TRAGIC KINGDOM
(E. Stefani)
Transcribed by Eric Dumont <tragic@geocities.com>


Okay I won't bullshit you. This is a fuckin' hard song! If you have
just started playing I wouldn't recommend this yet. TK is broken into tons
of parts. Verse "Once was a magical place", Chorus "They pay homage to a 
King", Bridge 1 "Welcome to the Tragic Kingdom", The Chromatic jam that 
immediately follows those lines. Are you still with me? Next there is the 
variation and peak of the song "They lost their heads". Immediately 
following that is the final part "Hypnotised by fireflies they glow in the 
dark". Oh yeah and one more part right after Gwen says "Midgets who disguise 
themselves as tiny little dwarfs" I forgot the exact lyrics and in case you 
didn't know my ex girlfriend stole my TK cd(it's shameful I know). 

Part 1 verse

m m m m m m start again
m m m m m m
m m m m m m
m m m m m m
2 5 2 1 m 1
m m m m 2 m

At a certain point there is a quick variation 
(right before they enter the chorus)

Instead of the above play this:

m m m m m m m m m m m
m m m m m m m m m m m
m m m m m m m m m m m
m m m m m m m m m m m
2 5 2 1 m 1 2 4 2 1 m  (Start orginal again) or (start chorus)
m m m m 2 m m m m m 2

Chorus:

5 5 5 6 6 6  on second 5 5 5 6 8 (p)6 6 repeat for chorus   
6 6 6 6 6 6            6 6 6 6 6    6 6
 mute all 


Now the bridge 1 "Welcome to the Tragic Kingdom....."

all on fifth string (second from the top, second fattest!!!!!)

6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 repeat

This is the hardest part. It's a chromatic dance rooted on the third 
fourth and fifth strings. Play it very slowly!!!!! It's a pattern, just 
memorize how it goes and apply it.

This is the pattern. I'm starting it on the 9th fret of the fifth string
this is where it will start in the song as well. 

*If nothing is written it means mute.

m
m
m      6
m   7     7  9 7  
9 9  9  9  9
m

Take this patern and move it down one fret every time you repeat. 
Once you get to the last repetition stop on what the sixth fret 
position of the 3rd string would be (which in this case is 
the third fret) and do this. 

All on fifth string.

5 6 7 8 9 (this is how they climb up to start again)

Variation: "They lost their heads"

m m                m m m
m m                m m m
m m                m m m
4 4     2(p)       2 2 4        2  (repeat) 
4 4 4 4     4 2    2 2 2  2 4 5 
2 2                m m m 2

Variation 2: "Hypnotized by fireflies....."

all on second and first strings

5 5                       4 4        4 4        2
7 7(cut short with mute)  6 6 (same) 5 5 (same) 4 (let ring) repeat

Variation 3: like I said, I forgot the words here but it's
right after the part above.

all on fifth and forth strings.

m
m
m
4 4 4   4 3  3 2 2 2   2 1   1 repeat 
      4    4         2     2

Folowing this to lead into the guitar solo they use a basic variation
of the verse. I won't write it because you can hear it easily. Just
use your ears and only use the notes from the verse section.

As for the guitar solo it is immensely difficult if you can't tap guitar.
I can tap but writing it is very long and repetitive (I'm quite lazy). 
If you know how to tap properly then you won't have any problem sounding 
it out because it's only I think three or four notes long. Just catch the 
pattern and memorize it. I have faith that "You can do it"

I think that pretty much covers it. The ending is just the Chromatic dance
only speeding up each time. If you get used to the pattern it's very easy. 
Oh yeah and also they start on a different starting note. It's just the 
same notes as "Welcome to the Tragic Kingdom" only using the chromatic
pattern. 

Whoa that was very long. I really hope you enjoy this and have a wicked 
time playing it. I wrote this very late at night so if I made any errors 
please get in touch (I love your help). Have a great time!!!!!