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Gegen den Strich - Tocotronic
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Tabbed by: NeoCortex
Email: NeoCortex79@gmx.at (would be nice to get your comments!)
Tuning: Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)
This is a great and not too hard to play song
it's very quiet and melancholy with a nice flow and a simple yet touching melody
Chords used:
A minor
F major
E minor
G major
Fadd9
A F E G Fadd9
e|--0----1----0----3----3----|
B|--1----1----0----0----1----|
G|--2----2----0----0----2----|
D|--2----3----2----0----3----|
A|--0----3----2----2----x----|
E|-------1----0----3----1*---|
*play the F bass note with your thumb
Intro
e|----------------------------------|
B|--10h11p10--8h10p8--6h8p6-5-------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Main melody (lead guitar; rhythm guitar play a chord until verse)
e|---------------|----------------|-----------|--------------|
B|---------------|----------------|-----------|--------------|
G|------5-5------|----------------|-----------|--------------|
D|--3------------|----------------|-----------|-(9)*---------|
A|---------------|------5-5-5--5--|-7---------|-(7)*---------|
E|---------------|----------------|-----------|--------------|
*play notes in parenthesis only when harmony changes to e chord in verse
- otherwise sustain the e on the 7th fret from the previous measure
Listen to the song for the rhythm
Verse:
rhythm guitar plays
|F|F|A|A|
|F|F|A|E|
|F|F|A|E|
|G|G|F|F|
lead guitar continues main melody 3x
- when harmony switches to G & F lead guitar plays G (10th) and F (8th fret) powerchords respectively
Chorus:
|G|G|A|E|
|G|G|A|E|
|G|G|A|E|
|G|G|A|E|
|F-Fadd9|F-Fadd9|F-Fadd9|F-Fadd9|*
* the rhythm guitar alternates between F and Fadd9
while the lead guitar plays a different rhythm here and stays on F
Bridge (you might wish to play the G on 3rd fret here):
|A|E|G|F|
|A|E|G|F|
|A|E|G|F|
|A|E|G|F|
Structure:
Intro
Verse (2x)
Chorus
Interlude (like intro, check it out for yourself)
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Chorus (2x skip the |F| part and let |F| ring the second time)
Lyrics with chords:
intro: A
F A
Ich denk an das, was Du empfiehlst:
F A E
"Talent borrows, Genius steals"
F A E
An das was Du mir anvertraust:
G F
"Wähle Dir Deine Fallen aus"
F A
Ich glaub ich kanns erst jetzt verstehen
F A E
Wir müssen durch den Spiegel gehen
F A E
Danke auch für den Versuch
G F
Das hier ist kein Wörterbuch
G
Du streichst mir über
A E
Mein Gesi----cht
G
Gegen die Welt
A E
Gegen den Stri----ch
G
Meine Liebe
A E
Dein Verzi-----cht
G
Gegen die Welt
A E
Gegen den Stri----ch
F (Fadd9)
interlude: A
F A
Völker! Auf zum Gefecht!
F A E
Die Illusion wird Menschenrecht
F A E
Ich bin nicht allein in meiner Sucht
G F
Vor den Spießern auf der Flucht
G
Du denkst an mich
A E
Ich denk' an Di----ch
G
Gegen die Welt
A E
Gegen den Stri----ch
G
Und unser Denken
A E
Verbündet si----ch
G
Gegen die Welt
A E
Gegen den Stri----ch
F (Fadd9)
A E G F
Jeden Morgen, jede Nacht
A E G F
Jeden Morgen, jede Nacht
A E G F
Jeden Morgen, jede Nacht
A E G F
Jeden Morgen, jede Nacht
chorus....
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| H hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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great tab!
sehr schön!