• Song:

    Black Mamba

  • Artist:

    The Academy Is

  • Album:

    Almost Here

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

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                       BLACK MAMBA - The Academy Is...
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Tabbed by: 2guitargod4 (sam)
Email: sam.rocks.123@hotmail.com

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

this is the most in depth tab ive done out of about 20. awesome song, and fun to play, enjoy!

|Intro|
guitar 1
(these chords definitely aren't correct but they sound fairly close)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-7---12-12-12-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------------|
A|-6-6-6-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5---10-10-10-8--8--8--10-10-10-8--8--8--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                            only does this
                                            in intro, for verse
                                            just keep strumming.
                                               v
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------x-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------x-----------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-8-8-8-6-6-6-8-8-8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-----------------------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-----------------------------|

Guitar 1 Verse = Repeat Intro x2

|guitar 2 verse|
LISTEN TO SONG - hard to hear
(comes in on "love me or leave me")
ds=downstroke
us=upstroke
   rake  us ds      rake  us ds      rake  us ds     rake  us ds
e|-------x--x-------------x--x-------------x--x------------x--x--------------|
B|-----x-x--x-----------x-x--x-----------x-x--x----------x-x--x--------------|
G|----x--x--x----------x--x--x----------x--x--x---------x--x--x--------------|
D|---x------x---------x------x---------x------x--------x------x--------------|
A|--x-------x--------x-------x--------x-------x-------x-------x--------------|
E|-x----------------x--------x-------x--------x------x--------x--------------|
   "love me"                        "this is the voice"

   rake  us ds      rake  us ds      rake  us ds     rake  us ds
e|-------x--x-------------x--x-------------x--x------------------------------|
B|-----x-x--x-----------x-x--x-----------x-x--x------------------------------|
G|----x--x--x----------x--x--x----------x--x--x------------------------------|
D|---x------x---------x------x---------x------x------------------------------|
A|--x-------x--------x-------x--------x-------x------------------------------|
E|-x----------------x--------x-------x--------x------------------------------|
   "take a long walk"                "and ill be singing"     ill be singing

|Pre-chorus|
both guitars?
e|-------------------------------------------------------6~~-----------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------6~-------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------8~--------------------|
D|-/6-----------/5--------x-x-x--x-x-x---/6-----------8~---------------------|
A|----6--6---------5--5---x-x-x--x-x-x------6--6-----6~----------------------|
E|----4--4---------3--3---x-x-x--x-x-x------4--4-----------------------------|


|Chorus|
Both guitars?               X3
e|-3-3-----------------------------|-3-3-------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-x-x-4-4-x-x-4-4-x-x-6-6-x-x-|-3-3-x-x-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4~--------|
G|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-7-7-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5~--------|
D|-5-5-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-x-x-8-8-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6~--------|
A|-3-3-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-x-x-8-8-x-x-|-3-3-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6~--------|
E|---------4-4-x-x-4-4-x-x-6-6-x-x-|---------4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4~--------|

guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1--|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
   anything at all......

guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|

________________________

Guitar 1 - play verse x2
Guitar 2 - play verse x1
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|Pre-chorus|
both guitars?
e|-------------------------------------------------------6~~-----------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------6~-------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------8~--------------------|
D|-/6-----------/5--------x-x-x--x-x-x---/6-----------8~---------------------|
A|----6--6---------5--5---x-x-x--x-x-x------6--6-----6~----------------------|
E|----4--4---------3--3---x-x-x--x-x-x------4--4-----------------------------|

|Second Chorus|
both guitars?                   X3
e|-3-3-----------------------------|-3-3-------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-x-x-4-4-x-x-4-4-x-x-6-6-x-x-|-3-3-x-x-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4~--------|
G|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-7-7-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5~--------|
D|-5-5-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-x-x-8-8-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6~--------|
A|-3-3-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-x-x-8-8-x-x-|-3-3-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6~--------|
E|---------4-4-x-x-4-4-x-x-6-6-x-x-|---------4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4~--------|

Guitar 2 keeps playing this ^ in background

|Second Chorus continued|
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-5-5--------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----|
A|-3-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
E|-----x-x-4-4-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|

"so save your breath and the money you spend"
"go work in retail and spare the suspense"
"just dont take chances , on anything at all"
" anything at all"

guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1--|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
   anything at all......

guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|

|Bridge|
Both guitars?
e|-3~~~----------------------------3~~~--------------------------------------|
B|-3~~~-----4~~~-----6~~~----------3~~~-----4~~~-----6~~~--------------------|
G|-5~~~-----5~~~-----7~~~----------5~~~-----5~~~-----7~~~--------------------|
D|-5~~~-----6~~~-----8~~~----------5~~~-----6~~~-----8~~~--------------------|
A|-3~~~-----6~~~-----8~~~----------3~~~-----6~~~-----8~~~--------------------|
E|----------4~~~-----6~~~-------------------4~~~-----6~~~--------------------|
  "so afraid of anything that..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8~~~----------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8~~~----------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-6~~~----------------------|

|Last Chorus|
Both guitars?                  X3
e|-3-3-----------------------------|-3-3-------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-x-x-4-4-x-x-4-4-x-x-6-6-x-x-|-3-3-x-x-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4~--------|
G|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-7-7-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5~--------|
D|-5-5-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-x-x-8-8-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6~--------|
A|-3-3-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-x-x-8-8-x-x-|-3-3-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6~--------|
E|---------4-4-x-x-4-4-x-x-6-6-x-x-|---------4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4~--------|

Guitar 2 keeps playing this ^ in background

|Last Chorus continued|
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-5-5--------------------------------| X4
D|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----|
A|-3-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
E|-----x-x-4-4-x-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|

"so save your breath and the money you spend"
"go work in retail and spare the suspense"
"just dont take chances , on anything at all"
" anything at all"

A 3rd guitar begins doing this
(either guitar can be substituted to play this)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-5-5-7-7-8-8-10-10~----|  X4
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x------|
A|-3-3-5-5-6-6-8--8~~----|
E|-----------------------|

guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1--|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
   anything at all......

guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|

Both guitars end on
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
D|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
A|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
E|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|

END
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| us  upstroke
| ds  downstroke

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