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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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-2----3--------2----3--2/3-|A|-2----3--------2----3--2/3-|E|----0----0-0-0----0--------| * * * * *
Riff 2Guitar 1e|---------------------------|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 2e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|-9---10--------9---10--9/10-|A|-7----8--------7----8--7/-8-|E|----0----0-0-0----0---------| * * * * *
Riff 3Guitar 1e|---------------------------|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 2e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-12---13-------12---13-12/13-|A|-10---11-------10---11-10/11-|E|----0----0-0-0----0----------| * * * * *
Riff 4e|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|-----------------|D|-7----5----7--5--|A|-5----3----5--3--|E|-5----3----5--3--| "...stairs..."
Play Riff 2 "...the stairs..."
Riff 5e|--------------------|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 x2e|-----------------------------------------|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 8e|--------------------------------------|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 11e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------------------|D|--7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-|A|--5-5-5-5--8--8--8--8-|E|----------------------|
Riff 12e|------------------------------------|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 13e|------------------------------------|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 14e|--------------------------|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 17e|-----------------------------|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 18e|-----------------------------|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 17ae|-----------------------------|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 18ae|-----------------------------|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
