Transcribed by Roland de Graauw
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Tune all strings down 1 step (D G C F)
Note that Eirik plays a 5-string, so it may occur that
I transcribe a part an octave higher…

Riff A

F [—————-|———————–]
C [———–2—-|———————–]
G [—————-|———————–]
D [–2————-|—-2——-/7—-5—-]

Riff B

F [————————————-|——————-
C [————————————-|——————-
G [——————–4-4-4-4–4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5–5-5-5-5–
D [–2-2-2-2–2-2-2-2——————-|——————-
F ——————–|————————————–|
C ——————–|————————————–|
G –0-0-0-0———–|——————–4-4-4-4–4-4-4-4–|
D ———–4-4-4-4–|–2-2-2-2–2-2-2-2——————–|
F ————————————–]
C ————————————–]
G –2-2-2-2–2-2-2-2–2-2-2-2–2-2-2-2–]
D ————————————–]

Transcribed by Roland de Graauw
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Tune all strings down 1 step (D G C F)
Note that Eirik plays a 5-string, so it may occur that
I transcribe a part an octave higher…

Fill I Riff A

F ---| [--------------------------------------]
C ---| [--------------------------------------]
G -2-| [---2--------0-------------------------]
D ---| [---------------------2--------3----0--]

Riff B

F [-----------------------------------------------------
C [-----------------------------------------------------
G [---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------
D [-------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
F ------------------]
C ------------------]
G ------------------]
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--]

Riff C

F [-------------------------|----------------------------]
C [-------------------------|----------------------------]
G [-------------------------|----------------------------]
D [----0--------3-------/7--|--0--------3-------/7---5--]

Fill II (ending)

F —-|
C —-|
G —-|
D -/7-|

Transcribed by Roland de Graauw
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Tune all strings down 1 step (D G C F)
Note that Eirik plays a 5-string, so it may occur that
I transcribe a part an octave higher…

Riff A

F [——————————————————-
C [——————————————————-
G [–7-7-7-7–7-7-7-7–7-7-7-7–5-5-5-5–3-3-3-3–3-3-3-3-
D [——————————————————-
F ——————–]
C ——————–]
G –3-0-0-0–0-3-3-3–]
D ——————–]

! !

[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/theatre_of_tragedy/lorelei_btab.html ]
Riff B

F [——————–|——————–]
C [——————–|——————–]
G [–7~~——3~~——|–7~~——3~~——]
D [——————–|——————–]

Riff C

F [——————–|———————–]
C [——————–|———————–]
G [–7~——-7~——-|–7~——-7~-(10-9-7)-]
D [-(0)——(0)——-|-(0)——(0)———-]

Riff D (var. on Riff A)

F [———————————————–
C [———————————————–
G [–7-7-7-7–7-7-7-7–7-7-7-7–7-7-7-7–3-3-3-3–
D [———————————————–
F ——————-]
C ——————-]
G -3-0-0-0–0-3-3-3–]
D ——————-]

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——-]

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Normal Tuning

Riff A

e [————————|————————-]
B [————————|————————-]
G [———-7————-|———-7—10———]
D [——-7———10–8–|——-7———-10–8–]
A [–5———–8———|–5———————-]
E [————————|————————-]

play 2x clean and 4x with distortion

Riff B

e [————–|————–|————–|————–]
B [————–|————–|————–|————–]
G [——–7—–|——–7—–|——–5—–|——–5—–]
D [—–7—-(7)-|—–7—-(7)-|—–5—-(5)-|—–5—-(5)-]
A [–5———-|–5———-|–3———-|–3———-]
E [————–|————–|————–|————–]

I believe only the bass plays this one,

though it may sound better if you do play it

play 4x

Riff C
[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/theatre_of_tragedy/to_these_words_i_beheld_no_tongue_tab.html ]

e [—————–|—————–|—————–|
B [—————–|—————–|—————–|
G [—————–|—————–|—————–|
D [—————–|—————–|—————–|
A [-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E [—————–|—————–|—————–|
e |—————–] (I guess this should be
B |—————–] powerchords on a guitar,
G |—————–] play 4X I play bass, maybe you
D |-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-] want to change them…)
A |—————–]
E |—————–]

play Riff B 2x

Riff D (not 100yڿڿڿڿڿڿۿ~ۿۿۿ ܿ%ܿ7ܿ^ܿzܿܿܿܿݿ@ݿ^ݿxݿݿݿݿ
޿%޿m޿ure, but it’s close)

e [——————————–|—————————–]
B [——————————–|—————————–]
G [—————5–5—7–5——|—————5–5-5–7–5–]
D [——–7–7—————8-7–|——–7–7—————–]
A [-5–5—————————|-5–5————————]
E [——————————–|—————————–]

play 4x

play Riff A 4x

play Riff D 2x

play Riff B 4x

play Riff C 4x

play Riff B 2x (end with Fill)

End Fill

e [———————]
B [———————]
G [——–5————]
D [—–5———5–0–]
A [–3———3——–]
E [———————]