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Make Room

Helmet
Tab

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Song

Artist: Helmet

Album: Strap it on

Song: Make Room

Tabbed By: Simon Robson

Dropped D Tuning

INTRO

1:|-----|
2:|-----|

3:|-----| Bang on this for a few times

4:|--3--| Palm-muted at first, then getting

5:|--3--| louder

6:|--3--|

Riff A

1:|---------------------------------------------|
2:|---------------------------------------------|
3:|---------------------------------------------|
4:|--0-0-9-10---0-0-9-10---0-0-9-10---0-0-9-10--|
5:|--0-0-9-10---0-0-9-10---0-0-9-10---0-0-9-10--|
6:|--0-0-9-10---0-0-9-10---0-0-9-10---0-0-9-10--|

Play 4 times....then

RIFF B

1:|------------------------------------------|
2:|------------------------------------------|
3:|------------------------------------------|
4:|--0-0-2-3---0-0-2-3---0-0-2-3---0-0-2-5---|
5:|--0-0-2-3---0-0-2-3---0-0-2-3---0-0-2-5---|
6:|--0-0-2-3---0-0-2-3---0-0-2-3---0-0-2-5---|

Play 2 times...

Then Riff A x 4

Riff B x 2

then...

FILL 1

1:|-----------------------|
2:|-----------------------|
3:|-----------------------|
4:|---7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---|
5:|---7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---|
6:|---7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---|

then back to Riff A x 4

and Riff B x 2

then...

FILL 2

1:|-----------------------------|
2:|-----------------------------|
3:|-----------------------------|
4:|---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-6-5-3---|
5:|---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-6-5-3---|
6:|---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-6-5-3---|

then

BRIDGE 1

1:|-----------------------|
2:|-----------------------|
3:|-----------------------|
4:|---7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-3---|
5:|---7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-3---|
6:|---7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-3---|

3 times

BRIDGE 2

1:|-----------------|
2:|-----------------|
3:|-----------------|
4:|---7-7-3-3-3-3---|
5:|---7-7-3-3-3-3---|
6:|---7-7-3-3-3-3---|

then Riff B x 12

OUTRO

1:|---------------|
2:|---------------|
3:|---------------|
4:|---2-2-3-2-2---|
5:|---2-2-3-2-2---|
6:|---2-2-3-2-2---|

end with 4:|---2---|

5:|---2---|

6:|---2---|

I'll just go over that order one more time, for the dummies

Intro

Riff A x 4

Riff B x 2

Riff A x 4

Riff B x 2

Fill 1

Riff A x 16

Riff B x 2

Fill 2

Bridge 1 x 3

Bridge 2

Riff B x 14

Outro

Have fun with it!!!

dropped D tuning

Start

D |-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D |-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

Riff 1

D |-12(0)--12(0)--9-10--|
A |-12(0)--12(0)--9-10--|
D |-12(0)--12(0)--9-10--|

Riff 2

D |-0-0-2-3--0-0-2-3--0-0-2-3--0-0-2-5--|
A |-0-0-2-3--0-0-2-3--0-0-2-3--0-0-2-5--|
D |-0-0-2-3--0-0-2-3--0-0-2-3--0-0-2-5--|

Riff 3

D |-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A |-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D |-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|

Riff 4

D |-7--7-7--6-5-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A |-7--7-7--6-5-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D |-7--7-7--6-5-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Riff 5

D |-7--5--3--|
A |-7--5--3--|
D |-7--5--3--|

Riff 6 End

D |-2--3--2-2-        ---2_______--|
A |-2--3--2-2-        ---2_______--|
D |-2--3--2-2-        ---2_______--|

Start

16 x Riff 1

2 x Riff 2

16 x Riff 1

2 x Riff 2

1 x Riff 3

16 x Riff 1

2 x Riff 2

1 x Riff 3

3 x Riff 4

1 x Riff 5

14 x Riff 2

16 x Riff 6

End

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