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Black Mamba by The Academy Is
Black Mamba
Tuning: Standard - EADGBe
Structure
=========
Intro | Verse x2 | "Oh Mr Magazine" | Chorus | Bridge | Verse x2 | "Oh Mr Magazine" |
Chorus | Chorus + Riff | Bridge | "So Afraid" | Chorus | Chorus + Riff x2 | Bridge | Finish
Intro & Verse
-------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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--5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
E|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4|
"Oh Mr Magazine..."
-------------------
e|----------------x-x-x--x-x-x-------------3-|
B|----------------x-x-x--x-x-x-------------4-|
G|----------------x-x-x--x-x-x-------------3-|
D|-/5-----/5------x-x-x--x-x-x--/5---------3-|
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-----3-|
Chorus
------
x3 last time
e|---------------------------- | ----------------------------|
B|---------------------------- | ----------------------------|
G|---------------------------- | ----------------------------|
D|-10-10---6--6---6--6---8--8- | -10-10---6--6---8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-10-10---6--6---6--6---8--8- | -10-10---6--6---8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-8--8----4--4---4--4---6--6- | -8--8----4--4---6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Chorus Riff (Approx)
--------------------
x4
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------0-1---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-3--3-----------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Bridge
------
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
"So afraid of anything..."
--------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--8--8------8--8--8--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--6--8------5--6--8------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|-6--6--8------6--6--8------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-|
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-|
Finish (G#)
-----------
e|-4-
B|-4-
G|-5-
D|-6-
A|-6-
E|-4-
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version 2
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
| / 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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version 3
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 youâ€, but still the same chords
Pre-chorus x2
Chorus x4
“So save your breathe and the money you’ll spendâ€
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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