Helter Skelter (Bass)
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Other versions:
Artist : Motley Crue
Song : Helter Skelter (Cover of The Beatles tune)
Album : Shout At The Devil
Bassist : Nikki Sixx
Tabber : Dev Fuld

[Intro] (0:05)

F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|
 
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---2---2--2-2-2--2-2-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2---|
 
[Verse]

F|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| x2
D|--0--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--5--|-0--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--5---|

[Pre-Chorus]

F|-------------------------------------|R|------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|E|------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|S|------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7\-|T|--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2---|

[Chorus] (Nikki doesn't play the descending runs in original recording)

F|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
C|----------7-6-4---------|-----------------------|---------7-6-4------------|-------------------|
G|----------------7-6-4---|---------7-6-4---------|---------------7-6-4------|-------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-------------7-|-2-2-2-2-------7-6-4-2-|-7-7-7-7-------------7--2-|-------------------|

[Verse]

F|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| x2
D|--0--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--5--|-0--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--5---|

[Pre-Chorus]

F|-------------------------------------|R|------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|E|------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|S|------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7\-|T|--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2---|

[Chorus]

F|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
C|----------7-6-4---------|-----------------------|---------7-6-4------------|-------------------|
G|----------------7-6-4---|---------7-6-4---------|---------------7-6-4------|-------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-------------7-|-2-2-2-2-------7-6-4-2-|-7-7-7-7-------------7--2-|-------------------|

[Pre-Solo]

F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--2*----------------------2-2*-------------------|

[Guitar Solo]

F|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
C|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------| x2
D|--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--10--|--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--5--|

F|------------------------------|
C|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--10--|

F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---14\--2---14\--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|
 
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---2---2--2-2-2--2-2-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2---|

[Verse]

F|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| x2
D|--0--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--5--|-0--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--5---|

[Pre-Chorus]

F|-------------------------------------|R|------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|E|------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|S|------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7\-|T|--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2---|

[Chorus]

F|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
C|----------7-6-4---------|-----------------------|---------7-6-4------------|-------------------|
G|----------------7-6-4---|---------7-6-4---------|---------------7-6-4------|-------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-------------7-|-2-2-2-2-------7-6-4-2-|-7-7-7-7-------------7--2-|-------------------|

[Chorus]

F|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
C|----------7-6-4---------|-----------------------|---------7-6-4------------|-------------------|
G|----------------7-6-4---|---------7-6-4---------|---------------7-6-4------|-------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-------------7-|-2-2-2-2-------7-6-4-2-|-7-7-7-7-------------7--2-|-------------------|

[Chorus]

F|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
C|----------7-6-4---------|-----------------------|---------7-6-4------------|-------------------|
G|----------------7-6-4---|---------7-6-4---------|---------------7-6-4------|-------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-------------7-|-2-2-2-2-------7-6-4-2-|-7-7-7-7-------------7--2-|-------------------|

[End]

F|------------------------|
C|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--2*--------------------|


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That's it. This version is just as good as the first with a couple differences.
I already put it in order, so enjoy. Any questions or comments, e-mail me
at rocklvson@yahoo.com