Metallica - Helpless
|| 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--|
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-
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|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------
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-----------|--------------------|-------------------
Intro: Fast
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|-5-7-7p5-|
Main Bass Fig.
12X (times)
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-2-2p0-0-2-2p0-0-2-2p0-0-5-7-7p5-|
Bridge into Chorus (or Pre-Chorus)
G|---------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------2-|-----------2-4--4-2-----------|
A|-----5-------2-3-5---|-------2-5----------4-3-2-----|
E|-2-----0-2-3---------|-0-2-3--------------------5-2-|
G|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------2-|-----------2-4--44444444-|
A|-----5-------2-3-5---|-------2-5---------------|
E|-2-----0-2-3---------|-0-2-3-------------------|
Chorus:EXTREMELY FAST
G|------------------------|---|---|----------------------|
D|o-777777777p5---------5-|-%-|-%-|-77777777-----------o-|
A|o-------------7-6-7-6---|---|---|--------------------o-|
E|------------------------|---|---|----------2-2-R-4-4---|
Main Bass Fig. 10X
Pre-Chorus, Chorus
Main Bass Fig. 4X
Bass Solo (Break) 8X
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|----0-2p0---0-2p0-|
E|-2--------2-------|
4X
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|----1-3p1---1-3p1-|
E|-3--------3-------|
4X
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---2-4p2---2-4p2-|
E|-4-------4-------|
4X
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---3-5p3---3-5p3-|
E|-3-------3-------|
2X
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---2-4p2---2-4p2-|
E|-4-------4-------|
2X
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---3-5p3---3-5p3-|
E|-5-------5-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5----3----3----------------------|
A|---2----3---7----5----1------------------------|
E|-4----5--------------------5-3-5-7---3-5-7---0-|
3X, then
G|-------------|-------|
D|-------4444\-|-------|
A|-5-3-5-------|-5-3-5-|
E|-------------|-------|
Now, after that huge break, there`s a whole new part to the song...you do
this really long part twice, starting below.
4X
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------2-|
A|---------------------2-2-2-2-2-5-2---|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2---|
A|---------------------2-2-2-2-2-5---5-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------2-2-2-2-2----------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------0x-0x-0x-|
G|-------------------------------------|---|
D|---------------------------------2---|-%-|
A|---------------------2-2-2-2-2-5---5-|---|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|---|
G|----------------|---|-------------|-------------|
D|------------2---|-%-|-------3\-2\-|-4-2---------|
A|-44444444-5---5-|---|-4\-5\-------|-----4-3-2---|
E|----------------|---|-------------|-----------5-|
(That is the end of the big part you do twice-----/ )
Now do below, which is basically Main Bass Fig. 4X, with a little fill
on the 4th time.
G|---------------------------------|---|---|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-%-|-%-|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---|---|-----------------22222-------|
E|-2-2p0-0-2-2p0-0-2-2p0-0-5-7-7p5-|---|---|-2-2p0-0-2-2p0-0-------0-0-0-|
Now do Main Bass Fig. 8X, which is part of the beginning of the guitar
solo; the rest of the guitar solo is below.
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2---|
A|---------------------2-2-2-2-2-5---5-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------2-2-2-2-2----------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------0x-0x-0x-|
G|-------------------------------------|---|
D|---------------------------------2---|-%-|
A|---------------------2-2-2-2-2-5---5-|---|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|---|
G|----------------|---|-------------|-------------|
D|------------2---|-%-|-------2\-3\-|-4-2---------|
A|-44444444-5---5-|---|-4\-5\-------|-----4-3-2---|
E|----------------|---|-------------|-----------5-|
Now, right when guitar solo stops and you're done with the above, go
back to Main Bass Fig. 4X
After that, do below lick, slowly and loudly.
G|-------------------------|---|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-%-|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---|-----------------------------|
E|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-0-0-|---|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
Do this slowly also, but fade out.
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|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
