• Song:

    Monsoon

  • Artist:

    Tokio Hotel

  • Album:

    Best Of

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

Hey folks!
This is my 1st tab, think I got most of this correct though :)
Most other tabs have the notes a fret higher, but this sounds right to my ear. Checked 
tuning and everything just in case ;)

This song is actually played with 2 guitars after the "third" verse or half way through 
2 depending on your definition of the verse, both parts which were played by Tom during 
recording of the song, not a second guitarist.
Not too sure on how to recreate the ambient effect that appears a few times through the 
in particular at the beginning of ?verse 4?

Intro:
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|  x 2
D|-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse 1 + 2:
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|  x 3
D|-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


Chorus 1:
e|--2--------2--------2-----|--1--------1--------1-----|
B|-----4--------4--------4--|-----2--------2--------2--|
G|--------4--------4--------|--------1--------1--------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

e|--2--------2--------2-----|--1--------1--------1-----|
B|-----4--------4--------4--|-----2--------2--------2--|
G|--------3--------3--------|--------3--------3--------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|


e|--2--------2--------2-----|--1--------1--------1-----|
B|-----4--------4--------4--|-----2--------2--------2--|
G|--------4--------4--------|--------1--------1--------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

e|--1--------1--------1-----|--2--------2--------2-----|
B|-----2--------2--------2--|-----4--------4--------4--|
G|--------3--------3--------|--------3--------3--------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|


(1st Chorus only)
e|--2--------2--------2-----|--1--------|
B|-----4--------4--------4--|--2--------|
G|--------4--------4--------|--1--------|
D|--------------------------|-----------|
A|--------------------------|-----------|
E|--------------------------|-----------|

Post Chorus:
(1st Chorus only)
e|-11------13------11-|-----------------|
B|--------------------|-12--------------|
G|--------------------|-----------------| x 2
D|--------------------|-----------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|


Verse 3:
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|  x 3
D|-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


Verse 4:
Guitar 1 Plays as above
Guitar 2:
e|-------------------------|
B|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
G|-------------------------|  x 3
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


Chorus 2:
Same as chorus one but repeated Twice
After the 1st progression distortion comes in on a second guitar playing the power cords 
the chorus. The nice sort of echo effect a few chords in is produced by a late slide on 
second guitar, about 2 beats behind the other guitar.

e|-2----4----6----6/1----|--2----4----1----6--|
B|-2----4----6----6/1----|--2----4----1----6--|
G|-4----6----8----8/3----|--4----6----3----8--|
D|-4----6----8----8/3----|--4----6----3----8--|
A|-2----4----6----6/1----|--2----4----1----6--|
E|-----------------------|--------------------|

Break down/ Verse 5:
Guitar 1 Plays Verse Progression
Guitar 2 Plays an octave version of the chord similar to:
e|-------------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------|
G|-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-|-9-9-9-9?8-8-8-8--|
D|-------------------------|------------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6--|
E|-------------------------|------------------|

This can also be done on the D String as Below
If you prefer the lesser high pitched sound ^_^
e|-----------------|------------------|
B|-8-8-8-8-7?7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4--|
G|-----------------|------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|

Bridge:
Guitar 1 (no distortion):
e|---------------|    e|---------------------|
B|---------------|    B|---------------------|
G|---------------|    G|---------------------|
D|-5-5-5-6-6-5?-1| x 3    D|-1---------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6--2|    A|-2-------------------|
E|---------------|    E|-0-------------------|

Guitar 2 (Echo effect pedal if you got it):
e|-11--11--13------11-|-----------------|
B|--------------------|-12--------------|
G|--------------------|-----------------| x 3
D|--------------------|-----------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|

e|---------------|
B|-12------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

Final Chorus:
Guitar 1 Plays the chorus picking as usual
Guitar 2 is a lot more present here
Guitar 2:
e|-2----4----6----1----|--2----4----1----6--|
B|-2----4----6----1----|--2----4----1----6--|
G|-4----6----8----3----|--4----6----3----8--|
D|-4----6----8----3----|--4----6----3----8--|
A|-2----4----6----1----|--2----4----1----6--|
E|---------------------|--------------------|


Outro:
Verse progression on guitar 1 yet again
Guitar 2:
e|-------------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------|
G|-12-12-12-13-13-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-9?9-8-8-8--|
D|-------------------------|------------------|
A|-10-10-10-11-11-10-10-10-|-6-6-6-7-7-6-6-6--|
E|-------------------------|------------------|

Once again, this can also be done on the D String;
e|-----------------|------------------|
B|-7-7-7-8-8?7-7-7-|-4-4-4-5-5-4-4-4--|
G|-----------------|------------------|
D|-4-4-4-5-5-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-1--|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|

Both end with:
Guitar 1:
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--1-1---------------|
A|-2-2-2--2-2---------------|
E|--------------------------|


Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9-9-9--8-8---------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-7-7-7--6-6---------------|
E|--------------------------|
or
e|--------------------------|
B|-5-5-5--4-4---------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--1-1---------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Depending on your preferance ;)

There you go guys!
Enjoy ^_^

KJ
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