E|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| AN ACADEEC 'S AME NT ON BARBIE - Crywank E|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| Tabbed by: Queries Tuning: Standard (EADGBe) For the strumming pattern that carries through the majority of the song, I find that the easiest way to do it is to anchor the side of my hand, just above my wrist but not quite my thumb, above the strings, and use my finger pads to roll over the strings for the soft sound heard in the song. For the strum down, just flick your fingers down and quickly mute after strumming. Muting the high e string for the second chord is optional. [Intro] E|--0---------0----------0--0---------0----------0---------------| B|----8---------8--------8----8---------8--------8---------------| G|------9---------9------9------9---------9------9---------------| D|--------9---------9----9--------9---------9----9---------------| A|----------7---------7--7----------7---------7--7---------------| E|-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------| x2 E|--0---------0----------0--0---------0----------0---------------| B|----4---------4--------4----4---------4--------4---------------| G|------5---------5------5------5---------5------5---------------| D|--------5---------5----5--------5---------5----5---------------| A|----------3---------3--3----------3---------3--3---------------| E|-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------| [Verse] Like a flip flop feminist... E|--0---------0----------0--0---------0----------0---------------| B|----8---------8--------8----8---------8--------8---------------| G|------9---------9------9------9---------9------9---------------| D|--------9---------9----9--------9---------9----9---------------| A|----------7---------7--7----------7---------7--7---------------| E|-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------| x11 E|--0---------0----------0--0---------0----------0---------------| B|----4---------4--------4----4---------4--------4---------------| G|------5---------5------5------5---------5------5---------------| D|--------5---------5----5--------5---------5----5---------------| A|----------3---------3--3----------3---------3--3---------------| E|-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------| [Bridge] Keep rolling on this chord for about 26 seconds, then sharply strum down but don't mute, and quickly go back to rolling on that same chord. After that first sharp strum he does it once more, and then on the third he begins the lyrics. E|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|---0---| B|---8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8---|---8---| G|----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--|---9---| D|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-|---9---| A|------7-----7-----7-----7-----7------7----7-----7-----7|---7---| E|-------------------------------------------------------|---0---| Go by beats now, and every 4th beat you should sharply strum down without muting. How many rolls you do in between each one depends on the speed that you roll at and your technique. After counting, I found that James fits in roughly 5 rolls between each strum. For these strums it's important that you hit the open E string and let it ring out whilst you're rolling. Let the final strum of this section ring out. And now we are over the word count.. E|-0-| |0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0---------------------------| B|-8-| |-8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8---------------------------| G|-9-| |--9-----9-----9-----9-----9----9---------------------------| x19 D|-9-| |---9-----9-----9-----9-----9---9---------------------------| A|-7-| |----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--7---------------------------| E|-0-| |-------------------------------0---------------------------| ...Is the fact she's problematic. [Breakdown] For this section, focus on the lower strings. Listen to the song for the strumming pattern. The amount of times the chord is written aligns with how many beats it takes up. After quick and heavy editing... e| | e|---0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-| |-0---0---0---0----| B| | B|---8-8-8-8-| |-4-4-4-4-| |-11--11--11--11---| G| x2| G|---9-9-9-9-| |-5-5-5-5-| |-12--12--12--12---| D| | D|---9-9-9-9-|x2 |-5-5-5-5-| |-12--12--12--12---| A| | A|---7-7-7-7-| |-3-3-3-3-| |-10--10--10--10---| E| | E|---0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-| |-0---0---0---0----| Duration of each chord changes here: e| | e|---0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-| |-0---0---0---0----| B| | B|---8-8-8-8-| |-4-4-4-4-| |-11--11--11--11---| G| x2| G|---9-9-9-9-| |-5-5-5-5-| |-12--12--12--12---|x2 D| | D|---9-9-9-9-| |-5-5-5-5-| |-12--12--12--12---| A| | A|---7-7-7-7-| |-3-3-3-3-| |-10--10--10--10---| E| | E|---0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-| |-0---0---0---0----| [Outro] You have failed your degree... E|--0---------0----------0--0---------0----------0---------------| B|----8---------8--------8----8---------8--------8---------------| G|------9---------9------9------9---------9------9---------------| D|--------9---------9----9--------9---------9----9---------------| x4 A|----------7---------7--7----------7---------7--7---------------| E|-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|