• Song:

    Auf Achse

  • Artist:

    Franz Ferdinand

  • Album:

    2004-06-25: Glastonbury...

*–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––PLEASE NOTE–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––*
*–This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.–*
*–––––––You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.–––––––*
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Originally released on February 9th 2004 as part of Franz Ferdinand's debut album.
A slower demo version of this song is featured in Ferdinand's 2nd single "Take Me Out"
under the name "Truck Stop" as a B–side. Accompanied by Nick McCarthy's lead piano
section (and a synth overdub), Alex Kapranos flows around this soft tune. 
Even without being released as a single, this track is one of the most frequently 
played on Ferdinand's setlists.


Tabbed by Pelusteriano
Contact at my UG profile
Lyrics by Alexander Kapranos & Nicholas McCarthy (official lyrics from album)
Music by Franz Ferdinand
Key of C major
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CHORDS (low to high, in order of appearance, first shape preferred)
Am X02210  C X32010  Dm XX0321  F X3321X  Am* 577555  G 355433
Bb 688766  Dm 10–12–12–10–10–10 A 577655

  INTRO

  Nick McCarthy's piano arr. for guitar (a synth is doubling the track an octave higher)
  Am                  C                   Dm                  F
|–––––––––––––|–––––|–––––––––––0–|–(0)–|–1–––––0–––––|–––––|–1–––––0–––5–|–(5)–|
|–1–––––0–––––|–––––|–1–––––0–––––|–––––|–––––––––3–––|–––––|–––––––––3–––|–––––|
|–––––––––2–––|–––––|–––––––––2–––|–––––|–––––––––––2–|–(2)–|–––––––––––––|–––––|
|–––––––––––2–|–(2)–|–––––––––––––|–––––|–0–––––––––––|–––––|–3–––––––––––|–––––|
|–0–––––––––––|–––––|–3–––––––––––|–––––|–––––––––––––|–––––|–––––––––––––|–––––|
|–––––––––––––|–––––|–––––––––––––|–––––|–––––––––––––|–––––|–––––––––––––|–––––|
let ring        (x) stands for tied note

  Am                   C                      Dm                  F
|–8–––––7––––––|–––––|–7–––––––––––––|––––––|–––––––––0–––|–––––|–––––––––0–––|–––|
|–––––––––10–––|–––––|–––––––10––––––|––––––|–3–––––1–––––|–––––|–3–––––1–––––|–––|
|––––––––––––9–|–(9)–|––––––––––7––––|––––––|–––––––––––2–|–(2)–|–––––––––––0–|–2–|
|–7––––––––––––|–––––|–10–––––––––10–|–(10)–|–0–––––––––––|–––––|–3–––––––––––|–––|
|––––––––––––––|–––––|–––––––––––––––|––––––|–––––––––––––|–––––|–––––––––––––|–––|
|––––––––––––––|–––––|–––––––––––––––|––––––|–––––––––––––|–––––|–––––––––––––|–––|

  Alex Kapranos (Nick keeps playing same melody)
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||O–4–4–2––––––––44–|–4–4––2––––––––––|–4–4–2––––––––44–|–4–4––2––––––––––|
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|–4–4–2––––––––––|–4–4––2––––––––––|–4–4–2––––––––––|–4–4––2––––––––––O||
|–––––––3––3–3–3–|––––––––3––3–3–3–|–––––––3––3–3–3–|––––––––3––3–3–3–O||
|––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––– ||
|––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––– ||X2


  VERSE I (Alex's guitar sounds faintly on the track, Nick keeps playing same melody)

    A5                                  C5
|| –––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|
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||O–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|
||O–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|| –7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–|–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–|
|| –5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|–8––8––8––8––8––8––8––8––|–8––8––8––8––8––8––8––8––|

  D5                                  F5
|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––– ||
|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––– ||
|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––O||
|–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–|–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–O||
|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|–8––8––8––8––8––8––8––8––|–8––8––8––8––8––8––8––8–– ||
|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––– ||X2

Am            
You see her – you can't touch her
C                
You hear her – you can't hold her
Dm
You want her – you can't have her
F
You want to – but she won't let you (X2)


  CHORUS (Piano rests)

    Am                                                                G
|| ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––7–7–7–7–7–7–7– ||
|| –13–13–X–13–13–13–X–13–X–X–13–13–X–13–X–X–|–13–13–X–13–X–13–13–X–X–8–8–8–8–8–8–8– ||
||O–14–14–X–14–14–14–X–14–X–X–14–14–X–14–X–X–|–14–14–X–14–X–14–14–X–X–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–O||
||O–14–14–X–14–14–14–X–14–X–X–14–14–X–14–X–X–|–14–14–X–14–X–14–14–X–X–––––––––––––––O||
|| ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ||
|| ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ||X4

Am*
She's not so special
                           G
So, look what you've done, boy (X3)
Am*
She's not so special
                         
So, look what you've done


 INTERLUDE

  Nick's piano arr. for guitar 
    Am*    C*     G
|| –5––––|–8––––|–3–––– ||    On the album track there isn't any guitar in this part
|| –5––––|–8––––|–3–––– ||    but often in live shows Alex plays the same notes and
||O–5––––|–9––––|–4––––O||    arpeggiates over them.
||O–7––––|–10–––|–5––––O||
|| ––––––|––––––|–––––– ||
|| ––––––|––––––|–––––– ||X2

Am                    C
   Now you wish she'd never
G                 Am
  Come back here again
    C
Oh, never
G
  Come back here again


  VERSE II (Nick's piano comes back with same melody)

    A5                                  C5
|| –––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|
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||O–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|
||O–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|| –7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–|–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–|
|| –5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|–8––8––8––8––8––8––8––8––|–8––8––8––8––8––8––8––8––|

  D5                                  F5
|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––– ||
|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––– ||
|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––O||
|–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–|–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–10–O||
|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|–8––8––8––8––8––8––8––8––|–8––8––8––8––8––8––8––8–– ||
|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––– ||X2

Am
You see her – you can't touch her
C
You hear her – you can't hold her
Dm
You want her – you can't have her
F
You want to – but she won't let you (X2)


  CHORUS (Piano rests)

    Am                                                              G
|| ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––7–7–7–7–7–7–7– ||
|| –13–13–X–13–13–13–X–13–X–X–13–13–X–13–X–X–|–13–13–X–13–X–13–13–X–X–8–8–8–8–8–8–8– ||
||O–14–14–X–14–14–14–X–14–X–X–14–14–X–14–X–X–|–14–14–X–14–X–14–14–X–X–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–O||
||O–14–14–X–14–14–14–X–14–X–X–14–14–X–14–X–X–|–14–14–X–14–X–14–14–X–X––––––––––––––––O||
|| ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ||
|| ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ||X4

Am
She's not so special
                           G
So, look what you've done, boy (X3)
Am
She's not so special
                         
So, look what you've done


  INTERLUDE

  Am               Bb               Dm*
|–5––5–5–5–5–5–5–|–6––6–6–6–6–6–6–|–––––––10––––––––––10––––|
|–5––5–5–5–5–5–5–|–6––6–6–6–6–6–6–|–––––––10––––––––––10––––|
|–5––5–5–5–5–5–5–|–7––7–7–7–7–7–7–|–––––––10––––––––––10––––|
|–7––7–7–7–7–7–7–|–8––8–8–8–8–8–8–|–12–12–12–12–12–12–12–12–|
|–7––7–7–7–7–7–7–|–8––8–8–8–8–8–8–|–12–12––––12–12–12––––12–|
|–5––5–5–5–5–5–5–|–6––6–6–6–6–6–6–|–10–10––––10–10–10––––10–|
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| Nick's piano arr. to guitar
|––––––––––––––––|–10–12–13–12–10–|–17––––––––––––––––––––––|
|––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|––––––––––––––––|–7––9––10–9––7––|–14––––––––––––––––––––––|
|––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|

    Bb                Dm*                       Bb                Dm*
|| –––––6–––––––6–––|–––––––10––––––––––10––––|–––––6–––––––6–––|–––––––10––––––––––10–––– ||
|| –––––6–––––––6–––|–––––––10––––––––––10––––|–––––6–––––––6–––|–––––––10––––––––––10–––– ||
||O–––––7–––––––7–––|–––––––10––––––––––10––––|–––––7–––––––7–––|–––––––10––––––––––10––––O||
||O–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–|–12–12–12–12–12–12–12–12–|–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–|–12–12–12–12–12–12–12–12–O||
|| –8–8–––8–8–8–––8–|–12–12––––12–12–12––––12–|–8–8–––8–8–8–––8–|–12–12––––12–12–12––––12– ||
|| –6–6–––6–6–6–––6–|–10–10––––10–10–10––––10–|–6–6–––6–6–6–––6–|–10–10––––10–10–10––––10– ||
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|| –10–12–13–12–10––|–17––––––––––––––––––––––|–10–12–13–12–10––|––––––––––––––––––––––––– ||
|| –––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–10–––––––––––––––––––––– ||
||O–7––9––10–9––7–––|–14––––––––––––––––––––––|–7––9––10–9––7–––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––O||
||O–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|–7–––––––––––––––––––––––O||
|| –––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––– ||
|| –––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––– ||X2

Bb                           Dm*
  Now i'm nailed above you – Gushing from my side 
         Bb                                   Dm*
It's with your sins that you have killed me – Thinking of your sins I die 
Bb                                                Dm*
Thinking how you'd let them tough you – How you'd never realise 
         Bb                                 Dm*               
That I'm ripped and hang, forsaken – Knowing never will I rise 

  A
|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–|
|–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–|
|–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
|–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
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|–9–––––––––––––––|
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|–6–––––––––––––––|
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Again...


  LAST VERSE (Nick's main piano melody comes back)

  Am                                      C
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
|–2222–2–––2222–2–––|–2222–2–––2222–2–––|–2222–2–––2222–2–––|–2222–2–––2222–2–––|
|––––––––2––––––––2–|––––––––2––––––––2–|––––––––2––––––––2–|––––––––2––––––––2–|
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
 grouped notes are 16th notes

Am                     C
    You still see her     Only hear her

  Dm                                      F
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
|–2222–2–––2222–2–––|–2222–2–––2222–2–––|–2222–2–––2222–2–––|–2222–2–––2222–2–––|
|––––––––3––––––––3–|––––––––3––––––––3–|––––––––3––––––––3–|––––––––3––––––––3–|
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|

Dm                F
    You want her     Oh, you want to

  Am                                      C
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
|–4444–4–2––––––––2–|–4444–4–2––––––––2–|–4444–4–2––––––––2–|–4444–4–2––––––––2–|
|––––––––––2222–2–––|––––––––––2222–2–––|––––––––––2222–2–––|––––––––––2222–2–––|
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|

Am               C
    You see her     You still hear her

  Dm                                      F
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
|–4444–4–2––––––––2–|–4444–4–2––––––––2–|–4444–4–2––––––––2–|–4444–4–2––––––––2–|
|––––––––––3333–3–––|––––––––––3333–3–––|––––––––––3333–3–––|––––––––––3333–3–––|
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|

Dm                F
    You want her     You still want to


  OUTRO

  Am*                 C*                  Dm*                 F                   Am
|–5–––––––––––|–(5)–|–8–––––––––––|–(8)–|–10––––––––––|–(10)|–1–––––––––––|–(1)–|–0–––––|
|–5–––––––––––|–(5)–|–8–––––––––––|–(8)–|–10––––––––––|–(10)|–1–––––––––––|–(1)–|–1–––––|
|–5–––––––––––|–(5)–|–9–––––––––––|–(9)–|–10––––––––––|–(10)|–2–––––––––––|–(2)–|–2–––––|
|–7–––––––––––|–(7)–|–10––––––––––|–(10)|–12––––––––––|–(12)|–3–––––––––––|–(3)–|–2–––––|
|–7–––––––––––|–(7)–|–10––––––––––|–(10)|–12––––––––––|–(12)|–3–––––––––––|–(3)–|–0–––––|
|–5–––––––––––|–(5)–|–8–––––––––––|–(8)–|–10––––––––––|–(10)|–1–––––––––––|–(1)–|–––––––|
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|–––––––––––––|–––––|–––––––––––0–|–(0)–|–1–––––0–––––|–––––|–1–––––0–––5–|–(5)–|–––––––|
|–1–––––0–––––|–––––|–1–––––0–––––|–––––|–––––––––3–––|–––––|–––––––––3–––|–––––|–––––––|
|–––––––––2–––|–––––|–––––––––2–––|–––––|–––––––––––2–|–(2)–|–––––––––––––|–––––|–––––––|
|–––––––––––2–|–(2)–|–––––––––––––|–––––|–0–––––––––––|–––––|–3–––––––––––|–––––|–––––––|
|–0–––––––––––|–––––|–3–––––––––––|–––––|–––––––––––––|–––––|–––––––––––––|–––––|–––––––|
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