Helicopter by Butthole Surfers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HELICOPTER - Butthole Surfers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Tyler J Email: full_metal_orange AT hotmail DOT com 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-----------------------------------------------------------0----| A----------------------------------------------------------------| 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--| A-------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------| 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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------bend these notes slightly-------| A--12b~~~~~feedback--12r-10-12br-10--------10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12b~~~--| E-----------------------------------12~~~-------------------------------------| for the fourth solo: E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------15~~~----------------------------------15-----15-15--------------------| G--14b---------14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-etc----14b-------12-14-12-14-12-12--| D------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------12-----12-----12-12-12-12-12-12-random skronk-| B------15----------------------------15b----15b-15b---15b---15b-----------------| G--14b----12-14-14-14-12-12-14b-------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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. ------------------------------------------------- THE BUTTHOLE SURFERS GUITAR/BASS TAB ARCHIVE: http://www.islandnet.com/~mustang/1401/index.html ------------------------------------------------- www.TAB6.com