Helpless

Note: 1: I recommend that only the studious attempt to learn this, and that 
 they listen to the song as they learn it, as it is quite long and complex. 
 It might take a while, but it is really fun once one knows it. 
 
       2: Several other songs on this album are tuned down a step on all 
 guitars, but I doubt this is the case on this one. It sounds good how it is. 
 
 Intro: Fast 
 
 G|---------| 
 D|---------| 
 A|---------| 
 E|-5-7-7p5-| 
 
 Main Bass Fig. 
                                 12X (times) 
 G|---------------------------------| 
 D|---------------------------------| 
 A|---------------------------------| 
 E|-2-2p0-0-2-2p0-0-2-2p0-0-5-7-7p5-| 
 
 Bridge into Chorus (or Pre-Chorus) 
 
 G|---------------------|------------------------------| 
 D|-------------------2-|-----------2-4--4-2-----------| 
 A|-----5-------2-3-5---|-------2-5----------4-3-2-----| 
 E|-2-----0-2-3---------|-0-2-3--------------------5-2-| 
 
 G|---------------------|-------------------------| 
 D|-------------------2-|-----------2-4--44444444-| 
 A|-----5-------2-3-5---|-------2-5---------------| 
 E|-2-----0-2-3---------|-0-2-3-------------------| 
 
 Chorus:EXTREMELY FAST 
 
 G|------------------------|---|---|----------------------| 
 D|o-777777777p5---------5-|-%-|-%-|-77777777-----------o-| 
 A|o-------------7-6-7-6---|---|---|--------------------o-| 
 E|------------------------|---|---|----------2-2-R-4-4---| 
 
 Main Bass Fig. 10X 
 
 Pre-Chorus, Chorus 
 
 Main Bass Fig. 4X 
 
 Bass Solo (Break)  8X 
 G|------------------| 
 D|------------------| 
 A|----0-2p0---0-2p0-| 
 E|-2--------2-------| 
 
                    4X 
 G|------------------| 
 D|------------------| 
 A|----1-3p1---1-3p1-| 
 E|-3--------3-------| 
 
                    4X 
 G|-----------------| 
 D|-----------------| 
 A|---2-4p2---2-4p2-| 
 E|-4-------4-------| 
 
                    4X 
 G|-----------------| 
 D|-----------------| 
 A|---3-5p3---3-5p3-| 
 E|-3-------3-------| 
 
                    2X 
 G|-----------------| 
 D|-----------------| 
 A|---2-4p2---2-4p2-| 
 E|-4-------4-------| 
 
                    2X 
 G|-----------------| 
 D|-----------------| 
 A|---3-5p3---3-5p3-| 
 E|-5-------5-------| 
 
 G|-----------------------------------------------| 
 D|--------------5----3----3----------------------| 
 A|---2----3---7----5----1------------------------| 
 E|-4----5--------------------5-3-5-7---3-5-7---0-| 
 
              3X, then 
 G|-------------|-------| 
 D|-------4444\-|-------| 
 A|-5-3-5-------|-5-3-5-| 
 E|-------------|-------| 
 
 Now, after that huge break, there's a whole new part to the song...you do 
 this really long part twice, starting below. 
 
                                       4X 
 G|-------------------------------------| 
 D|-----------------------------------2-| 
 A|---------------------2-2-2-2-2-5-2---| 
 E|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| 
 
 G|-------------------------------------| 
 D|---------------------------------2---| 
 A|---------------------2-2-2-2-2-5---5-| 
 E|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| 
 
 G|----------------------------------------| 
 D|----------------------------------------| 
 A|---------------------2-2-2-2-2----------| 
 E|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------0x-0x-0x-| 
 
 G|-------------------------------------|---| 
 D|---------------------------------2---|-%-| 
 A|---------------------2-2-2-2-2-5---5-|---| 
 E|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|---| 
 
 G|----------------|---|-------------|-------------| 
 D|------------2---|-%-|-------3\-2\-|-4-2---------| 
 A|-44444444-5---5-|---|-4\-5\-------|-----4-3-2---| 
 E|----------------|---|-------------|-----------5-| 
 
 (That is the end of the big part you do twice-----/ ) 
 
 Now do below, which is basically Main Bass Fig. 4X, with a little fill 
 on the 4th time. 
 
 G|---------------------------------|---|---|-----------------------------| 
 D|---------------------------------|-%-|-%-|-----------------------------| 
 A|---------------------------------|---|---|-----------------22222-------| 
 E|-2-2p0-0-2-2p0-0-2-2p0-0-5-7-7p5-|---|---|-2-2p0-0-2-2p0-0-------0-0-0-| 
 
 Now do Main Bass Fig. 8X, which is part of the beginning of the guitar 
 solo; the rest of the guitar solo is below. 
 
 G|-------------------------------------| 
 D|---------------------------------2---| 
 A|---------------------2-2-2-2-2-5---5-| 
 E|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| 
 
 G|----------------------------------------| 
 D|----------------------------------------| 
 A|---------------------2-2-2-2-2----------| 
 E|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------0x-0x-0x-| 
 
 G|-------------------------------------|---| 
 D|---------------------------------2---|-%-| 
 A|---------------------2-2-2-2-2-5---5-|---| 
 E|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|---| 
 
 G|----------------|---|-------------|-------------| 
 D|------------2---|-%-|-------2\-3\-|-4-2---------| 
 A|-44444444-5---5-|---|-4\-5\-------|-----4-3-2---| 
 E|----------------|---|-------------|-----------5-| 
 
 Now, right when guitar solo stops and you're done with the above, go 
 back to Main Bass Fig. 4X 
 
 After that, do below lick, slowly and loudly. 
 
 G|-------------------------|---|-----------------------------| 
 D|-------------------------|-%-|-----------------------------| 
 A|-------------------------|---|-----------------------------| 
 E|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-0-0-|---|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-| 
 
 Do this slowly also, but fade out. 
 |-----------------------------| 
 |-----------------------------| 
 |-----------------------------| 
 |-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-| 
 
   OK, the above is a quite good bass transcription of this song. However, 
 there is one part I am unsure about. It is the Bridge to the Chorus or 
 Pre-Chorus. I know it is something like I showed, but the bass is complex 
 and hard to hear in that part, so that'll have to do. If somebody gets it 
 right, please mail me the corrections, I'd like to have it right.