Academy Fight Song Chords
Academy Fight Song by Mission Of Burma is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, D, G, Bb and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: E-A-D-G-Bb-D
*I read somewhere that Roger Miller tuned down his B to Bb and his E to D in order to create
a kind of G Minor tuning*. It's apparent in the song when when jangles the chords.
This band is too good to have so few tabs. This song is too great to just have the sub-par R.E.M
version only tabbed out
Play loud enough to get tinnitus
INTRO
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8----8----8----8---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8----8----8----8---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--6----6----6----6---------------------------------------------------------------------|
MAIN (with gusto!)
D|----0-------0--0--------0------0--0----------0-------0--0-----0-------0--0-------------|
B|------0-----0--0----------0----0--0------------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-------------|
G|--------0---0--0------------0--0--0--------------0---0--0---------0---0--0-------------|
D|--3---------5--5-----3---------5--5--------8---------5--5---8---------5--5-------------|
A|--3---------5--5-----3---------5--5--------8---------5--5---8---------5--5-------------|
E|--1---------3--3-----1---------3--3--------6---------3--3---6---------3--3-------------|
"Walk in to my room-......." "Don't care what you say-..."
Chorus-listen for rhythm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--5--5--5---6--6--6--6--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5---6--6--6--6--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3--3---4--4--4--4--------------------------------------------------------------|
"Maybe you're right-......."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--2--2--2---7--7--7--7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3--3--3---8--8--8--8--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3---8--8--8--8--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1--1--1--1---6--6--6--6--------------------------------------------------------------|
"What's wrong or right-......"
SECOND GUITAR- octaves on the E and D
ENDING
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------------------------------|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---------------------------------------------------|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---------------------------------------------------|
E|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------------------------------|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---------------------------------------------------|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---------------------------------------------------|
E|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---------------------------------------------------|
(Hit this hard)
e|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Let the D and Bb bleed in where you want- it's all about creating a block of melody!
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| / 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
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