Tab Realm

Cassandra by Theatre Of Tragedy




                              Cassandra





Riff A (strings D and A imitate a synth)

E -------5---5---5---5---5------------5---5---5---5---5----------|
B ---------5-------5-------5------------5-------5-------5--------|
G -------------5-------5-----7-5------------5-------5-----7-5----|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----0-----------------------------3----------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------------|

E -------5---5---5---5---5------------5---5---5---5--------5---5---5---5----|
B ---------5-------5-------5------------5-------5------------5---5---5------|
G -------------5-------5-----7-5------------5-------5-----------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------(0)-----------------|
A ----0-----------------------------3---------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff B - verse (guitar imitates a synth)

E ---------5---------7-----|
B -------------------------|
G -------------------------|
D --------------0----------|
A -----0-------------------|
E -------------------------|

Riff C - Guitar 1 (distorted)

E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
A ----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
E ----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|

Guitar 2 - on words "sicker - quoth Cassandra"

E --------0----------|
B --------1----------|
G --------2----------|
D --------2----------|
A -----0-------------|
E -------------------|

Riff D - clean
(this part is played with two guitars, I've transcribed only for one)

E ---10------10------10----10------10------10-------5---5---5---5---5----------|
B -----10------10------10----10------10------10-------5-------5-------5--------|
G -------10------10------------10------10-----------------5-------5-----7-5----|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------(0)---------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff E - Guitar 1 (clean)

E ---10------10------10----10------10------10-------5---5---5---5---5----------|
B -----10------10------10----10------10------10-------5-------5-------5--------|
G -------10------10------------10------10-----------------5-------5-----7-5----|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------(0)---------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E ---10------10------10----10------10------10-------5---5---5---5---5----------|
B -----10------10------10----10------10------10-------5-------5-------5--------|
G -------10------10------------10------10-----------------5-------5-----7-5----|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------(0)---------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (distorted)

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----7~-------------------10~-----------------------------------------|
D ----7~-------------------10~--------------------7~-------------------|
A ----5~-------------------8~---------------------7~-------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------5~-------------------|

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----7~-------------------10~-----------------------------------------|
D ----7~-------------------10~--------------------7~-------------5~----|
A ----5~-------------------8~---------------------7~-------------5~----|
E ------------------------------------------------5~-------------3~----|


Structure of the song:



Riff A - 2 times (clean)
Riff B - verse
Riff C - chorus
Riff B
Riff C
Riff D - 4 times (clean)
Riff C
Riff E - till the song ends










He gave to her, yet tenfold claim'd in return - 
She hath no life but the one he for her wrought; 
Proffer'd to her his wauking heart - she turn'd it down, 
Riposted with a tell-tale lore of lies and scorn. 

Prophetess or fond?, 
Tho' her parle of truth: 
"I ken to-morrow - refell me if ye can!", 
Yet the kiss and breath - Apollo's bane - 
Sëer of the future, not of twain, 
"Sicker!", quoth Cassandra. 

Still, is she lief and quaint in his eyne, a sight divine? - 
A mistress fuell'd by his prest haughtiness - 
If he did grant, wherefore then did he not foresee, 
Belike egal as it to him might be?! 

Prophetess or fond?, 
Tho' her parle of truth: 
"I ken to-morrow - refell me if ye can!", 
Yet the kiss and breath - Apollo's bane - 
Sëer of the future, not of twain, 
"Sicker!", quoth Cassandra. 

'Or was he an eried being, 
'Or was he weening - alack nay mo; 
Her naysay' raught his heart, 
Her daffing was the grave of all hope - 
She belied her own words, 
He thought her life, save moreo'er scourge, 
She held him august, yet wee; 
He left her ne'er without his heart.











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