----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLACK MAMBA - The Academy Is... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: 2guitargod4 (sam) Email: [email protected] 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 ________________________ |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 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ awesome song , rate and comment! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ************************************ | / 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 ************************************