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ADAGIO
As recorded by Yngwie J. Malmsteen
(From the 1998 Album CONCERTO SUITE FOR ELECTRIC GUITAR AND ORCHESTRA OP.1)
Transcribed by Alan Greene
Music by Yngwie J. Malmsteen
Arranged by Yngwie J. Malmsteen
Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=110
Em
4/4
Gtr I
|------6-------| |------6-------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +T T T T T T
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------14-14-(14)-13-14-16-17-14-|
|-------------------------------14-13-14---------------------------|
|-12-11-14-12-11-12-14-15-14-15------------------------------------|
|------6-------|
S S S S S S S. T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S. +E
|-----------------------------------------14-15-17-15-14-19-15----22b24==(22)-|
|----------------16-17--16-17-16-15-16-17----------------------17-------------|
|-------14-16-17--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-17-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------6-------| |-----5-----|
+H +E E +Q +Q +E S S S S S S T T T T T Q
|-(22)----(22)r-19-(19)b20r=|=(19)--(19)-20-19-17-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------19-17-16--------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------17-16-14-----------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------17-16-14--|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Theme I
Em B/F# B Em Em/G Em
H +Q. S S H Q E. S H +Q. S S
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
|-14----(14)---14-16-|-14----13--14--16-|-14tr16----(14tr16)---14-16--|
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
B E/G# Am E/B E
H Q Q H +Q. E H Q E. S
|---------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-------16--13--|-14----(14)---16-|-14tr16----13--14--16-|
|-14------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------------|
Am E7/B
Q S S S S Q S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-14--14-16-17-14-16--16-17-19-16-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Am/C C#° Dm
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S H +Q. E
|----18-17-18-15-18-13-18----18----18----18-|-----------------|
|-------------------------17----15----14----|-15----(15)---17-|
|-17----------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A/E A A/C# Dm/F Dm
Q. S S Q E. S H +Q. S S
|------------------------|--------------------|
|-15----17-15-14--15--17-|-15----(15)---15-17-|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
A
|------------11:6-------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S H
|-------------15-17-18-17-15----------------|
|-15-15-17-18----------------18-17-15-14----|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
B
|------------11:6-------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S Q +S S S S
|-------------17-19-20-19-17----------------------------|
|-17-17-19-20----------------20-19-17-16--(16)-17-19-20-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Em
|-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S E. +Q +E. S S S S S S H
|-19-20-19-------------17-19-22b24==(22)--|-(22)r-19-15-------------------|
|----------20-17-19-20--------------------|-------------17----17-16-17----|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------16-------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Theme II
E/G# Am Em/G D/F#
H Q Q Q Q E. T T E E H Q Q
|---------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
|-------18--17--|-15tr17----------------------|-------16--15--|
|---------------|---------17--16--17-16-14----|---------------|
|-18------------|--------------------------17-|-16------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
G Dm/F
Q E. T T Q E +E H +E E +E. T T
|----------------------------------|------------20-(20)-19-17-|
|-13tr15---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------16--17-16-14-------------|-14----(14)---------------|
|-----------------------17-(17)b18-|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
B/F#
|-------7:8-------| |-------7:8-------| |----------9:8----------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-15----------------------------------------------------------15-17-19-14-15-17-15-14-17-15-14----|
|----19-17-16----------------------------------------16-17-19-------------------------------------|
|-------------17-16-14----------------------14-16-17----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------17-16-14-13-14-16-17-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em B Em E/G#
T T E E. E +S E. S S S S E E E E E E Q H Q Q
|-14-11-12-----14-(14)-----15-14-12-11-|-12-------12----------|---------------|
|----------12----------12--------------|----12----------------|-------18--17--|
|--------------------------------------|-------12----11-12-9--|---------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------|-18------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------|
Am Em/G D/F# G
Q Q E. T T E E H Q Q Q Q Q E +E
|-----------------------------|---------------|------------------------|
|-15tr17----------------------|-------16--15--|-13---------------------|
|---------17--16--17-16-14----|---------------|-----16--14-------------|
|--------------------------17-|-16------------|-------------17-(17)b18-|
|-----------------------------|---------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------|------------------------|
Dm/F
|----------9:8----------|
S E. +Q +S X X X X T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|----------------------------17-19-20-19-17----------19-20-19-17-------|
|-------------------17-19-20----------------20-19-17-------------19-17-|
|-12-14--(14)--(14)----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B/D#
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |--------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
|----------------------------------------------15-19-20-19---------------------|
|-16----------------------------------16-17-19-------------20-17-19-17-19-20---|
|----17-16-14----------------14-16-17------------------------------------------|
|-------------17-16-14-16-17---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em B Em
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E H
|-17--14-17-15----14-------------|----------------------|
|--------------16----------------|----------------------|
|--------------------14-16-17----|----------------------|
|-----------------------------16-|-17-13-14-14-16-14----|
|--------------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------|
Theme I
Em B/F# B Em Em/G Em
H +Q. S S H Q E. S H +Q. S S
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
|-14----(14)---14-16-|-14----13--14--16-|-14tr16----(14tr16)---14-16--|
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
B E/G# Am E/B E
H Q Q H +Q. E Q +E. T T Q E. S
|---------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-------16--13--|-14----(14)---16-|-14--(14)-16-14-13--14--16-|
|-14------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
Am E7/B
Q S S S S Q S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|-13--13-15-17-13-15--15-17-18-15-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
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Am/C C#° Dm
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S H +Q. S S
|----18-17-18-15-18-13-18----18----18----18-|----------------------|
|-17----------------------17----15----14----|-15----(15)---15-17---|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------|
A/E A A/C# Dm/F Dm Asus4 A
|------6-------|
H Q E. S H Q. E Q S S S S S S Q. S S
|----------------------|----------------|-----18-17-15----------------------|
|-15tr17----14--15--17-|-15----15----17-|-15-----------18-17-15-14----15-17-|
|----------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|
Bsus4 B
|------6-------|
Q S S S S S S Q. S S
|-----20-19-17----------------------|
|-17-----------20-19-17-16----17-19-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Em
|--3---| |--3--|
H +E E E E E E H. Q
|------------15-19----15-19-|-22b24---------|
|-17----(17)-------17-------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------|
Theme II
E/G# Am Em/G D/F#
H Q Q Q Q Q E T T S H Q Q
|----------------|-----------------------------|----------------|
|--------18--17--|-15tr17----------------------|-------16--15---|
|----------------|---------17--16--14-16-14----|----------------|
|-18r------------|--------------------------17-|-16-------------|
|----------------|-----------------------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------------------|----------------|
G D/F
E. T T Q Q E +E H +E Q.
|------------------------------|------------20----|
|-13--15-13--------------------|------------------|
|-----------16--14-------------|-14----(14)-------|
|-------------------17-(17)b18-|------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------|
C#°
|--------7--------| |-----5-----|
+E. T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T Q E
|-(20)-19-17----------19-20-19-17-----------------------------------|
|------------20-19-17-------------19-17-16--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------17-16-14-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------17-16-14-13--16-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em B
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------15-19-17-15-------------17-15----------|
|----------------------19-17-16-19-------19-17-16-|
|----16-17----------------------------------------|
|-17----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Em
S S S S S S S S H
|-------------------------------|
|-17----------------------------|
|----16-------------------------|
|-------17-16-14-13-16-13-14----|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
E/G# Am Em/G D/F#
|---3---|
H Q Q Q Q E. T T S +S S H Q Q
|---------------|----------------------------------|----------------|
|-------18--17--|-15tr17---------------------------|-------16--15---|
|---------------|---------17--16--17-16-14-(14)----|----------------|
|-18------------|-------------------------------17-|-16-------------|
|---------------|----------------------------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------------------------|----------------|
G D/F
|-----6:3------|
Q Q Q E +E H +Q +S S S S S S S
|----------------------------|------------------20-19-17----------|
|-13tr15---------------------|---------------------------20-19-17-|
|---------16--14-------------|-14----(14)--(14)-------------------|
|-----------------17-(17)b18-|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
C#°
|---------------13:8----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q q
|-19-20-19-17------------------------------------|
|-------------19-17-16---------------------------|
|----------------------17-16-14------------------|
|-------------------------------17-16-14-13--14--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
Em B Em
H +Q E. S H. Q
|-22b24=====(22)r--19b20==19r-|-------------|
|-----------------------------|-17----------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|
Interlude
Am/C Em/B
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8-12-11-12-8-12-11-12-7-12-11-12-7-12-11-12-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Am Em/G
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----12-11-12----12-11-12---12-11-12---12-11-12-|
|-10----------10----------8----------8----------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
B/F# Em/G
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---11-9-11---11-9-11---12-11-12---12-11-12-|
|-7---------7---------8----------8----------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
B
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-14-12-11-------------------------------------|
|----------13-12-10----------------------------|
|-------------------12-11-9--------------------|
|---------------------------13-10-9------------|
|-----------------------------------12-10-9----|
|-------------------------------------------12-|
Am/C Em/B
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8-12-11-12-8-12-11-12-7-12-11-12-7-12-11-12-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Am Em/G
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----12-11-12----12-11-12---12-11-12---12-11-12-|
|-10----------10----------8----------8----------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
B/F# Em/G
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---11-9-11---11-9-11---12-11-12---12-11-12-|
|-7---------7---------8----------8----------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
B
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-14-12-11-------------------------------------|
|----------13-12-10----------------------------|
|-------------------12-11-9--------------------|
|---------------------------13-10-9------------|
|-----------------------------------12-10-9----|
|-------------------------------------------12-|
H.=H
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------|
|-7-5-4-------------------------|
|-------5-4-2-------------------|
|-------------5-4-2-------------|
|-------------------6-3-2-------|
|-------------------------5-3-2-|
Q=100
Em
|-------7:8-------| |-------7:8-------|
Q T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------14-16-17-14-16-17-19--|
|----------------------------------16-17-14-16-17-----------------------|
|----------------14-15-14-13-14-15--------------------------------------|
|-0--12-15-14-15--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------7:8-------| |-------7:8-------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T H
|----------------------------19-20-19-15----22b24=====|
|-17-19-20-17-19-22-19-20-22-------------17-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
H.=H
|--------8:6---------| |--3--|
+E E. S S S S S S S S S. S S. S S. S S. S S S S E. +Q
|-(22)r-19b21r19-20-17-20-15-20----20---------------|------------------19----22b24==(22)--*|
|-------------------------------19----17--16-17--16-|-17--16-17--16-17----17--------------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------*|
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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
