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Memories

Yngwie Malmsteen
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MEMORIES

As recorded by Yngwie Malmsteen

(From the 1988 Album ODYSSEY)

Transcribed by Joff Jones, R. Cooper

Music by Yngwie Malmsteen

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

Intro theme

Q=142

(Gm7) (Gm6) (Am/G)

4/4

Gtr I

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

||--6-------6-------|-10-------10-------|-10-------10-------|-8-------8--------|
||o---6---6---6---6-|----6---6----6---6-|----8---8----8---8-|---8---8---8---8--|
||------0-------0---|------0--------0---|------0--------0---|-----0-------0----|
||------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|

|

| Gtr II

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

||--3-------3-------|--6--------6-------|--6--------6-------|-5-------5--------|
||o---3---3---3---3-|----6---6----6---6-|----5---5----5---5-|---5---5---5---5--|
||------0-------0---|------0--------0---|------0--------0---|-----0-------0----|
||------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|

(Gm) (Gm9) (Eb/G) (Bbmaj7sus2/G)

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-6-------6-------|-6-------6-------|-6-------6-------|-5-------5---------||
|---3---3---3---8-|---6---6---6---6-|---8---8---8---8-|---4---4---4---4--o||
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3-----||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q

|-3-------3-------|-5-------5-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3---------||
|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|---4---4---4---4-|---1---1---1------o||
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-----||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||

Melody

(Eb/G)

E E E E E E E E E E E E H

|-15---------11---------|-11-13------13----|
|----11---11----11---11-|-------11---------|
|-------0----------0----|----------0-------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E H

|-11---------11---------|--8-10------10----|
|-----8----8-----8----8-|--------8---------|
|-------0----------0----|----------0-------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|

(F/G)

E E E E E E S S E E E E E H

|-8---------8-10-11-10-8-|-6-------6------|
|---10---10--------------|---8---8--------|
|------0-----------------|-----0----------|
|------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------|----------------|

|

| E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E Q

|-5---------5--6--8--6-5-|-3-------3------|
|----6----6--------------|---3---3---3----|
|------0-----------------|-----0-------0--|
|------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------|----------------|

(Eb/G) D

|-3--|

E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q E E E E H

|-8---------8-10-11-10-8-|-6-------8h10p8-6--|-^5--6p5----5--|-6-8-10-8-6----||
|---10---10--------------|---8---8-----------|-^7------8-----|---------------||
|------0-----------------|-----0-------------|-^7------------|---------------||
|------------------------|-------------------|-^0------------|---------------||
|------------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------||
|------------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------||

|

| |-3--|

| E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q E E E E H

|-5---------5--6--8--6-5-|-3-------5h=6p5-3--|-^2--3p2----2--|-3-5--6-5-3----||
|----6----6--------------|---4---4-----------|-^3------5-----|---------------||
|------0-----------------|-----0-------------|-^2------------|---------------||
|------------------------|-------------------|-^0------------|---------------||
|------------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------||
|------------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------||

Main theme

(Gm7) (Gm6) (Am/G)

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-6-------6-------|-10-------10-------|-10-------10-------|-8-------8--------|
|---6---6---6---6-|----6---6----6---6-|----8---8----8---8-|---8---8---8---8--|
|-----0-------0---|------0--------0---|------0--------0---|-----0-------0----|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-3-------3-------|--6--------6-------|--6--------6-------|-5-------5--------|
|---3---3---3---3-|----6---6----6---6-|----5---5----5---5-|---5---5---5---5--|
|-----0-------0---|------0--------0---|------0--------0---|-----0-------0----|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|

(Gm) (Gm9) (Eb/G) (Bbmaj7sus2/G)

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-6-------6-------|-6-------6-------|-6-------6-------|-5-------5--------|
|---3---3---3---8-|---6---6---6---6-|---8---8---8---8-|---4---4---4---4--|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q

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

Outro Melody

(Eb/G)

E E E E E E E E E E E E H

|-15---------11---------|-11-13------13----|
|----11---11----11---11-|-------11---------|
|-------0----------0----|----------0-------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|

|

| E E E E E E E E E E E E H

|-11---------11---------|--8-10------10----|
|-----8----8-----8----8-|--------8---------|
|-------0----------0----|----------0-------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|

(F/G)

E E E E E E S S E E E E E H

|-8---------8-10-11-10-8-|-6-------6------|
|---10---10--------------|---8---8--------|
|------0-----------------|-----0----------|
|------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------|----------------|

|

| E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E Q

|-5---------5--6--8--6-5-|-3-------3------|
|----6----6--------------|---3---3---3----|
|------0-----------------|-----0-------0--|
|------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------|----------------|

(Eb/G)

|-3--|

E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E Q

|-8---------8-10-11-10-8-|-6-------8h10p8-6--|
|---10---10--------------|---8---8-----------|
|------0-----------------|-----0-------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|

|

| |-3--|

| E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E Q

|-5---------5--6--8--6-5-|-3-------5h=6p5-3--|
|----6----6--------------|---4---4-----------|
|------0-----------------|-----0-------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|

|

| W W

|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|

H.=H

D

Q E E Q Q E E E E H

|-^5--6p5----5--|-6--8-10--8--6----*|
|-^7------8-----|------------------*|
|-^7------------|------------------*|
|-^0------------|------------------*|
|---------------|------------------*|
|---------------|------------------*|

|

| Q E E Q Q E E E E H

|-^2--3p2----2--|-3--5--6--5--3----*|
|-^3------5-----|------------------*|
|-^2------------|------------------*|
|-^0------------|------------------*|
|---------------|------------------*|
|---------------|------------------*|

|

| Gtr III

| Q E E Q Q E E E E H

|-^5--6p5----5--|---10----10-18----*|
|-^7------8-----|-8-----8----------*|
|-^7------------|------------------*|
|-^0------------|------------------*|
|---------------|------------------*|
|---------------|------------------*|

Duration Legend

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

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

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

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

<n> - 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

-----------

| - bar

|| - double bar

||o - repeat start

o|| - repeat end

*| - double bar (ending)

: - bar (freetime)

$ - Segno

& - Coda

Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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