Yngwie Malmsteen Style Lesson 2

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Backing Tracks

Tab

Guitar pro tab (?)

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Welcome to my 2nd Yngwie lesson style! In this lesson we will continue studying the Malmsteen’s playing. Today we have a very good exercise to practice alternate picking at high speeds, bendings and vibrato.

Harmony and Melody:
This solo begins in the key of F# . Then, in part 6, it modulates to G#. This is a typical “Yngwie Style” modulation.

The scale used is Phrygian Major Mode. This scale is used very often by Malmsteen. If you don’t know F# you can see it as B harmonic minor scale played over F# chord.

F# Phrygian major: F# - G - A# - B – C# - D – E
B Harmonic minor: B – C# - D – E - F# - G - A#

The backing track repeats a riff created with this scale too. This kind of riffs is also used very often in Stratovarius and Symphony X songs.

Tempo: 180 bpm

Practice every part with metronome and use the different backings I recorded for you.

--Gabriel

Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments

ezravdb	8th April 2007
Member	awesome dude

ezravdb	8th April 2007
Member	lol mayor or major?

Kristofer Dahl	8th April 2007
GMC Founder & Rocker	awesome - I just checked out the first passage and I already sound like Yngwie!!

Kristofer Dahl	8th April 2007
GMC Founder & Rocker	...almost that is Gabriel it seems video 4 and 5 are the same - can you send me the correct video 4?

Gabriel Leopardi	8th April 2007
GMC Coordinator & Instructor	Hey ezravdb! I am from Argentina and my main language is spanish! It's the same: Mayor (spanish) means Major (english), excuse me! In my lessons you can learn to play the guitar and speak spanish!! 2x1!! jajaj...

Gabriel Leopardi	8th April 2007
GMC Coordinator & Instructor	Hi Kris. I'm sending the correct video 4. It will be uploaded soon.

The Uncreator	9th April 2007
Fire Up The Blades, Moderator	Great lesson, ive never been much of a Yngwie fan, but this is still some great stuff.

nrpstreetballa	9th April 2007
Member	great lesson!!! does a scalar passage mean its from a scale?

Gabriel Leopardi	9th April 2007
GMC Coordinator & Instructor	Thanks nrpstreetballa. I couldn't undestand what do you mean.

Brandon2002	9th April 2007
Member	awesome!!!

nrpstreetballa	9th April 2007
Member	in video 7 you say "Here we have an ascending scalar passage" what does a scalar passage mean???

Gabriel Leopardi	9th April 2007
GMC Coordinator & Instructor	It isn't important for the exercise. It's a line that moves across the strings. You could call it line or sequence.

Kristofer Dahl	9th April 2007
GMC Founder & Rocker	Video four has been fixed - if it isn't working for you yet make sure to clear your browser's cache! nrpstreetballa: Yes a scalar passag emeans it's from a scale!

TheProof	10th April 2007
Member	Yngwie Malmsteen, is a PRICK! fantastic playing gabriel but lets get back to the Petrucci!

Gabriel Leopardi	11th April 2007
GMC Coordinator & Instructor	Hi Proof!! Thank you! I have in mind more Petrucci stuff. Be patient!! Have you listen to Steve Morse band? he is one of the most important petrucci's influences.

Tank	11th April 2007
GMC Veteran	This is brilliant. I've been making up some Yngwie influenced licks recently. This has improved my accuracy and speed with them no end. Great as always Gabriel!

Gabriel Leopardi	12th April 2007
GMC Coordinator & Instructor	Thank you Tank!

lefty01	13th April 2007
Member	Wonderful. Please keep'em coming, lotta cool licks on this one. Are you tuned down a half-step?

Gabriel Leopardi	13th April 2007
GMC Coordinator & Instructor	No, I'm tuned A440. Yngwie is always tuned down a half-step.

ezravdb	17th April 2007
Member	@gabriel: ahh, I see , heh heh

mattacuk	18th April 2007
Lets go fishing!	Great Job again Garbriel!! What note values should I be practicing these licks too on my metronome?

Gabriel Leopardi	19th April 2007
GMC Coordinator & Instructor	Hi mattacuk! You have the note values in the guitar pro file. For the speedest parts use 16th notes.

MickeM	19th April 2007
Born of NWOBHM, Moderator	Fast runs down the neck work alright for me but I always, ALWAYS, have problem with runs upwards - like in video 4. I've tried and tried but can't seem to get it to work. Like "Far beyond the sun" I manage everything up to the run similar to this video 4 (starts a bit higher on "far beyond"). What can I do to overcome this huge problem??? Moving fast to the left while staying in control don't seem to work well with my left hand.

Gabriel Leopardi	19th April 2007
GMC Coordinator & Instructor	Hi bayag. There's no secret there. Just put on the metronome at a slow speed and play it in 16th notes. Practice it 2 hours every day and diferent variation (ex: the far beyond part). Remember the speedest tempo you reach every day and try to improve it the following day.

Overkiller	20th April 2007
Member	Awesome job, Gabriel! How long have you been playing?

Gabriel Leopardi	21st April 2007
GMC Coordinator & Instructor	Thanks Overkiller! I've been playing the guitar for more than 13 years.

mattacuk	26th June 2007
Lets go fishing!	Hi Gabi, im getting on well with this song but i tend to keep useing my pinky in part 7. Is this ok? cheers Matt

Gabriel Leopardi	26th June 2007
GMC Coordinator & Instructor	Yes, it depends on how you feel more comfortable. There are some guitar players like Gilbert or Kotzen that plays in that way. However it would be great if you could play every lick with different fingerings.

mattacuk	26th June 2007
Lets go fishing!	haha, you know i started off my alternate picking studies with paul gilbert workouts so maybe this is why it feels natural! thanks for the advice!

Ben N	27th September 2007
Instructor	wow cool man

Danilo Capezzuto	25th February 2008
Instructor	Nice nice picking

Carlos Carrillo	24th March 2008
Instructor	nice lesson!!!! great job Gaby

Luciana Segovia	30th March 2008
Singing Instructor	excelent!