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/ The Sisters of Mercy / Vision Thing (1990) / When You Don't See Me guitar tab

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


The Sisters of Mercy albums
1990 Vision Thing
1987 Floodland
1985 First and Last and Always
Vision Thing tabs
01Vision Thing tabbass tab
02Ribbons tabbass tab
03Detonation Boulevard tabbass tab
04Something Fast tabbass tab
05When You Don't See Me tabbass tab
08I Was Wrong tabbass tab

 

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