The Academy Is
About a Girl
Standard Tuning
Listen to the song to help you understand the rhythm
~ = Let note ring
X = Mute string
Intro
Guitar 1
e----------------------------------------------------|
B-14-14-14-1414-1414-15-15-12-12-12-1212-1212-12-12--|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 (Continued)
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-17171717-15151515-1414141414-1010-1212-1414-1010101010----|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-7-7-7-77-77-7-7--------------------------------------------------|
D-7-7-7-77-77-7-7-6-6-6-66-66-6-6-2-2-2-22-22-2-2-7-7-7-77-77-7-7--|
A-5-5-5-55-55-5-5-7-7-7-77-77-7-7-4-4-4-44-44-4-4-9-9-9-99-99-9-9--|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
Guitar 1
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7-7-7-77-77-7-7-6-6-6-66-66-6-6-2-2-2-22-22-2-2-7-7-7-77-77-7-7-| x2
A-5-5-5-55-55-5-5-7-7-7-77-77-7-7-4-4-4-44-44-4-4-9-9-9-99-99-9-9-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus 1
Guitar 1
e------------------------XXX-XXX--|
B---7-7p5h7--9h10p9-9-9--XXX-XXX--|
G--7---------------9-----XXX-XXX--|
D-7------------------9---XXX-XXX--|
A------------------------XXX-XXX--|
E------------------------XXX-XXX--|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/the-academy-is/221172.html ]
Guitar 2
e-----------------------------XXX-XXX--|
B-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-XXX-XXX--|
G-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-XXX-XXX--|
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-XXX-XXX--|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-XXX-XXX--|
E-----------------------------XXX-XXX--|
Chorus 1
Guitar 1 + 2
e---------------2-------------|
B---------------3--x16--------|
G-6-------2-----2------1------|
D-7--x32--4--x32-------2--x16-|
A-7-------4------------2------|
E-----------------------------|
Post Chorus 1
Guitar 1
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-17171717-15151515-1414141414141414-10101010--------99999999-|
G--------------------------------------------10101010---------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e----------------------|
B----------------------|
G-6-------2------1-----|
D-7--x16--4--x8--2--x8-|
A-7-------4------2-----|
E----------------------|
Play Intro again
Verse 2
Play Verse 1
Pre Chorus 2
Play Pre Chorus 1
Chorus 2 Part 1
Play Chorus 1 once
Post Chorus 2 Part 1
Play Post Chorus 1 once
Chorus 2 Part 2
Play Chorus 1 once
Post Chorus 2 Part 2
Guitar 1 + 2
e-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX--|
B-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX--|
G-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX--|
D-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX--|
A-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX--|
E-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX--|
Bridge Part 1
Guitar 1 + 2
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G-7-------1-------2-------2-------|
D-7--x16--2--x16--4--x16--2--x16--| x 2
A-5-------2-------4-------0-------|
E---------------------------------|
Bridge Part 2
Guitar 1 + 2
e---------2~-----XXXXXXXX-|
B---------3~-----XXXXXXXX-|
G-6~--2~--2~--1~-XXXXXXXX-|
D-7~--4~------2~-XXXXXXXX-|
A-7~--4~------2~-XXXXXXXX-|
E----------------XXXXXXXX-|
Guitar 3 (Acoustic Guitar used only for this part)
e----------------------2--------------|
B---------------------3-3--x2---------|
G---6--------2------2-----------1-----|
D--7-7--x5--4-4--x5------------2-2-x1-|
A-7--------4------------------2-------|
E-------------------------------------|
Chorus 3 Part 1
Play Chorus 1 once
Post Chorus 3 Part 1
Play Post Chorus 1 once
Chorus 4 Part 1
Play Chorus 1 Once
Outro
Both Guitars end on this note
e--------------------|
B--------------------|
G-6~-----------------|
D-7~-----------------|
A-7~-----------------|
E--------------------|
