Bloc Party - Helicopter Chords & Tabs

 

Helicopter Chords & Tabs

Bloc Party Chords & Tabs

Version: 6 Type: Tab

Helicopter Tab

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			     Helicopter-Bloc Party
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Tabbed by: Prowell
Email: MILLSVILLE31@HOTMAIL.COM

Tuning:Standard

I got most of this from watching vidoes of the band playing on MTV.COM as well  
as taking a few sections from various other tabs of this song and tabbing the 
rest by ear.

Not 100% certain of course, but it sounds good to me.


Guitar 1 Intro - Distorted

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---77-55--44---44--11-11-11-9----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-77---------55-------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Intro - Distorted

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---77-55--44---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------77-55-77-99---------------------------------------------------|
E|-77------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 Verse

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9999-9999---121212---141414---------------------------------------------|
A|---9999-9999---121212---141414---------------------------------------------|
E|---7777-7777---101010---121212---------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Verse - Distorted

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

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

Guitar 1 Pre-chorus

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-----9-----4-----9-9---4-----9-----12-----------------------------------|
A|--4-----9-----4-----9-9---4-----9-----12-----------------------------------|
E|--2-x8--7-x8--2-x8--7-7---2-x8--7-x8--10-x16-------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Pre-chorus

e|--x----x----x----xx----x----x----------------------------------------------|
B|--x----x----x----xx----x----x----------------------------------------------|
G|--7----9----7----12----7----9----------------UPSTROKES---------------------|
D|--9----7----7----12----9----7---SLIDE DOWN---------------------------------|
A|--x----x----x----xx----x----x----------------------------------------------|
E|--x----x----x----xx----x----x----------------------------------------------|

e|--x----x----x----xx----x----x----x----x------------------------------------|
B|--x----x----x----xx----x----x----x----x------------------------------------|
G|--7----9----7----12----7----7----7----7------UPSTROKES---------------------|
D|--9----7----7----12----5----5----5----5------------------------------------|
A|--x----x----x----xx----x----x----x----x------------------------------------|
E|--x----x----x----xx----x----x----x----x------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 Chorus
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bloc_party/helicopter_tab_ver_6.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--16-----14-----12-----11-----7-----9--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--14-x8--12-x8--10-x8--9--x4--5-x2--7-x2-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Chorus

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7b9-------3b5------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9b11-x3---5b7-----REPEAT 4 TIMES-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--16-----18-----19-----12-----11-----7-----9-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--14-x8--16-x8--17-x8--10-x2--9--x2--5-x2--7-x2----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--16-----14-12-11-9-9/11-7----12-11-14-9-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--14-x8--12-10-9--7-7/9--5----10-9--12-7-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro
Verse

Guitar 2 Verse variation

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------7-----10-7-----------------7-----8-7-7b9--9b11--------------------|
G|-----7-----7--------7-9-7-------7-----7-------9b11-11b13-------------------|
D|---9---9-----9------------9---9---9-----9----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Pre-chorus
Chorus


Guitar 1 Bridge

e|--------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
G|--16----------------------0------------------------------------------------|
D|--16-TREMELO FOR 3 BARS---0-FOR 1 BAR--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0-------------X4---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Bridge

e|--7--10----10---10---10---WITH HEAVY REVERB--------------------------------|
B|--------10----8----7-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

GUITAR 1 PLAYS CHORUS 

Guitar 2

e|---15-14-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------15----REPEAT TILL END---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End.

Peace out.
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