Gegen den Strich Tocotronic
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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
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tocotronic/gegen_den_strich_crd.html )
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]Ich denk an das, was Du em[A]pfiehlst:
F A e
"Talent borrows, Genius steals"
F A e
An das was Du mir anvertraust:
[G]"Wähle Dir Deine Fallen [F]aus"
[F]Ich glaub ich kanns erst jetzt verstehe[A]n
F A e
Wir müssen durch den Spiegel gehen
F A e
Danke auch für den Versuch
[G]Das hier ist kein Wörter[F]buch
[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]Völker! Auf zum Gefech[A]t!
F A e
Die Illusion wird Menschenrecht
F A e
Ich bin nicht allein in meiner Sucht
[G]Vor den Spießern auf der Fluc[F]ht
[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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