Tom: E
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HELICOPTER - Butthole Surfers
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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|E|E|-------------------------------------------------||----------0----|
A|E|E|-------------------------------------------------||---------------|
E|E|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--|
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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:
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------||----------------------------|
B|E|E|-------------------------------------------------||----------------------------|
G|E|E|-------------------------------------------------||----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------b| end these notes slightly-------|
A|--12b~~~~~f| eedback--12r-10-12br-10--------10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12b~~~--|
E|-----------------------------------12~~~-------------------------------------|
for the fourth solo:
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B|-------15~~~----------------------------------15-----15-15--------------------|
G|--14b---------14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-| etc----14b-------12-14-12-14-12-12--|
D|E|E|-------------------------------------------------||-----------------------------|
A|E|E|-------------------------------------------------||-----------------------------|
E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------||-----------------------------|
E---------------------------------12-----12-----12-12-12-12-12-12-random skronk-|
B------15----------------------------15b----15b-15b---15b---15b-----------------|
G--14b----12-14-14-14-12-12-14bE|E|-------------------------------------------------|||
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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:
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