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From: miissaka@jyu.fi (Mikko Issakainen)

                            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
-------
when you don't see me
it's not a matter of going to grow
it's not a matter of time or how I feel
I'm throwing off the shadow of a better man now
what you see is what you never had

get real
get another

I don't exist when you don't see me
I don't exist when you're not here
what the eye don't see won't break the heart
you can make believe when we're apart
but when you leave I disappear
when you don't see me...

oh, it's kind of different when you're there
you can lease the peace of mind
you bought a mask, I put it on
you never thought to ask me
if I wear it when you're gone

you never learned
you bought me
everything and less
I turned
you couldn't let me move
I guess, I don't deny, it don't disprove
what you see is what you lost
if I were you I wouldn't try



--
Mikko Issakainen
miissaka@silmu.jyu.fi
miissaka@tukki.jyu.fi