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---------------------------|
A|-3-2----7-6----2-3-2h3p2p0-----|
E|---------------------------3-0-|

Guitar 2
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..."





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|----------------------------------------2-|
D|--7-7-9-9---------------5---------------0-|
A|--5-5-7-7--------7--5-7---7~--3-2-0h2h3---|
E|----------3-3-0---------------------------|


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--------------|
D|---------------------------7-6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-0-7-6-|
E|---------------------------5-4-|
   * * * * *    *    * * * * 
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------6----7----------4---|
D|---------------------------2-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-0---2-|
E|-------------------------------|
   * * * * *    *    * * * * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------6----7----------(9-8)-| <-- Guitar 1 plays
D|---------------------------(7-6)-|     top powerchords
A|-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-0--7-6--|
E|----------------------------5-4--|
   * * * * *    *    * * * * 
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-----4-|
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-----4-|
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