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Helicopter

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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

This is played by both Kele and Russell.

8 TIMES - On the 8th time, Russell slides the last note down.

Kele

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------9-9--7-7--4-4-------4-4--11-11--9-9-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-----------------5-5------------------| -\

Russell

e|------------------------------------------| -/
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------7-7---------------------------------|
A|----------10-10-9-9--7-7--5-5--7--7---9-5-|
E|-7-7--------------------------------------|

On another version, someone posted they'd like the intro played on one guitar.

So here it is... good luck playing it in time though.

Kele/Russell Supermorph

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------9--9---7--7-------------4-4--11-11--9-9--|
A|------12-12--10-10--9-9--7-7--5-5--x--x---9-x--|
E|-7-7---------------------5-5-------12-12--x-10-|

[Verse][0:23]

Two ways to play Kele's part. Either the first or the second.

From videos I've seen, he seems to play the first way, but I prefer the second

way personally. Your choice.

Kele

e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--|-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-|
A|-9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--|-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-|
E|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-|

OR

e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--|-7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--|
D|-4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--|-7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--|
A|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--|-5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

That's played twice without Russell, then twice with Russell:

Russell[0:35]

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

[Pre-Chorus][0:46]

!ALL PLAYED TWICE!

Probably best to play this all on the lower bit for Kele, otherwise you end

up playing an open A...

0:46

Kele

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-----9---------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-----9---------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-----7---------| -\

Russell

e|-------5-------5-|-------7-------7-|-------5-------5-|-----------------| -/
B|-------5-------5-|-------7-------7-|-------5-------5-|-----------------|
G|-------6-------6-|-------8-------8-|-------6-------6-|-----------------|
D|-------7-------7-|-------9-------9-|-------7-------7-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

0:51

Kele

e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| -\

Russell

e|-5-------5-------|-7-------7-------| -/
B|-5-------5-------|-7-------8-------|
G|-6-------6-------|-8-------9-------|
D|-7-------7-------|-9-------9-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| -\

Russell

e|-7-----------7-----------|-5-----------------------| -/
B|-8-----------8-----------|-6-----------------------|
G|-9-----------9-----------|-7------------7-7-9------|
D|-9-----------9-----------|-7-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Chorus][1:07]

Russell's bends on the chorus are quick bends with no release. Mute them as

the bend is reached.

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| -\

Russell

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7-----|
G|-------9b11--------9b11--|-------9b11--------6b7---|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-------------------------|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| -\

Russell

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7-----|
G|-------9b11--------9b11--|-------9b11--------6b7---|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

_____________________________________________________________________________

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| -\

Russell

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7-----|
G|-------9b11--------9b11--|-------9b11--------6b7---|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-------------14-14-14-12-|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| -\

Russell

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7-----|
G|-------9b11--------9b11--|-------9b11--------6b7---|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

1:19

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| -\

Russell

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12\11-------7/9---------|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x-\x--------x/x---------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10\9--------5/7---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| -\

Russell

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|

_____________________________________________________________________________

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| -\

Russell

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12\11-------14/9--------|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x-\x--------x-/x--------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10\9--------12/7--------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| -\

Russell

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|

Dubbed - Could be instead of Russell's if needed, starting on the second bar

of this section

e|-5---------------|
B|---8-7--5--5h7---|
G|---------------7-|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

[Bridge][1:30]

Kele and Russell, or Kele/Russell Supermorph, play the INTRO part again 4

times this time.

[Verse][1:40]

Kele plays the same as in the first verse.

Russell plays something slightly different to the first verse:

Russell[1:51]

e|----------|
B|-<7>-(7)\-|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------7-------10--7----7-7-7--|
G|-7-9-7-----7----------9---9-7--|
D|---------9---9-----------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|---------------8-7--7----10----|
G|-7-7-7-7---7---7-7--9b11-12b14-|
D|---------9---9-----------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------7-------10--7----7-7-7--|
G|-7-9-7-----7----------9---9-7--|
D|---------9---9-----------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|---------------8-7-------------|
G|-7-7-7-7---7---7-7--7----9-----|
D|---------9---9------9----11----|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus][2:04]

Repeat first prechorus.

[Chorus][2:24]

Repeat first chorus.

[SOLO/BREAK][2:47]

#<10># = Tremelo picked natural harmonic ;)

Kele plays this twice on his own:

Kele

e|-------------|-------------|
B|-#12#--------|-------#<10>#|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

Then (4 times):

Kele

e|-------------|-------------|
B|-#12#--------|-------#<10>#|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------| -\

Russell

e|-------------|-------------| -/
B|-12-15----12-|----15----15-|
G|-------------|-14----12----|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

Then Kele ascends up the E string while Russell continues:

Kele

e|-7//////////-|-///////////-|-///////////-|-/////////19-|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

Russell

e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-12-15----12-|----15----15-|-12-15----12-|----15----15-|
G|-------------|-14----12----|-------------|-14----12----|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

[CHORUS/OUTRO] [3:10]

Basically, in the last chorus Kele plays the first 8 bars as a fading out

tremelo picked note. Then the last 8 bars are played as full (low) powerchords

with the bass.

Kele

e|-#19#--------|-#19#--------|-#19#--------|-#19#--------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
e|-#19#-fade---|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| x2
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Russell

e|----15-14-|
B|-15-------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

Russell's part continues from start to the end over Kele.

Then there's a drum fill, and you're done!!

_____________________________________________________________________________

LYRICS

_____________________________________________________________________________

Verse:

North to south

Empty

Running on

Bravado

As if to say, as if to say

As if to say, he doesn't like chocolate

He's born a liar, he'll die a liar

Some things will never be different

Prechorus:

Stop being so American

There's a time and there's a place

So James Dean

So blue jeans

Gonna save the world

He's gonna

Chorus:

Are you hoping for a miracle?

Are you hoping for a miracle?

Are you hoping for a miracle?

Are you hoping for a miracle?

Verse:

Three out of five, three out of five

(It's not enough)

Six out of ten

Better luck next time

Just like his Dad, just like his Dad

(Same mistakes)

Some things will never be different

Hungry and dumb, hungry and dumb

(So wait in line)

Queuing up for some more junk food

It's not my fault, it's not my fault

(Just this once)

They're getting so much younger

Prechorus:

Why can't you be more European

Bastard child of guilt and shame

Bury your face? in the sand

I'm thinking six, six, six

I'm thinking six

Chorus:

Are you hoping for a miracle?

Are you hoping for a miracle?

Are you hoping for a miracle?

Are you hoping for a miracle?

Chorus:

Are you hoping for a miracle?

(It's not enough, It's not enough)

Are you hoping for a miracle?

(It's not enough, It's not enough)

Are you hoping for a miracle?

(It's not enough, It's not enough)

Are you hoping for a miracle?

(It's not enough, It's not enough, It's not enough)

***********************************************************

/ - Slide up

\ - Slide down

b - Bend

r - Return

x - Mute

PM - Palm mute

~ - Let ring/vibrato

h - Hammer-on

p - Pull-off

- Harmonic

#n# - Tremelo pick

-\ - Parts played together

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