The Academy Is - The Test Acoustic

this is my first tab , i tabbed it from the video of michael guy chislett and william
doing an acoustic version . this video can be found on fbrplus . com . i do not own this
in any way , and these chords are simply my enterpretation of the song . also , i know i
some of the chord names wrong , sorry about that .

hope it helps .

G Cadd9 Em7 D/F#
D# | – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – – – |
A# | – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – – – |
F# | – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 2 – – – – – – |
C# | – 0 – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – – – |
G# | – 2 – – – – 3 – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – – – |
D# | – 3 – – – – x – – – – 0 – – – – 2 – – – – – – |

first filler :
| – 3 – 3 – 2 – 2 – – – – – |
| – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – – – |
| – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – – – |
| – 2 – 2 – 0 – 0 – – – – – |
| – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – – – |
| – x – x – x – x – – – – – |

intro :
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
D# : | 3 – 3 – 3 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – | 3 – 3 – 3 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – | 3 – 3 – 3 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – | 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – |
A# : | 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 – |
F# : | 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 – 0 – 0 – |
C# : | 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – | 2 – 2 – 2 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – | 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – | 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – |
G# : | 2 – 2 – 2 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – | 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – | 2 – 2 – 2 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – | 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – |
D# : | 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – | x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – | 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – | x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – |

verse 1 :

palm mute , slightly accentuate 2&4

G Cadd9
look like a lush , talk like a tease ,

Em7 D/F# Cadd9
the way you like it .

G Cadd9
in front of your house , alone on the street ,

Em7 D/F# Cadd9
you ask me to come in – side .

no palm mute
Cadd9 ( one strum ) ( see first filler )
asleep through all our classes ,
Cadd9 ( one strum )
you hang me out to dry .

chorus chords : ( no palm – mute )
G Cadd9
if this is a test , im losing my shit
Em7 D/F# Cadd9
would it kill you to care as much as i did ,
G Cadd9
if this is a test , im wasting my breath
Em7 D/F# Cadd9
youre a stranger i know well , and not at all .

( while playing intro you can sing the do do do do do part that william sings )

verse 1 chords
heart on a hook ,
thrown out to the sea ,
your basement busy .
sitting in the dark ,
i turn the radio off for A
phone call youll likely miss .
wake me when its over .
the last sound of goodbye .

chorus :
if this is a test , im losing my shit
would it kill you to care as much as i did?
if this is a test , im wasting my breath
youre a stranger i know well , and not at all .

intro again

first filler twice ( in between each filler , chislett taps his guitar three times on the
then plays again . )

bridge :
palm mute similar to verse .
Em7 D/F# Cadd9 Em7 D/F# Cadd9
“lets imagine the end before we even begin , ” you said .
“let’s imagine the end before we even begin , ” you said . ( you said , you said )

chorus :
if this is a test , im losing my shit
would it kill you to care , as much as i did
if this is a test , im wasting my breath
youre a stranger i know well , and not at all .

if this is a test , i’m losing my shit
would it kill you to care , as much as i did
if this is a test , i’m wasting my breath
you’res a stranger i know well , and not at all .

outro

G * Cadd9 * Em7 D/F# Cadd9 G *
| youre a stranger i know well , and not at all .
Cadd9 * {em7 D/F# Cadd9 ( strum once ) }
| and not at all . youre a stranger i know well . . .

* * play G and Cadd9 like how you played it in the intro

the end .