Mercyful Fate: Gypsy
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
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Tuning: Standard
Introe|-----|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 1e|-------------------------------|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 2Both guitarse|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-----------4----5----------5-4-|A|---------------------------3-2-|E|-2-2-2-2-2----2----2-2-2-2-----| * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 1e|-------------------------------|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 2e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-5-4---------------------------|A|-3-2----7-6----2-3-2h3p2p0-----|E|---------------------------3-0-|
Riff 1ae|-------------------------------|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 3e|----------------------|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 x4e|-----------------------------------------|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---|
Riff 3ae|----------------------|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 guitarse|-------------------------------|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 1e|---------------------------------|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 2e|---------------------------------|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
