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!
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/theatre-of-tragedy/44726.html ]
* 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-------]
