Chord Gitar dan Lirik Lagu Cheerful Dirge Oleh Theatre of Tragedy

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 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——-]