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Vengeance

Yngwie Malmsteen
Tab
★4.8(17)

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Song

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Title : Vengeance

Artist : Yngwie Malmsteen

Album : Magnum Opus

Transcribed by : Conor Curtis Fattony121234@aol.com

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Hey guys, this is my first tab on ug - i have been a member for a while but have never

I love this song and have been trying to learn it to perfection for ages - im sure that

tab is 100%!

Enjoy!!

Intro:

|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----:-------------------------:
|----------------------15-:-18-17-18-15-18-11-18----:
|-------------------------:----------------------15-:
|-------------------------:-------------------------:
|-------------------------:-------------------------:
|-------------------------:-------------------------:
|-------------------------:-----------------------|
|-15-13-15-11-15-10-15----:-11-10-11-8-11-6-11-5--|
|----------------------12-:-----------------------|
|-------------------------:-----------------------|
|-------------------------:-----------------------|
|-------------------------:-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------5-10-5-6-------------------|
|-8p6h8p6h8p6-------5------------------------6----------8/10-6-5----------|
|-------------7-6-7---7-6-7----------------7---------------------7/9---<7>|
|---------------------------7------------7---------------------------7----|
|-----------------------------8~-7-4-5-8----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff:

|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------6-9-7-6-7~~----|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|-----5-8----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-4-7--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
 |---------------------PM------------------------|-------PM------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-7h9p7p6-----------------|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|---------8-7-5-----------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------------8-7-------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
 |---------------------PM------------------------|-------PM------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------6-9-7-6-7~~----|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|-----5-8----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-4-7--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
 |---------------------PM------------------------|-------PM------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-7h9p7p6-----------------|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|---------8-7-5-----------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------------8-7-------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
 |---------------------PM------------------------|-------PM------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------6-9-7-6-7~~----|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|-----5-8----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-4-7--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
 |---------------------PM------------------------|-------PM------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-7h9p7p6-----------------|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|---------8-7-5-----------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------------8-7-------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
 |---------------------PM------------------------|-------PM------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------6-9-7-6-7~~----|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|-----5-8----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-4-7--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
 |---------------------PM------------------------|-------PM------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------PM------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------8-11-10-8-10-|
|---------6-9-7-6-7~~~------------9-12-10-9-10~~------6-9--------------|
|-----5-8--------------------8-11-----------------5-8------------------|
|-4-7-------------------7-10-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------PM-------|       |-------PM--------|       |------PM-------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-10-11-8-11----11---11---11----------------------|
------------10----9----7----6-7-9-6-7~~~~--------|play

-------------------------------------------------|the riff above 3 1/2 Times

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

Verse 1:

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------------------------------7--7--9---7---3---5---5--|
|-7--------------------------------7--7--9---7---3---3---5--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6--5--7---5---1-------3--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    |--------------------------PM---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------------------------------7--7--9---7---3---5---5----|
|-7--------------------------------7--7--9---7---3---3---5----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6--5--7---5---1-------3----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------PM---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-3-----4-----------5-----9-7-6-----------7---|
|-3-----4-----------5-----------8-7-5-----7---|
|-1-----2-----------3-----------------8-7-5---|
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------6-9-7-6-7~~----|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|-----5-8----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-4-7--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
 |---------------------PM------------------------|-------PM------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-7h9p7p6-----------------|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|---------8-7-5-----------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------------8-7-------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
 |---------------------PM------------------------|-------PM------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------6-9-7-6-7~~----|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|-----5-8----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-4-7--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
 |---------------------PM------------------------|-------PM------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-7h9p7p6-----------------|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|---------8-7-5-----7-----|
|------------------------------------------------|---------------8-7-5-----|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
 |---------------------PM------------------------|-------PM------|

Verse 2

|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------6-9-7-6-7~~----|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|-----5-8----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-4-7--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
  |---------------------PM------------------------|-------PM------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-7h9p7p6-----------------|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|---------8-7-5-----------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------------8-7-------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
  |---------------------PM-----------------------|-------PM------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------6-9-7-6-7~~----|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|-----5-8----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-4-7--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
 |---------------------PM------------------------|-------PM------|
||------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------|
||-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|
||------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------PM--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------8-11-10-8-10-|
|---------6-9-7-6-7~~~------------9-12-10-9-10~~------6-9--------------|
|-----5-8--------------------8-11-----------------5-8------------------|
|-4-7-------------------7-10-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |------PM------|       |-------PM-------|         |--------PM--------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-10-11-8-11----11---11---11------------------------|
|------------10----9----7----6-7-9-6-7~~~~----------|
|------------------------------------------7--------|
|--------------------------------------------8-7----|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Bridge:

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-------7-7-------5-5-------7-7---------7-5-----|   X4
|-----------------------------------5-7-----7-5-|
|-5-7-8-----5-7-8-----5-7-8-----5-8-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

Bridge Before Solo:(2x)

|-------------13----------15----------17----------18----------12-----------|
|-17-15-14-15----15-14-15----15-14-15----15-14-15----15-14-15----13-12-13--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13----------15----------17----------10----------12----------13-----------|
|----13-12-13----13-12-13----13-12-13----11-10-11----11-10-11----11-10-11--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15----------9---------10-----------------|
|----11-10-11---10-9-10----10-9-10--/17~~--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

Solo: I have no chance of tabbing this! Will look to other people for help...

|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------6-9-7-6-7~~----|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|-----5-8----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-4-7--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-7h9p7p6-----------------|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|---------8-7-5-----------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------------8-7-------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------6-9-7-6-7~~----|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|-----5-8----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-4-7--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-7h9p7p6-----------------|
|-0-0-0-3-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-12-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-3-0-0-7-|---------8-7-5-----7-----|
|------------------------------------------------|---------------8-7-5-----|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|

Verse 3

Bridge:(2x)

||-------------------------15----------17----------18----------12-----------|
||-17-15-14-15-18-15-14-15----15-14-15----15-14-15----15-14-15----13-12-13--|
||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13----------15----------17----------10----------12----------13-----------|
|----13-12-13----13-12-13----13-12-13----11-10-11----11-10-11----11-10-11--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15----------9---------10-----------------|
|----11-10-11---10-9-10----10-9-10--/17~~--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

Outro:

|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-7---7---7---7----7--7--7-|
|-5-8-5-8-5-8-5-8--5--6--5-|
|---6---6---6---6----------|

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