Africa tab by Toto

Tabs (Ver. 2)

Some parts of this are keyboard transcribed for guitar.


INTRO (x4)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|----------------6~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D MajorD|-7--------------6~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A augmentedA|-7--7-7--7-7-6--4~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E MajorE|-5--5-5--5-5-4------------|---------------------------------|
   PM--------|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|----------------------7-5-|-------7-5-------7-5-------7-5---|
G+G|--------------------------|-6-4-6-----6-4-6-----6-4-6-----6-|
D MajorD|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
            PM------------------------------------|

VERSE (x4)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-------------------|
BB|-----4-------2---|-----4-------2---|-----2-------0---|-4-------|-------------------|
G+G|---4---4---3---3-|---4---4---3---3-|---2---2---1---1-|-4-------|----------------6--|
D MajorD|-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|-2-------2-------|-4-------|-7--------------6--|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-7--7-7--7-7-6--4--|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-5--5-5--5-5-4-----|
                                  PM--------|

Guitar 2
e|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|-------------------|
BB|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|-------------------|
G+G|-4-------3------|-1---------------|-2-------1-------|-4--2p1h2~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D MajorD|----------------|---------4-------|-2---------------|----------|-------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|-------------------|
E MajorE|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|-------------------|


CHORUS
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------|------------------------|
BB|-2--2-2--2--7--7-7--7--|-5--5-5--5--9--9-10--9--|
G+G|-2--2-2--2--7--7-7--7--|-6--6-6--6--9--9-9---9--|
D MajorD|-4--4-4--4--7--7-7--7--|-7--7-7--7--9--9-9---9--| x3
A augmentedA|-4--4-4--4--5--5-5--5--|-7--7-7--7--7--7-7---7--|
E MajorE|-2--2-2--2-------------|-5--5-5--5--------------|

e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
BB|-2--2-2--2--7--7-7--7--|-5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5--|-0--0-0--0--2----------|
G+G|-2--2-2--2--7--7-7--7--|-6--6-6--6--6--6-6--6--|-1--1-1--1--2----------|
D MajorD|-4--4-4--4--7--7-7--7--|-7--7-7--7--6--6-6--6--|-2--2-2--2--4--4-4-4-6-|
A augmentedA|-4--4-4--4--5--5-5--5--|-7--7-7--7--4--4-4--4--|-2--2-2--2--4--4-4-4-6-|
E MajorE|-2--2-2--2-------------|-5--5-5--5-------------|-0--0-0--0--2--2-2-2-4-|

Guitar 2
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0--0-5---4---|
BB|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5---5---|
G+G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4--4-4---4---|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| x3
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
BB|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2---------------|-----------------|--------|
G+G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2---------------|-----------------|--------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|-2---------------|-2-------4-------|--------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-0-------4-------|-2-------4-----7~|~~~~~~~~|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------4-------|---------------5~|~~~~~~~~|

Then:
INTRO x2
VERSE
CHORUS
INTRO x2

SOLO - Guitar 1 and 2 play VERSE
Guitar 3
e|--11-9-7-9-7---7-----------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
BB|-------------9---9-7-9-7---7-----|-----------------------|----------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------8---8-6-|-8-6---6-------6-------|-----6h9-7p6----------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|-----9---9-6-9---9p6---|-6h7---------9-7p6---9-11p9-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------9-|-------------------9--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|

e|--------------------|------------|-------------------------------------|--------------|
BB|--------------------|------------|-------------------------------------|--------------|
G+G|--------------------|------------|-----------------------(7)8--(5)6--4~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D MajorD|----------9--7--6---|------------|-------------------6-----------------|--------------|
A augmentedA|-9--7--6----------7-|-7----------|-------6---6-9-6-9---9---------------|--------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|-5----------|-9-7-9---9---------------------------|--------------|

Guitar 4
e|-19-16-14-16-14----14-------------------------|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------16----16-14-16-14----14-------|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------16----16-13-|-16-13----13----------13----------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------|-------16----16-13-16----16-13----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------16-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------|
BB|----------14----------------------------|---------------------------|----------|
G+G|-------14----16-14-13----------13-14-13-|-------------13--11--------|----------|
D MajorD|-14-16----------------16-14-12----------|-13--11--------------14-13-|-11~~~~~~~|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---------14----------------|----------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------|

e|---------------------------------------------|--------|
BB|-----------------------------(10)11--(8)9--7~|~~~~~~~~|
G+G|------------------------8--------------------|--------|
D MajorD|---------9----9-11-9-11---11-----------------|--------|
A augmentedA|-11-9-11---11--------------------------------|--------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|--------|

LAST CHORUS
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------|------------------------|
BB|-2--2-2--2--7--7-7--7--|-5--5-5--5--9--9-10--9--|
G+G|-2--2-2--2--7--7-7--7--|-6--6-6--6--9--9-9---9--|
D MajorD|-4--4-4--4--7--7-7--7--|-7--7-7--7--9--9-9---9--| x7
A augmentedA|-4--4-4--4--5--5-5--5--|-7--7-7--7--7--7-7---7--|
E MajorE|-2--2-2--2-------------|-5--5-5--5--------------|

e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
BB|-2--2-2--2--7--7-7--7--|-5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5--|-0--0-0--0--2----------|
G+G|-2--2-2--2--7--7-7--7--|-6--6-6--6--6--6-6--6--|-1--1-1--1--2----------|
D MajorD|-4--4-4--4--7--7-7--7--|-7--7-7--7--6--6-6--6--|-2--2-2--2--4--4-4-4-6-|
A augmentedA|-4--4-4--4--5--5-5--5--|-7--7-7--7--4--4-4--4--|-2--2-2--2--4--4-4-4-6-|
E MajorE|-2--2-2--2-------------|-5--5-5--5-------------|-0--0-0--0--2--2-2-2-4-|

Guitar 2
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0--0-5---4---|
BB|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5---5---|
G+G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4--4-4---4---|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| x7
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
BB|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2---------------|-----------------|--------|
G+G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2---------------|-----------------|--------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|-2---------------|-2-------4-------|--------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-0-------4-------|-2-------4-----7~|~~~~~~~~|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------4-------|---------------5~|~~~~~~~~|


OUTRO (repeat to fade)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|----------------6~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D MajorD|-7--------------6~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A augmentedA|-7--7-7--7-7-6--4~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E MajorE|-5--5-5--5-5-4------------|---------------------------------|
   PM--------|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|----------------------7-5-|-------7-5-------7-5-------7-5---|
G+G|--------------------------|-6-4-6-----6-4-6-----6-4-6-----6-|
D MajorD|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|---------------------------------|

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