"Helicon 1" When Mogwai plays this song on stage there is a feedback loop at the very start of the tune, which lasts until the end. The note is a D. An E-bow can make this sound better. Delay settings (DD-6) 8/10, 6/10, 4/10, 800 ms Gtr1 with delay clean sound e|-------------------------|| B|-------------------------|| G|-/-11-------9-----7------|| D|-------------------------|| A|-------------------------|| E|-------------------------|| Gtr1 ||-----------------------|| ||-----------------------|| ||-(7)-/-11--12----14----|| ||-----------------------|| ||-----------------------|| ||-----------------------|| Gtr1 ||---------------------------|| ||---------------------------|| ||--(14)--/-19---------------|| ||---------------------------|| ||---------------------------|| ||---------------------------|| Gtr1 ||-------------------------|| ||-------------------------|| ||---(19)------------------|| ||--------0-0-0------------|| ||-------------------------|| ||-------------------------|| Gtr2 enters (1'20) clean sound (*on string G, it could be 7 or open, your choice. open might sound better.) ** repeat this throughout nearly the whole song. e|------------------------------------------------------------|| B|---10--7---10--10---7--10---10--7--10---10--7------7--5--7--|| G|-7----7---7---7----7---7-----7----7--7----7----7------4--4--|| D|------------------------------------------------------------|| A|------------------------------------------------------------|| E|------------------------------------------------------------|| Gtr1 ||-------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------|| ||----11--9---7---11---9---7-----------|| ||-------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------|| Gtr1 ||----------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------|| ||----11------9------7----11------9-------7-----------|| ||----------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------|| change (2'22) Gtr1 ||---------------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------------|| ||---11---12---14-------7-------11----12-----14----------7-------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------------|| Gtr2 repeat... ||----------------------------------------------------------| ||---10--7---10--10---7--10---10--7--10---10--7------10--7--| ||-7----7---7---7----7---7-----7----7--7----7----7------7---| ||----------------------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------------------| DISTORTION! (2'54) There must be a third gtr which carries on playing Gtr 2 clean part. Gtr1 with disto (not too heavy… beware of feedbacks) ||---------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------|| ||--11----9----7-----11------9------7----------|| ||---------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------|| Gtr2 Power chords (heavy distortion) ||---------------------------|| ||---7------------------3----|| ||---7------------------4----|| ||---7------------------4----|| ||---5------------------2----|| ||---------------------------|| Gtr2 ||---------------------------|| ||---7------------------3----|| ||---7------------------4----|| ||---7------------------4----|| ||---5------------------2----|| ||---------------------------|| Variation (3'25 Gtr1 with distortion. ||---------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------|| ||----7---9-----7---9---------7-------9-------11-----|| ||---------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------|| Gtr2 ||---------------------------|| ||---7------------------3----|| ||---7------------------4----|| ||---7------------------4----|| ||---5------------------2----|| ||---------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------|| ||----11-----------9-----------7-------|| ||-------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------|| Gtr2 ||---------------------------|| ||---7------------------3----|| ||---7------------------4----|| ||---7------------------4----|| ||---5------------------2----|| ||---------------------------|| Variation (3'58) Gtr1 ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||---14-----12---11-------14----12-----11-----|| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------|| Gtr2 ||--------------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------------|| ||----7---------5---------7-------------5-----------|| ||----7---------5---------7-------------5-----------|| ||----5---------3---------5-------------3-----------|| Gtr1 very fast, trill. ||-----------------------------------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----19---21---19-----------------21----------------19------|| ||-----------------------------------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------------------------------------|| Gtr2 Power chords ||--------------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------------|| ||----7---------5---------7-------------5-----------|| ||----7---------5---------7-------------5-----------|| ||----5---------3---------5-------------3-----------|| Distortion off. Outro (4'29) Gtr1 feedback ||-----------------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------------------|| ||--(19)--(0)-------/----9-----7-----------|| ||-----------------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------------------|| gtr1 ||--------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|| ||-----(11)------(14)-----(19)----|| ||--------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|| gtr 2 returns ||------------------------------------------------------------|| ||---10--7---10--10---7--10---10--7--10---10--7------7--------|| ||-7----7---7---7----7---7-----7----7--7----7----7------4-----|| ||------------------------------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------------------------------|| gtr1 ||------------------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------------------|| ||--\--0-/-11----\--/-14---19---21--19------------|| ||------------------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------------------|| gtr2 w./ slight delay ||-------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------|| ||------7H------------7---11-----|| ||----------7H-12H---------------|| ||-------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------||