Helmet - Swallowing Everything Chords & Tabs

Helmet – Swallowing Everything (from Monochrome) tabbed by Kenny F

Drop C Tuning – CGCFAD

Intro

D|------| 
A|----3-|
F|--2---|
C|------|
G|------|
C|------|

Play this 8 times

Intro and chorus chords as below

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|-0-2-2-0-3-4-/6-0-2-2-0-3-4-/6-0-2-2-0-4-/6-5-5-3-5-| 
|-0-2-2-0-3-4-/6-0-2-2-0-3-4-/6-0-2-2-0-4-/6-5-5-3-5-| 
|-0-2-2-0-3-4-/6-0-2-2-0-3-4-/6-0-2-2-0-4-/6-5-5-3-5-|

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|-0-2-2-0-3-4-/6-0-2-2-3-4-/6-0-2-2-0-3-4-/6-5-5-5-4-3-3-2-1--| 
|-0-2-2-0-3-4-/6-0-2-2-3-4-/6-0-2-2-0-3-4-/6-5-5-5-4-3-3-2-1--| 
|-0-2-2-0-3-4-/6-0-2-2-3-4-/6-0-2-2-0-3-4-/6-5-5-5-4-3-3-2-1--| 

Main verse chords

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|-2-1-0-0-2-1-0-0-1-0-2-1-0-0-2-1-0-3-5-2-1-0-0-2-1-0-0-1-0 
|-2-1-0-0-2-1-0-0-1-0-2-1-0-0-2-1-0-3-5-2-1-0-0-2-1-0-0-1-0| 
|-2-1-0-0-2-1-0-0-1-0-2-1-0-0-2-1-0-3-5-2-1-0-0-2-1-0-0-1-0| 

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|-2-1-0-0-3-5-----------------------------------------| 
|-2-1-0-0-3-5-----------------------------------------| 
|-2-1-0-0-3-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6---------------------------| 

Continue with verse chords until chorus then use chorus chord as above
 

Then at the “wasted one more time” bit: (palm mute)

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|-------------| 
|-pm-5-4-3-0--| 
|-pm-5-4-3-0--| 
|-pm-5-4-3-0--| 

Play 4 times

Then back main verse chords

At around 1:25 play

|----| 
|----| 
|----| 
|----| 
|----| 
|6b--| 

Hold note
Then back to chorus chords

Bridge (this bit is fairly hard to get right at first)

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|-0-2-2-/4-4-/6-6-/4-4-0-2-/4-4-/7-7-/4-4-------------
|-0-2-2-/4-4-/6-6-/4-4-0-2-/4-4-/7-7-/4-4-------------| 
|-0-2-2-/4-4-/6-6-/4-4-0-2-/4-4-/7-7-/4-4-------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/helmet/swallowing_everything_tab.html ]
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|0-0-2-2-/4-4-/6-6-/4-4-/6-6-/8-8-/6-6-/8-8-/10-10-9-9-8-8-7-7-6-6-7-6| 
|0-0-2-2-/4-4-/6-6-/4-4-/6-6-/8-8-/6-6-/8-8-/10-10-9-9-8-8-7-7-6-6-7-6| 
|0-0-2-2-/4-4-/6-6-/4-4-/6-6-/8-8-/6-6-/8-8-/10-10-9-9-8-8-7-7-6-6-7-6|

Then at the solo there’s a bit that alternates in the bridge:

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|0-0-2-2-/4-4-/6-6-/4-4-/6-6-/8-8-/6-6-/8-8-/10-10-/8-8-/10-10-12-12--| 
|0-0-2-2-/4-4-/6-6-/4-4-/6-6-/8-8-/6-6-/8-8-/10-10-/8-8-/10-10-12-12--| 
|0-0-2-2-/4-4-/6-6-/4-4-/6-6-/8-8-/6-6-/8-8-/10-10-/8-8-/10-10-12-12--|

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|11-11-10-10-8-8-9-8--| 
|11-11-10-10-8-8-9-8--| 
|11-11-10-10-8-8-9-8--| 
Bridge bit at 2:41

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|3-3-1-3-1-3-3-1-3-1-b3-1-0-1-3-0-/6-6-4-6------------| 
|3-3-1-3-1-3-3-1-3-1-b3-1-0-1-3-0-/6-6-4-6------------| 
|3-3-1-3-1-3-3-1-3-1-b3-1-0-1-3-0-/6-6-4-6------------| 

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|3-3-1-3-1-3-3-1-3-1-b3-1-0-1-3-0-/6-6-6-5-4----------| 
|3-3-1-3-1-3-3-1-3-1-b3-1-0-1-3-0-/6-6-6-5-4----------| 
|3-3-1-3-1-3-3-1-3-1-b3-1-0-1-3-0-/6-6-6-5-4----------| 

Then at 3:09

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|--------------------------------| 
|-6-5-4-0-4-3-2-0-2-1-0-1-2-0-2-3| 
|-6-5-4-0-4-3-2-0-2-1-0-1-2-0-2-3| 
|-6-5-4-0-4-3-2-0-2-1-0-1-2-0-2-3| 

Now back to intro chord and into chorus chords and finally finish off with:

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|0-0-2-2-/4-4-/6-6-/4-4-/6-6-/8-8-/6-6-/8-8-/10-10-9-9-8-8-7-7-6-6-7-6| 
|0-0-2-2-/4-4-/6-6-/4-4-/6-6-/8-8-/6-6-/8-8-/10-10-9-9-8-8-7-7-6-6-7-6| 
|0-0-2-2-/4-4-/6-6-/4-4-/6-6-/8-8-/6-6-/8-8-/10-10-9-9-8-8-7-7-6-6-7-6|

Finish.

That’s a tough song to tab, but I think it’s mostly right.  Enjoy.