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Helpless
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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----||--------------------------------
Rythmn 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-----------|-------------------|
Rythmn 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.
Rythmn 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 Rythmn
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 rythmn Figure 1. Ryth. 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
rythmn
figure 4.
Rythmn 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....
The lead for the solo is basically a blues based Hammet solo in F#.
Most of it is played on 14th fret, and Kirk does his standard drop
down to F#
on the 2nd fret.
Well I'm almost done.... Now the song finishes with Rythmn Figure 1
being
played a couple of times and then a slowed down, slightly varied version
ends the song....