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Helter Skelter Bass Tab by Mötley Crüe

Helter Skelter bass tab by Mötley Crüe (Ver. 2)

Bass Tab

Tuning: D (DGCF)

INTRO:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-r-------------------------------|-r-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &



F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2---r---2---r---2---r---2---r---|-2---r---2---r---2---r---2---r---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-VERSE:
                (x2)
F |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D |-2---r---2---r---2---r---2---r---||-2---r---2---r---2---2---2---2-0-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-0-r-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 1:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0-r-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-0-5-----|-0-r-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-0-5-----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0-r-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-0-5-----|-0-r-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2/|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-5-r-5-5-5-r-5-5-5-r-5-5-5-r-5-5-|-5-r-5-5-5-r-5-5-5-r-5-5-5---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-7---\---r-----------------------|-2-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 1:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-2-r-----------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 2:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-0-5-----|-0-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-0-5-----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-0-5-----|-0-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-0-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                                              ( 3 )
F |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |-5-r-5-5-5-r-5-5-5-r-5-5-5-r-5-5-|-5-r-5-5-5-r-5-5-5-r-5---5--5--5--|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4  &  &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-7---\---r-----------------------|-2-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2---2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 2:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-2-r-----------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-SOLO:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2-------------------------------|(2)--------------------------2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


GUITAR SOLO:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-2-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2-r-2---0-5-----|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------2---------|-0-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2-0-----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-0h2-2-2-2-r-2-2-2-r-2---0-5-----|---------------------------------|-2-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2-0-----|
D |-----------------------2---------|-2-r-2-2-5---0-4---0-3---2-------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


BRIDGE:
                (x4)
F |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D |-2---r---2---r---2---r---2---r---||-2---r---2---r---2---2---2---2-0-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-0-r-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 3:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-0-5-----|-0-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-0-5-----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-0-5-----|-0-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2---2-0-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-5-r-5-5-5-r-5-5-5-r-5-5-5-r-5-5-|-5-r-5-5-5---5---5---5---5-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-7---\---r-----------------------|-2-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2-r-2-2-2---2-2-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 3:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-2-r-----------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-2-r---------------------2-r-----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


OUTRO:

F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

   6/4                                               (Let ring)
F |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2---2-r-2-------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------2-r-------------|-2-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

LEGEND:
r = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
(3) = triplet
() = sustained note

Published: December 13, 2021

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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