Helping Hand chords

Chris Thile

Simplify chords 

  			
"verses." 

e||---------------------0--------0--------------5---------------1--------0--------|| 
B||*--------1--------------3--------3-------------5-3--------------3--------3----*|| 
G||-------2----------0--------0--------0-----(0)-------0-----0--------0--------0--|| 
D||-----3---------3--------3--------3-----(3)------(3)----3--------3--------3-----|| 
A||*-0---------1---------------------------------------1-------------------------*|| 
E||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 

                                              |-8----| Alt for the two high notes 
                                              |---10-| 
                                              |------| 
                                              |------| 
                                              |------| 
                                              |------| 

Chorus 
Time signature switches in the middle from 4/4 to 3/4, but it's pretty intuitive. 

e||---------------------0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0---|| 
B||*--------------------0h1--1--0--0h1--1--0--0h1--1--0--*|| 
G||---------------------0h2--2--0--0h2--2--0--0h2--2--0---|| 
D||-------2--0----------0h2--2--0--0h2--2--0--0h2--2--0---|| 
A||*----2------2--0-----0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--*|| 
E||--0--------------3---0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0---|| 

  |-------0------------| Alt for beginning 
  |----------3-0-------| 
  |-----0---------2-0--| 
  |--2-----------------| 
  |--------------------| 
  |--------------------| 

Bridge chords 

e||--10---8---9---0--|| 
B||--10---8---7---0--|| 
G||--10---9---7---2--|| 
D||---0---0---0---3--|| 
A||---0---0---0---0--|| 
E||------------------|| 

The strumming patterns are a little odd and the time signature change might throw you  
off, count like this: 

1-2-3-4,1-2-3-4,1-2-3-4,1-2 

You can other just do normal strumming or you can try to copy the mandolin's more  
organic pattern. Listen to the actual track to get it. 

Guitar Fill 1 (1:28) 

e||----------------------------|| 
B||----------------------------|| 
G||----------------------------|| 
D||--------0--0g2--0-----------|| 
A||--0--3-----------3p2p0------|| 
E||----------------------3--0--|| 

Guitar Solo (2:20) 

e||---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B||----------------------------0--1-3--0-3g5--3g5--------5p4p3---3------------| 
G||----------------0-2----0--2---------------------------------5--------5/7---| 
D||----------0-2h4------4-----------------------------------------------------| 
A||--0--2-3---------------------------------------------------------0---------| 
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---5----------1-------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----7br-5--2----2-2--0-2--0------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------2--1-0--0-2p1p0---------------------------0--2/-| 
A|-------------------------------------------2p1p0-------------0--0-3b--------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------3p2p1-0--3b ---------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
B|--------------5h6-----5h6-----5h6----5\3--1h3p1-0--------------------------|| 
G|--------5-----5-------5-------5--------------------2-0---2-0---------------|| 
D|---5-7-----7-------7-------7-------7-------------------2-----2-1-0---------|| 
A|---7---------------------------------------------------------------3--2-0--|| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 

Guitar Fill 2 (3:53) 

e||-----0-----------------------0-----------------------0--|| 
B||-----1---------------------1----1--------------------0--|| 
G||-----2----------------0-2---------2--0---------------2--|| 
D||-----2----------0-2h4------------------2-------------2--|| 
A||--0--0--0--2-3----------------------------0----------0--|| 
E||--------------------------------------------0---0--0-0--|| 



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Key 
h p: hammer-on/pull-off 
/ \: slide up/slide down 
b r: bend/release 
g: grace note 
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