• Song:

    Gegen Den Strich

  • Artist:

    Tocotronic

  • Album:

    The Best of Tocotronic ...

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Tabbed by: NeoCortex      


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
F9

    A    F    E    G  F9 
     
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

FFAA
FFAE
FFAE
GGFF

lead guitar continues main melody 3x
 - when harmony switches to G & F lead guitar plays G (10th) and F (8th fret) powerchords respectively



Chorus: 

GGAE
GGAE
GGAE
GGAE
F - F9F - F9F - F9F - F9 *

* 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):


AEGF
AEGF
AEGF
AEGF





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
"W?hle Dir Deine Fallen aus"
F                               A      
Ich glaub ich kanns erst jetzt verstehen
F                        A     E      
Wir m?ssen durch den Spiegel gehen
F                     A         E
Danke auch f?r den Versuch
G                  F
Das hier ist kein W?rterbuch


G
Du streichst mir ?ber
           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 ( F9 )


interlude: A


F                  A
V?lker! Auf zum Gefecht!
F                      A      E
Die Illusion wird Menschenrecht
F                          A    E 
Ich bin nicht allein in meiner Sucht
G                       F      
Vor den Spie?ern 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
Verb?ndet si----ch
G
Gegen die Welt
                A     E
Gegen den Stri----ch

F ( F9 )


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
 B  hammer-on
 |  p  pull-off
 |  ~  vibrato
 |  +  harmonic
 |  x  Mute note
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