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Metallica - Helpless guitar tab

Helpless ( off the $5.98 Lp - Garage Days Revisited )

as played by Metallica

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

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