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Helpless Tabs

(ver. 1)
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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        (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 sh*t that i am not shure about, 
therefore i didn't bother to tab it, sorry.

After that sh*t 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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