Artist: The Academy Is...
Song: Coppertone
Album: Fast Times at Barrington High
Since this is such a new album, there aren't many tabs for this CD yet so I figured I'd
This song is one of my favorites.
Standard Tuning
Key
s = slide
Intro/Verse -
Guitar 1
e------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------|
g--3-3-3-3------3-3--3-3-------------|
d--0-1-0-1--3---3-1--3s5-------------|
a-----------1------------------------|
E------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------|
d-3-x16-7-x12-10-x4---------------------|
a-1-----5-----8-------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus - "These are the trials of our youth."
Guitar 1
e---------------------------------------|
b--------6-8-6-8-10-----8---------------| Repeat twce but second time
g-7-10-7------------7-10-10-7-----------| around don't play the last
d---------------------------------------| 3 notes.
a---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------|
d-8888--8888--5555----------------------|
a-6666--5555--5555----------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
Chorus - "But this charade..."
Guitar 1
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------| In the second chorus the
g-----------------------------------------------------------------| last chord switches from:
d-----------------88888-------------------------------------------|
a-55555---33333---66666----88888---88888- a--8-- to d--10--|
E-33333---11111------------66666---55555- E--5-- a--8---|
Guitar 2
e----------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------|
g-15------14------15------17-------------|
d-x--x8---x--x4---x--x2---x--x2----------|
a-13------12------13------15-------------|
E----------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/the-academy-is/114370.html ]
e----------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------|
g-14------15------14------15------17-----|
d-x--x4---x--x4---x--x4---x--x2---x--x2--| x2
a-12------13------12------13------15-----|
E----------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------|
g-14------15------17------12------10-----|
d-x--x4---x--x4---x--x4---x--x2---x--x2--|
a-12------13------15------10------8------|
E----------------------------------------|
Repeat Intro, Verse, Pre-chorus and Chorus
Chorus Part II - "These are the fast times..."
Guitar 1
e----------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------|
d---------------------88888--------------|
a-88888-88888--55555--66666--------------|
E-66666-55555--33333---------------------|
Guitar 2
e----------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------|
g-15------14------12---------------------|
d-x--x16--x--x16--x--x16-----------------|
a-13------12------10---------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
e--------------8-8-8-8-------------------| repeat throughout chorus pt. II
b-10-10-10-10----------------------------|
Bridge - repeat pre-chorus riff while playing the octaves in the chorus part II and then:
Guitar 1
e-----------13-13-13-13-13----------13-13-13-11-10-----------|
b--11-10-11----------------11-10-11--------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------| x2
d------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------13-13-13-13-13------------15s18-15--------|
b-11-10-11----------------11-10-11-------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e----------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------|
d-8--x8--10--x8--12--x8------------------------------|
a-6------8-------10----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Outro- Repeat Chorus and Chours Part II and play Chorus