T H E H E L L A C O P T E R S
T H E D E V I L S T O L E T H E B E A T F R O M T H E L O R D
tabed by lee tucker 2002
RIFF 1:
+--------------------+-------------------------------+
+--------------------+-------------------------------+
+-6-6--4-6-4-4-------+--6-6--4-6-4-4--11-9-11-9------+
+-6-6--4-6-4-4-6-4-2-+--6-6--4-6-4-4--11-9-11-9------+
+-4-4--2-4-2-2-6-4-2-+--4-4--2-4-2-2-----------11-9--+
+--------------4-2---+-------------------------------+
LICK 1: (riff 1)
+-----------------------------+
+-14--------------------------+
+-16b--------16---------------+
+-----16b-16b--16b--14-16-16b-+
+-----------------------------+
+-----------------------------+
[ The first end ]
+--------------------+----------------------------+
+--------------------+----------------------------+
+-6-6--4-6-4-4-------+-9--4--9--4--11-11--6-------+
+-6-6--4-6-4-4-6-4-2-+-9--4--9--4--11-11--6-------+
+-4-4--2-4-2-2-6-4-2-+-7--2--7--2--9--9---4-------+
+--------------4-2---+----------------------------+
[ The second end ]
+--------------------+----------------------------+
+--------------------+----------------------------+
+-6-6--4-6-4-4-------+--6-9-4---------------------+
+-6-6--4-6-4-4-6-4-2-+--6-9-4---------------------+
+-4-4--2-4-2-2-6-4-2-+--4-7-2---------------------+
+--------------4-2---+----------------------------+
Verse: Got you concerned by some unconcious mistake...
+------------------+-------------------+------------------+
+------------------+-------------------+------------------+
+-9-9-9-9--4-4-4-4-+-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---+------------------+
+-9-9-9-9--4-4-4-4-+-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---+------------------+
+-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-+-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---+------------------+
+------------------+-------------------+------------------+
LICK 2: (verse)
+-----------------+
+-----------------+
+-6-4-------4-----+
+-----6-4-6-------+
+-----------------+
+-----------------+
RIFF 2: (bridge) Got you fooled by a mass demand...
[ The first end 3 times ][ The second end 1 time ]
+------------------------------+------------------------------+
+------------------------------+------------------------------+
+--9-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--+--9-4-------------------------+
+--9-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--+--9-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--+
+--7-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--+--7-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--+
+------------------------------+-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--+
RIFF 3: (refr) The devil stole the beat from the Lord...
[ 2 times ][ Ending ]
+---------------------+-------------------+
+---------------------+-------------------+
+-9-9--6-6--4-4-4-4---+--9-4--------------+ And after this you
+-9-9--6-6--4-4-4-4---+--9-4--------------+ play the Riff one
+-7-7--4-4--2-2-2-2---+--7-2--------------+ again.
+---------------------+-------------------+
LICK 3: (refr)
+------------------+
+------------------+
+------9-----------+
+-9-11---11-9------+
+------------------+
+------------------+
RIFF 4: (middle play)
[ 4 times ]
+------------------------------------------------------- | You ending this with
+------------------------------------------------------- | The lick here.
+-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---+ -- |
+-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---+ -- |
+-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---+ -- |
+-----------------------------------------------+ -- |
|
LICK 4: (middle play) <----------------------- |
+------------------------------------------------------- |
+------------------------------------------------------- | And after this lick
+------------------------------------------------------- | You start to plat
+-11b------------9-11-11b------------------------------- | Riff 2 (the bridge)!
+----12-12-12-12---------------------------------------- |
+------------------------------------------------------- |
ENDING RIFF 5:
+--------------------+--------------------------+
+--------------------+--------------------------+
+-6-6--4-6-4-4-------+-4-4----------------------+
+-6-6--4-6-4-4-6-4-2-+-4-4-4-4-6-4-2------------+
+-4-4--2-4-2-2-6-4-2-+-2-2-4-4-6-4-2------------+
+--------------4-2---+-----2-2-4-2--------------+
LICK 5: (the ending)
+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------------------+
+-14--+-16--+-14--+-16--+--------------------+ Bend it!
+-16b-+-18b-+-16b-+-18b-+-18b-18-16-18-16-18-+
+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------------------+
+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------------------+
+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------------------+