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 ------------------6~--5--6--8~--6--5-- A --5~~---6~--5--6----------------*----- E * 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 ----------5~------|----------5~------ A --6-6--5-------5~-|--6-6--5-------5~- E "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 --------------6----------------6-5---- A --5--6-5--6--------5--6-5--6-------6-- E * * * - 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... --------------6--8--6--5-- A --5--6--5--6-------------- E + + + + + + + + # 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 ----------5~~-- A --6-6--5------- E