Helter Skelter Chords & Tabs
helter skelter
motley crue
b- bend
\- slide up
/- slide down
nh- natural harmonic
PM- palm mute
x- palm mute
h- hammer on
p- pull off
(#)- fret # in parenthesis is a ghost note
~- let ring
^- use bar
intro
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--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
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--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
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nh
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--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\--------------------------------------
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\---------------------4b---------------
------------------------------------2----4-2----4----------0-4------4-4-
------------------------------------0----0-0----0--4---------4------4-4-
---------------------------------------------------2---------2------2-2-
verse
PM--------------------|
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--------------------------2-
-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-
-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-
--0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----
PM--------------------|
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-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
--0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
pre-chorus
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--7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9--7-7-9-9--7-7-7-7/9--9-
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5/7--7-
gtr 2
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--7-----7-----7-7--7---7-7-7---7/9--9-
--7-----7-----7-7--7---7-7-7---7/9--9-
--5-----5-----5-5--5---5-5-5---5/7--7-
gtr 1
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-----4b-^-^p2-------
---------------4--0-
--4------------4--0-
--2------------2----
chorus
PM----| PM---|
--------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------
------------------------------------------------------0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7b------
-----------2-1---------------------------------------------------------------x\---
--4-4-6-6-------4-2-1----------------2-1-------------------------------------x\-0-
--2-2-2-2--------------4-2--4-4-6-6-------4-2-1---------------------------------0-
----------------------------2-2-2-2--------------4-2------------------------------
verse
PM--------------------|
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--------------------------2-
-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-
-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-
--0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----
PM--------------------|
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-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
--0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
pre-chorus
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--7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9--7-7-9-9--7-7-7-7/9--9-
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5/7--7-
gtr 2
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--7-----7-----7-7--7---7-7-7---7/9--9-
--7-----7-----7-7--7---7-7-7---7/9--9-
--5-----5-----5-5--5---5-5-5---5/7--7-
gtr 1
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-----4b-^-^p2-------
---------------4--0-
--4------------4--0-
--2------------2----
chorus
PM-----| PM---| PM----|
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-----------2-1--------------------------------------------------2-1------------
--4-4-6-6-------4-2-1----------------2-1---------------4-4-6-6------4-2-1------
--2-2-2-2--------------4-2--4-4-6-6-------4-2-1--------2-2-2-2-------------4-2-
----------------------------2-2-2-2--------------4-2---------------------------
---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------
-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7b---------------------------
------------------------x\-----------------------
------------------------x\----4---------------4--
------------------------------4---------------4--
------------------------------2---------------2--
solo
gtr 1
PM----------------| PM PM PM
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--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-----------------------------
--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2---0h4-------4-----4-------2-
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0---0h4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-
--------------------------0h2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/motley_crue/helter_skelter_tab.html ]
gtr 2
bend 4 1/2 bend 1 1/2
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--7(10)^^^^^^------------------(7)(10)-----------------(10)--------(7)b\-
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gtr 1
PM PM PM PM-------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------14-14-14---14--
----------------------------------------------------------------/17-------17b--17b-
----------4-----4-4-4-4-2----------------------------------------------------------
------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-------------4--------------------------------------------
--0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---4-2p0---------------------
---------------------------0h2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---2-0-----------------------
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PM PM
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--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
--4-----4-----4-4-4-4-2---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-----------------------------------
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----------------------------------
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dont dive, let the pitch return to standard, use echo on the ghost notes
bend 1 1/2 4 1/2
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--14(17)^^^---------(17)--
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--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
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--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-----------------------------
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\---------------------4b------
------------------------------------2----4-2----2----------0-4-
------------------------------------0----0-0----0--4---------4-
---------------------------------------------------2---------2-
verse
PM--------------------|
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--------------------------2-
-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-
-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-
--0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----
PM--------------------|
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-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
--0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
pre-chorus
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--7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9--7-7-9-9--7-7-7-7/9--9-
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5/7--7-
gtr 2
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--7-----7-----7-7--7---7-7-7---7/9--9-
--7-----7-----7-7--7---7-7-7---7/9--9-
--5-----5-----5-5--5---5-5-5---5/7--7-
gtr 1
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-----4b-^-^p2-------
---------------4--0-
--4------------4--0-
--2------------2----
chorus
PM---| PM----|
------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------
----------------------------0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7b-----------------------------
-----------2-1-------------------------------------x\-----------2-1------------
--4-4-6-6-------4-2-1------------------------------x\--4-4-6-6------4-2-1------
--2-2-2-2--------------4-2-----------------------------2-2-2-2-------------4-2-
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-----------------------------------2-1----------------------
-----------2-1------------4-4-6-6------4-2-1--------4----4~-
--4-4-6-6------4-2-1------2-2-2-2-------------4-2---4----4~-
--2-2-2-2------------4-2----------------------------2----2~-
with les paul type electronics, set lead to full and rhythm to 0
and flip toggle switch in specified rhythm, where the notes are when the
lead pickup is on and the rests and the pickup is off in the neck position
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--(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-
--(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-
--(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-
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