The Gypsy
(Blackmore/Coverdale/Hughes/Lord/Paice)
From "Stormbringer", 1974
Riff 1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-7------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------9p7\5-7---5p4---------------5p4----------------------------------|
A|--------------7-----7-7--5h7-7--7-----7-7--5h7-7-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1a
Played at the end of intro.
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-7----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------9p7\5-7---5p4-----5p4-----5p4----------------------------------|
A|--------------7-----7-7-----7-7-----7--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
This is Riff 1 higher for one octave.
E|--12-10--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------12p10\8-10---8p7--------------8p7----------------------------|
G|-------------------9-----9-9-7h9-9--9-----9-9-7h9-9------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2a
This is Riff 1a higher for one octave.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/deep_purple/the_gypsy_tab.html ]
E|--12-10--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------12p10\8-10---8p7-----8p7-----8p7-----------------------------|
G|-------------------9-----9-9-----9-9-----9---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
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B|--10-/12~~~-12/13-12-10-/8~~--7-8-8/10-8-7~~--5-7-7/8-7-3/5~~--------|
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D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|----/10~~--8-10-10/12-10-7~~--/5-7-7/8-7\5---------------------------|
B|--7-----------------------------------------8~~-10~~-----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Fill 1
Played twice after solo, together with Riff 2.
E|--/12-14-15-17-12~~\-------------------------------------------------|
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Chords (by Gilles Snowcat)
Am7 Bm7
Tell me gypsy can you see me
Em
In your crystal ball
C D
I'm asking you what can I do
Bm7
My back's against the wall
Em Em/D Am7
And I can't hold on much longer
C D B7
So I've come to you my friend
C D Em D/F# G Am Em
For now my life seems at an end
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 D Em
