U2 "Helter skelter" - Bass tab
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This is the tab of the amazing cover of a Beatle song and it's very easy.
There's no bass until Bono finish to sing "then you see me again", then Adam comes in
G|----------------------------------
D|----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
Verse 1:
G|-----------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------
A|-/7-7-7-777-77777-/7-7-7-777-7777-- repeat until
E|-----------------------------------
"tell me..."
G|----------------------
D|----------------------
A|------------------0----
E|-3-3-3-333-33333------
Chorus 1:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-/7-7-7-777-77777/12-12-12-121212-1212121212\7-7-7-777-77777-12-12-12-121212-1212121212-7---
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 2: same as verse 1
Chorus 2: same as chorus 1
Edge's solo: same as chorus
When Bono starts to sing "when you get to the bottom..."
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-7-7-7-7----17\7-777-77/17-171717-1717\7-777-77/17-171717-1717--------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
Verse 3: same as the precedent verses
Chorus 3: same as the precedent choruses
When Bono says "and again", it's the same as the chorus but Adam starts directly in the A chord
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D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-12-12-12-121212-1212121212\7-7-7-777-77777/12-12-12-121212-1212121212-7--
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pretty easy and very fun to play.
Bass tab by Rob
zurc@sprint.ca
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