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)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/theatre_of_tragedy/cassandra_tab.html ]
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
