Helpless

Ñîñòàâèë Stephan Ferenczy (08fonzie@ac.dal.ca)

 

Rythmn Fig 1.                     Bridge into chorus
 
                                ||            Hold These chords
   A B        F#          Repeat|| A B        F# D E F#   D E F#
e|------------------------------||----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------||----------------------------------|
G|-2-4--(4)--------------------*||-2-4--(4)------7-9---11-7-9-------|
D|-2-4--(4)-----4-----4-----4--*||-2-4--(4)---4--7-9-4-11-7-9-4-----|
A|-0-2-0h2p0----4-----4-----4---||-0-2-0h2p0--4--5-7-4- 9-5-7-4-----|
E|------------2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-||------------2------2--------2--2--|
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                                                 Pick real Fast and alot
 
 
By this ( ) I mean hold the B chord with your ring finger and just perform 
the
hammer and pull-offs with your index finger. Repeat This rythmn figure until
you hit the bridge to the chorus. The Bridge into the chorus has a bunch of
power chords which are held. Listen to the tune and you'll get the 
picture....
 
 
 
 
 
Chorus (Lyrics go 'HELPLESS....!')
 
   Part 1                            Part 2             Part 3
   A                      repeat 3x| A         G      | A         G   A
e|---------------------------------|------------------|-----------------
B|---------------------------------|------------------|-----------------
G|--------------------------------*|-----------------*|-----------------
D|------------------7p5---------5-*|-----------5-5-5-*|-----------5-5-7-
A|----------------------7-6-7-6----|-----------5-5-5--|-----------5-5-7-
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3--|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-
 
 
By this I mean play Part 1 three times, then play Part 2. Then you play Part 
1
three times again and finish the chorus with Part 3. Work with me on this
one... I'm not sure about the part 1 section... but this is close....
 
Now return to ryth. Fig 1 amd play it till you hit the chorus a second
time... do the chorus again and then play rythmn Fig 1 again until you hit 
the
little Newstead bass solo, after which you hit a second bridge. I prefer to
enter into this section with a jumping, banging pick slide. In other words I
bounce the pick off the low E, A and D while sliding the edge down the
fretboard... Anyway it sounds real cool...
 
Bridge 2
 
 
 |<-------Repeat 4x |<------Repeat 4x|<------Repeat 4x|<------Repeat 4x|
e|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------*|---------------*|---------------*|---------------*|
D|-----------------*|---------------*|---------------*|---------------*|
A|----0-2----0h2p0--|---2-4---2h4p2--|---3-5---3h5p3--|---5-7---5h7p5--|
E|--2------2--------|-4-----4--------|-5-----5--------|-7-----7--------|
 
 
 |<-------Repeat 2x|<------Repeat 2x|
e|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------------------
B|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------------------
G|----------------*|---------------*|-----------------------------------
D|----------------*|---------------*|---------------7-9---5-7---3-5-----
A|----3-5---3h5p3--|---5-7---5h7p5--|---3-5---5-7-9-----7-----5---------
E|--5-----5--------|-7-----7--------|-5-----7---------------------------
 
 
            |    | Rythmn Fig 2.         || End ryth. Fig 2
            |    |                       ||
 End bridge2|    |<----Repeat 3x|        ||
e|----------|    |--------------|--------||--------------------------------
B|----------|    |--------------|--------||--------------------------------
G|-4---2-4--|    |---4p2---2-4-*|-7---9--||--------------------------------
D|-4-5-2-4--|    |---4p2-4-2-4-*|-7-7-9--||--------------------------------
A|-2-5-0-2--|    |-------4------|-5-7-7--||--------------------------------
E|---3------|    |--------------|---5----||--------------------------------
 
 
  Ryth Fig 3.
 
 | F#A B D C#A F#A B E     F#A B D C#A F#A B D C#B |<--------Repeat 2x |
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
G|---2-4-7-6-2---2-4---------2-4-7-6-2---2-4-7-6-4-|6-----------7-9-7-*|
D|-4-2-4-7-6-2-4-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-4-7-6-2-4-2-4-7-6-4-|6-----------7-9-7-*|
A|-4-0-2-5-4-0-4-0-2-2-2-2-4-0-2-5-4-0-4-0-2-5-4-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-5-7-5--|
E|-2-----------2-----0-0-0-2-----------2-----------|-------------------|
 
 
   Ryth Fig 3a.                    |
                                                   | End Ryth. Fig 3
   C#       D        E       F        F# E C#C B A |
e|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------
G|-6-sl.\---7-sl.\---9-sl.\--10-sl.\--11-9-6-5-4-2-|--------------------
D|-6-sl.\---7-sl.\---9-sl.\--10-sl.\--11-9-6-5-4-2-|--------------------
A|-4-sl.\---5-sl.\---7-sl.\-- 8-sl.\-- 9-7-4-3-2-0-|--------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------
 
Ok, Lots of explaining to do... first of all the bridge: play each section
marked for repetition and then proceed to the next bar... do not go back to
the beginning of the bridge each time... I just was lazy and didn't want to
write it all up... listen to the song and then try to figure it out...The
bridge ends with four power chords: B, G, A, B. Then the song heads into
rythmn figure 2.
 
Ryth Fig. 2 is played FAST! Repeat it a bunch of times until you hit the
second set of lyrics. Then break into Rythmn Fig 3 followed by Ryth. Fig 
3a.
After the lyrics then back to Rythmn Fig. 2. This entire thing is repeated
twice (I think.... Check out the song).
 
Now we head towards the guitar solo. Rythmn fig 2 is played once and 
followed by Rhyth Figure 1. Rhyth. Fig 1 repeats a bunch of times and the 
intro to the solo starts with an E power chord on 0th fret.
Rythmn Fig 1. is played behind the solo until near the end of the solo 
the Rythmn changes to Ryth figure 4.
 
 
  Ryth Fig 4.
 
 |<-----repeat 3x|             |<---------repeat 2x |
e|---------------|-------------|--------------------|-------------------
B|---------------|-------------|--------------------|-------------------
G|----2-4-------*|---2-4-7-6-4-|-6-----------7-9-7-*|-------------------
D|--4-2-4-2-2-2-*|-4-2-4-7-6-4-|-6-----------7-9-7-*|-------------------
A|--4-0-2-2-2-2--|-4-0-2-5-4-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-7-5--|-------------------
E|--2-----0-0-0--|-2-----------|--------------------|-------------------
 
Now finish the solo off with Rythmn Fig. 3a....
 
 
Solo:
 
 
                 <--3X-->
e|-------------------------------------17b19--17b19--17prbr19---14h17p14v-
B|-17b--17b--17b-17brp14--17bv---17p14-------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                          <------------3X------------>
<----4X------>
e|-14-14-17p14----14----------14h17p14-----14------------------17p16p14---14-
B|-------------17----17v---17-----------17----17v-------17-19-----------17---
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                           <----2X---->
e|-------------------------------------|-17p14----14-17p14-------------------------------
B|-17h19-19-19-17h19-17h19-17h19-19-19-|-------17----------17p14----14h17p14-------------
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------16----------16p14----16-
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------16----
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
 
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|-14-14-14p12--14---------------------------------------------
D|-----------------16p14-----14h16-14--------------------------
A|-----------------------16-----------16-15-14-12----12-14-16--
E|------------------------------------------------14-----------
 
 
e|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------|---Hold bend for a while-and-----------------
G|-14----14-14-14--14--16b--16b--16p14----|---then release gradually--------------------
D|-14----14-14-14--14--16b--16b--------16-|---------------------------------------------
A|----16----------------------------------|-14b......................r14----12-------12-
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------14-14----
 
 
e|---------------------------------------  Here you have to trem. pick the notes and
B|---------------------------------------  bend the trem-bar heavily up&down all the time.
G|-6---7---9--11-12-14--14--16-----------
D|---------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------
 
 
e|-19p14----19p14----19p14--17p14----17p14----17p14--17p12----17p12----17p12----- This part is
B|-------17-------17--------------17-------17--------------15-------15----------- played 4X
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First 3 times
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- end like this:
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
e|-15p14-12-------------------- This is    |-15p12----12--15p14--------12v---
B|----------15p14-12----12----- the fourth |-------15-----------15p12--------
G|-------------------14-------- ending:    |---------------------------------
D|-----------------------------            |---------------------------------
A|-----------------------------            |---------------------------------
E|-----------------------------            |---------------------------------
 
 
e|-17p14----14-17h14----14-----|--------19p14-17p14-16p14-12h14--12h14-14-14--12h14-12h14--
B|-------17----------17----17v-|--17-17----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------
 
 
e|-14h15-15-15-14h15-14h15--15h17-17-17-15h17-15h17-|-16h18-18-18-16h18-16h18---22b-------r-
B|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
   

 

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