The Academy Is: The Phrase That Pays Strum pattern is super easy if you just listen to the song. I play the song in standard This song is from The Academy Is??s album Almost Here. It?s one of the first complete I ever learned to play on guitar and I?ve put it up here for your enjoyment. This is my tab so I hope you like it. Tell me what you think. (Note: If you really want to I think it sounds fine if you play the Intro up until the the first time through, depending on your skill level you can choose) Intro: "My eyes..." (0:00-0:28) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| x8 D|---------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5-| E|---------------------------------| Verse: "Is it serious..." (0:28-0:42) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| x4 D|-2-2-2-2-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| A|-0-0-0-0-8--8--8--8--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| E|-------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus: "Some things I have taken for granted..." (0:43-0:49) e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| x4 D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| "Hold your head high heavy heart..." (0:50-0:55) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-2~----5~---------------------------| D|-2~----5~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-| A|-0~----3~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-| E|-------------1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-| Chorus: "So take a chance..." (0:56-1:12) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-5-5--5-5-5--5--7-7--7-7-7--7-10-10--10-10-10--10--| x2 A|-5-5--5-5-5--5--7-7--7-7-7--7-10-10--10-10-10--10--| E|-3-3--3-3-3--3--5-5--5-5-5--5--8?-8---8?-8?-8---8--| I couldn?t figure out the part before the next verse, sorry L Verse 2: "I never tried..." (1:16-1:22) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| x2 D|---------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5-| E|---------------------------------| "Is it serious..." (1:23-1:36) e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| x4 D|-2-2-2-2-10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| A|-0-0-0-0--8--8--8--8--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| E|--------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus: "Now my life is...? (1:37-1:40) e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| x4 D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| "Hold your head high heavy heart..." (1:41-1:46) e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-2~----5~----------------------------------| D|-2~----5~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3?-3-3-| A|-0~----3~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3?-3-3-| E|-------------1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1?-1-1-| Chorus: "So take a chance..." (1:47-2:15) e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-5-5--5-5-5--5--7-7--7-7-7--7-10-10--10-10-10--10---| A|-5-5--5-5-5--5--7-7--7-7-7--7-10-10--10-10-10--10---| E|-3-3--3-3-3--3--5-5--5-5-5--5--8?-8---8?-8?-8---8---| ----------------------| ----------------------| x4 ----------------------| 10-10--10-10-10--10---| 10-10--10-10-10--10---| -8?-8---8?-8?-8---8---| Bridge: (2:16-2:32) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-----5-----5---5--5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-| X3 D|-3-3-X-3-3-X-3-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-| E|-1-1---1-1---1--------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-----5-----5---5------| D|-3-3-X-3-3-X-3-X------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------| E|-1-1---1-1---1--------| e|----| B|----| G|----| X16 D|-12-| A|-X--| E|-10-| Pre-Chorus: "Hold your head high heavy heart..." (2:33-2:38) e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-2~----5~----------------------------------| D|-2~----5~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3?-3-3-| A|-0~----3~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3?-3-3-| E|-------------1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1?-1-1-| Chorus: "So take a chance..." (2:39-3:07) e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-5-5--5-5-5--5--7-7--7-7-7--7-10-10--10-10-10--10---| A|-5-5--5-5-5--5--7-7--7-7-7--7-10-10--10-10-10--10---| E|-3-3--3-3-3--3--5-5--5-5-5--5--8?-8---8?-8?-8---8---| ----------------------| ----------------------| x4 ----------------------| 10-10--10-10-10--10---| 10-10--10-10-10--10---| -8?-8---8?-8?-8---8---| Outro: (3:08-3:17) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-----5-----5---5--5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-| X3 D|-3-3-X-3-3-X-3-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-| E|-1-1---1-1---1--------------------| e|----| B|----| G|----| X8 D|-12-| A|-X--| E|-10-|