Biography:
Theatre of Tragedy was a metal band, originally assembled in 1993 in Stavanger, Norway by Hein Frode Hansen, Raymond István Rohonyi and Lorentz Aspen, together with Tommy Lindal, Pål Bjastad, and Liv Kristine.
Their earlier albums have provided a great deal of influence to the gothic metal genre. The band was one of the first ones who made use of contrasting vocals - male bass vocals and death growls and female soprano singing.
On their first three albums (Theatre of Tragedy
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Capo at 2
I started with capo at 2 but the standard tuning could be easier to play if you don't like Gm but then you have
to change the intro part yourself (sorry!!). I like the sound using capo at 2 more.
[Solo] x2
e|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------3---|---------------------1---|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------------3-----|------------------3----2-|
D|0------------------|------0------------------|------------3------------|------------3------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------------|------5------------------|------5------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Solo]
Gm Dm A A7 x6
[Verse]
Dm Gm A7
Dream of a funeral, blest temptress - behest me!
Dm Gm A7
A funeral thou'lt hark, swarth murderess - the Devil,
Dm Gm A7
Thine feral grith with me, Poppaea, be Hell's hap
Dm Gm A7
Waylaid the beldame bawd, the niggard: Laughing tragedy.
[Chorus]
Gm Dm A A7
And the wench doth bawdness to blow,
Gm
Stay my adamant -
Dm A A7 Gm Dm A A7
Suffer me to transfix .. to transfix thee: to transfix thee:
Gm
Let me dawt thine twain -
Dm A
And, twine 'hem apart.
[Solo]
e|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------3---|---------------------1---|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------------3-----|------------------3----2-|
D|0------------------|------0------------------|------------3------------|------------3------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------------|------5------------------|------5------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Dm Gm A7 x4
[Verse]
Dm Gm A7
Of marrow, do na mell; I am Morelle -
Dm Gm A7
The bosom'd Titivil; travail me; fain,
Dm Gm A7
Subdue me with thine lote in oneness - make haste yet,'
Dm Gm A7
Displode me in a font - Poppaea, do what thou wilt.
[Chorus]
Gm Dm A A7
And the wench doth bawdness to blow,
Gm
Stay my adamant -
Dm A A7 Gm Dm A A7
Suffer me to transfix .. to transfix thee: to transfix thee:
Gm
Let me dawt thine twain -
Dm A
And, twine 'hem apart.
[Solo]
Dm Gm A7 x2
Gm A7 Dm A A7 A
Poppaea.. poppaea.. poppaea.. poppaea.. (Strum the last A continuously like 16 times)
[Chorus]
Gm Dm A A7
And the wench doth bawdness to blow,
Gm
Stay my adamant -
Dm A A7 Gm Dm A A7
Suffer me to transfix .. to transfix thee: to transfix thee:
Gm
Let me dawt thine twain -
Dm A
And, twine 'hem apart.
[Solo]
Dm Gm A7 x3
Dm Gm A7 A7 A7
Enjoy!
I started with capo at 2 but the standard tuning could be easier to play if you don't like Gm but then you have
to change the intro part yourself (sorry!!). I like the sound using capo at 2 more.
[Solo] x2
e|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------3---|---------------------1---|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------------3-----|------------------3----2-|
D|0------------------|------0------------------|------------3------------|------------3------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------------|------5------------------|------5------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Solo]
Gm Dm A A7 x6
[Verse]
Dm Gm A7
Dream of a funeral, blest temptress - behest me!
Dm Gm A7
A funeral thou'lt hark, swarth murderess - the Devil,
Dm Gm A7
Thine feral grith with me, Poppaea, be Hell's hap
Dm Gm A7
Waylaid the beldame bawd, the niggard: Laughing tragedy.
[Chorus]
Gm Dm A A7
And the wench doth bawdness to blow,
Gm
Stay my adamant -
Dm A A7 Gm Dm A A7
Suffer me to transfix .. to transfix thee: to transfix thee:
Gm
Let me dawt thine twain -
Dm A
And, twine 'hem apart.
[Solo]
e|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------3---|---------------------1---|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------------3-----|------------------3----2-|
D|0------------------|------0------------------|------------3------------|------------3------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------------|------5------------------|------5------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Dm Gm A7 x4
[Verse]
Dm Gm A7
Of marrow, do na mell; I am Morelle -
Dm Gm A7
The bosom'd Titivil; travail me; fain,
Dm Gm A7
Subdue me with thine lote in oneness - make haste yet,'
Dm Gm A7
Displode me in a font - Poppaea, do what thou wilt.
[Chorus]
Gm Dm A A7
And the wench doth bawdness to blow,
Gm
Stay my adamant -
Dm A A7 Gm Dm A A7
Suffer me to transfix .. to transfix thee: to transfix thee:
Gm
Let me dawt thine twain -
Dm A
And, twine 'hem apart.
[Solo]
Dm Gm A7 x2
Gm A7 Dm A A7 A
Poppaea.. poppaea.. poppaea.. poppaea.. (Strum the last A continuously like 16 times)
[Chorus]
Gm Dm A A7
And the wench doth bawdness to blow,
Gm
Stay my adamant -
Dm A A7 Gm Dm A A7
Suffer me to transfix .. to transfix thee: to transfix thee:
Gm
Let me dawt thine twain -
Dm A
And, twine 'hem apart.
[Solo]
Dm Gm A7 x3
Dm Gm A7 A7 A7
Enjoy!
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