Mercyful Fate: Gypsy
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--3--|
A|--1--|
E|-----|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------4----5----------7-6-|
A|---------------------------5-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2----2----2-2-2-2-----|
* * * * * * * * * *
Riff 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------4----5----------2---|
A|---------------------------0-2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2----2----2-2-2-2---0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"This magic winter night..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------4----5----------7-6-|
A|---------------------------5-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2----2----2-2-2-2-----|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...again I hear..."
Riff 2
Both guitars
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------4----5----------5-4-|
A|---------------------------3-2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2----2----2-2-2-2-----|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-5-4----5-4--------------------|
A|-3-2----3-2----2-3-2h3p2p0-----|
E|---------------------------3-0-|
"Oh no no no, oh my brain..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-5-4---------------------------|
A|-3-2----7-6----2-3-2h3p2p0-----|
E|---------------------------3-0-|
Riff 1a
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------4----5----------7-6-|
A|---------------------------5-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2----2----2-2-2-2-----|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Ah..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------4----5----------2---|
A|---------------------------0-2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2----2----2-2-2-2---0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"I see them gypsy wagons..."
Riff 3
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-3----2----3----3-3-3-|
A|-1----0----1----1-1-1-|
E|----------------------|
"Gypsy woman let me inside..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------6----7----------9-8-|
A|---------------------------7-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-4-----|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------6----7----------4---|
A|---------------------------2-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-4---2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 1a "Ah..."
Play Riff 3 "Gypsy woman..."
Riff 5 x4
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---7--9----------------5---------------7-|
A|---5--7---------7-5-7----7~------------5-|
E|-0-------3-3-0---------------8-7-5-7-8---|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mercyful_fate/gypsy_tab_ver_2.html ]
Riff 3a
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-3----2----3----3-3-3-|
A|-1----0----1----1-1-1-|
E|----------------------|
"Oh my son you were never..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------4----5----------2---|
A|---------------------------0-2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2----2----2-2-2-2---0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...gone..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-3----2----3----3-3-3-|
A|-1----0----1----1-1-1-|
E|----------------------|
"You are the Devil's child, and so am I..."
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|-----|
Play Riff 1a Solo Rhythm
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------6----7----------9-8-|
D|---------------------------7-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-4-----|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------6----7----------4---|
D|---------------------------2-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-4---2-|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------6----7----------9-8-|
D|---------------------------7-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-4-----|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------6----7------------|
D|---------------------------3-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-0-1-|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Ending:
Both guitars
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------4----5----------7-6-|
A|---------------------------5-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2----2----2-2-2-2-----|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Ah..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------4----5----------2---|
A|---------------------------0-2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2----2----2-2-2-2---0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Gypsy now I know..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------4----5----------7-6-|
A|---------------------------5-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2----2----2-2-2-2-----|
* * * * * * * * * *
"You are a part of my soul..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------4----5----------5-4-|
A|---------------------------3-2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2----2----2-2-2-2-----|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...see..."
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-4----5-4----------------------|
A|-3-2----3-2----2-3-2h3p2p0-------|
E|---------------------------3-0-2-|
"Oh no no no, I am you, Gypsy you're inside of me!"
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-4-----------------------------|
A|-3-2----7-6----2-3-2h3p2p0-------|
E|---------------------------3-0-2-|
notation:
^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
* = mute with palm-hand
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
ah = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
