The Academy Is... – The Phrase That Pays (Bass Tab)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# 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 --------------- 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