Lesson: Yngwie Malmsteen gUITAR lessON

Okay, Ive tabbed the lesson for anyone who might find it useful. Its a video lesson that can be found on internet by name of Yngwie Malmsteen guitar Lesson. In it he shows his frequently used patterns and licks..

About the tuning thing: Yngwie uses 1/2 step down and plays the licks in Am scale mainly...But ive tabbed the patterns in standard tuning so they are immediately playable. Enjoy!

Example 1: Diminshed Arpeggio

e--5-2-------2--8-5-------5--10-8----------8--14-11----------11--17-14----------14----
B------4---4--------7---7---------10----10----------13----13-----------16----16-------
G--------5------------8--------------11----------------14-----------------17----------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e--20-17----------17-20~~-------------------------------------------------------------
B--------19----19---------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------20------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Example 2: Am Arpeggio

e-----------------11-16p11------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------12----------12---------------------------------------------------------
G-----------13----------------13------------------------------------------------------
D--------13----------------------13---------------------------------------------------
A--11h14----------------------------14p11~~-------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Example 3: Long Am Arpeggio

e--4--------------7-4-------4---11-7--------7---15-11----------11---19-16-------------
B----4-------4--------4---4----------9----9-----------12----12------------16----------
G------4---4------------4--------------10----------------13------------------16~~-----
D--------6----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Example 4: Symmetric Am Pattern

e--16~~--12-16-14-12--9-12-11-9--11-14-12-11--7-11-9-7--9-12-11-9---6-9-7-6-----------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e--7-11-9-7--4-7-6-4--6-9-7-6--3-6-4-3-4~~--------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Example 5: Am Pattern 2

e--6-3-6-4-3--4-7-6-4--6-9-7-6--7-11-9-7--9-12-11-9--11-14-12-11--12-16-14-12-16~~----
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Example 6: Slap back Echo (Volume Swells)

e--18-14-18-12-16-11-14-9-12----11----9-----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------12----11---9-12----11---9--------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------11----9---8~~----------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Example 7: Am Lick

e-----------12-14-16-14-12---------------------11-12-14-12-11-------------------------
B--12-14-16----------------16-14-12---11-12-14----------------14-12-11----------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e----------9-11-12-11-9---------------------------------------------------------------
B--9-11-12--------------12-11-9-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------11-9-8------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------11-9-8----------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------11-9-7-11~~---------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Example 8: Am Lick 2

e--16-13-15-16-15-13-15--13-15-16-15-13-20--13-15-16-15-13-15--13-15-16-15-13-20------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Example 9: Cassical Influenced Phrase (Repeat 1 note and go down)

e--/12-11-12-9-12----12----12---12-11-12-9-12----12----12-----------------------------
B-----------------12----11----9---------------12----11----9~~-------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e--/16-14-16-12-16----16----16----16-14-16-12-16----16----16--------------------------
B------------------16----14----12----------------16----14----12-----------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e----------9h11h12p11p9---------------------------------------------------------------
B--9h11h12--------------12p11p9-------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------8h9h11p9p8---------8-------------------------
D---------------------------------8h9h11------------11p9p8-----9-8h9p8----------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------11~~-----------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Example 10: Octave Patterns

e--15-14-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------15-14-12-11-12-14-12-11---------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------11-12-11-9--------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------12-11-9-8-9-11-9-8-------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------3----------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------4----------------------------------------------
A--9-10-9-7----------------------------4----------------------------------------------
E-----------10-9-7-6-7-9-7-6--3-2~~----2----------------------------------------------


Example 11: Low to high Am pattern

e--------------------------------------------------------------------12---------------
B------------------------------------------------------------9-11-12----9~~-----------
G------------------------------6-8-9-11---------------8-9-11--------------------------
D--------------------6-8-9-8-9-----------------8-9-11---------------------------------
A------------4-6-7-9--------------------7-9-11----------------------------------------
E--4-6-7-6-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------

There is a long improvisation in the end section of video...if anybodys interested in that, i might give it a try.

Hey, nice licks.. Have a doubt on a particular solo in a song that our band is trying to cover...

In the solo for Slipknot's Psychosocial, is the starting run alternate picked or played using legato?
I can hear distinct picking in between but the drive on the guitar makes it difficult to tell..