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DEJA VU (Bassline)
As recorded by Yngwie Malmsteen
(From the 1988 Album ODYSSEY)
Transcribed by Roadkill
Words and Music by Yngwie Malmsteen and Joe Lynn Turner
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Slap Bass'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=126
4/4
Gtr I
H Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------||----------------------------------|
|--------------||o---------------------------------|
|--------------||o-------------2-----2-4---2-4-5-2-|
|---------14\--||--2-4-5-2-4-5---4-5-----5---------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------o||
|-4-5-2-5-0-5---5---5---4---0------o||
|-------------4---2---1---2---4-5---||
1st, 2nd Verses
Gtr II
S S S S E E H E. S +S E. E. S +S E. E. S Q Q S E.
|------------------||--------------------------|------------------|
|---------4--------||o----------4--------------|------------------|
|-------4----------||o-------------------------|------------------|
|-2-4-5------------||--2--2-(2)----2--2-(2)-2--|-2--2-0--2/--2-2--|
Q S E. E E S E. Q S E. E. S E S S E. S +S E. E. S +S E.
|------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
|------4-----------|------4-------------|----------4---------------|
|------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-2--2----2-2-2-2--|-2--2----2--0h2-7s5-|-2--2-(2)----2--2-(2)-2---|
E. S +S E. E. S S S E E. S +S E. E. S Q E. S Q Q. E
|----------------------2-|---------------------|------------------|
|----------4--4----2h4---|----------4----------|------4-----------|
|----------------4-------|---------------------|------------------|
|-2--2-(2)---------------|-2--2-(2)----2--2-2--|-2--2----11\---0--|
E S S S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-------------------------|
E S S E E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S E
|---------4-----------------|-------------------------|
|---7-6-4---7-6-4-3-6-4-3---|-------------------------|
|-4-----------------------5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E S S E E E E E E S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q
|-------------------|---------4-------------|-----------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------7--|---------6----------5--||
|-4-2-3-4-5-4-2-----|-2-2-2-2---------------|-----------------------||
|---------------5-4-|------------5-5-5-5----|-4-4-4-4----3-3-3-3----||
Chorus
$
|-3-| |-3-|
Q. E Q Q Q a H Q S S E Q. E Q Q Q
|--------------|------------------|--------------|
|--------------|-----------7-6----|--------------|
|------------4-|-7s9----9------9\-|--------------|
|-2----2-2-5---|------------------|-2----2-2-2-2-|
~
|-3-|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E Q Q Q a H S S E S S S S
|----------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|----4-2---------------------|--------------|--------7-----6-4-----|
|--------5-4-5-4-2---4-2-----|------------4-|-7s9------9-7-----7-6-|
|-2----------------5-----5-4-|-2----2-2-5---|----------------------|
To Coda
Gtr I
E. S E E E. S Q E. S +S S E E. S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|------4--------4--|-------------------3--|---------------------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|-------------2-----2-4---2-4-5-2-|
|-2--2---2-2--2----|-0--0-(0)-0-0-1--1----|-2-4-5-2-4-5---4-5-----5---------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-4-5-2-5-0-5---5---5---4---0-----|
|-------------4---2---1---2---4-5-|
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 S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------2-----2-4---2-4-5-2-|-4-5-2-5-0-5---5---5---4---0-----|
|-2-4-5-2-4-5---4-5-----5---------|-------------4---2---1---2---4-5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------------2-----2-4---2-4-5-2-|
|-2-4-5-2-4-5---4-5-----5---------|
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 S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-5-2-5-0-5---5---5---4---0-----|-------------2-----2-4---2-4-5-2-|
|-------------4---2---1---2---4-5-|-2-4-5-2-4-5---4-5-----5---------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-4-5-2-5-0-5---5---5---4---0-----|
|-------------4---2---1---2---4-5-|
Guitar Solo
Gtr II
S S S S E E H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------||---------------------------------|
|---------4--------o||---------------------------------|
|-------4----------o||---------------------------------|
|-2-4-5-------------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E Q Q E E E E Q H
|-----------------------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------------------4---|---------------|-------------|
|-----------------------------|-2-------------|-2-----------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-------------2-|-------------|
E E Q Q E E E E Q H E E Q Q E E E E Q H
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|-2-------------|-2-----------|
|-2-----------3-|-2-----------|-------------2-|-------------|
~~~~~~~~
H Q. +E H H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------|-----------|----------------------------------|
|----------------|-----------|----------------------------------|
|-5----6----(6)\-|-----------|----------------------------------|
|----------------|-0----1----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/y/yngwie_malmsteen/deja_vu_btab.html ]
E 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 S S S S S
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-4-2-5-5-4-2--|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------4-4-4---------------|-------------------------------|
|---7-7-6-6-------7-6-4-6-4-3---|-------------------------------|
|-4---------------------------5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
|-----------------------------7-5-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|-----------4-4-4-----------------|
|-------------------------------|---7-7-6-6-------7-6-4-6-4-3-----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---------------------------5---|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E 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 S S S S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4---4-4-4-2-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-3-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-5-5-4-2-5-5-4-2--|
|----------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------4-4-4---------------|-------------------------------|
|---7-7-6-6-------7-6-4-6-4-3---|-------------------------------|
|-4---------------------------5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-5-5-4-2-5-5-4-2---|
|-----------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-------------------------------|
Interlude
~~
E S S S S S S S S S S Q Q S E. E S S S S S S
|---------------7-7---------||-----------------------|
|-------------------9s7-----||----5----------------5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------9\--||------7----------5-----|
|---------------------------||-0-------0-3-5-7---7---|
~~
+S S S S S S S S S E. Q
|----------------------------|
|-(5)------------------------|
|-----7p5---7-5----------/7--|
|---------7-----7-5-3-0------|
~~
|-3-|
Q S E. E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S E q Q
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|----5----------------5-|-(5)-----------------------|
|------7----------5-----|-----7p5---7p5---7---------|
|-0-------0-3-5-7---7---|---------7-----7---3-------|
S E. S E. E S S S S S S
|-------------------------|
|------5----------------5-|
|--------7----------5-----|
|-3p0-------0-3-5-7---7---|
~~
+S S S S S S S S S E. Q S E. S E. E S S S S S S
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(5)------------------------|------5----------------5-|
|-----7-5---7-5----------/7--|--------7----------5-----|
|---------7-----7-5-3-0------|-3p0-------0-3-5-7---7---|
D.S. al Coda &
|-3-|
+S S S S S S S S Q Q E. S Q S S S S S S S S Q. E Q Q Q
|---------------------------||-------------------------|--------------|
|-(5)-----------------------||------4------------------|--------------|
|-----7p5---7p5-------------||---------5-4-2---4-2-----|------------4-|
|---------7-----7-5-3b4-----||-2--2----------5-----5-4-|-2----2-2-5---|
~
a H S S S S S E. E. S E E Q S E. E. S Q S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|--------7-6-4---6-4--|--------4---------|------4-------------------|
|-7s9----------7------|------------------|---------5-4-2---4-2------|
|---------------------|-2--2-2---2--2-2--|-2--2----------5-----5-4--|
~
|-3-|
Q. E Q Q Q a H S S S S S S S S E. S Q S S S S Q
|--------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------7-6-4-----------|------4----------4--|
|------------4-|-7s9----------7-7-5-4---|--------------------|
|-2----2-2-5---|----------------------7-|-2--2----2-2-2-2----|
Gtr I
H H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------||----------------------------------|
|-----------||o---------------------------------|
|-----------||o-------------2-----2-4---2-4-5-2-|
|-0----1----||--2-4-5-2-4-5---4-5-----5---------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------o||
|-4-5-2-5-0-5---5---5---4---0------o||
|-------------4---2---1---2---4-5---||
2/4 4/4
|-3-|
S S S S E E H Q Q W Q Q Q H
|------------------|-------|-5--------|------------*|
|---------4--------|-------|-5--------|-4-4--------*|
|-------4----------|-------|-3--------|------------*|
|-2-4-5------------|-2-----|----------|-2-2--------*|
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
