What Do You Want Tab by German Error Message

What Do You Want tab by German Error Message

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

German Error Message - What Do You Want?

Tuning: D# F# B D# A# C#

He plays it a half-step up in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us8aSFds-js
So EGCEBD


First part:

C#|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A#|--------------------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|----------------------|----------------------|
D#|--------------------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|----------------------|----------------------|
B |-----------------0--0-----|-----0--0--------0--0-----|----------------------|----------------------|
F#|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D#|--------------3--------3--|--5--------5--8--------8--|--1-------------------|-------------------3--|

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C#|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|
A#|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|
D#|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|
B |-----0--0--------0--0-----|-----0--0--------0--0-----|-----0--0-----|
F#|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|
D#|--5--------------------5--|--3--------3--5--------5--|--8--------8--|

C#|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
A#|------------1-----0-------|--------------------------|----------------0-----|
D#|-----------------------3--|------------------0-------|-------0--------0-----|
B |--------------------------|--4---------0h2------2-0--|-------0-----0--0--0--|
F#|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------2--------------|
D#|--1-----------------------|--------------------------|--1-------------------|

                                             "Coming out of the house"
C#|--------------------------|--------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A#|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|----------------------|----------------------|
D#|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|----------------------|----------------------|
B |-----0--0--------0--0-----|-----0--0-----|----------------------|----------------------|
F#|--------------------------|--------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D#|--3--------3--5--------5--|--8--------8--|--1-------------------|-------------------3--|


C#|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|
A#|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|
D#|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|
B |-----0--0--------0--0-----|-----0--0--------0--0-----|-----0--0-----|
F#|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|
D#|--5--------------------5--|--3--------3--5--------5--|--8--------8--|

       "And having my breath swept out of me"
C#|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A#|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D#|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B |--------------------------|--------------------------|
F#|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D#|--1-----------------------|--------------------------|

                                                        "What do you want?"
C#|--------------------------|--------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A#|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|------------1-----0-------|--------------------------|
D#|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|-----------------------3--|------------------0-------|
B |-----0--0--------0--0-----|-----0--0-----|--------------------------|--4---------0h2------2-0--|
F#|--------------------------|--------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D#|--3--------3--5--------5--|--8--------8--|--1-----------------------|--------------------------|

C#|--------------------------|
A#|--------------------0-----|
D#|--------0-----------0-----|
B |--------0--------0--0--0--|
F#|--------2-----------------|
D#|--1-----------------------|

                                                        "What do you want?"
C#|--------------------------|--------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A#|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|------------1-----0-------|--------------------------|
D#|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|-----------------------3--|------------------0-------|
B |-----0--0--------0--0-----|-----0--0-----|--------------------------|--4---------0h2------2-0--|
F#|--------------------------|--------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D#|--3--------3--5--------5--|--8--------8--|--1-----------------------|--------------------------|

C#|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|
A#|--------------------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|
D#|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|
B |--------0--------0--0--0--|-----0--0--------0--0-----|-----0--0-----|
F#|--------2-----------------|--------------------------|--------------|
D#|--1-----------------------|--3--------3--5--------5--|--8--------8--|

Second part: (Taken some liberties with the rhythm here to make it readable)

C#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A#|--0-----0-----0----|--0-----0-----0----|--0-----0-----0----|-----1---1---0---0--|
D#|--0-----0-----0----|--0-----0-----0----|--0-----0-----0----|--0--0---0---0---0--|
B |--0-----0-----0----|--0-----0-----0----|--4-----4-----4----|--2--2---2---2---2--|
F#|--2-----2-----2----|--9-----9-----9----|--5-----5-----5----|--0--0---0---0---0--|
D#|--1-----1-----1----|--8-----8-----8----|--5-----5-----5----|--3--3---3---3---3--|


"What weather changes more than the greens
Of something moving, untamed
In the airy mist that my breath makes"

C#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A#|--0-----0-----0----|--0-----0-----0----|--0-----0-----0----|-----1---1---0---0--|
D#|--0-----0-----0----|--0-----0-----0----|--0-----0-----0----|--0--0---0---0---0--|
B |--0-----0-----0----|--0-----0-----0----|--4-----4-----4----|--2--2---2---2---2--|
F#|--2-----2-----2----|--9-----9-----9----|--5-----5-----5----|--0--0---0---0---0--|
D#|--1-----1-----1----|--8-----8-----8----|--5-----5-----5----|--3--3---3---3---3--|

                                                          "When I don't know what to say"
C#|--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------0-----------0-----|--------------------|------0--------1----0-----------|
D#|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------|------0------------------3------|
B |--------0--------0--0--0--|--------0-----------|------4----------------------4--|
F#|--------2-----------------|--------2-----------|------5-------------------------|
D#|--1-----------------------|--1--------------3--|--5---5-------------------------|

C#|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|
A#|--------------------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|
D#|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|
B |--------0--------0--0--0--|-----0--0--------0--0-----|-----0--0-----|
F#|--------2-----------------|--------------------------|--------------|
D#|--1-----------------------|--3--------3--5--------5--|--8--------8--|

C#|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
A#|------------1-----0-------|--------------------------|----------------0-----|
D#|-----------------------3--|------------------0-------|-------0--------0-----|
B |--------------------------|--4---------0h2------2-0--|-------0-----0--0--0--|
F#|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------2--------------|
D#|--1-----------------------|--------------------------|--1-------------------|

   "When I don't know"
C#|--------------------------|--------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A#|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|------------1-----0-------|--------------------------|
D#|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|-----------------------3--|------------------0-------|
B |-----0--0--------0--0-----|-----0--0-----|--------------------------|--4---------0h2------2-0--|
F#|--------------------------|--------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D#|--3--------3--5--------5--|--8--------8--|--1-----------------------|--------------------------|

                               "When I don't know"
C#|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|
A#|--------------------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|
D#|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----|
B |--------0--------0--0--0--|-----0--0--------0--0-----|-----0--0-----|
F#|--------2-----------------|--------------------------|--------------|
D#|--1-----------------------|--3--------3--5--------5--|--8--------8--|

C#|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
A#|------------1-----0-------|--------------------------|----------------0-----|
D#|-----------------------3--|------------------0-------|-------0--------0-----|
B |--------------------------|--4---------0h2------2-0--|-------0-----0--0--0--|
F#|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------2--------------|
D#|--1-----------------------|--------------------------|--1-------------------|

C#|-------------------|
A#|--0----------------|
D#|--0----------------|
B |--0----------------|
F#|--2----------------|
D#|--1----------------|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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