• Song:

    Helicopter

  • Artist:

    Bloc Party

  • Album:

    Live at Reading

I noticed the right tab wasn't on this site so i decided to put it up.


-Intro- (Guitar 1)

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----7-7-5-5-4-4-----4---11-11-9-7|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-7-7-------------5-5---5----------|

(Guitar 2)

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-----5-5-7-7-9------5-5-7-7-9-|
E|-7-7-----------7--7-----------|

-Verse- (Guitar 1)

e|------|------|------|------|
B|------|------|------|------|
G|------|------|-7----|-9----|
D|-9----|-9----|-5-x4-|-7-x4-|
A|-9-x4-|-9-x4-|-5----|-7----|
E|-7----|-7----|------|------|

-Verse- (Guitar 2)

Comes in after guitar 1 does the bit twice.

e|----------------------------|
B|-------7-------10-7---7-----|
G|---7-----7---7------7---7---|
D|-9---9-----9--------------9-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|


e|--------------------7-10-------|
B|-------7-------8-7-------10-7--|
G|---7-----7---7-----------------|
D|-9---9-----9-------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|


e|----------------------------|
B|-------7-------10-7---7-----|
G|---7-----7---7------7---7---|
D|-9---9-----9--------------9-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|


e|----------------------------|
B|-------7-------8-7----7-----|
G|---7-----7---7------7-------|
D|-9---9-----9------------9---|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|


-Pre-Chorus-

I can't quite make it out but this, I find, sounds best.

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-9-9-|
D|-x-x-9-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-7-x-x-9-9-|
A|-----------------------------------------7-7-|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-----------|
B|-8---10----|
G|---10---10-|
D|-----------| 
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

-Chorus 1-

e|----------|
B|-7--------|
G|-9^-(11)--|
D|----------| 
A|----------|
E|----------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-12------10-----8------|
G|-11-(x8)-9-(x8)-7-(x8)-|
D|-9-------7------5------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-4------6------7------| 
D|-4-(x8)-7-(x8)-7-(x8)-| 
A|-2------4------5------|
E|----------------------|

e|----------------|--------|
B|-10-8-7-5-5-7---|-8/10-0-|
G|--------------7-|--------|
D|----------------|--------| Now back to the Intro...Then verse 2...
A|----------------|--------|
E|----------------|--------|


-Verse 2-


Guitar 1 stays the same.

e|------|------|------|------|
B|------|------|------|------|
G|------|------|-7----|-9----|
D|-9----|-9----|-5-x4-|-7-x4-| 
A|-9-x4-|-9-x4-|-5----|-7----|
E|-7----|-7----|------|------|


Guitar 2

e|----------------------------|
B|-------7-------10-7---7-----|
G|---7-----7---7------7---7---|
D|-9---9-----9--------------9-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|


e|----------------------------|
B|-------7-------8-7---9^(11)-|
G|---7-----7---7-----7--------|
D|-9---9-----9----------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Do the two bits twice, then do the Pre-Chorus and Chorus 2 (same as the 

first) until...



-Solo-

e|-----------|
B|-8---10----|
G|---10---10-|(the little bit JUST before the solo). 
D|-----------| 
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

Guitar 1 

e|---------------------------|
B|-12-(x16)--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Accompanied by guitar 2 until he does...

e|----10------------10-----10---|
B|-12--------12--10-----8-------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

-Chorus 3-

Guitar 1

e|-15-14----|
B|-------15-|
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|----------|
E|----------|

Guitar 2

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-4------6------7------| 
D|-4-(x8)-7-(x8)-7-(x8)-| 
A|-2------4------5------|
E|----------------------|

Guitar 1 lets the last note ring while the drummer finishes it off.
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