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 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