Helpless Man Chords & Tabs
Author: Mike Kruft
Artist: Doyle Bramhall II & Smokestack
Album: Welcome
Song: Helpless Man
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If you're looking at this then bless you for liking good rock and roll.
(due to requests I'm adding more doyle tabs!)
^ - slight bend
* - major bend
p - pull off
h - hammer on
/ - slide up
~ - vibrato
x - palm mute
Chords:
All chords are barred throughout the song
and are played in the fashion indicated below.
Intro: C F C F
e-------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------x---------------------------x
G---------------8---10--8--x-------------8--10-8-10-8--x
D---------------8---10--8--x-------------8--10-8-10-8--x
A----------8h10------------x--------8h10---------------x
E----8--8---------------------8--8----------------------
(play 2 times)
Verse:
When I..
I'm tearin' up... (F)
e-----------1----------
B-----------------1----
G--------------2-------
D----------------------
A------3---------------
E---1------------------
Chorus:
I'm a helpless man...
(A) (F)
e----5--------------1----
B----5--------------1----
G----6--------------2----
D----7--------------3----
A----7--------------3----
E----5--------------1----
(play twice)
I'm a helpless man...
(A) (D)
e----5-------------------
B----5--------------7----
G----6--------------7----
D----7--------------7----
A----7--------------5----
E----5-------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bramhall_doyle/helpless_man_tab.html ]
(D) (C) (G)
e------------------------
B------------------------
G-------7------5------4--
D-----7------5----------5
A---5------3--------5----
E------------------3-----
Bridge:
Nights of.. But you.. Keep on..
(D) (C) (G)
e----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G----7-------------5---------------------
D----7-------------5-----------5---------
A----5-------------3-----------5---------
E------------------------------3---------
Jumping.. Union.. Lead me.. Holy Land..
(D) (C) (G) (D)
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G----7-------------5------------------------7------
D----7-------------5-----------5------------7------
A----5-------------3-----------5------------5------
E------------------------------3-------------------
Solo:
(B) (E) (B)
e--------- ------------- --------
B--------- ------------- --------
G----4---- ------------- ---4----
D----4---- -----2------- ---4----
A----2---- -----2------- ---2----
E--------- -----0------- --------
(play twice)
2nd Solo:
(D) (C) (G)
e----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G----7-------------5---------------------
D----7-------------5-----------5---------
A----5-------------3-----------5---------
E------------------------------3---------
(play four times)
(D) (C) (G)
e------------------------
B------------------------
G-------7------5------4--
D-----7------5-------5---
A---5------3--------5----
E------------------3-----
