Trogdor (song)

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This article is about the song. For the character, see Trogdor.

Burninating the countryside

Detailed Information

Album: Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits
Track: 1
Time: 1 minute 39 seconds
Artist(s): Strong Bad
Style: Thrash Metal
Origin: Extended version of the song from Strong Bad Email #58 dragon. Also appears on the DVD in karaoke form.

Lyrics

TROGDOR!
TROGDOR!
Trogdor was a man
I mean, he was a dragon man
Or maybe he was just a dragon
But he was still TROGDOR!
TROGDOR!

Burninating the countryside
Burninating the peasants
Burninating all the peoples
In the thatched-roof COTTAGES!
THATCHED-ROOF COTTAGES!

{guitar solo starts up}

{spoken}
Whoa! Listen to those wicked dueling guitar solos! It's like squeedly vs. meedly over here. Go squeedly! Go squeedly! SQUEEDLY WINS!

When all the land is in ruin
And burnination has forsaken the countryside
Only one guy will remain
My money's on

{singing}
TROGDOR!
TROGDOR!

{spoken}
And the Trogdor comes in the NIIIIIGHT!

Tablature

Guitar

Drop big E to D.

Chorus

e|---------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------
A|---0-0-0-8--0-0-0-5--0-0-0-8--0-5-0-3-5
D|---0-0-0-8--0-0-0-5--0-0-0-8--0-5-0-3-5 2x

Verse

e|---------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------
A|--0-0-0-0-0-8--0-0-10--0-0-8-0-10-10-10
D|--0-0-0-0-0-8--0-0-10--0-0-8-0-10-10-10

e|---------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------
A|--0-0-0-0-0-10--0-0-8--0-0-10-0-8-8-8--
D|--0-0-0-0-0-10--0-0-8--0-0-10-0-8-8-8--

e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--0-0-8--0-0-10--0-0-8-0-8-8-8--
D|--0-0-8--0-0-10--0-0-8-0-8-8-8--

Bridge(end verse)

e|-----------------------
B|-----------------------
G|-----------------------
D|-----------------------
A|--0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-5-5
D|--0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-5-5 

Bass:

The Bass tab is the same as the guitar tab for the D string OR you can drop E to D and play it exactly the same as guitar (not recommended).

Trivia

Trogdor in Guitar Hero II

In-Game Screenshot of Trogdor from Guitar Hero II, crediting the song to Strong Bad

• The "meedly" in the wicked dueling guitar solos is a reference to Strong Bad Email #36 guitar.
• The Brothers Chaps use this version in Happy Trogday.
• The song is an unlockable bonus track in the game Guitar Hero II for PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 (see the screenshot at the right and the demonstration video on YouTube).
  • The description given for the song in the game's menu reads

    The Trogdor song from
    the Strong Bad Email
    'dragon' was actually an
    afterthought that was
    added at the last minute.
    Mike was finishing up
    the cartoon and Matt
    suddenly started
    screaming the chorus
    while making eggs.

  • The loading screen for the song displays what is apparently advice on playing the song from Strong Bad:

    "For squeadlies, mash on the trembalo. For meadlies, tone up on your chord surpassers. Oh, and I'm awesome."

• The song is partially in an unusual time signature, 9/4 time. This could also be interpreted as one measure of 4/4 time followed by one measure of 5/4 time.

External Links

• Listen to the original version of the song in "dragon"
• View the Flash file for Strong Bad Email "dragon"
• Listen to this version of the song in "Happy Trogday"
• View the Flash file for "Happy Trogday"