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Auf Achse

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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 A minor

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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)

Let ring throughout

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-----------|-----|-------------|-----|-------------|-----|
|-------------|-----|-------------|-----|-------------|-----|-------------|-----|

(X): 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)

Am C Dm F

|| -----------------|-----------------|---|---|----------------|-----------------|---|--- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|---|---|----------------|-----------------|---|--- ||
||o-4-4-2--------44-|-4-4--2----------|--O//--|-4-4-2----------|-4-4--2----------|--O//--o||
||o-------2--2-2----|--------2--2-2-2-|--//O--|-------3--3-3-3-|--------3--3-3-3-|--//O--o||
|| -----------------|-----------------|---|---|----------------|-----------------|---|--- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|---|---|----------------|-----------------|---|--- ||X2

O//O: Double simile (repeat last two bars)

VERSE I

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

A5 C5

|| -----------------|------|-------------------------|------|
|| -----------------|------|-------------------------|------|
||o-----------------|--O/--|-------------------------|--O/--|
||o-----------------|--/O--|-------------------------|--/O--|
|| -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|------|
|| -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|------|

O/O: Single simile (repeat last bar)

D5 F5

|-----------------|------|-------------------------|------ ||
|-----------------|------|-------------------------|------ ||
|-----------------|--O/--|-------------------------|--O/--o||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--/O--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--/O--o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------|-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/--|-------------------------|--O/--|
||o-----------------|--/O--|-------------------------|--/O--|
|| -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|------|
|| -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|------|

D5 F5

|-----------------|------|-------------------------|------ ||
|-----------------|------|-------------------------|------ ||
|-----------------|--O/--|-------------------------|--O/--o||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--/O--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--/O--o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------|-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 Dm F

|-------------------|------|---|---|-------------------|------|---|---|
|-------------------|------|---|---|-------------------|------|---|---|
|-2222-2---2222-2---|--O/--|--O//--|-2222-2---2222-2---|--O/--|--O//--|
|--------2--------2-|--/O--|--//O--|--------3--------3-|--/O--|--//O--|
|-------------------|------|---|---|-------------------|------|---|---|
|-------------------|------|---|---|-------------------|------|---|---|

(Grouped notes are 16th notes)

Am C

You still see her, Only hear her

Dm F

You want her, Oh, you want to

Am C Dm F

|-------------------|------|---|---|-------------------|------|---|---|
|-------------------|------|---|---|-------------------|------|---|---|
|-4444-4-2--------2-|--O/--|--O//--|-4444-4-2--------2-|--O/--|--O//--|
|----------2222-2---|--/O--|--//O--|----------3333-3---|--/O--|--//O--|
|-------------------|------|---|---|-------------------|------|---|---|
|-------------------|------|---|---|-------------------|------|---|---|

Am C

You see her, You still hear her

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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