The Academy Is

Black Mamba(Tabs)

The Academy Is

Key: D

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	        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 hold 4 beats 
D--8--8--8---8----8---8---8----8---8---------I---6----------| 

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

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 last chord on last time 
D--666---6----555---5------------------------------------| 

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

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 distortion x2. 
D--5-----6----8-------| 

Chorus x4 

?So save your breath? x8 

Little Diddly part x1 

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

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