Franz Ferdinand
Auf Achse (ver 3) Tab
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*-This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.-*
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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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NOTE: This tab is based on the next live performances
Live at Rock Werchter Festival 2004 - http://goo.gl/DWVpZY
Live at Glastonbury 2004 - http://goo.gl/Lsgmq8
Live at Lowlands Festival 2005 - http://goo.gl/JmGOrV
Live at Villes Charrues 2005 - http://goo.gl/yAfjQ2
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CHORDS (low to high, in order of appearance)
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)
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-4-4-2--------44-|-4-4--2----------|-4-4-2--------44-|-4-4--2----------|
||o-------2--2-2----|--------2--2-2-2-|-------2--2-2----|--------2--2-2-2-|
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------- ||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------- ||
|-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
|| -----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|| -----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
||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
|| -----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|| -----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
||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-|
|
| 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- ||
|
|
|| -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-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|
|
|-9---------------|
|-----------------|
|-6---------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
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)-|-------|
|
|
|-------------|-----|-----------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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