The Academy Is - Skeptics And True Belivers guitar tab
Skeptics and True Believers
An awesome song by The Academy Is… I’m pretty sure this is all correct except for the
bit for Guitar 1 before the chorus. If you have any corrections please make a comment or
me.
Intro
Guitar 1
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-7~-6~-7~-| x 2
D|-5~-7~-9~-|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Verse 1
Guitar 1
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-7~-6~-7~-| x 2 then do a pick slide
D|-5~-7~-9~-|
A|----------|
E|----------|
I’m not 100% sure about these chords but they sound ok
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-7---6------7---7---|
D|---9---9-11---9---9-| x 4
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Pre- Chorus
Guitars 1 & 2
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-09090-|
A|-09090-|
E|-07070-|
Chorus
Guitars 1 & 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14141414-14-14-14141414-14-14-11111111-11-11-11111111-11-11-| x 2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12121212-12-12-12121212-12-12-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9--9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
Guitar 1
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-7~-6~-7~-| x 2
D|-5~-7~-9~-|
A|----------|
E|----------|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| x 2
D|-5555-7777-9999-9999-|
A|-5555-7777-9999-9999-|
E|-3333-5555-7777-7777-|
**** **** **** ****
Guitar 2
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------| x 2
D|-9~-7~-9~-|
A|-9~-7~-9~-|
E|-7~-5~-7~-|
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-7---6------7---7---|
D|---9---9-11---9---9-| x 2
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Pre- Chorus
Guitars 1 & 2
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-09090-|
A|-09090-|
E|-07070-|
Chorus
Guitars 1 & 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14141414-14-14-14141414-14-14-11111111-11-11-11111111-11-11-| x 2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12121212-12-12-12121212-12-12-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9--9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Post- Chorus
Guitars 1 & 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-141414-11111111-11-11-11111111-11-11-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-121212-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9--9--|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14141414-14-14-14141414-14-14-11111111-11-11-11111111-11-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12121212-12-12-12121212-12-12-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9--9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-2~-9~-7~-2~-4-5-9~-7~-|
A|-2~-9~-7~-2~-4-5-9~-7~-|
E|-0~-7~-5~-0~-2-3-7~-5~-|
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-7~-6~-7~-| x 6
D|-5~-7~-9~-|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2~-99999999-11111111111111-2~-4-5-99999999-1111111111111111-|
A|-2~-------------------------2~-4-5---------------------------|
E|-0~-77777777-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--0~-2-3-77777777-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-7~-6~-7~-| x 2
D|-5~-7~-9~-|
A|----------|
E|----------|
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-7---6------7---7---|
D|---9---9-11---9---9-| x 4
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Last Chorus
Guitars 1 & 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14141414-14-14-14141414-14-14-11111111-11-11-11111111-11-11-| x 2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12121212-12-12-12121212-12-12-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9--9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-141414-11111111-11-11-11111111-11-11-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-121212-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9--9--|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14141414-14-14-14141414-14-14-11111111-11-11-11111111-11-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12121212-12-12-12121212-12-12-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-9-9-9--9--9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|-----|
B|-----------------------------------------------|-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------|-----|
D|-999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999-|-12~-|
A|-999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999-|-12~-|
E|-777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777-|-10~-|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------|----|
B|-------------------|----|
G|-------------------|----|
D|-5~-7~-9~-5~-7~-9~-|-5~-|
A|-5~-7~-9~-5~-7~-9~-|-5~-|
E|-3~-5~-7~-3~-5~-7~-|-3~-|
Guitar 3 (Keyboard) Repeat these notes, figure out rhythm
e|-------------------|-----|
B|-10----10----10----|-10~-|
G|----11----11----11-|-----|
D|-------------------|-----|
A|-------------------|-----|
E|-------------------|-----|
[verse one]
G A D G A
Don't be so scared we will not lead you on
D G
like you've been doing for weeks
A
You're selfish, and I'm sorry
D D G A
D
When I'm gone you'll be going nowhere fast, nowhere fast, nowhere fast.
play this riff in the verse
e-------------------------|
B-----3-----3-----3-----3-|
G---4-----4-----4-----4---|
D-------------0-----0-----|
A-------0-----------------|
E-3-----------------------|
[chorus]
G (A)
Would you believe me if I said I didn't need you
Bm (A)
Cause I wouldn't believe you if you said the same to me
G (A)
Near death, last breath, and barely hanging on
Bm (A)
Would you believe me if I said I didn't need you?
[verse two]
G A D G
Don't be so scared to take a second for reflection
A D
to take a leave of absence to see what you're made of
G A
So I'm selfish and you're sorry
D D
When I'm gone you'll be going nowhere fast
G A D
So who's selfish and who's sorry?
[chorus]
[after-chorus]
G Bm
Someone somewhere said somethings that may have sparked some sympathy
G Bm Em
but don't believe, don't believe a word you heard about me
[bridge]
Bm, C#m, E, G, A, Bm, C#m
[verse three]
G A D G
Don't be so scared, it's harder for me x5
[chorus]
[after-chorus]
[chorus]
play this riff twice in the last chorus
e------5-2-5-2-5-2-5-2-5-2-5-2-5-2-5-2-|
B--------------------------------------|
G-4444---------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|
tabbed this cause no one else had. not sure about some parts, so definitely email me
at emcee3000@hotmail.com.
