The Beatles - Help
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HELP
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1965 Album HELP)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
x 2 Bm4 4 3 2 3 5 5G 4 3 3 0 2 2E 1 0 0 x 0 A72 0 2 0
x 0 2A 2 2 0 x 4 C#m6 6 5 4 2 4 F#m4 2 2 2 x x 0D 2 3 2
G(type 2) Esus4/A
3 2 0 0 0 3 x 0 2 2 0 0
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'John Lennon - Acoustic 12-string Guitar'
Pre-Verse
Fast Q=185
Bm G
4/4
Gtr II (Ac. 12-string Gtr.)
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
W H H W H H
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|-2-----0------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|-3------------|-3-----2------|
EQ Q E E E E Q Q E E Q A7W W
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/ / / / / / / / / /
W +W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|---------------|----------------|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0--||
|---------------|----------------|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0----||
|---------------|----------------|---5-------4-----|---3-------2------||
|---------------|----------------|-7-------6-------|-5-------4--------||
|-0-------------|-(0)------------|-----------------|------------------||
1st & 2nd Verse
AQ Q E E Q Q Q E E E E C#mQ Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||o--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||o--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
F#m D G(type 2)A
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E H E Q E E E Q Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
AQ Q E E Q Q Q E E E E C#mQ Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
F#m D G(type 2) A
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E H E Q E +E E Q Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||
Chorus
BmQ Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
|----4------4--|----4------4--|----4------4--|-------------|
|----4------4--|----4------4--|----4------4--|-------------|
|----2------2--|----2------2--|----2------2--|-2-----0-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
GQ Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
|----5------5--|----5------5--|----5------5--|------------------|
|----5------5--|----5------5--|----5------5--|------------------|
|-3--3------3--|----3------3--|----3------3--|-3-------2--------|
EQ Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
|----2------2--|----2------2--|----2------2---|----2------2-|
|----2------2--|----2------2--|----2------2---|----2------2-|
|-0--0------0--|----0------0--|----0------0---|----0------0-|
A7W +W AQ Q E E E E Q Esus4/AQ +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
|-----------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|-------0-------0-|--------0-------0-|---------------|-------------------o||
|-----0-------0---|------0-------0---|---------------|--------------------||
|---5-------4-----|----3-------2-----|---------------|--------------------||
|-7-------6-------|--5-------4-------|-0-------------|-(0)---------------o||
|-----------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------||
3rd Verse
A Q Q E Q. Q E E E Q. C#mQ Q E Q. Q E E E Q.
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W +W W +W
|-^5------------|-(5)-------------|-4------------|-(4)------------|
|-^5------------|-(5)-------------|-5------------|-(5)------------|
|-^6------------|-(6)-------------|-6------------|-(6)------------|
|-^7------------|-(7)-------------|--------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
F#m D G(type 2A
Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W +W W W
|-12--------------|-(12)--------------|-------------|-------------|
|-10--------------|-(10)--------------|-------------|-------------|
|--9--------------|--(9)--------------|-------------|-------------|
|-11--------------|-(11)--------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
AQ Q E E Q Q Q E E E E C#mQ Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
F#m D G(type 2)A
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E H E Q E E E Q Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------||
Out-Chorus
BmQ Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
|----4------4--|----4------4--|----4------4--|-------------|
|----4------4--|----4------4--|----4------4--|-------------|
|----2------2--|----2------2--|----2------2--|-2-----0-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
GQ Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
|----5------5--|----5------5--|----5------5--|------------------|
|----5------5--|----5------5--|----5------5--|------------------|
|-3--3------3--|----3------3--|----3------3--|-3-------2--------|
EQ Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
|----2------2--|----2------2--|----2------2---|----2------2-|
|----2------2--|----2------2--|----2------2---|----2------2-|
|-0--0------0--|----0------0--|----0------0---|----0------0-|
Outro
A7W +W F#mQ Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
|-----------------|------------------||--------------|---------------|
|-------0-------0-|--------0-------0-||--------------|---------------|
|-----0-------0---|------0-------0---||--------------|---------------|
|---5-------4-----|----3-------2-----||--------------|---------------|
|-7-------6-------|--5-------4-------||--------------|---------------|
|-----------------|------------------||-2------------|-(2)-----------|
AW +W
| |
/ /
W +W
|----------|--------*|
|----------|--------*|
|----------|--------*|
|----------|--------*|
|----------|--------*|
|-0--------|-(0)----*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths