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