• Song:

    Gegen Den Strich

  • Artist:

    Tocotronic

  • Album:

    The Best of Tocotronic ...

Tabbed by: NeoCortex      


Tuning: Standard (E5 - A5 - D5 - G5 - B5 - E5 )


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: 

A5 minor
F5 major
E5 minor
G5 major
F5

    A5    F5    E5    G5  F5 
     
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

FFAA5
FFAE5
FFAE5
GGFF5

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



Chorus: 

GGAE5
GGAE5
GGAE5
GGAE5
F5 - F9F5 - F9F5 - F9F5 - F5 *

* 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):


AEGF5
AEGF5
AEGF5
AEGF5





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: A5


F5                    A5
Ich denk an das, was Du empfiehlst:
F5                     A5        E5      
"Talent borrows, Genius steals"
F5                      A5        E5
An das was Du mir anvertraust: 
G5                  F5
"W?hle Dir Deine Fallen aus"
F5                               A5      
Ich glaub ich kanns erst jetzt verstehen
F5                        A5     E5      
Wir m?ssen durch den Spiegel gehen
F5                     A5         E5
Danke auch f?r den Versuch
G5                  F5
Das hier ist kein W?rterbuch


G5
Du streichst mir ?ber
           A5      E5
Mein Gesi----cht
G5
Gegen die Welt
             A5     E5
Gegen den Stri----ch
G5
Meine Liebe
        A5     E5
Dein Verzi-----cht
G5
Gegen die Welt
           A5     E5
Gegen den Stri----ch

F5 ( F5 )


interlude: A5


F5                  A5
V?lker! Auf zum Gefecht!
F5                      A5      E5
Die Illusion wird Menschenrecht
F5                          A5    E5 
Ich bin nicht allein in meiner Sucht
G5                       F5      
Vor den Spie?ern auf der Flucht


G5
Du denkst an mich
                 A5     E5
Ich denk' an Di----ch
G5
Gegen die Welt
                A5     E5
Gegen den Stri----ch
G5
Und unser Denken
              A5     E5
Verb?ndet si----ch
G5
Gegen die Welt
                A5     E5
Gegen den Stri----ch

F5 ( F5 )


A5     E5       G5    F5
Jeden Morgen, jede Nacht
A5     E5       G5    F5
Jeden Morgen, jede Nacht
A5     E5       G5    F5
Jeden Morgen, jede Nacht
A5     E5       G5    F5
Jeden Morgen, jede Nacht



chorus....




 |  /  slide up
 |  \  slide down
 B5  hammer-on
 |  p  pull-off
 |  ~  vibrato
 |  +  harmonic
 |  x  Mute note
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