Help Yourself Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays574

Help Yourself by Sidewinder is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			This song has to have one of the best riffs that Sidewinder have ever 
written. I?m not sure if it?s right but it sounds ok. 
 
RIFF 1 
 
e--------------------------------------------------------------- 
B--------------------------------------------------------------- 
G-----------5(b)-----------5(b)-----------5(b)-----------5(b)--- 
D-----------5(b)-----------5(b)-----------5(b)-----------5(b)--- 
A--------------------------------------------------------------- 
E---5-3-0-3-------5-3-0-3--------5-3-0-3---------5-3-0-3-------- 
 
RIFF 2 
    
e---5-5-|-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-- 
B---5-5-|-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-- 
G---5-5-|-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-- 
D---7-7-|-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-- 
A---7-7-|-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-- 
E---5-5-|-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-- 
 
 
VERSE: 
Play a D chord for a little while and then riff 2 
 
That?s all I can do..... but this is most of the song already anyway.... 
 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante