Gypsy tab by Suzanne Vega

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GYPSY
			  by Suzanne Vega


Capo at 2nd fret. Quarter note = 147 (approx)

Key:
	0h2 - hammer-on to second fret from open string
    %  - ¨D.S. al coda¨ symbol
    @  - Coda symbol
    |[  - Beginning of a section to be repeated
	]|  - Repeat the section, starting from ¨|[¨
    ||  - End of song

INTRO SECTION:

E-----------------|-----------------|---------3-------|---------3-------|
B-----------3-----|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|
G-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
D-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------2---|
A-----------------|---------3-------|-2---------------|---------3-------|
E-3-------2-------|-0---------------|---------2-------|-3---------------|
1         2         3         4

|-----------------|------------------|-3---------------|-3-------2-------|
|---3-------3-----|---3--------3-----|---3------3------|---3-------3-----|
|-------0-------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0------0--|-------2-------2-|
|-----0-------0---|-----2--------2---|-----2------2----|-----0-------0---|
|-----------------|---------0h2------|-3-------3-------|-0---------------|
|-3-------2-------|-0----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
5         6         7         8

|-3-------2h3-----|-3----------------|-3----------------|
|---3-------3-----|---3--------3-----|---3--------3-----|
|-------2-------0-|-------0--------0-|-------0--------0-|
|-----0-------0---|-----0--------0---|-----0--------0---|
|-----------------|---------0h2------|---------0h2------|
|-----------------|-3----------------|-3----------------|
9         10         11


VERSES:

 %
|[-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|------------------|
|[---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|---3--------3-----|
|[-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0--------0-|
|[-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0--------0---|
|[-----------------|---------2-------|-3-------3-------|---------0h2------|
|[-3-------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-3----------------|

|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|---------2h3-----|
|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|
|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------2-------0-|
|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|
|-----------------|---------2-------|-3-------3-------|-0---------------|
|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|


|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|------------------|
|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|---3--------3-----|
|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0--------0-|
|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0--------0---|
|-----------------|---------2-------|-3-------3-------|---------0h2------|
|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-3----------------|


|-3---------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|------------------|
|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|---3--------3-----|
|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0--------0-|
|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|-----0--------0---|
|-----------------|---------2-------|---------0-------|---------0h2------|
|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|-3---------------|-3----------------|


CHORUS:


|-0-------0-------|-2-------3-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------3-------|
|---1-------0-----|---3-------3-----|---1-------0-----|---3-------3-----|
|-------0-------0-|-------2-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------2-------0-|
|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|
|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                                   to coda
                                    @
|-0-------0-------|-2-------3-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------3-------|
|---1-------0-----|---3-------3-----|---1-------0-----|---3-------3-----|
|-------0-------0-|-------2-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------2-------0-|
|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|
|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

						   ____________________
						   |1.		 |
      					   |         |
|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------]|
|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----|---3--------3-----]|
|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0--------0-]|
|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0--------0---]|
|-----------------|---------3-------|-2---------------|---------0h2------]|
|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|---------2-------|-3----------------]|


__________________________________________________________________________
|2.                          |3.     D.S. al coda
|                           |         %
|------------------|-3---------------|        ]|------------------|
|---3--------3-----|-----------3-----| Repeat bars  ]|---3--------3-----|
|-------0--------0-|-------0-------0-| 6-11 of intro ]|-------0--------0-|
|-----0--------0---|-----0-------0---|        ]|-----0--------0---|
|---------0h2------|-----------------|        ]|---------0h2------|
|-3----------------|-3-------2-------|        ]|-3----------------|


ENDING SECTION:


Coda
@
|-----------------|         |-3---------------|-3-------2-------|
|---3-------3-----| Repeat bars   |---3-------------|---3-------3-----|
|-------0-------0-| 2-6 of intro  |-------0---0---0-|-------2-------2-|
|-----0-------0---|         |-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|
|-----------------|         |-3-------3-------|-0---------------|
|-3-------2-------|         |-----------------|-----------------|


|-3-------2h3-----|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|---2-------3-----|---3-------3-----|---3-----3-------|---3-------3-----|
|-------2-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|---2-----3-------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|---------2-------|

|---------3-------||
|-----------------||
|-----------------||
|-----------------||
|-----------------||
|-3---------------||


Tab notes:

	1. I keep my left pinky and little fingers anchored on the bottom
	  two strings for most of the song. The places where they should
	  be removed and put elsewhere should become obvious when you start
	  to learn the song.

	2. In the chorus section, the second part of the 2nd (and 4th, 6th,
	  and 8th) bar should be played as the D MajorD chord; the 5th note in the
      bar is played by putting down the pinky finger on the 3rd fret.


         ******************************************

			  TIMING AND MELODY


1st VERSE:  (One note shown per syllable, even if note lasts for more
       than one eighth.)

____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

   1. You   ..
      d    d    c     b    a  g       g

_____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

 pic-tures..
  a  g        g  f#  g                g

_____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

 cof -  fee ..___
  d    d  d     c  b     a    g   g  g  g

_____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

   and   ..
    g    g    g    g    a          g

_____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

 night  ..
  b   a    g    g  b     a        g   g

_____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

 rec- og-nized      ..
  a  g  g        f# g               g

_____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

 stran- gers   ..
  d   d    d      b     c  b   b       b

_____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

 part   ..
  d    b  b  c    f#  g              c



CHORUS:  (One note shown per syllable, even if note lasts for more
	  than one eighth; except for the sung word ¨Oh.¨)

_____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

 _______   hold___ ..
        c    b    a     g  b    a    a

_____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

 will    ...
  g      g    g    a   a

_____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

 Curl     ..
  c      b  a  g    b     a        a  a  a

_____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

 hear    ..._____
  a      g    g   a   a            b_______


_____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

 _________________(¨Oh.¨ continued - sung)__________________________
 _b  a  g_______________f# g_____g_______________________________


                 ___________________________________
                 |(lead-in to next verse...)    |
__________________________________|_________________________________|
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 ]|

 _____(¨Oh.¨ continued - sung)____________   2. You’re the
 _g_______________________f# g_____g_____     g    g



END OF LAST CHORUS ROUND AND SONG ENDING:  (Same notation as above.)

_____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

 heat.               Oh,_____________________________
  a                 g_______________f#______g  e___
                  (One octave higher...)

_____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

 _________________(¨Oh.¨ continued - sung)__________________________
 _e  d_____________________________d  c  b  c  b_______a  b___
 (One octave higher....)        (Back down now.)

_____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

 _(¨Oh.¨ contd)_     oh._______________________________________
 _b_____________ (rest)  c_________c  b___________b  a___________

_____________________________________________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 | 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

 _________________(¨oh.¨ continued - sung)__________________________
 _a  g_________________ f# g_____g_______________________________

___________________________________
| 8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8 |

 ____(¨oh.¨ continued - sung)____
 _g_____________ f#_____________



Timing and Melody Notes:

	1. There are some slight variations in melody for each verse, not
shown above because I don’t have them transcribed. You’ll have to hear the
recording or put changes in as you see fit. The melody only spans a small
range, which suits Suzanne Vega’s voice nicely, but it can sound a bit mono-
tonic to my ear when I sing it, unless I spice it up a bit. It doesn’t
damage the song; quite the contrary.

	2. Sing each ¨Oh.¨ as one continuous word, i.e., all notes are
slurred. Note that there are two ¨Oh.¨s in the ending, separated by a
quarter-note rest.

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