-----4-5---4---------------|
D|--------------4-----4-5---4-5-7-4-5-7---5-7-----7---5-7-4-5---4---|
A|--3-5-7-3-5-7---5-7-----7-----------------------------------7---5-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-------------------------------------------------------7-------|
D|--5-----------------------------------------------5-------7-------|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------5-------5-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3---------------|
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e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------------------------------------------|
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