The Academy Is... – The Phrase That Pays (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by The Academy Is...
(From the 2007 Album ALMOST HERE)
Transcribed by E.T Eli
Words by William Beckett Music by William Beckett and Andy "The Butcher" Mrotek
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Q=134
4/4
Gtrs I, II
Wx7 H Q E E
|------------|-------------|
|------------|-------------|
|------------|---------5-5-|
|------------|-------------|
Gtrs I, II
Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o---------5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|---------5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3--o||
||--1-1-1-1---------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1---------|-------------------||
$
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q.
|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0--------|-3--------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-1-1---1-1-1---1-|-1-1---1-1-(1)---|
To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Gtr I
W E E E E E E E E
|----------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|
|----------|---0-0---0-0-0---|
|----------|-----------------|
Gtr II
W +H.. E W +H q q
|----------|--------------|----------|--------------|
|----------|--------------|----------|--------------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------0-|-0--------|-(0)----3--5--|
|----------|--------------|----------|--------------|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o---------5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|---------5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3--o||
||--1-1-1-1---------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1---------|-------------------||
&
E E E E E E E E E E E E q q E E E E E E E E E E E E q q
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0--0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0--0--|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E q q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0--0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q.
|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0--------|-3--------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-1-1---1-1-1---1-|-1-1---1-1-(1)---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
E E E E E E E E E E E E q q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0--0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E
|-----------------|------------------*|
|-----------------|------------------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0--(0)-x-*|
|-----------------|------------------*|Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths