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----------------------------------------------------------------- Deerhunter - Helicopter ----------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: Standard To get this to sound perfect you need to play an acoustic guitar through an Eventide Pitchfactor on the preset "9-1 Delayed 3rd and 5th" through some shimmer reverb. The Pitchfactor is the most important bit as it turns the single-note lines into chord harmonies, and thickens out the chords in the chorus. I'll include some versions at the end for those who don't have the Pitchfactor. [Verse] E B F#m B e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--9--11--9--8-------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------9------------------9--9----------------------| A|------------------------9--9----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus] (Pitchfactor makes power chords sound like maj9 chords) A5 E5 A5 E5 e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|---7---------2---2-----------7---------2---2-----------------| A|---7---------2---2-----------7---------2---2-----------------| E|---5---------0---0-----------5---------0---0-----------------| For those who want to play this without an Eventide Pitchfactor, there's an easier version and a harder version for you. the Pitchfactor basically adds a 3rd and a 5th to each note to turn it into a full chord, so that's what we'll do. Note that this isn't the way that Deerhunter play it. If you want it to sound 100% perfect then get a Pitchfactor, it's also used on the songs 'Earthquake' and 'He Would Have Laughed'. Easy version e|---16--17--16--14--11---------------11--11-------------------| B|---------------------------10--10----------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|---14--16--14--13--9----------------9---9--------------------| A|---------------------------9---9-----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| And the complete, harder version e|---16--17--16--14--11----------------11---11------------------| B|---------------------------10--10-----------------------------| G|---16--18--16--14--11----------------11---11------------------| D|---14--16--14--13--9-------11--11-----9---9-------------------| A|---------------------------9---9------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus] e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|---9---------4---4--------------------------------------------| G|---9---------4---4--------------------------------------------| D|---7---------2---2--------------------------------------------| A|---0----------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------0---0--------------------------------------------|