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/ Black Sabbath / Technical Ecstasy (1976) / Gypsy guitar tab

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Finished: 7:50 AM 26-Feb-99

Black Sabbath - Gypsy

From Black Sabbath's "Technical Esctasy" Album November, 1976

Tune up to C (444Hz) Moderate,120 beats/min., 4/4 count

NOTE:  Lyrics may not match written music or may be incorrect.
       Multiple guitar parts may not align due to space constraints.

{Drum Opening}

 Bb   Eb     Ab       F     Bb   Eb     Ab       F
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-------8-----13------10-----------8-----13------10-----
-8-----8-----13------10-----8-----8-----13------10-----
-8-----6-----11-------8-----8-----6-----11-------8-----
-6--------------------------6--------------------------

 Bb   Eb     Ab       F     Bb   Eb     Ab       F
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-------8-----13------10-----------8-----13------10-----
-8-----8-----13------10-----8-----8-----13------10-----
-8-----6-----11-------8-----8-----6-----11-------8-----
-6--------------------------6--------------------------
Watched the universe at the death of another day, fatalistic ships from a distant shore.

 Bb   Eb     Ab       F     Bb   Eb     Ab       F
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-------8-----13------10-----------8-----13------10-----
-8-----8-----13------10-----8-----8-----13------10-----
-8-----6-----11-------8-----8-----6-----11-------8-----
-6--------------------------6--------------------------
In the back of my mind I could feel she was standing there, like the feeling you have when
                                      you've been there before.

 C\Bb  A  Bb F Bb Eb\D   F   C  C\Bb  A  Bb F Bb Eb\D   F   F 
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------8\7--10------------------------8\7--10--10-----
-10\8--7--8--3--8--8\7--10--10--10\8--7--8--3--8--8\7--10--10-----
-10\8--7--8--3--8--6\5---8--10--10\8--7--8--3--8--6\5---8---8-----
--8\6--5--6--1--6------------8---8\6--5--6--1--6------------------

 C\Bb  A  Bb F Bb Eb\D   F   C  C\Bb  A  Bb F Bb Eb\D   F   F 
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------8\7--10------------------------8\7--10--10-----
-10\8--7--8--3--8--8\7--10--10--10\8--7--8--3--8--8\7--10--10-----
-10\8--7--8--3--8--6\5---8--10--10\8--7--8--3--8--6\5---8---8-----
--8\6--5--6--1--6------------8---8\6--5--6--1--6------------------

 C\Bb  A  Bb F Bb Eb\D   F   C  C\Bb  A  Bb F Bb Eb\D   F   F 
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------8\7--10------------------------8\7--10--10-----
-10\8--7--8--3--8--8\7--10--10--10\8--7--8--3--8--8\7--10--10-----
-10\8--7--8--3--8--6\5---8--10--10\8--7--8--3--8--6\5---8---8-----
--8\6--5--6--1--6------------8---8\6--5--6--1--6------------------
She was a Gypsy Woman, she was as cold as the day, yeah

 C\Bb  A  Bb F Bb Eb\D   F   C  C\Bb  A  Bb F Bb Eb\D   F   F 
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------8\7--10------------------------8\7--10--10-----
-10\8--7--8--3--8--8\7--10--10--10\8--7--8--3--8--8\7--10--10-----
-10\8--7--8--3--8--6\5---8--10--10\8--7--8--3--8--6\5---8---8-----
--8\6--5--6--1--6------------8---8\6--5--6--1--6------------------
She said I got it comin', and then she took me away!

 D          E              F             G       
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-7----------9-------------10------------12-------
-7----------9-------------10------------12-------
-5----------7--------------8------------10-------
-------------------------------------------------
She took me through the shadows of her  sunken dream.

 D          E              F             G       
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-7----------9-------------10------------12-------
-7----------9-------------10------------12-------
-5----------7--------------8------------10-------
-------------------------------------------------
I thought "It's over for me."  She wasn't all she seemed.

        E
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------9-------------------------------------------------
--------9---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--7-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        She took my hand and then she started to speak

        D
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------7-------------------------------------------------
--------7---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--5-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        She told me she haad the call

        E
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------9-------------------------------------------------
--------9---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--7-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        With eyes of fire that were burning my soul

        D
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------7-------------------------------------------------
--------7---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--5-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        She looked into her crystal ball

        Db
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------6-------------------------------------------------
--------6---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--4-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        She read my fortune then she read my mind

        C
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------5-------------------------------------------------
--------5---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--3-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        She didn't like my thoughts at all

        E
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------9-------------------------------------------------
--------9---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--7-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        She showed me shadows, a spectre of life

        D
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------7-------------------------------------------------
--------7---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--5-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        My soul just wanted to scream

        E
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------9-------------------------------------------------
--------9---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--7-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        She said "Look deeply, into my eyes."

        D
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------7-------------------------------------------------
--------7---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--5-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------        
        That's when I fell into a dream

        Db
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------6-------------------------------------------------
--------6---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--4-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        When I awoke in bed she lay beside me

        C
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------5-------------------------------------------------
--------5---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--3-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        And as she read me with her eyes,  she said..


-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-(5/)-9~~~~~~----------------------------7/9~~~---5-7-7p5----------
---------------------------------------------------------5~~~(\2)--
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-2----2----2----2----10----10----10----10-------
-2----2----2----2----10----10----10----10-------
-0----0----0----0-----8-----8-----8-----8-------
------------------------------------------------
So ya wanna be a gypsy?   Come on now!
(Guitar 2)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------7/9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-7h9p7-7-9~(\5)--
----------------------------------------------------------------------------9----------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-2----2----2----2----10----10----10----10----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
-2----2----2----2----10----10----10----10----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
-0----0----0----0-----8-----8-----8-----8----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
---------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
So ya wanna be a gypsy?   Come on now!       Now!          Now!             Now!
(Guitar 2)

       E                        D                        E                       D
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------7---
--------9-----------------------7------------------------9-----------------------7---
--------9-{Let chord Ride}------7-{Let chord ride}-------9-{Let chord Ride}------7---
-0-2h3--7-----------------0-2h3-5------------------0-2h3-7-----------------0-2h3-5---
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       E
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------9-------------------------------------------------
--------9---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--7-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        Gypsy Woman you're the Devil in drag

        D
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------7-------------------------------------------------
--------7---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--5-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        You are the Queen of all Hell

        E
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------9-------------------------------------------------
--------9---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--7-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        You took my body, now you wasted my soul

        D
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------7-------------------------------------------------
--------7---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--5-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        You've got me under your spell

        Db
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------6-------------------------------------------------
--------6---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--4-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        And as the sun shines on another day

        C
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--------5-------------------------------------------------
--------5---{Let chord Ride}------------------------------
-0-2h3--3-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
        You're gonna take my mind as well, it's over!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------8-10-10p8-10-10p8--------------------
-------------------------------------5-7/9---------9-------9-7-9-9p7\5---------
-7~~--5-7-7p5-5-------------5-7-7-7p5---------------------------------7\5/7~~--
-------------7-7p5\3~----5/7---------------------------------------------------
---------------------5---------------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

 A    A    A    A     F     F     F     F
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-2----2----2----2----10----10----10----10-------
-2----2----2----2----10----10----10----10-------
-0----0----0----0-----8-----8-----8-----8-------
------------------------------------------------
So ya wanna be a gypsy?  (Ahh ah) Come on now!
(Guitar 2)

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--8/10~--8-10-10p8-10p8-8----------------------
------------------9----9-9p7\5-7-5-------------
----------------------------------7~~~~~~~~----
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

 A    A    A    A     F     F     F     F
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-2----2----2----2----10----10----10----10-------
-2----2----2----2----10----10----10----10-------
-0----0----0----0-----8-----8-----8-----8-------
------------------------------------------------
So ya wanna be a gypsy?  (Ahh ah) Come on now!
(Guitar 2)

--------14-17-17^(19)-17-14-17p14----------------------15^(17~`15)-15^(17~`15)-15^(17~`15)----
-17~~~---------------------------17-14-17p14--14-17~~-----------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------16------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

 A    A    A    A     F     F     F     F
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-2----2----2----2----10----10----10----10-------
-2----2----2----2----10----10----10----10-------
-0----0----0----0-----8-----8-----8-----8-------
------------------------------------------------
So ya wanna be a gypsy?  (Ahh ah) Come on now!
(Guitar 2)

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---------10-8--8-10p8-8------------------------------------------------------------------5------
-7--9~~~------9------9-9-7\5-5-7/9-7-5--------------------------------------5---5---5---5-5h7p5-
--7-------------------------7---------7~~-5-7-7p5--------------------------5-7~--7~--7~---------
-------------------------------------------------7-5\3-5p3--------3h5p3h5/7---------------------
----------------------------------------------------------3~~\1~/3------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

 A    A    A    A     F     F     F     F
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-2----2----2----2----10----10----10----10-------
-2----2----2----2----10----10----10----10-------
-0----0----0----0-----8-----8-----8-----8-------
------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 2)

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------8-10-10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-----------------------------------------------
-5h7p5-5h7p5-5h7p5-------5h7/9---------9------9------9p7h9p7-9p7h9p7\5-5h7p5-5-7-7^(9s`7)-5-7p5-----
------7-----7-----7p5-5h7-----------------------------------9---------------7------------------7~~--
---------------------7------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

 A    A    A    A     F     F     F     F
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-2----2----2----2----10----10----10----10-------
-2----2----2----2----10----10----10----10-------
-0----0----0----0-----8-----8-----8-----8-------
------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 2)


-15^(17s`15)-16^(17s`15~)-15^(17s`15)--15-18-20^(22-22-22-22-22`20)-17-20-17-20~~-
-------------------------------------17-------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)

 A    A    A    A     F     F     F     F
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-2----2----2----2----10----10----10----10-------
-2----2----2----2----10----10----10----10-------
-0----0----0----0-----8-----8-----8-----8-------
------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 2)


-17-20-20p17--20p17------------------------------------
------------20-----20p17--20p17---------------17~~-----
------------------------19-----19-17-19p17--17---------
------------------------------------------19-----------
-------------------------------------------------------
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(Guitar 1)
 E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--
-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--
-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--
{.........................chop and pm..........................}
(Guitar 2)


------------------------------------------------14/18~--
------------------------------5-------------------------
----5-7-5h7p5--5h7p5-5h7p5-5h7-7p5h7p5-5-5--------------
-5/7---------7------7-----7-----------7---7~------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
(Guitar 1)
 E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E  A
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------2-
-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--2-
-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--0-
-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----
{.........................chop and pm..........................}
(Guitar 2)


Black Sabbath albums
1995 Forbidden
1994 Cross Purposes
1992 Dehumanizer
1990 TYR
1989 Headless Cross
1987 The Eternal Idol
1986 Seventh Star
1983 Born Again
1982 Live Evil
1981 The Mob Rules
1980 Heaven & Hell
1978 Never Say Die!
1976 Technical Ecstasy
1975 Sabotage
1973 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1972 Vol. 4
1971 Master of Reality
1971 Paranoid
1970 Black Sabbath
Technical Ecstasy tabs
01Back Street Kids tabbass tab
02You Won't Change Me tabbass tab
03It's Alright tabbass tab
04Gypsy tabbass tab
05All Moving Parts (Stand Still) tabbass tab
06Rock & Roll Doctor tabbass tab
07She's Gone tabbass tab
08Dirty Women tabbass tab

 

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