Silverchair - Dearest Helpless guitar tab
Song-Dearest Helpless
Band-silverchair
Album-Neon Ballroom
Tabbed by dave lander
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Tablature explanation
b : bend
s : slide
h : hammer-on
p : pull-off
x : muffled string
P.M.: palm mute
Standard tuning
[0:05]
distortion on
e|----------------------------|------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-----3----------------------|-----3------------------------|
D|---3---2--4-5----5----5-5-5-|---3---2--4-5----5------5h6h5-|
A|-1--------4-5--4---4--5-5-5-|-1--------4-5--4---4--4-------|
E|----------2-3---------3-3-3-|----------2-3-----------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|-----3----------------------|-----3--------|
|---3---2--4-5----5----5-5-5-|---3---2--4-5-|
|-1--------4-5--4---4--5-5-5-|-1--------4-5-|
|----------2-3---------3-3-3-|----------2-3-|
[0:25] Verse
distortion off
A#5 B5 G5 C5 A#5 A#5 A#5- x2
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A#5 B5 G5 C5 A#5 A#5 A#5- x2
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Dearest helpless
Intent's not as bad as the action
Take a breath to distort
The fear in your eyes
I don't mean it to hurt
But every time I hate you
I think of you first
[1:03]
distortion on
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|-----3----------------------|-----3------------------------|
|---3---2--4-5----5----5-5-5-|---3---2--4-5----5------5h6h5-|
|-1--------4-5--4---4--5-5-5-|-1--------4-5--4---4--4-------|
|----------2-3---------3-3-3-|----------2-3-----------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
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|-----3----------------------|-----3--------|
|---3---2--4-5----5----5-5-5-|---3---2--4-5-|
|-1--------4-5--4---4--5-5-5-|-1--------4-5-|
|----------2-3---------3-3-3-|----------2-3-|
He's made you blind
You're better on your own
I'm just the kind to bring you down
[1:22]
A#5 F#5 x2
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***** *:distortion on
[1:26] Verse
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A#5 B5 G5 C5 A#5 A#5 A#5- x2
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A#5 B5 G5 C5 A#5 A#5 A#5- x2
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Equalize the pressure, it's all too much
Sex drugs and image is just enough
To get you by in the real world
[1:54]
distortion on
e|----------------------------|------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-----3----------------------|-----3------------------------|
D|---3---2--4-5----5----5-5-5-|---3---2--4-5----5------5h6h5-|
A|-1--------4-5--4---4--5-5-5-|-1--------4-5--4---4--4-------|
E|----------2-3---------3-3-3-|----------2-3-----------------|
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|-----3----------------------|-----3--------|
|---3---2--4-5----5----5-5-5-|---3---2--4-5-|
|-1--------4-5--4---4--5-5-5-|-1--------4-5-|
|----------2-3---------3-3-3-|----------2-3-|
He's made you blind
You're better on your own
I'm just the kind to bring you down
[2:13]
distortion off
A#5 F#5 A#5 F#5 A#5 F#5 A#5 F#5
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|-----3----------3-------|-----3----------3-------|
|---3---4-4----3---4-4-4-|---3---4-4----3---4-4-4-|
|-1-----4-4--1-----4-4-4-|-1-----4-4--1-----4-4-4-|
|-------2-2--------2-2-2-|-------2-2--------2-2-2-|
*** ***** *** *****
[2:28]
distortion off
D#5 B5 D#5 B5 A#5 F#5 A#5 F#5 x3
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A#5 F#5 A#5 F#5 D#/G# D/A A#5 F#5 G5 A#5 F#5
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|-----3------------3-------------|-3-------------------|
|---3---4-4-4----3---------------|---3--4-5------4-5-5-|
|-1-----4-4-4--1-----4--4--5s----|------4-5----4---5-5-|
|-------2-2-2--------2--4--5s----|------2-3--2-----3-3-|
***** ******* *** ***
[2:54] x3
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He's made you blind
I'm just the kind to bring you, to bring you...
He's made you blind
You're better on your own
