Black Mamba Chords & Tabs
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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--|
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Guitar 1 - play verse x2
Guitar 2 - play verse x1
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_academy_is/black_mamba_tab_ver_2.html ]
|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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