The Gypsy Deep Purple
(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: http://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
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--10-/12~~~-12/13-12-10-/8~~--7-8-8/10-8-7~~--5-7-7/8-7-3/5~~--------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----/10~~--8-10-10/12-10-7~~--/5-7-7/8-7\5---------------------------| B|--7-----------------------------------------8~~-10~~-----------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill 1
Played twice after solo, together with Riff 2.
E|--/12-14-15-17-12~~\-------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chords (by Gilles Snowcat)
[Am7]Tell[Bm7] me gypsy can you see me
[Em]In your crystal ball
[C]I'[D]m asking you what can I do
[Bm7]My back's against the wall
[Em]And[Em/D] I ca[Am7]n't hold on much longer
[C]So[D] I[B7]'ve come to you my friend
[C]Fo[D]r [Em]now[D/F#] my l[G]if[Am]e s[Em]eems at an end
[Am7] [Bm7] [Cmaj7] [D] [Em]
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