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Cheerful Dirge

Theatre Of Tragedy

4 acessos

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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