Cheerful Dirge

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-------]