SISTERS OF MERCY - "when you dont see me" Tablature
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The Sisters of Mercy:
When You Don't See Me
taken from the album Vision Thing
Transcribed by Mikko Issakainen
miissaka@silmu.jyu.fi
Modified 23.2.1994.
The tempo is 120 and it's played in common time (4/4) and those
'1 2 3 4' markings mean where the 1/4 notes are played. I really
tried to get those timings but I'd still like to hear corrections and
other comments about them. Bass is very simple... just follow the chords.
I got some additions and corrections to this. One new riff and some changes
in chords.
Guitars 1 & 2 are overdrive guitars
Guitars 3 & 4 are 'clean' ones
Ah = Artificial harmonic
H = Hammer on
Pm = Palm muting
(5)-\/-\/-\ = 'Bend' down with bar & wibrate
Rhy.Fig1 (Gtr1 and Gtr2)
Gtr1.
Am F G C B Am F G
Pm----------- Ah Ah Pm-----------
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------555---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----7-----7---5-|----(5)----------|-----7-----7---5-|--(5)--H---------|
|---7-------------|-----------------|---7-------------|-------033-------|
|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-----33------5-3-|
| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|Gtr2.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------5---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---7---3-3---5-|----(5)--5---4---|-7---7---3-3---5-|----(5)----------|
|-7---7---3-3---5-|----(5)--3---2---|-7---7---3-3---5-|----(5)----------|
|-5---5---1-1---3-|----(3)----------|-5---5---1-1---3-|----(3)----------|
|
|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------0-5---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------0-5---4---|-----------------|------xx---33---5|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|------xx---33---5|
|-0-------3-3---5-|-----------------|-0-------3-3---5-|------xx-35---57-|
|---------1-1---3-|-----------------|---------1-1---3-|-----------------|
End Rhy.Fig.1
Am F G C B Am F G
Pm----------- Ah Ah Pm-----------
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------555---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----7-----7---5-|----(5)----------|-----7-----7---5-|----(5)-\/-\/-\--|
|---7-------------|-----------------|---7-------------|-----------------|
|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-----------------|
| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------5---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---7---3-3---5-|----(5)--5---4---|-7---7---3-3---5-|----(5)----------|
|-7---7---3-3---5-|----(5)--3---2---|-7---7---3-3---5-|----(5)----------|
|-5---5---1-1---3-|----(3)----------|-5---5---1-1---3-|----(3)----------|
|
|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------0-5---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------0-5---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-0-------3-3---5-|-----------------|-0-------3-3---5-|-----------------|
|---------1-1---3-|-----------------|---------1-1---3-|-----------------|
Rhy.fig2 (Gtr2, Gtr3, Gtr4)
Note: During this figure there is also an palm muted overdrive guitar
that plays 1/8 note strumming that goes like the chords.
Gtr3
Am G Am G F G
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------H-------5---7---4-|-5-----4---------|-----------------|
|-----7---------5-|-7-7-------------|---------5-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|(7)--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|Gtr2
| Pm Pm
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---7---7-7---5-|-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3-3---3-5-5-|
|-7---7---7-7---5-|-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3-3---3-5-5-|
|-5---5---5-5---3-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3---3-3---1-|-1---1-1---1-3-3-|
Am G Am G F G
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------H-------5---7---4-|--------(4)------|-----------------|
|-----7---------5-|-7-7-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
| Pm Pm
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---7---7-7---5-|-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3-3---3-5-5-|
|-7---7---7-7---5-|-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3-3---3-5-5-|
|-5---5---5-5---3-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3---3-3---1-|-1---1-1---1-3-3-|
Am G Am G F G
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------H-------5---7---4-|-5-----4---------|-----------------|
|-----7---------5-|-7-7-------------|---------5-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|(7)--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|
| Pm Pm
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---7---7-7---5-|-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3-3---3-5-5-|
|-7---7---7-7---5-|-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3-3---3-5-5-|
|-5---5---5-5---3-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3---3-3---1-|-1---1-1---1-3-3-|
Am G Am G F G
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------H-------5---7---4-|--------(4)------|---------5-4-----|
|-----7---------5-|-7-7-------------|-----------------|-------7-----5-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
| Pm Pm
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---7---7-7---5-|-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3-3---3-5-5-|
|-7---7---7-7---5-|-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3-3---3-5-5-|
|-5---5---5-5---3-|-5---5---5-5---3-|-3---3---3-3---1-|-1---1-1---1-3-3-|
Bridge: (in here the Gtr3 plays something but it's so quiet in background
that I can't figure it out. Try some arpeggios if you want it)
Gtr2
F G End Rhy.fig2
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|(3)--------------|-5---------------|(5)--------------|
|-3---------------|(3)--------------|-5---------------|(5)--------------|
|-1---------------|(1)--------------|-3---------------|(3)--------------|
|Gtr3
| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-4-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------7-----7-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
|Gtr4
|-1---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|(2)--------------|-0---------------|(4)--------------|
|-3---------------|(3)--------------|-0---------------|(5)--------------|
|-3---------------|(3)--------------|-2---------------|(5)--------------|
|-1---------------|(1)--------------|-3---------------|(3)--------------|
Fill1 (Gtr3)
1 2 3 4
|-----------------|
|--H--------------|
|-57--------------|
|---7----(7)------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
The structure of the song:
Rhy.fig1
Rhy.fig2 (1st verse)
Rhy.fig1 (X2) (Chorus)
Rhy.fig2 (2nd verse)
Rhy.fig1 (X2) (Chorus)
(3rd verse)
After the chorus all guitars are quiet for 8 measures, exept for that
1/8 Pm strumming and fill1 which is played at 6th measure.
Rhy.fig2 starts from 9th measure without Gtr3 which comes along in Bridge part
Rhy.fig1 (X2) (Chorus)
Repeat Chorus couple of times and fade
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--
Mikko Issakainen
miissaka@silmu.jyu.fi
miissaka@tukki.jyu.fi
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