HELMET - "Wilma's Rainbow" Tablature

HELMET
WILMA'S RAINBOW

Guitar tuned drop D (DADGBE low to high) and distorted heavily

[6] = Natural Harmonic
~ = Vibrato
h = Hammer On
< = mute ringing note (w/ left hand)
x (instead of a note) means mute w/ left hand
x under a note means palm mute (right hand)
/ = Slide Up (Legato)
(1) = Ringing Note

OPENING RIFF
(Free 12/8 time)
E-|--------------7~----------|
B-|--------------7~----------|
G-|--------------6~----------|
D-|--------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|
D-|[6]-----0---------------0-|

MAIN RIFF
(From here on it's 4/4 time)
D-|0-----3-4h5---0-3---0---3-------|
A-|0-----3-4h5---0-3---0---3-------|
D-|0-----3-4h5---0-3---0---3-------|

PRE-VERSE RIFF
D-|0-----3-4h5---0-3---0---3---<-x-|
A-|0-----3-4h5---0-3---0---3---<-x-|
D-|0-----3-4h5---0-3---0---3---<-x-|

VERSE RIFF
D-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3---<-x-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3/5---0-|
A-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3---<-x-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3/5---0-|
D-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3---<-x-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3/5---0-|

D-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3---<-x-|3---0---3h5---3-0---3---5---0---|
A-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3---<-x-|3---0---3h5---3-0---3---5---0---|
D-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3---<-x-|3---0---3h5---3-0---3---5---0---|

PRE-CHORUS RIFF
D-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3---<-x-|3---0---3h5---3-0-0-3-3-5---5-3-|
A-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3---<-x-|3---0---3h5---3-0-0-3-3-5---5-3-|
D-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3---<-x-|3---0---3h5---3-0-0-3-3-5---5-3-|

CHORUS RIFF
(Note: strumming pattern may vary here, especially in the 2nd bar)
D-|0-------0-----0-0---3---0---3---|(3)-------3-------6-------6-------|
A-|0-------0-----0-0---3---0---1---|(1)-------1-------4-------4-------|
D-|0-------0-----0-0---3---0---1---|(1)-------1-------4-------4-------|

INTERLUDE RIFF
D-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3---<-x-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3/5---0-|
A-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3---<-x-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3/5---0-|
D-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3---<-x-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3/5---0-|

(2/4 time) (4/4 time)
D-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3---<-x-|3---0---3h5---0-|----1-------1-------1-------1---|
A-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3---<-x-|3---0---3h5---0-|----1-------1-------1-------1---|
D-|3---0---3---<-x-3---0---3---<-x-|3---0---3h5---0-|1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---|
x x x x x x x x

FILL BEFORE 3RD TIME CHORUS = LAST 1/2 BAR OF PRE-CHORUS RIFF

SOLO RIFF (5/4 time)
D-|0-----3-4h5---0-3---0---3-------|-oo/-|0-----3-4h5---0-3---3---0-0-0-3-----3---|
A-|0-----3-4h5---0-3---0---3-------|--/--|0-----3-4h5---0-3---3---0-0-0-3-----3---|
D-|0-----3-4h5---0-3---0---3-------|-/oo-|0-----3-4h5---0-3---3---0-0-0-3-----3---|

And then just play the main riff (4/4 time) over and over again

I don't tab solo's so make up your own or find it out yourself.
(Page's solo kicks ass...)

END RIFF (2/4 time)
D-|0-----3-4h5---0-3---3---0-0-0-3-|(3)--3--0--3--3--|0----------------||
A-|0-----3-4h5---0-3---3---0-0-0-3-|(3)--3--0--3--3--|0----------------||
D-|0-----3-4h5---0-3---3---0-0-0-3-|(3)--3--0--3--3--|0----------------||
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Enjoy
--Tjrd