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Song
King Diamond: Bye, Bye, Missy
transcribed by: ANDRÉ DA SILVA SALVATERRA : mercyful@zipmail.com.br
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: 14-08-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-2----3--------2----3--2/3-| A|-2----3--------2----3--2/3-| E|----0----0-0-0----0--------|
* * * * *
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-2----3--------2----3--2/3-| A|-2----3--------2----3--2/3-| E|----0----0-0-0----0--------|
* * * * *
"Tea time, Monday night..."
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-9---10--------9---10--9/10-| A|-7----8--------7----8--7/-8-| E|----0----0-0-0----0---------|
* * * * *
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-5----6--------5----6--5/6-| A|-5----6--------5----6--5/6-| E|----0----0-0-0----0--------|
* * * * *
"...hallway, I saw Mother..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-12---13-------12---13-12/13-| A|-10---11-------10---11-10/11-| E|----0----0-0-0----0----------|
* * * * *
Riff 4
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-7----5----7--5--| A|-5----3----5--3--| E|-5----3----5--3--|
"...stairs..."
Play Riff 2 "...the stairs..."
Riff 5
e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-7---10----9-10--9--| A|-5----8----7--8--7--| E|-5----8----7--8--7--|
"I knew Grandma had sent..."
Lead into next section:
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------4-5-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-| E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...again..."
Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------4-5-| A|-0-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-| E|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"The invisible friends..."
Riff 7 x2
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------4-5-| E|-0-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"A little later in the midddle of tea..."
Play Riff 6 " 'They' were telling..."
Riff 8
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|------------0-------0---------0-------| D|----------4---4---2---------4---4--5--| A|-0-2-3-/5-------3--------/5--------3--| E|--------------------------------------|
"She opened the door..."
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|------------0-------0---------0-------| D|----------4---4---2---------4---4--10-| A|-0-2-3-/5-------3--------/5---------8-| E|------------------------------------8-|
"Seeing Mother in Grandmother's chair..."
Play Riff 6 "Missy was screaming..."
Play Riff 7 "What have you done..."
Play Riff 6 "We better get rid..."
Play Riff 8 "Bye, bye, Missy..."
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-6--------------6------------8-6--| A|-4--------------4------------6-4--| E|----6-6-6-6-666----6-6-6-6-6------|
* * * * *** * * * * *
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-------------------7---6~----| E|-6-6-6-6-666-4~--4---4-----4-|
* * * * *** * * *
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-6--------------6------------8-6--| A|-4--------------4------------6-4--| E|----6-6-6-6-666----6-6-6-6-6------|
* * * * *** * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7---------------7-| A|-------------------7---6-----------7---6-----| E|-6-6-6-6-666-4~--4---4---4---4~--4---4---4---|
* * * * *** * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---------------7----------------6-| A|-------7---6-----------7----6-7-4-| E|-4~--4---4---4---4~--4---4--4-5---|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-7--------------7------------9-7--| A|-5--------------5------------7-5--| E|----7-7-7-7-777----7-7-7-7-7------|
* * * * *** * * * * *
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-------------------8---7~----| E|-7-7-7-7-777-5~--5---5-----5-|
* * * * *** * * *
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-7--------------7------------9-7--| A|-5--------------5------------7-5--| E|----7-7-7-7-777----7-7-7-7-7------|
* * * * *** * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------8---------------8-| A|-------------------8---7-----------8---7-----| E|-7-7-7-7-777-5~--5---5---5---5~--5---5---5---|
* * * * *** * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---------------8-----------10-9---| A|-------8---7-----------8----8-7-0-| e|-5~--5---5---5---5~--5---5--------|
* * * * *
Riff 11
e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|--7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-| A|--5-5-5-5--8--8--8--8-| E|----------------------|
Riff 12
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------8-------------------8-7-| A|---9---10-----9-10----9---10----8-7-| E|-0---0----0---------0---0----0------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------7-6-5-| D|------------8-----------------7-6-5-| A|---9---10-----9-10----9---10--------| E|-0---0----0---------0---0-----------|
Play Riff 11
Riff 13
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|---------------------------12/14\12-| A|---9-------10-------12-----10/12\10-| E|-0---0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0----------|
* * * * * * * * *
"Oh no, let me be..."
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7-7-7-101010-| A|---9-------10-------12-----5-5-5--8-8-8-| E|-0---0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0--------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"...no please..."
Riff 14
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-----------------------2--| D|---4-----0--------4----2--| A|---------0----------------| E|-2----2-----2-2-2----2----|
* * * * *
"Don't touch me..."
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---4-----0--------4--7-6-5-| A|---------0-----------5-4-3-| E|-2----2-----2-2-2----5-4-3-|
* * * * * * *
"...I'll break it..."
Play Riff 11
Play Riff 13 "I saw liquid..."
Play Riff 11
Play Riff 14 " 'Die, she broke Amon'..."
Lead into next section:
e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|--5-5-5-8-8-8--| A|--3-3-3-6-6-6--| E|---------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------2---------3-------4--------5----4--5--4---| A|-----------------------------------------3--2-0-| E|-0---------1---------2-----0-2-3----2-----------|
* * *
Riff 15 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------6---6-------7---7-------6---6-------4-----| A|-------------------------------------4-6-7---7-6-| E|-4-4-4---4---4-4-4---4---4-4-4---4---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------6---6-------7---7-------6---6-6--4--| A|-------------------------------------4--2--| E|-4-4-4---4---4-4-4---4---4-4-4---4---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 16 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------8---8-------9---9-------8---8-------6-----| A|-------------------------------------6-8-9---9-8-| E|-6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------8---8-------9---9-------8---8-8--6--| A|-------------------------------------6--4--| E|-6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Lead into next section:
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-4--4--4--4--4----4--2--| E|-2--2--2--2--2--0-2--3--|
* * * * * * *
" 'They' dropped "Their' tea cups..."
Riff 17
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-------4--4--4--4--4----4--2-| E|-0-2-3-2--2--2--2--2--0-2--3-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...Grandma stood still..."
Riff 18
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------4--4--4--4--4----4--2-| A|-0-2-3-2--2--2--2--2--0-2--3-| E|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Forced by invisible hands..."
Play Riff 17 "As I waved her goodbye..."
Play Riff 8 "Will I ever..."
Riff 17a
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-------4--4--4--4--4----4--2-| E|-0-2-3-2--2--2--2--2--0-2--3-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-------4-4-4-4--4--4--4----4--2-| E|-0-2-3-2-2-2-2--2--2--2--0-2--3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 18a
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------4--4--4--4--4----4--2-| A|-0-2-3-2--2--2--2--2--0-2--3-| E|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-------4-4-4-4--4--4--4----4--2-| A|-0-2-3-2-2-2-2--2--2--2--0-2--3-| E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Alternate between Riffs 17a and 18a til ending.
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
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