Cheerful Dirge by Theatre Of Tragedy

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-------]

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