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Thick

Helmet
Tab

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Song

Artist: Helmet

Album: Betty

Song: Thick

Tabbed By: Simon Robson

Dropped D tuning

intro

(let ring)

[1]--                       0-------------------------|
[2]--                       0-------------------------|
[3]--                       3-------------------------|
[4]--9-0-0-8-9-0-0------------------------------------|
[5]--9-0-0-8-9-0-0------------------------------------|
[6]--9-0-0-8-9-0-0------------------------------------|
[1]--                          0----------------------|
[2]--                          0----------------------|
[3]--                          3----------------------|
[4]--9-X--X--X--0-------------------------------------|
[5]--9-X--X--X--0-------------------------------------|
[6]--9-X--X--X--0-------------------------------------|
[1]--                      4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----|
[2]--                      4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----|
[3]--                      4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----|
[4]--9-0-0-8-9-0-2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------|
[5]--9-0-0-8-9-0-2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------|
[6]--9-0-0-8-9-0-2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------|

verse

[4]--0-2-2-3----3----3----3-|
[5]--0-2-2-3----3----3----3-|
[6]--0-2-2-3----3----3----3-|
[4]--0-2-2-3----3----3-0-3-5---|
[5]--0-2-2-3----3----3-0-3-5---|
[6]--0-2-2-3----3----3-0-3-5---|

many times

chorus

[1]               6------           4--5-------|
[2]               6------           4--5-------|
[3]               6------           4--5-------|
[4]--0--0--4------0--0--2--3-------------------|
[5]--0--0--4------0--0--2--3-------------------|
[6]--0--0--4------0--0--2--3-------------------|
[1]               6------5--5--5--5--5---|
[2]               6------5--5--5--5--5---|
[3]               6------5--5--5--5--5---|
[4]--0--0--4------3--3--3--3--3----------|
[5]--0--0--4------3--3--3--3--3----------|
[6]--0--0--4------3--3--3--3--3----------|

solo (rythem while Page plays solo)

[4]--2-3-0-2----2---2-3-0-2----2---2-3-0-2----2---2-3-0-2-|
[5]--2-3-0-2----2---2-3-0-2----2---2-3-0-2----2---2-3-0-2-|
[6]--2-3-0-2----2---2-3-0-2----2---2-3-0-2----2---2-3-0-2-|

repeat many times

ending

[1]--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----------------------|
[2]--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----------------------|
[3]--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----------------------|
[4]--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--9-0-0-8-9-0---------|
[5]--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--9-0-0-8-9-0---------|
[6]--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--9-0-0-8-9-0---------|

song played in this order:

intro/verse/chorus/verse/chorus/solo/chorus/ending

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