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HELICOPTER - Butthole Surfers
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Tabbed by: Tyler J
Email: full_metal_orange AT hotmail DOT com
Tuning: Standard
E--3------2------0------0^2--2-2--3------2------0------0^2----2--|
B----3------3------3----3----3-3----3------3------3----3------3--|
G------2-------2-----2--2----2-2------2-------2-----2--2------2--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------0----|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----0-------0-0----0------------------0----------|
B--3---3--2--2-2--0---0--0^2--2-2----0-----0-0-0--|
G---------2--2-2--2------2----2-2--2-----1---1-1--|
D--------------------------------------------2-2--|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
For the verse, the guitar just strikes an E chord on occasion.
E--0--
B--0--
G--1--
D--2--
A--2--
E--0--
for the first solo:
E-----------------------------|
B--12--15-12--12--12--12--15--| etc, just keep playing
G--14b----14b-14b-14b-14b-----| variations on that
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
for the second solo:
E-------------------------------|
B------15-----15-----15-----15--|
G--14b----14b----14b----14b-----| etc
D-------------------------------|
A-------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|
The bass plays A for the chorus (?) part after the 2nd solo,
there's a very buried clean guitar strumming A, I think.
for the third solo:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/butthole_surfers/helicopter_tab.html ]
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------bend these notes slightly-------|
A--12b~~~~~feedback--12r-10-12br-10--------10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12b~~~--|
E-----------------------------------12~~~-------------------------------------|
for the fourth solo:
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------15~~~----------------------------------15-----15-15--------------------|
G--14b---------14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-etc----14b-------12-14-12-14-12-12--|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------12-----12-----12-12-12-12-12-12-random skronk-|
B------15----------------------------15b----15b-15b---15b---15b-----------------|
G--14b----12-14-14-14-12-12-14b-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
for the chorus after that solo, come in towards the end playing this:
E------|
B--5---|
G--7b-- and keep bending/picking the D note..
D------| and astray from there on 5th/7th frets
A------|
E------|
the fifth solo is basically a feedback solo, dissolving into a guitarless break.
for the sixth solo, just repeat the basic elements of previous solos (haha)
and proceed to meltdown.
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THE BUTTHOLE SURFERS GUITAR/BASS TAB ARCHIVE:
http://www.islandnet.com/~mustang/1401/index.html
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