Chord/Tab song: 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--------------]


M[+]any a[+]re t[+]he d[+]rapes [+]that [+]my [+]pas[+]t b[#]ury -

(+ 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-------]