Metallica - Helpless
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|---------------------------------|---|---|
E|-2-2p0-0-2-2p0-0-2-2p0-0-5-7-7p5-|---|---|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------22222-------|
E|-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-|
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