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

 G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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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