Roger Waters is typically an underated bass player. The fact, of course, is that he is a brilliant
bass player (among other talents). Although you won't often find complex bass lines as you
do in a typical Geddy Lee (Rush) or Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) piece, he is a master at
providing the "perfect bass line" which naturally compliments David Gilmour's guitar work.
Tabbed by: BASSteve
Tuning: DADG
Time signature: 4/4
r = rest (listen for duration)
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide (low to high)
\ = slide (high to low)
()= note inside parenthesis not plucked or hammered on
{}= note inside pointed parenthesis still ringing from previous measure
* My tabs are meant to be read in conjunction with listening to the song. In other
words, there are no specific notations to account for note / rest duration. However, you will
find that I’ve made an attempt to strategically space the notes and rests within their respective
measures in order to represent the appropriate durations.
(Helicopter Intro [8x])
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|r-----------------------|5(3)h5-(3)h5-(3)h5-(3)h5|5--r--------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
[4x]
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|5(3)h5-(3)h5-(3)h5-(3)h5|5--5-5-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-0-|------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------5|r--------------------5--|
[4x]
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------3-----------|------------------------|
|7--r-----------------5--|7--------------------5--|7--r--------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|7--r-----------------5--|7-----------------7--5--|3-----------------3--5--|
[3x]
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|7-----------------7--5--|2-----------------2--5--|7--r-----------------5--|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|5--r--5--r--5--r--5\(3)-|1--r--1--r--1--r--1p(0)-|
|7--r--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
[3x..........
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|5--r--5--r--5--r--5/----|(10)-----------10-3-2-00|3-----------------------|
..........3x] [2x]
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|--------Outro-to--------|
|1-----------------------|3-----------------------|----Another-Brick-In----|
|------------------------|------------------------|---The-Wall-(Part-II)---|
“We don’t need no ed - u - ca - tion.”
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|r-----------------------|r-----------------------|0-----------------------|
“We don’t need no thought con - trol.”
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|{0}---------------------|r-----------------------|r-----------------------|
[......................4 x......................] [2x]
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|---------3--5--r--------|5-----r--5--0-----3-----|------------------------|
|0-----r-----------------|------------------------|5-----------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|5-----r-----5-----r-----|5--r--5--r--5--r--5/(10)|12----r--10-12-r--------|
“All in all it’s just a – nother brick in the
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|3----------------(3)/(5)|
|12----r--12-7\----5--r--|3-----------------------|------------------------|
wall.”
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|5-----r--3--5--r--------|5-----r--5--------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------7\----5\----|3-----------------------|
__________________________________________________________________________
|1. |
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|3-----------------3/(5)-|5--r--------------------|r-----------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
REPEAT FROM BEGINNING OF SONG (continue below 2nd time around)
________________________
|2.
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|3-----------------3/(5)-|5-----r--3--5--r--------|5-----r--5--0-----3-----|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
[...............................................7 x.......................
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|5-----r--3--5--r--------|5-----r--5--0-----3-----|---------3--5--r--------|
|------------------------|------------------------|0-----r-----------------|
.......................] [3x] [16x]
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|5-----r--3--5--r--------|5-----r--3--5--r--------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|r-----------------------|
(PLEASE RATE THIS TAB / LEAVE COMMENT)
