When You Dont See Me

The Sisters Of Mercy

Tom: B

From: * (Mikko Issakainen)

                            When You Don't See Me

                      taken from the album Vision Thing

                       Transcribed by Mikko Issakainen
                            *

 Modified 23.*.

 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

 * (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 *.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-|-----------------|


* (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 *
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-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)------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|




*
*      (1st verse)
* (X2) (Chorus)

*      (2nd verse)
* (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.
* starts from 9th measure without Gtr3 which comes along in Bridge part

* (X2) (Chorus)
Repeat Chorus couple of times and fade

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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
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