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Exactly What You Wanted

Helmet
Tab

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

Song

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EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANTED - Helmet

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Tabbed by an17nin17

Email - c.norman83@ntlworld.com

Drop D Tuning - D, A, D, G, B, E

Verse

|------------------|------------------------|
|--------7-9-9-7-7-|------------------------|
|--------7-9-9-7-7-|------------------------|
|-9---9------------|-9---9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-|
|-9---9------------|-9---9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-|
|-9---9------------|-9---9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-|

Play x 3 |

Chorus

1| 2|

|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-7-4-7--4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|-7-4-7-4-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-7-4-7--4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|-7-4-7-4-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-7-4-7--4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|-7-4-7-4-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-|

| Guitar 1

|-2--2-2-0--0--2-2-2-2--0--0--2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0--0-|
|-2--2-2-0--0--2-2-2-2--0--0--2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0--0-|
|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-|
|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

Play x 4

Post - Chorus

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-9----0-0--0--0-0-0-2-3--/9-|
|-9----0-0--0--0-0-0-2-3--/9-|
|-9----0-0--0--0-0-0-2-3--/9-|

PM.............................................

Play x 2

|------------------|------------------------|
|--------7-9-9-7-7-|------------------------|
|--------7-9-9-7-7-|------------------------|
|-9---9------------|-9---9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-|
|-9---9------------|-9---9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-|
|-9---9------------|-9---9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-|

| Guitar 1 |

|-1111111111111111-|-1111111111111111111111-|

|-121212120-0-0-0--|-1212121212121212121212-|

|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|

Guitar 2 |

Play x 3 |

1| 2|

|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-7-4-7--4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|-7-4-7-4-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-7-4-7--4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|-7-4-7-4-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-7-4-7--4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|-7-4-7-4-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-|

| Guitar 1

|-2--2-2-0--0--2-2-2-2--0--0--2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0--0-|
|-2--2-2-0--0--2-2-2-2--0--0--2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0--0-|
|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-|
|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

Play x 4

Verse

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-99-7\6--0-2---0--3p2p0-/9-99-7\6--0--2--0---3p2-0--|
|-9-99-7\6--0-2---0--3p2p0-/9-99-7\6--0--2--0---3p2-0--|
|-9-99-7\6--0-2---0--3p2p0-/9-99-7\6--0--2--0---3p2-0--|

Play x 3

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-3-2-0-2---2-2-2-3-2-0-2---2-2-2-3-2-0-2-0--0-|
|-2-2-2-3-2-0-2---2-2-2-3-2-0-2---2-2-2-3-2-0-2-0--0-|
|-2-2-2-3-2-0-2---2-2-2-3-2-0-2---2-2-2-3-2-0-2-0--0-|

Play x 3

1| 2|

|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-7-4-7--4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|-7-4-7-4-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-7-4-7--4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|-7-4-7-4-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-7-4-7--4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|-7-4-7-4-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-|

| Guitar 1

|-2--2-2-0--0--2-2-2-2--0--0--2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0--0-|
|-2--2-2-0--0--2-2-2-2--0--0--2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0--0-|
|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-|
|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

Play x 4

Outro

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-99-7\6--0-2---0--3p2p0-/9-99-7\6--0--2--0---3p2-0--|
|-9-99-7\6--0-2---0--3p2p0-/9-99-7\6--0--2--0---3p2-0--|
|-9-99-7\6--0-2---0--3p2p0-/9-99-7\6--0--2--0---3p2-0--|

Play x 3

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-3-2-0-2---2-2-2-3-2-0-2---2-2-2-3-2-0-2-0--0-|
|-2-2-2-3-2-0-2---2-2-2-3-2-0-2---2-2-2-3-2-0-2-0--0-|
|-2-2-2-3-2-0-2---2-2-2-3-2-0-2---2-2-2-3-2-0-2-0--0-|

Play x 3

And That's It.

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