Bloc Party – Helicopter (Bass Tab)
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Tabbed By : imessyou
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Tuning: Standard
[Intro Riff] (Comes in after guitar riff x2) G|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------|--5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-----------------------------------| E|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|------------------------------------------------------| [Verse Riff] G|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------|--5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-----------------------------------| E|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|------------------------------------------------------| [Pre-Chorus] G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|--| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|--| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|--| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|7-7---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--| G|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------| A|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|--------------------------------------| [Chorus] "Are you hoping for a miracle..." G|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| D|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------10-10-9-9------------------------------------------------------| E|-10-10-9-9----------------------------------------------------------------| [Fourth time through the chorus] G|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| A|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|10-10-10-10-----10-9------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------10-9-----------| [Verse Riff] G|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------|--5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-----------------------------------| E|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|------------------------------------------------------| [Pre-Chorus] G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|--| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|--| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|--| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|7-7---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--| G|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------| A|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|--------------------------------------| [Chorus] "Are you hoping for a miracle..." G|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| D|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------10-10-9-9------------------------------------------------------| E|-10-10-9-9----------------------------------------------------------------| [Breakdown] G|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------| A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14------------------------| E|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------| D|-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-11-|17-17-17-16-------| A|-14-14-14-14---14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14---14-14-14-14-|14-14-14-14-------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------| [Chorus] "Are you hoping for a miracle..." G|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| D|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------10-10-9-9------------------------------------------------------| E|-10-10-9-9----------------------------------------------------------------| Final 2 times through chorus "Are you hoping for a miracle..." G|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| D|-------------------------|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------10-10-9-9-|-14-------------------------------------------------| E|-10-10-9-9-----------|----------------------------------------------------|
The song ends on B. Great tune. I would add that this is just the template bassline, you
add as many fills as you like (I encourage it).
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