Tocotronic is a German rock band formed in 1993. Similar to Blumfeld or Die Sterne, Tocotronic not only innovated German language rock music, but also inspired a number of later bands, such as Wir sind Helden. Their influence on pop culture is widespread, from fashion (Tocotronic made the combination of 1970s style track suit tops with cheap second-hand ad-shirts famous in Germany) to the playful and weird look of their early records.
Tocotronic are from Hamburg and are released on L'Age D'Or
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gegen den Strich - Tocotronic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: NeoCortex Email: [email protected] (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
AFEGFadd9
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
* 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):
|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
FA Ich denk an das, was Du empfiehlst: FAE "Talent borrows, Genius steals" FAE An das was Du mir anvertraust: GF "Wähle Dir Deine Fallen aus" FA Ich glaub ich kanns erst jetzt verstehen FAE Wir müssen durch den Spiegel gehen FAE Danke auch für den Versuch GF Das hier ist kein Wörterbuch
G Du streichst mir über AE Mein Gesi----cht G Gegen die Welt AE Gegen den Stri----ch G Meine Liebe AE Dein Verzi-----cht G Gegen die Welt AE Gegen den Stri----ch
F (Fadd9)
interlude: A
FA Völker! Auf zum Gefecht! FAE Die Illusion wird Menschenrecht FAE Ich bin nicht allein in meiner Sucht GF Vor den Spießern auf der Flucht
G Du denkst an mich AE Ich denk' an Di----ch G Gegen die Welt AE Gegen den Stri----ch G Und unser Denken AE Verbündet si----ch G Gegen die Welt AE Gegen den Stri----ch
F (Fadd9)
AEGF Jeden Morgen, jede Nacht AEGF Jeden Morgen, jede Nacht AEGF Jeden Morgen, jede Nacht AEGF Jeden Morgen, jede Nacht
chorus....
| / slide up | slide down | H hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================