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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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