Gypsy tab by Suzanne Vega
Guitar Tab
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:
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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 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. Last updated:
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