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King Diamond:  Bye, Bye, Missy
(THEM)
Copyright (c)  (Roadrunner Records) (1988)

transcribed by:   ANDRÉ DA SILVA SALVATERRA  :  mercyful@zipmail.com.br
     edited by:   Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                  Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
                  Jordan B.       :  sansamppsa1@hotmail.com

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Date last modified:  December 20, 2004

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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--------0-|
      *    * * *    *        *


Riff 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-4----5--------4----5--4/5---|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-2----3--------2----3--2/3---|
E|----0----0-0-0----0--------0-|
      *    * * *    *        *
  "Tea time, Monday night..."


Riff 3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-7----8--------7----8--7/8---|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5----6--------5----6--5/6---|
E|----7----7-7-7----7--------7-|
      *    * * *    *        *
  "...hallway, I saw Mother..."


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---4---4---4---4---4---4-----4-5-|
A|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-0-2-3-|
E|-----------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
   "...again..."


Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----4-5-|
A|-0-2-3---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-0-2-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
   "The invisible friends..."


Riff 7                                    x2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-------4---4---4---4---4---4---4-----4-5-|
E|-0-2-3---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-----0-2-3-/5-------0-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
   "She opened the door..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------0-------0------------0-------|
D|----------4---4---2------------4---4--10-|
A|-0-2-3-/5-------3-----0-2-3-/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..."

Riff 8a
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------------0-------0------------0---------|
D|----------4---4---2------------4---4-----2-|
A|-0-2-3-/5-------3-----0-2-3-/5-------0-3---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
   "Bye, bye, Missy..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------0-------0------------0-------|
D|----------4---4---2------------4---4--10-|
A|-0-2-3-/5-------3-----0-2-3-/5---------8-|
E|-----------------------------------------|



Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-6---------------6-------------8-6--|
A|-4---------------4-------------6-4--|
E|----6-6-6-6-6666----6-6-6-6-66------|
      * * * * ****    * * * * **
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--------------------7---6p4-6-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6666-4~--4---4-------|
   * * * * ****     *   *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-6---------------6-------------8-6--|
A|-4---------------4-------------6-4--|
E|----6-6-6-6-6666----6-6-6-6-66------|
      * * * * ****    * * * * **
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------7---6p4-6-------7---6p4---|
E|-6-6-6-6-6666-4~--4---4-------4~--4---4-----7-|
   * * * * ****     *   *           *   *     *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------6-|
A|-------7---6p4-6--------7\--6-7-4-|
E|-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|----7-7-7-7-7777----7-7-7-7-77------|
      * * * * ****    * * * * **
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--------------------8---7p5-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7777-5~--5---5-------|
   * * * * ****     *   *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7---------------7-------------9-7--|
A|-5---------------5-------------7-5--|
E|----7-7-7-7-7777----7-7-7-7-77------|
      * * * * ****    * * * * **
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------8---7p5-7-------8---7p5---|
E|-7-7-7-7-7777-5~--5---5-------5~--5---5-----8-|
   * * * * ****     *   *           *   *     *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------10--10-9--|
A|-------8---7p5-7--------8---8-7--|
e|-5~--5---5-------5~--0-----------|
       *   *           *
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-7777-10101010-|
A|-5555--8-8-8-8-|
E|---------------|


Riff 11
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|--------------------------------------|
D|------------8----------------12-11-10-|
A|---9---10-----9-10----9---10-12-11-10-|
E|-0---0----0---------0---0-------------|

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|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------8----------------12-11-10--7777-10101010-|
A|---9---10-----9-10----9---10-12-11-10--5555--8-8-8-8-|
E|-0---0----0---------0---0----------------------------|



Riff 12
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|---------------------------7777-10101010-|
A|---9-------10-------12-----5555--8-8-8-8-|
E|-0---0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0---------------|
   *   * * *    * * *    * *
  "...no please..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------12/14\12-|
A|---9-------10-------12-----10/12\10-|
E|-0---0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0----------|
   *   * * *    * * *    * *
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------777-101010-|
A|---9-------10-------12-----555--8-8-8-|
E|-0---0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0------------|
   *   * * *    * * *    * *


Riff 13
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---4-----0------4----2--|
A|---------0-----------0--|
E|-2----2-----222----2----|
        *     ***    *
        "Don't touch me..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|---4-----0------4--7-6-5--7777-10101010-|
A|---------0---------5-4-3--5555--8-8-8-8-|
E|-2----2-----222----5-4-3----------------|
        *     ***    * *
       "...I'll break it..."


Play Riff 11   "I saw liquid..."
Play Riff 12   " 'Die, she broke Amon'..."
Use this as last bar in Riff 12:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------777-101010-555-888-|
A|---9-------10-------12-----555--8-8-8-333-666-|
E|-0---0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0--------------------|
   *   * * *    * * *    * *


Riff 14
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------2---------3-------4--------5----4--5--4\-|
A|-----------------------------------------3--2\-|
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--5-|
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--5-|
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--5-|
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--5-|
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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