Helpless Tab by Diamond Head


The legendary Heavy rock band founded in 1976, Stourbridge (England).
Founded by Brian Tatler (guitar) and Duncan Scott (drums).
In the 'Garage Inc.' Album by Metallica, Metallica covered 3 songs by Diamond head
('Helpless', 'Am I Evil?' and 'The Prince'). 

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Title:		Helpless
Artist:		Diamond Head
Album:		Lightning to the Nations (The White Album) (1981)
Tab:		Kristoffer Salamonsen

	(Normal Tuning)

Main riff 1:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------| x10 
A|--7-9-7-4-4---4-4---4-4-2--|
E|--5-7-5-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0--|

e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------| end riff
A|--7-9-7--|
E|--5-7-5--|


Pre-Chorus riff: 
(Hold notes)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--11--7--9--11--|x2
A|---9--5--7---9--|
E|----------------|


Chorus:
1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--------------7---5---5/7--|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-3-0-3/5--|
E|---------------------------|
    . . . . . .   .   .
2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|x2
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-3-2-3-5--|
E|---------------------------|
    . . . . . .      

3
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--------------2---4---5--|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-3--|
E|-------------------------|
    . . . . . .   .   .

Repeat Chorus 2 x2, Chorus 3 then:

|Main riff x10
|Pre-Chorus riff x2
|Chorus

Bridge:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|------------4--------------|
A|--4-4---4-4-2-4-4---7-9-7--|
E|--2-2-0-2-2---2-2-0-5-7-5--|

|Main riff x3

Bassline:
G|---------------|
D|---------------| 
A|----0-2h0p2h0--|x4
E|--2------------|

then the guitar comes in and does the same thing (x8)

Here it should be some shit that i am not shure about, 
therefore i didn't bother to tab it, sorry.

After that shit riff(Bridge):
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|----2-4--|x2
A|--4-0-2--|
E|--2------|


Solo/Lick:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------9------------9--------------9-----7---------|x8
A|--9h12p9---12--9h12p9---12----9h12p9---12--5-7-9\----|
E|---------------------------------------------5-7\----|


After the lick/solo:
1
(Hold Notes) |	       |
e|-----------|---------|
B|-----------|---------|
G|-----------|---------|
D|-----2--4--|--7-9-7--|x4
A|--4--0--2--|--5-7-5--|
E|--2--------|---------|

2   
e|------------------|  
B|------------------|  
G|------------------|  
D|-6-6-6-6-7--9--7--|x2
A|-4-4-4-4-5--7--5--|   
E|------------------|   

3
(Hold Notes)
e|--------------|  
B|--------------|  
G|--------------|  
D|-6--7--9--11--|
A|-4--5--7---9--|   
E|--------------|  

4
e|------------------|  
B|------------------|  
G|------------------|  
D|--------------11--|
A|--9-7----------9--|   
E|------9-8-7-5-----|    


|Solo/lick x4
|After the solo/lick (-2)
|Solo/lick  x4
|Main riff 1 x4

Another riff:
(From the 10'th time = fade out)
e|-------------------------------|  
B|-------------------------------|  
G|----------------------------6--|  
D|-----------7-7-7-7--7-6-4-2-4--|x12
A|--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--5-4-2-0----|
E|--2-2-2-2----------------------| 

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