Cheerful Dirge

Theatre Of Tragedy

Tom: A

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-------]