Help Bass

by The Beatles
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Help!
The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on single "Help / I'm
Down" and on "Help!" album
 
What a song! John's screaming for help, and not for anyone, maybe a girl.
The intro and the refrains express the feeling well that if She doesn't help
him, he's going mad very soon. The lyrics are helped by the fast tempo,
Ringo's cymbals in the refrains, and the high notes sung in the line "Won't
you please, please, help me?" and in the intro on the last "Help!" Great
one, and the music is quite simple!
 
Intro:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|9-------9-------9-------9------|9---------------7--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
                              I   need    somebo  -   dy
  Help!
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|5-------5-------5-------5------|5-------5-------4-------4------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
                       not   just a   -   ny- bo-         dy
  Help!
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-------7-------7-------7------|7-------7-------7-------7------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
                      You know I  need    someone
  Help!
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|5------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Help!
 
Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-----------7------------------|7-----------7------------------|
A|----------------7--------------|----------------7--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          When I          was     youn -  ger, so     much
  when,                                   when I      was
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4-----------4------------------|4-----------4------------------|
E|----------------4--------------|----------------4--------------|
  youn -  ger than    to    -     day,
  young,                                  I       ne- ver
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4-----------4------------------|4-----------4------------------|
A|----------------4--------------|----------------4--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
      I   never   nee  -  ded     a   -   ny- bo  -   dy's
  need
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|----------------5--------------|7-----------7-----------5------|
A|5-----------5------------------|----------------7--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  help    in      a - ny      way
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-----------7------------------|7-----------7------------------|
A|----------------7--------------|----------------7--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          But     now     these   days    are gone,   I'm
  now,                                    these   days    are gone,
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4-----------4------------------|4-----------4------------------|
E|----------------4--------------|----------------4--------------|
  not     so      self -  as  -   sured,
                                          and     now I
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4-----------4------------------|4-----------4------------------|
A|----------------4--------------|----------------4--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          now I   find       I've changed my  mind,           and
  find
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|2------ ----2-- 2------ 2------|
D|----------------5--------------|-------------------------------|
A|5-----------5------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  o   -   pened   up      the doors
 
Refrain:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2-------2----------------------|2-------2----------------------|
E|----------------2-------2------|----------------2-------2------|
  Help    me  if      you     can,        I'm     fee  -  ling
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2-------2----------------------|2-------2-------0--------------|
E|----------------2-------2------|-------------------------------|
  down,                                           And I       do
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------5-------5------|----------------5-------5------|
E|3-------3----------------------|3-------3----------------------|
          app  -  re- ciate               you     be- ing
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------5-------5------|-------------------------------|
E|3-------3----------------------|3-------3-------2-------2------|
  round
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|2-------2---------------2------|
E|0-------0-------4-------4------|----------------4--------------|
  Help    me, get     my      feet        back    on      the
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|2-------2---------------2------|
E|0-------0-------4-------4------|----------------4--------------|
  ground,                                         Won't   you
 
 
G|2------ ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  please,                         please,         help
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7------------------------------|7-----------7-----------5------|
A|----------------7--------------|----------------7--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  me?
 
Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7------------------------------|7-----------7------------------|
A|----------------7--------------|----------------7--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          And     now,    my      life    has changed     in  oh,
  now,                                    my      life    has changed,
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4-----------4------------------|4-----------4------------------|
E|----------------4--------------|----------------4--------------|
          so      ma- ny          ways,
                                          my      in- de-
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4-----------4------------------|4-----------4------------------|
A|----------------4--------------|----------------4--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          my      in  -   de  -   pen  -  dence   seems   to
  pend...
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|----------------5--------------|7-----------7-----------5------|
A|5-----------5------------------|----------------7--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  va- nish        in      the haze
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-----------7------------------|7-----------7------------------|
A|----------------7--------------|----------------7--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          But eve    -    ry      now and     then,   I
  but                                     now and     then,
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4-----------4------------------|4-----------4------------------|
E|----------------4--------------|----------------4--------------|
  feel    so      in  -   se  -   cure,
                                          I       know that   I
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4-----------4------------------|4-----------4------------------|
A|----------------4--------------|----------------4--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
      I   know that I        just need you like               I've
  find
 
G|------- ------- ------- ----2--|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|
D|----------------5--------------|-------------------------------|
A|5-----------5------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  ne- ver     done            be- fore
 
Refrain:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2-------2---------------0------|2-------2---------------0------|
E|----------------2--------------|----------------2--------------|
  Help    me  if      you     can,        I'm     fee  -  ling
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2-------2---------------0------|2-------2-------0--------------|
E|----------------2--------------|-------------------------------|
  down,                                           And I       do
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------5-------5------|----------------5-------5------|
E|3-------3----------------------|3-------3----------------------|
          app  -  re- ciate               you     be- ing
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------5-------5------|-------------------------------|
E|3-------3----------------------|3-------3-------2-------2------|
  round
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|2-------2---------------2------|
E|0-------0-------4-------4------|----------------4--------------|
  Help    me, get     my      feet        back    on      the
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|2-------2---------------2------|
E|0-------0-------4-------4------|----------------4--------------|
  ground,                                         Won't   you
 
 
G|2------ ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  please,                         please,         help
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7------------------------------|7------------------------------|
A|----------------7--------------|----------------7--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  me?
 
Verse:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          When I          was     youn -  ger, so     much
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  youn -  ger than    to    -     day,
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
      I   never   nee  -  ded     a   -   ny- bo  -   dy's
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|5------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------3--------------|5------------------------------|
  help    in      a - ny      way
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|7-----------7-----------7------|7-----------7-----------7------|
A|----------------7--------------|----------------7--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          But     now     these   days    are gone,   I'm
  now,                                    these   days    are gone,
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|4-----------4------------------|4-----------4------------------|
E|----------------4--------------|----------------4--------------|
  not     so      self -  as  -   sured,
                                          and     now I
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4-----------4------------------|4-----------4------------------|
A|----------------4--------------|----------------4--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          now I   find       I've changed my  mind,           and
  find
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|
D|----------------5--------------|-------------------------------|
A|5-----------5------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  o   -   pened   up      the doors
 
Refrain:
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2-------2----------------------|2-------2----------------------|
E|----------------2-------2------|----------------2-------2------|
  Help    me  if      you     can,        I'm     fee  -  ling
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|2-------2----------------------|2-------2-------0--------------|
E|----------------2-------2------|-------------------------------|
  down,                                           And I       do
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------5-------5------|----------------5-------5------|
E|3-------3----------------------|3-------3----------------------|
          app  -  re- ciate               you     be- ing
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------5-------5------|-------------------------------|
E|3-------3----------------------|3-------3-------2-------2------|
  round
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|2-------2---------------2------|
E|0-------0-------4-------4------|----------------4--------------|
  Help    me, get     my      feet        back    on      the
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|2-------2---------------2------|
E|0-------0-------4-------4------|----------------4--------------|
  ground,                                         Won't   you
 
 
G|2------ ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  please,                         please,         help
 
 
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|4-------4----------------------|4-------4---------------4------|
A|----------------4-------4------|----------------4--------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  me?             Help            me,             help
 
 
G|2------ ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  me,                             ooh...
 
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6 comments
nicodabassman
I prefer playing the intro like this: G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-9---9---9---9---9---9---7---7--------------------------------------------- A|---------------------------------10---10---10---10---10---10---9---9---7--- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------7---------------------------------------------- A|7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Still a 5 star tab, I just think it's easier like this
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pissanga
man you are so patient... very good
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LeftyBassPlayer
very good man like all your tabs
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