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Africa Tab

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Here we have a pretty damn accurate tabbing of Toto fantastic song Africa that can be played as a solo performance or as a duo. Please rate if you dig it.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: B
Capo: no capo
Author Unregistered. Last edit on Aug 10, 2020
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Song: Africa
Artist: Toto
Tabbed By: bmchrestoff and Chris B.    (May 10, 1992 to May 28, 1992)
 
 
IMPORTANT PERFORMANCE NOTES: 1) I know this song has been tabbed 1000x but to my ear none have really captured
                                the important aspects of the original arrangement. This tab was originally
                                designed f/ two acoustic guitars but here it is arranged f/ only uno
 
                             2) The signature galloping keyboard in the Intro and that is repeated several
                                times during the song is not really possible to pull off in a solo performance
                                and so requires a second guitar just for that small part. I tabbed it here to
                                fit a repeating pattern to approximate what you hear on the recording that is
                                not too hateful and will give a solo guitarist a chance to play it by him or
                                herself
 
                             3) In the Chorus the tab is designed to follow the High A to Ab notes that Bobby
                                Kimball is singing to catch the words "It's, Lot, Away and You" and at the
                                the same time have the matching decending bass line. To my ears that was
                                just required because it sounded cool
 
                             4) For obvious reasons I did not attempt to transcribe the synth driven solo
                                f/ guitar w/ all the flute and xylophone stuff. Even if I nailed it nobody
                                could play it
 
                             5) I put this song into the "Advanced" catagory because f/ strumming purposes
                                in order to mimic the keyboard phrasing and tonality of the song requires some
                                rather tricky chord grips that at 94 BPM are difficult to navigate
 
===========================================================================================================
 
Chords Used In This Song:
 
A         X 0 7 6 X X
G#m       4 X 6 4 X X
C#m7      X 4 6 6 0 0
C#m7/B    X X X 6 0 0
B         7 9 9 8 7 X
D#m7      X 6 8 6 7 X
G#m       4 6 6 4 4 X
B/F#      2 2 4 4 4 X
A/E       0 0 2 2 2 X
E/G#      4 X 2 4 X X
E/F#      2 2 2 1 0 X
Emaj7/G#  4 X 2 4 4 X
F#m       X 9 11 11 10 X
Dsus2     X X 0 7 5 5
A*        X 0 7 6 5 5
E         0 7 9 9 9 X
Dadd9     X X 0 7 7 0
E*        0 2 2 1 0 0
F#m       2 4 4 2 X X
 
 
===========================================================================================================
 
 
[Intro] Drums / Percussion
 
      A              (G#m)C#m7   C#m7/B ....................Let Ring..................
e|-------------------------0---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6------------6-----------6-----------6-----------0-----0--------------------|4X
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
===========================================================================================================
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
     B                   D#m7    G#m         B/F#         A/E            E/F#      Emaj7/G#
e|---X--------------------X-------X-----------X------------X--------------X-----------X----------------|
B|---7--------------------7-------4-----------4------------2--------------0-----------4----------------|
G|---8--------------------6-------4-----------4------------2--------------1-----------4----------------|
D|---9--------------------8-------6-----------4------------2--------------2-----------2----------------|
A|---9--------------------6-------6-----------2------------0--------------2-----------X----------------|
E|---7----------------------------4-----------2------------0--------------2-----------4----------------|
      I hear the drums   echoing tonite   She hears only whispers of some quiet conversa......
 
 
      A              (G#m)C#m
e|-------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------4------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
......tion    
 
 
     B            D#m7    G#m        B/F#            A/E                  E/F#             Emaj7/G#
e|---X-------------X-------X----------X---------------X--------------------X---------------------------|
B|---7-------------7-------4----------4---------------2--------------------0-------------------4-------|
G|---8-------------6-------4----------4---------------2--------------------1-------------------4-------|
D|---9-------------8-------6----------4---------------2--------------------2-------------------2-------|
A|---9-------------6-------6----------2---------------0--------------------2-------------------X-------|
E|---7---------------------4----------2---------------0--------------------2-------------------4-------|
      She's comin in 12:30 flight     moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salva.......  
 
 
 
      A              (G#m)C#m
e|-------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------4------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
......tion    
 
     B               D#m7            G#m     B/F#               A/E             E/F#         Emaj7/G#
e|---X-----------------X--------------X-------X------------------X---------------X---------------X-------|
B|---7-----------------7--------------4-------4------------------2---------------0---------------4-------|
G|---8-----------------6--------------4-------4------------------2---------------1---------------4-------|
D|---9-----------------8--------------6-------4------------------2---------------2---------------2-------|
A|---9-----------------6--------------6-------2------------------0---------------2---------------X-------|
E|---7--------------------------------4-------2------------------0---------------2---------------4-------|
      I stopped an old man along the way     Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient mel  o....
 
 
 
      A              (G#m)C#m
e|-------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------4------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
......dies
 
     B                D#m7           G#m                      A/E                  E/G# C#m7
e|---X-----------------X--------------X------------------------X-------------------------0-------------|
B|---7-----------------7--------------4------------------------2----------------------X--0-------------|
G|---8-----------------6--------------4------------------------2---------------------(4)-6-------------|
D|---9-----------------8--------------6------------------------2---------------------(2)-6-------------|
A|---9-----------------6--------------6------------------------0----------------------X--4-------------|
E|---7--------------------------------4------------------------0----------------------4----------------|
       He   turned  to me as  if  to say     "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"
 
===========================================================================================================
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
      F#m                Dsus2              A                 E
e|-----X------------------5-----------------5-----------------X-----------------------------------------|
B|----10------------------5-----------------5-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
G|----11------------------7-----------------6-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
D|----11------------------0-----------------7-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
A|----9-------------------------------------0-----------------7-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        It's gonna take a lo...t to drag me aw........ay from y..........ou    
 
 
      F#m                    Dsus2             A                      E
e|-----X------------------------5--------------5----------------------X----------------------------------|
B|----10------------------------5--------------5----------------------9----------------------------------|
G|----11------------------------7--------------6----------------------9----------------------------------|
D|----11------------------------0--------------7----------------------9----------------------------------|
A|----9----------------------------------------0----------------------7----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         There's nothing that a hundred men or mo.....re  could ever dooooooooooo
 
 
      F#m           Dsus2                 A                  E
e|-----X-------------5--------------------5------------------X-------------------------------------------|
B|----10-------------5--------------------5------------------9-------------------------------------------|
G|----11-------------7--------------------6------------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|----11-------------0--------------------7------------------9-------------------------------------------|
A|----9-----------------------------------0------------------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         I bless the ra....ins    down in A.......fri........ca      
 
 
 
      F#m               Dadd9            A              C#m7         E       F#m      E/G#
e|-----X------------------0------------------------------X-----------0-----------------------------------|
e|----10------------------7--------------X---------------5-----------0--------X--------X-----------------|
G|----11------------------7--------------6---------------4-----------1--------2-------(4)----------------|
D|----11------------------0--------------7---------------6-----------2--------4-------(2)----------------|
A|----9----------------------------------0---------------4-----------2--------4--------X-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------0--------2--------4-----------------|
          Gonna take some time to do the things we never h.................a........d  Mmmmm......
 
============================================================================================================
 
[Interlude 1]
 
      A              (G#m)C#m7   C#m7/B.............Let Ring......................
e|-------------------------0---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6------------6-----------6-----------6-----------0-----0--------------------|2X
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.....Mmmmm
 
 
===========================================================================================================
 
[Verse 2]
 
     B               D#m7          G#m         B/F#               A/E             E/F#     Emaj7/G#
e|---X----------------X-------------X-----------X------------------X----------------X---------X---------|
B|---7----------------7-------------4-----------4------------------2----------------0---------4---------|
G|---8----------------6-------------4-----------4------------------2----------------1---------4---------|
D|---9----------------8-------------6-----------4------------------2----------------2---------2---------|
A|---9----------------6-------------6-----------2------------------0----------------2---------X---------|
E|---7------------------------------4-----------2------------------0----------------2---------4---------|
       The wild dogs cry out in the night    As they grow restless longing for some solitary comp....    
 
 
 
      A              (G#m)C#m7
e|-------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
......any   
 
 
     B            D#m7              G#m             B/F#         A/E         E/F#          Emaj7/G#
e|---X-------------X-----------------X----------------X-----------X------------X---------------X-------|
B|---7-------------7-----------------4----------------4-----------2------------0---------------4-------|
G|---8-------------6-----------------4----------------4-----------2------------1---------------4-------|
D|---9-------------8-----------------6----------------4-----------2------------2---------------2-------|
A|---9-------------6-----------------6----------------2-----------0------------X---------------X-------|
E|---7-------------------------------4----------------2-----------0------------2---------------4-------|
      I know  that I must do what's right  As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Seren..... 
 
 
 
 
      A              (G#m)C#m7
e|-------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.....geti 
 
 
     B           D#m7               G#m     B/F#               A/E                  E/G#  C#m7
e|---X------------X------------------X-------X------------------X-------------------------0------------|
B|---7------------7------------------4-------4------------------2----------------------X--0------------|
G|---8------------6------------------4-------4------------------2---------------------(4)-6------------|
D|---9------------8------------------6-------4------------------2---------------------(2)-6------------|
A|---9------------6------------------6-------2------------------0----------------------X--4------------|
E|---7-------------------------------4-------2------------------0----------------------4---------------|
       I seek to cure what's deep inside     Frightened of this thing that I've become 
 
===========================================================================================================
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
      F#m                Dsus2              A                 E
e|-----X------------------5-----------------5-----------------X-----------------------------------------|
B|----10------------------5-----------------5-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
G|----11------------------7-----------------6-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
D|----11------------------0-----------------7-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
A|----9-------------------------------------0-----------------7-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        It's gonna take a lo...t to drag me aw........ay from y..........ou    
 
 
      F#m                     Dsus2            A                      E
e|-----X------------------------5--------------5----------------------X----------------------------------|
B|----10------------------------5--------------5----------------------9----------------------------------|
G|----11------------------------7--------------6----------------------9----------------------------------|
D|----11------------------------0--------------7----------------------9----------------------------------|
A|----9----------------------------------------0----------------------7----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         There's nothing that a hundred men or mo.....re  could ever dooooooooooo
 
 
      F#m           Dsus2                 A                  E
e|-----X-------------5--------------------5------------------X-------------------------------------------|
B|----10-------------5--------------------5------------------9-------------------------------------------|
G|----11-------------7--------------------6------------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|----11-------------0--------------------7------------------9-------------------------------------------|
A|----9-----------------------------------0------------------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
      F#m               Dadd9            A              C#m7         E       F#m      E/G#
e|-----X------------------0------------------------------X-----------0-----------------------------------|
e|----10------------------7--------------X---------------5-----------0--------X--------X-----------------|
G|----11------------------7--------------6---------------4-----------1--------2-------(4)----------------|
D|----11------------------0--------------7---------------6-----------2--------4-------(2)----------------|
A|----9----------------------------------0---------------4-----------2--------4--------X-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------0--------2--------4-----------------|
          Gonna take some time to do the things we never h.................a......d   Mmmm....
 
==========================================================================================================
 
[Interlude 2]
      A              (G#m)C#m7  C#m7/B..............Let Ring......................
e|-------------------------0---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6------------6-----------6-----------6-----------0-----0--------------------|4X
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.....Mmmm
 
===========================================================================================================
 
 
[Synth Solo]
 
     B               D#m7          G#m         B/F#               A/E             E/F#     Emaj7/G#
e|---X----------------X-------------X-----------X------------------X----------------X---------X---------|
B|---7----------------7-------------4-----------4------------------2----------------0---------4---------|
G|---8----------------6-------------4-----------4------------------2----------------1---------4---------|
D|---9----------------8-------------6-----------4------------------2----------------2---------2---------|
A|---9----------------6-------------6-----------2------------------0----------------2---------X---------|
E|---7------------------------------4-----------2------------------0----------------2---------4---------|
 
 
 
      A              (G#m)C#m7
e|-------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
     B                D#m7           G#m                      A/E                  E/G# C#m7
e|---X-----------------X--------------X------------------------X-------------------------0-------------|
B|---7-----------------7--------------4------------------------2----------------------X--0-------------|
G|---8-----------------6--------------4------------------------2---------------------(4)-6-------------|
D|---9-----------------8--------------6------------------------2---------------------(2)-6-------------|
A|---9-----------------6--------------6------------------------0----------------------X--4-------------|
E|---7--------------------------------4------------------------0----------------------4----------------|
                                             "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"
 
 
 
===========================================================================================================
 
[Chorus 3]
 
      F#m                Dsus2              A                 E
e|-----X------------------5-----------------5-----------------X-----------------------------------------|
B|----10------------------5-----------------5-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
G|----11------------------7-----------------6-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
D|----11------------------0-----------------7-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
A|----9-------------------------------------0-----------------7-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        It's gonna take a lo...t to drag me aw........ay from y..........ou    
 
 
      F#m                    Dsus2             A                      E
e|-----X------------------------5--------------5----------------------X----------------------------------|
B|----10------------------------5--------------5----------------------9----------------------------------|
G|----11------------------------7--------------6----------------------9----------------------------------|
D|----11------------------------0--------------7----------------------9----------------------------------|
A|----9----------------------------------------0----------------------7----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         There's nothing that a hundred men or mo.....re  could ever dooooooooooo
 
 
      F#m           Dsus2                 A                  E
e|-----X-------------5--------------------5------------------X-------------------------------------------|
B|----10-------------5--------------------5------------------9-------------------------------------------|
G|----11-------------7--------------------6------------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|----11-------------0--------------------7------------------9-------------------------------------------|
A|----9-----------------------------------0------------------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         I bless the ra....ins    down in A.......fri........ca 
 
 
 
      F#m           Dsus2                 A                  E
e|-----X-------------5--------------------5------------------X-------------------------------------------|
B|----10-------------5--------------------5------------------9-------------------------------------------|
G|----11-------------7--------------------6------------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|----11-------------0--------------------7------------------9-------------------------------------------|
A|----9-----------------------------------0------------------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         I bless the ra....ins    down in A.......fri........ca
 
 
 
      F#m           Dsus2                 A                  E
e|-----X-------------5--------------------5------------------X-------------------------------------------|
B|----10-------------5--------------------5------------------9-------------------------------------------|
G|----11-------------7--------------------6------------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|----11-------------0--------------------7------------------9-------------------------------------------|
A|----9-----------------------------------0------------------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         I bless the ra....ins    down in A.......fri........ca 
 
 
 
      F#m           Dsus2                 A                  E
e|-----X-------------5--------------------5------------------X-------------------------------------------|
B|----10-------------5--------------------5------------------9-------------------------------------------|
G|----11-------------7--------------------6------------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|----11-------------0--------------------7------------------9-------------------------------------------|
A|----9-----------------------------------0------------------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         I bless the ra....ins    down in A.......fri........ca 
 
 
 
      F#m           Dsus2                 A                  E
e|-----X-------------5--------------------5------------------X-------------------------------------------|
B|----10-------------5--------------------5------------------9-------------------------------------------|
G|----11-------------7--------------------6------------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|----11-------------0--------------------7------------------9-------------------------------------------|
A|----9-----------------------------------0------------------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         I bless the ra....ins    down in A.......fri........ca 
 
 
 
      F#m               Dadd9            A              C#m7         E       F#m      E/G#
e|-----X------------------0------------------------------X-----------0-----------------------------------|
e|----10------------------7--------------X---------------5-----------0--------X--------X-----------------|
G|----11------------------7--------------6---------------4-----------1--------2-------(4)----------------|
D|----11------------------0--------------7---------------6-----------2--------4-------(2)----------------|
A|----9----------------------------------0---------------4-----------2--------4--------X-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------0--------2--------4-----------------|
          Gonna take some time to do the things we never h............a...........d    Mmmm.....
 
 
==========================================================================================================
 
[Outro]
 
       A              (G#m)C#m7   C#m7/B.............Let Ring......................
e|-------------------------0---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6------------6-----------6-----------6-----------0-----0--------------------|6X
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.....Mmmm (first X only)
 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4----------------------------------------------------0---0--0---0-0-------4-|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------4-----|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                 Fade out w/ drums and percussion
 
 
 
 
===========================================================================================================
 
 
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| x   Dead note
| (n) Ghost note or Optional note
 
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paulkornmuller
Awesome. I've been searching for those chord voicing to get the bass note and synth chords to match up! Well done!
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