Black Mamba

The Academy Is...

Composição de: William Beckett / Mike Carden
Tom:
Afinação:
Almost There

Tuning Drop D or Top to Low (e-b-g-d-a-d)

Intro Guitar 1 (very fast strum)
E-----------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------------| 
G-----------------------------------| 
D-13-13-13--12-12--13-13--12-12-12--| 
A-10-10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10-10--| 
D-10-10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10-10--| 

E----------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------| 
G-10-10-10--8-8--10-10---8-8-8-----| 
D-8--8--8---8-8--8--8----8-8-8-----| 
A-6--6--6---6-6--6--6----6-6-6-----| 
D----------------------------------| 

E--------------------------------------------I--------------|         
B--------------------------------------------I--------------|         
G--------------------------------------------I--------------|         
D--10-10-10--12--12---10-10----12-12---------I---8----------|         
A--8--8--8---8----8---8---8----8---8---------I---6---x------| 8, then 
D--8--8--8---8----8---8---8----8---8---------I---6----------|         
E|             
B|             
G|             
D|             
A|hold 4 beats 
D|             

Verse 1 Guitar 2 comes in acoustic over Intro (fast strum again)
E---------------------------------------------------| 
B----------8----------------------------------------| 
G--12-----8------10------8--------------------------| 
D--10-----8------8--------6-------------------  x 2-| 
A--10-----6------8--------6-------------------------| 
D--10-------------8-------6-------------------------| 
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Pre chorus “Oh Mr. Magazine.." Guitar 1, (guitar 2 does some sliding)
E--------------------------------------------------------|         
B--------------------------------------------------------|         
G--------------------------------------------------------|         
D--666---6----555---5------------------------------------|         
A--666---6----666---6----x-------------------------------| 2  hold 
D--666---6----555---5------------------------------------|         
E|                        
B|                        
G|                        
D|                        
A|last chord on last time 
D|                        

Chorus “pick it up…" Both Guitars
E---------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------| 
G------------8--------------------------------------| 
D--10-------8---------6---------8------------   x 4-| 
A--10--hit--6---hit---6--hit---8----hit-------------| 
D--10-----------------6---------8-------------------| 

Diddly right before the 2nd verse
E--------------------------------------------------------| 
B--------------------------------------------------------| 
G--------------------------------------------------------| 

D—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------|Just hit the 
8 for 4 beats
A—8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8----------------------------------|
D—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------|

Verse 2, Guitar 2 doesn’t come in until “What if the critics hate you",
 but still the same chords

Pre-chorus x2

Chorus x4

“So save your breathe and the money you’ll spend"
E--------------------------------------------------------| 
B--------------------------------------------------------| 
G--------------------------------------------------------| 
D--10----6--8--------------------------------------------| 
A--10----6--8---x 4--------------------------------------| 
D--10----6--8--------------------------------------------| 
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Do the little diddly section one time

“So afraid of anything…"  (Organ Written out for guitar)
E---------------------|                                         
B---------------------|                                         
G---------------------|                                         
D--5-----6----8-------|                                         
A--6-----6----8----x--| 2, then same notes except staccato with 
D--5-----6----8-------|                                         
E|               
B|               
G|               
D|               
A|distortion x2. 
D|               

Chorus x4

“So save your breath" x8

Little Diddly part x1

End on
E---------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------| 
G--8------------------------------------------------------| 
D--6------------------------------------------------------| 
A--6------------------------------------------------------| 
D--6------------------------------------------------------| 
  • A
  • D
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