Malmsteen Yngwie - I Am A Viking Chords & Tabs

 

I Am A Viking Chords & Tabs

Malmsteen Yngwie Chords & Tabs

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I Am A Viking 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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|-----------------5--4h5p4-----4--7--5h7p5--4------|
|----7--6--7~---------------7------------------5---|
|-0------------0-----------------------------------|
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|--------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------4--2h4p2-----2--5--4------2------|
|----5--4--5~---------------5------------------4---|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-0------------0-----------------------------------|


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|-----------------5--4h5p4--------4----------------------|
|---------------------------7--5-----7--5--4--7--5--4----|
|----7--6--7~------------------------------------------5-|
|-0------------0-----------------------------------------|
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|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------5--3h5p3--------3----------------------|
|---------------------------5--4-----5--4--2--5--4--2----|
|----5--4--5~------------------------------------------4-|
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|-0------------0-----------------------------------------|


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|-----------------4--2-4-2-----2--5--4------2----|
|----5--4--5~---------------5------------------4-|
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|-0------------0---------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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|-------------------------------------------------------4--------4--5-----4-
|-------------------4--------4--5-----4--5--7--4--5--7-----5--7--------7----
|-3--5--7--3--5--7-----5--7--------7----------------------------------------
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|-------------------------------------------------------3--------3--5-----3-
|-------------------2--------2--4-----2--4--5--2--4--5-----4--5--------5----
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------


|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
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|-5--7--4--5-----4-----|-----------------5--4h5p4-----4--7--5h7p5--4-------|
|-------------7-----5--|----7--6--7~---------------7------------------5----|
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|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------4--2h4p2-----2--5--4h5p4--2-------|
|-4--5--2--4-----2-----|----5--4--5~---------------5------------------4----|
|-------------5-----4--|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-0------------0------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------5--4h5p4--------4-----------------------|
|---------------------------7--5-----7--5--4--7--5--4-----|
|----7--6--7~------------------------------------------5--|
|-0------------0------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------5--3h5p3--------3-----------------------|
|---------------------------5--4-----5--4--3--5--4--3-----|
|----5--4--5~------------------------------------------4--|
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|-----------------5--4h5p4-----4--7--5h7p5--4-----|
|----7--6--7~---------------7------------------5--|
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|-----------------4--2h4p2-----2--5--4h5p4--2-----|
|----5--4--5~---------------5------------------4--|
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|-0------------0----------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------4--------4--5-----4-
|-------------------4--------4--5-----4--5--7--4--5--7-----5--7--------7----
|-3--5--7--3--5--7-----5--7--------7----------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------3--------3--5-----3-
|-------------------2--------2--4-----2--4--5--2--4--5-----4--5--------5----
|-2--4--5--2--4--5-----4--5--------5----------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------


|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------7-----------------|
|-5--7--4--5-----4-----|---------------------5-----------7-----------------|
|-------------7-----5--|--3------------------5-----------5-----------------|
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|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|-4--5--2--4-----2-----|----------------------------------7----------------|
|-------------5-----4--|--2------------------5------------7----------------|
|----------------------|---------------------5------------5----------------|
|----------------------|---------------------3-----------------------------|


Verse
    I am a Viking...
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|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------9~---------------9----7--|-------------9---------5~---------7~-|
|-----------9~---------------9----7--|-------------9---------5~---------7~-|
|-----------7~---------------7----5--|-------------7---3--3-------5--5-----|
|-0---0--0-------0--0--0--0----------|-0--0--0--0--------------------------|


|------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------
|----------9-----------------7-|-5---4-2-----2------------------|-------9---
|----------9-----------------7-|-5-------5-4---5-4-2-1----------|-------9---
|----------7-----5--x--5--x----|-3---------------------3-2-0----|-------7---
|-0--0--0----------------------|-----------------------------3-2|-0--0------

                     Oh yesterday...
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-------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
-------------9--7--|-----9~-----------5~---------7~-|-----9~-------------7~|
-------------9--7--|-----9~-----------5~---------7~-|-----9~-------------7~|
-------------7--5--|-----7~-----3--3-------5--5-----|-----7~--5--5--5--5---|
-0--0--0--0--------|-0------------------------------|-0--------------------|


|-----------------------|
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|-5~--------------------|
|-5~----2--1h2p1--------|
|-3~--------------3--2--|
|-----------------------|


As the shores of my home disappear...
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|-2----------------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
|-2----------------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
|-0------0--2--3s6-|-6~------6s7s9-|-s7~---7s9s10s9~------9s10s12----------|
|------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------|


|-------------------------|----------------------------------0-------------|
|--------------9~---------|------------------------0----1---------4----1---|
|-------------------------|-2-----------------2----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-2----------------------------------------------|
|-s10~---------11~--------|-0----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

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|------------------------|-5--8p5----------------|---------|5h8p5----------|
|------------------3--6~-|---------6--3--6--3----|-----%---|------6p3h6p3--|
|------------2--5--------|---------------------5-|---------|--------------5|
|-1----1--4--------------|-----------------------|---------|---------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|---------|---------------|


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


----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------|-Repeat intro---------------------------------------------------|
----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
-5--3--2--|----------------------------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------10-12-14-12-10-8-12-10-8-7-10-8-7----8-7--
|------------------------10-12-13-----------------------------------10------
|----------------9-11-12----------------------------------------------------
|--------9-10-12------------------------------------------------------------
|9-10-12--------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                        Solo          1/2
---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
10-8-7s5-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
---------8-7-5s4-----------------------|--------9--11-11b------------11~---|
------------------7-5-4s2--------------|----s9-----------------------------|
--------------------------5-3-2--------|-----------------------------------|
---------------------------------5-3-2-|-0---------------------------------|

            1/2
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|-----------------------12-------------|------------------------------------
|------9~---11br-----9------11--9s8h9~-|-9h12p11p9-8h11p9p8-11h14p12p11-s12-
|-s9-----------------------------------|------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------14-15p14p12-s11-------------
-----------------------------13--17p15p13h15h17-----------------13-12-10----
h16p14p12-s11h14p12p11-12h16------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/malmsteen_yngwie/i_am_a_viking_tab.html ]
----------------|------------------19p15---------19h20-17-20-15-20-14-20----
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-20----19-17-19-15-19-|-14-19---------------------------19s20-15------------
----15----------------|-------16h17h19p16-17~--------17----------17----17---
----------------------|---------------------------16----------------16------
----------------------|------------------------17---------------------------
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---------------------------------|-----------------------------------17bf---
-16----16------------------------|--------------16-17-16-14s12--------------
----17----17-14-17----14---------|----14-16-17-----------------16-14--------
-------------------14-------14b--|-14---------------------------------------
-------------------------15------|------------------------------------------

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-(17b-18)--17bf--|----12-------------15bf----15-12-----12h15---------------|
-----------------|-12------------------------------15b----------14br-12-14~|
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|----------10h12t14p12-t14p12p10h12-t14p12-t14p12p10-t15p12p10-t15s12-19----
|----10h12------------------------------------------------------------------
|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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-17-15s14~--|---------------12-17p12----------12-17p12--20p17-------21b-----
------------|------------13----------13----13-----------------17------------
------------|-------9-14----------------14-----------------------17---------
------------|----10---------------------------------------------------------
------------|-12------------------------------------------------------------
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Release
bend to 1/2        1/2
-------21---21~--|-19br-br--19h20p19p17----------19h20p19p17----------------
-----------------|----------------------20p19p17-------------20p19p17s16----
-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------
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------------------|---------------------------------------------------------
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19-17p16----------|----------------------------16-------16-17----16-17-19---
---------19p17p16-|----------16-17-19-16-17-19----17-19-------19------------
------------------|-19p18s19------------------------------------------------
------------------|---------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------|---------19-16-------16s13------13s10--------
------------------------------|---------------18----------x----------12-----
17-16----------------16-16p17-|-16~--16----------19---------16----------13--
------19-17p16h17-19----------|---------------------------------------------
------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
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-10----------|--------12-17p12-17-20p17-12---------------------------------|
----12----12-|-----13----------------------13------------------------------|
-------13----|-s14----------------------------14-9-------------------------|
-------------|-------------------------------------10----------------------|
-------------|----------------------------------------12-7-12------0dive---|
-------------|------------------------------------------------8-12---------|


|-18-------------18s15---------------------------------|------15-14---------
|----20-------20-------17----------------17s20--19-17--|-19~--------17-16---
|-------21-18-------------18-15----15-18---------------|--------------------
|-------------------------------17---------------------|--------------------
|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------
|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------


---14-15-14----------14-15----14-15-14----17-14-15-17-15-14-17bf-bf-bf-19bf-|
17----------17-16-17-------17----------17-----------------------------------|
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|19br--br--19h20p19p17------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------20p19p17s16--20p19p17----------------16--------------
|--------------------------------------------20p19p17-16-17----17p16----17--
|--------------------------------------------------------------------19-----
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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|--7~------10--7--|-8~-----8--7--|-5~----------|----------|----------|-----|
|-----------------|--------------|----------4--|-6----8~--|-9--9s11~-|--9~-|
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|------5--7--8~---|----10p7--8~--|--7--8--10~--|---8~---7~|-8~---10~-|-12~-|
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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-----------------------------------|

    1               2               3               4               




e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------5-454-----------4---------------|
D|------------------------------------------7---5-----7-5-4-7-5-4---|
A|----------7---6---7---------------------------------------------5-|
E|--0-----------------------0---0-----------------------------------|

    1               2               3               4               




e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5-454-------4---7-575---4-------|
A|----------7---6---7-----------------------7-------------------5---|
E|--0-----------------------0---0-----------------------------------|

    1               2               3               4              




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

    1               2               3               4              



e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-------------------------------------------------------7-------|
D|--5-----------------------------------------------5-------7-------|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------5-------5-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3---------------|

    1               2               3               4               



e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------------------------------------------|

    1               2               3               4