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Helpless by John Mayer
Helpless
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:F
Capo:no capo
Standard tuning
F C F/A Am E7 Eb Am7
e|-1----------(5)----5-----7----(6)----5-----|
B|-1-----5-----6-----5-----9-----8-----5-----|
G|-2-----5-----5-----5-----7-----8-----5-----|
D|-3-----5-----7-----7-----9-----8-----5-----|
A|-x----(3)----------x-----7-----6-----7-----|
E|(1)----------------5-----------------5-----|
[Intro]
F C F/A C/G F/A Am7 F C
e|1---------------|--------------------------------|----------------1---------------|
B|1-------5-------|6p5h6---x---5-------6-----------|----------------1-------5-------|
G|2-------5-------|5-------x---5-------5-------5---|----------------2-------5-------|
D|3-------5-------|7p5h7---x---5-------7-------5h7~|--7-5---7-------3-------5-------|
A|x-------3-------|----------------------------x---|----x-----------x-------3-------|
E|1---------------|----------------------------5---|----5-----------1---------------|
3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
F/A C/G F/A Am7 F C
e|--------------------------------|----------------1---------------|
B|6p5h6---x---5-------6-----------|----------------1-------5-------|
G|5-------x---5-------5-------5---|----------------2-------5-------|
D|7p5h7---x---5-------7-------5h7~|--7-5---7-------3-------5-------|
A|----------------------------x---|----x-----------x-------3-------|
E|----------------------------5---|----5-----------1---------------|
Overdub (intro only)
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7--p5--h7--p5--h7--p5---h7------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Main rhythm fig.
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|6p5h6---x---5-------6-----------|----------------6-------5-------|
G|5-------x---5-------5-------5---|----------------5-------5-------| Main ryhthm fig. repeats throughout
D|7p5h7---x---5-------7-------5h7~|--7-5---7-------7-------5-------| the verses. Chords listed below
A|------------x---------------x---|----x---------------------------| reflect overall harmony icluding bass.
E|------------5---------------5---|----5---------------------------|
[Verse]
F C F/A Am7
The same drink that gets me out the door
F C F/A Am7
Is the same drink that puts me on the floor
F C F/A Am7
And the new thing I wanna try some more
F C F/A Am7
Is the same mistake I used to make before
[Chorus]
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A Am
And I'll stop trying to figure it out
F/A Am
F/A Am
[Verse]
F C F/A Am7
The same brain that brings me ecstacy
F C F/A Am7
Is the same pain that gets the best of me
F C F/A Am7
And the one I love the most just said to me
F C F/A Am7
A broken heart is all I'll ever be
[Chorus]
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A Am
And I'll stop trying to figure it out
[Solo]
F/A Am x7
E7
E7 Eb
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------------|
G|----5b.5-7--7~p5-7~p5-7--b9r7p5---5~-h7-------5b.5-7-7p5---7b9b9r7-5-------------------|
D|--7-----------------------------7-------7---7------------------------7p5----7~---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------7------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------8------------------------------------8-----8-----8-----8-----10~-|
G|-----5-7-7b8-7-5--7b9--------5-7-7b8-7-5----7b9------5-7b9---7b9---7b9---7b9---7b9-----|
D|5--7-----------------------7-------------7---------7-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------15~-----------------------------------------------------------17-|
B|13--15--15--13--15b17------r15--13--15--13-----------13------13--15b16r15-13--15b17----|
G|-------------------------------------------14p12-14~-----14----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|17~--17-15------------15----------17-20b22--20b22-17----17~----17------20b22-17~-------|
B|-----------17p15--17~-------17-20-----------20b22----20------------20------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------12--------12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|15b17----15b17-----15-12------12-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------14b16---12b13----------9---7-------------------------------7--|
D|----------------------------------------14-12~--------9-7\5--------------5h7-7p5-/9--9-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------7p5-7p5---/7---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------8b.5-------------8------------8-------------------------------------|
G|-----7------/9---------9p7--h9--7---7b9r8r7------7b9~r---------------------------------|
D|/9-----9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
F/A Am7
Help me
F/A Am7
Help me
F/A Am7
Help me
[Chorus]
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A
If I'm helpless tell me now
Am
Tell me now
F/A Am
And I'll stop trying to figure it out
F/A
If I'm helpless
Am
If I'm helpless
F/A
If I'm helpless
F/A Am
Then I'll stop trying to figure it out
[Outro]
F/A Am x8
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|10~-------10b12b13r10~----14b15-13--------15b17----15b17----15b17--15b17--15b17--15b17-|
G|-----------------------------------14~-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|15b17-13------15b17b17b17----15b17-14b15-13--------------15b17-15b17-13----15b17b17----|
G|---------14---------------------------------14--14p12-------------------14-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|15-------------------------8~--5---8---5---8-5---8-5----------------------------8~--5--|
B|-pb16r15-13--------------5-------5-------5-----5-----5---5--------------------5-------5|
G|------------14--14-12\---------------------------------7---5---7-5b6------5------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------7--------7~---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|8-5---8-5------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5-----5----5----5-8-5------------------------------15b17-----r15b17r15-13-13----13~|
G|------------7b9--7b9------7b9-7-5---7-5b6---5------------------------------------14----|
D|----------------------------------7-------7---7--5-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------12b15----r12----|
B|15---------15-15b17---15b17r15-13--13\12-12-pb13r12-10--10--10--------(12b15----r12)---|
G|--------14------------------------------------------------------12---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|12-12-10-10-------10-10-------10---12b15---r12---12-12---------------------------------|
B|------------13-13~---10-13-13~----(12b15---r12)--------13-13b15-10-10------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------\7--7--5--5-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------7--7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------13b.5------13b.5-------------------------------13-------15b16r15b15---15----|
G|---------------14p12-----14p12---14~------------------------14p12-------------------14-|
D|\5--5-3p0-----------------------------\12-10-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------12-10-12~-10------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----x---------------------------|
B|13--x---------------------------|
G|----x---14---14~--14--/17b18----| Fade out
D|----x---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
| h Hummer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| x Dead note
| b Bend
| b.5 Bend 1/4 step
| pb Pre-Bend
| r Release
| () Ghost note
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Am
Capo:no capo
Standard Tuning
Intro
E|---5--5--5--------5--5--5------------------------------------------------|
B|---6--5--6--p5h6--6--5--6------------------------------------------------|
G|---5--5--5--------5--5--5------------------------------------------------|
D|---7--5--7--p5h7--7--5--7--5h7--7p5h7------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------5--------------5-----------h5--------------------------------------|
Or alternatively, play...
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---1--5--5h6-5-6-6---------------------------------|
G|---2--5--5---5-5-5---------------------------------|
D|---3--5--5h7-5-7-7---5h7-7---7---------------------|
A|---3-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------5-----5-----------------------|
The same drink that gets me out the door
Is the same drink that puts me on the floor
And the new thing I wanna try some more
Is the same mistake I used to make before
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
And I'll stop trying to figure it out
The same brain that brings me ecstacy
Is the same pain that gets the best of me
And the one I love the most just said to me
A broken heart is all I'll ever be
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
And I'll stop trying to figure it out
Help me
Help me
Help me
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
And I'll stop trying to figure it out
If I'm helpless
If I'm helpless
If I'm helpless
Then I'll stop trying to figure it out
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Solo]
|alt pick these notes|
e|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|-----------------8-----------------------|
G|-------5-7-8r7-5--8r7-5--7b9r7p5--~5~7-|-------5-7-8r7-5----7b8-8r7-5------------|
D|--5/7---------------------------h7-----|--5/7-------------------------7-5---5h7~~|
A|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------7------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|fast alt pick these notes| |fast alt pick these notes|
e|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------8--------------|--------------------------10-------------|
G|------5-7-7b8-8r7-5-7/9-----------------|-------5-7-7b8-8r7-5-7/9-----------------|
D|----7-----------------------------------|-----7-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Let Ring Out |
e|----------------------------------------|-------------------15----------------------------|
B|-----------8----8----8----8~---10~~~----|-13-15-15-13-15b17----17r15-17r15----------13b14-|
G|-----5--7/9--7/9--7/9--7/9--7/9---------|----------------------------------14-12-14-------|
D|-5/7------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------17-17-17-15----------15--|-------17-20b22-20b22-17----17~~17----20b22-17-17--|
B|------13-15-15-13-15/17-------------17-15-17-----|-17-20-------------------20--------20--------------|
G|--14---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------12-------------------------|------------------------|
B|--------17--------17-----15-12----12-------------|------------------------|
G|--19b20-----19b20--------------14----12b12.5-----|-7h9~7------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------14~-|-------9-7\5------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------7-5-7~~----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------8----------8-------------|
G|-----------------7h9~~~---9-7-9~~7-7b9r7~~~~-----|
D|-----5---7---7/9---------------------------------|
A|-5/7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
The same drink that gets me out the door
Is the same drink that puts me on the floor
And the new thing I wanna try some more
Is the same mistake I used to make before
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
And I'll stop trying to figure it out
The same brain that brings me ecstacy
Is the same pain that gets the best of me
And the one I love the most just said to me
A broken heart is all I'll ever be
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
And I'll stop trying to figure it out
Help me
Help me
Help me
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
And I'll stop trying to figure it out
If I'm helpless
If I'm helpless
If I'm helpless
Then I'll stop trying to figure it out
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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version 4
Capo:no capo
[Solo Extended]
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-13b14--------13b14---------------------------------|
G|-------14p12--------14p12--14-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------\12p10--------------|
A|---------------------------------------12p10h12-10--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------17-17-17-17-------17-20p17-17v-|
B|-13b14-------15b17r15--15----13b14--------------|-20b22-------------20b22-------------|
G|-------14p12-------------14--------14-14-14/17--|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|------5-8b10-8b10-5---------5--------------------------------------|
B|-8b10---------------8p5----5--8p5-----------------------------8-10-|
G|------------------------7b9-------8\7p5---7p5---5\4-----5-7/9------|
D|----------------------------------------7-----7-----5-7------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------10--------10----10--|-12-10----10----12-----------|-10---10-10-----10----10-10---|
B|-13b15-----13b15----13-----|-------13----13----13b15-10--|-13b15-------10--13b15--------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-12b15-12p10--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-------------13p10----13\12p10----10-10-----|-13r12p10----10-12--13r12p10----13b15-10--|
G|-------------------12----------12-------12--|----------12-----------------12-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8p5---5-------------/8-8------/8------/8--------/8--------/8--|
G|-----7---5---5\4-----/9-9--7-5-/9----5-/9----5---/9----5---/9--|
D|-----------7-----7-7---------------7-------7---7-----7---7-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-/10-10-10-10-10-/10-10-10-10--|---8b-10---8-10-13-10------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--/9--9--9--9--9--/9--9--9--9--|-9-------9------------12---|
D|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
The same drink that gets me out the door
Is the same drink that puts me on the floor
And the new thing I wanna try some more
Is the same mistake I used to make before
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
And I'll stop trying to figure it out
The same brain that brings me ecstacy
Is the same pain that gets the best of me
And the one I love the most just said to me
A broken heart is all I'll ever be
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
And I'll stop trying to figure it out
Help me
Help me
Help me
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
If I'm helpless tell me now
Tell me now
And I'll stop trying to figure it out
If I'm helpless
If I'm helpless
If I'm helpless
Then I'll stop trying to figure it out
| b Bend
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| r Release
| / Slide up
| v
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