Theatre of Tragedy - Cheerful Dirge

      
 
 Tab to Cheerful Dirge
 by Theatre of Tragedy
 taken from the album Theatre of Tragedy
 transcribed by Roland de Graauw
 Comment, suggestions or corrections go to Graauw@pi.net
 
 Normal Tuning
 
 Vocals refer to the riffs above...
 NOTE: I did this on my bass; on a guitar you might want to play
 power chords on some parts (instead of just the root)...
 
 RiffA

 e [--------------------------------------] Play 9x, vocals come
 B [--------------------------------------] in 8th time
 G [--------------------------------------] (if I can count)
 D [--------------------------------------]
 A [------------------6~--5--6--8~--6--5--]
 E [--5~~---6~--5--6----------------*-----]
 

 * 2nd guitar comes in playing the same line
 
 RiffB

 e [-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B [-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G [-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D [-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A [-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E [-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5-|
 e -----------------]
 B -----------------] (I might be off a little somewhere in this
 G -----------------] riff, because of the heavy distortion)
 D -----------------]
 A -----------------]
 E -6-6-6-6-8-8-6-6-] 
 

 "Ire of yore- bard of e'eryears- I deem the brood hath wan'd- for
 E'ermore?!"
 
 Play riffA 4x
 
 RiffC

 e [------------------|------------------]
 B [------------------|------------------] Play 4x
 G [------------------|------------------]
 D [------------------|------------------]
 A [----------5~------|----------5~------]
 E [--6-6--5-------5~-|--6-6--5-------5~-]
 

 "Feathers of Swans in my pillow- I cede my heart. Make haste!
 - I pray- respond my plea!"
 -"Lo! - a sire of great awe- a knight of many battles!"
 "And of kinsmen weeping for the slain!
 
 * On the next part just play A on the given moments(=*)...
 (* refers to text below)
 E --5-- = A (or powerchord A on guitar)
 
 * * * * *
 "Please! - heed my words; In thy sorrow I will kiss thy tears-
 * * * * *
 In thy bliss I will take thee by thy hand (riffE)- The sapor of
 * * * * * *
 grapes thou shalt savor- And harken the nightingale sing oh so
 *
 blithely!"
 
 RiffE

 e [--------------------------------------]
 B [--------------------------------------]
 G [--------------------------------------]
 D [--------------------------------------]
 A [--------------6----------------6-5----]
 E [--5--6-5--6--------5--6-5--6-------6--]
 

 
 * * *
 - On his knees... A plea to harvest roses; No need for the thorns
 * *
 yon count! Wherefore vow me? Wherefore this guilded proffer?
 * * *
 Wherefore not pay court to a maid more fair? - Morn of joyous day!
 * * * *
 Hower 'twixt weed! Fertile desert! Cheerful dirge! Misery me not!
 * * *
 - man nor beast; envy me; Lest 'tis an act of wont! (RiffG)
 
 RiffG

 e [--------------------------] This riff serves as a bridge to
 B [--------------------------] riffA. The timing sounds strange
 G [--------------------------] on this riff, so a marked it in
 D [--------------------------] the text below...
 A [--------------6--8--6--5--]
 E [--5--6--5--6--------------]
 

 
  +    +   +   +     +    +  +  +  #    
 Many are the drapes that my past bury -
 
 (+ notes of riffG; # first note of riffA)
 play riffA 3x
 play riffC 4x
 end with fill:

 e [---------------]
 B [---------------]
 G [---------------]
 D [---------------]
 A [----------5~~--]
 E [--6-6--5-------]