This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Song
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..
<play intro part>
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-------------------|
(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-----|
Comments
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