'Help Me' by Stereophonics - Guitar Tutorial

Gtp chords: Help Me
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            Help Me (She's Out Of Her Mind) 

Here is the full tab to Help Me. I have included 2 guitar parts and the clavinet
part as guitar 3. Isn't this a great song!

standard tuning EADGBe

Intro: (G1+2)

e--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------5--5--5---  x2
D-------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--4--4--4---
A-------3-----------4--4--4-4-4-4--5--5--5---
E-0-3-5---5-3-0-3h5-5--5--5-5-5-5------------

Verse 1: (G1+2)

e--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------5--5--5---  x4
D-------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--4--4--4---
A-------3-----------4--4--4-4-4-4--5--5--5---
E-0-3-5---5-3-0-3h5-5--5--5-5-5-5------------

Chorus: (G1+2)

e-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------- x2
D---------------7-------6-------5---------------4-----
A-------3-------7-------6-------5-------3-------4-----
E-0-3-5---5-3-0-5-------4-------3-0-3-5---5-3-0-2-----

Verse 2:

   e--------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------
G1 G----------------------------------5--5--5---
   D-------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--4--4--5---
   A-------3-----------4--4--4-4-4-4--5--5--5---
   E-0-3-5---5-3-0-3h5-5--5--5-5-5-5------------

 
   e--------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------
G1 G----------------------------------5--5--5---
   D-------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--4--4--5---
   A-------3-----------4--4--4-4-4-4--5--5--5---
   E-0-3-5---5-3-0-3h5-5--5--5-5-5-5------------

   e--------------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------------
G2 G----------------------------------------12b14br12-
   D--------------------------------------------------
   A--------------------------------------------------
   E--------------------------------------------------


   e--------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------
G1 G----------------------------------5--5--5---
   D-------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--4--4--5---
   A-------3-----------4--4--4-4-4-4--5--5--5---
   E-0-3-5---5-3-0-3h5-5--5--5-5-5-5------------

   e--------------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------------
G2 G-10-----------------------------------14--11b12s--
   D---12-10-7-10-7-5-7-5-2-0-------------------------
   A--------------------------0s3---------------------
   E------------------------------3v------------------


   e--------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------
G1 G----------------------------------5--5--5---
   D-------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--4--4--5---
   A-------3-----------4--4--4-4-4-4--5--5--5---
   E-0-3-5---5-3-0-3h5-5--5--5-5-5-5------------

   e--------------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------------
G2 G-------------------------------7b9-b-r-7v---------
   D--------------------------------------------------
   A--------------------------------------------------
   E--------------------------------------------------


Chorus 2: (G1+2)

e-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------- x2
D---------------7-------6-------5---------------4-----                       
A-------3-------7-------6-------5-------3-------4-----
E-0-3-5---5-3-0-5-------4-------3-0-3-5---5-3-0-2-----

Break After Chorus 2 and before Verse 3: (G3 is the
Clavinet part)

   e--------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------
G1 G----------------------------------5--5--5---
   D-------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--4--4--5---
   A-------3-----------4--4--4-4-4-4--5--5--5---
   E-0-3-5---5-3-0-3h5-5--5--5-5-5-5------------

   e--------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------
G2 G-------------------14v~~~~~~~~~~~-----------
   D----------------------------------12~~~~~~~-
   A--------------------------------------------
   E--------------------------------------------

   e--------------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------------
G3 G--------------------------------------------------
   D----------------7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-----------
   A-------------------------------5--------5-3-5-3-2-
   E---------------5-------5--------------------------

                    Repeat this x2

Verse 3:

Repeat break above x3

then play:

   e--------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------
G1 G----------------------------------5--5--5---
   D-------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--4--4--5---
   A-------3-----------4--4--4-4-4-4--5--5--5---
   E-0-3-5---5-3-0-3h5-5--5--5-5-5-5------------

   e----------------------------------12-10-----------    
   B----------------------------------------13-10-----
G2 G--------------------14v~~~~~~~~~~-------------12--
   D--------------------------------------------------
   A--------------------------------------------------
   E--------------------------------------------------

   e--------------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------------
G3 G--------------------------------------------------
   D----------------7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-----------
   A-------------------------------5--------5-3-5-3-2-
   E---------------5-------5--------------------------

Chorus 3:

Guitar part 2 (G2) continues into the 3rd Chorus.

   e------------------------------------------------
   B------------------------------------------------
G1 G------------------------------------------------
   D---------------7------6------5---------------4--                         
   A-------3-------5------6------5-------3-------4--
   E-0-3-5---5-3-0-5------4------3-0-3-5---5-3-0-2--

   e--------------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------------
G2 G-9------------------------------------------------
   D--12-10-------------------------------------------
   A-------12-10-7-5-3--------------------------------
   E-------------------5~~----------------------------

Then the beginning of the second part of the chorus
changes:

   e------------------------------------------------
   B------------------------------------------------
G1 G------------------------------------------------
   D---------------7------6------5---------------4--                        
   A------0-3-0----5------6------5-------3-------2--
   E--2-3-------3--5------4------3-0-3-5---5-3-0-2--

   e---------------    
   B---------------
G2 G---------------
   D---------------
   A------0-3-0----
   E--2-3-------3--


Break after Chorus 3 and before Verse 4:

   e--------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------
G1 G----------------------------------5--5--5---
   D-------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--4--4--5---
   A-------3-----------4--4--4-4-4-4--5--5--5---
   E-0-3-5---5-3-0-3h5-5--5--5-5-5-5------------

   e--------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------
G2 G--------------------------------------------
   D--------------------------------------------
   A---------------------------------5p3-5-2-0~-
   E--------------------------------------------


   e--------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------
G1 G----------------------------------5--5--5---
   D-------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--4--4--5---
   A-------3-----------4--4--4-4-4-4--5--5--5---
   E-0-3-5---5-3-0-3h5-5--5--5-5-5-5------------

   e--------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------
G2 G--------------------------------------------
   D--------------------------------------------
   A---------5-3-5-6b7-------------5-5-3-5-2----
   E-----------------------------------------5s0

G3 is repeated like the break between Chorus 2 and
Verse 3.

Verse 4:

Same as first verse, however Clavinet comes in after 
the main riff is played twice.

Link between Verse 4 and 5:

   e----------------------------------   
   B----------------------------------
G1 G--5--5--5-------------------------
   D--4--4--4---------------------5---
   A--5--5--5---------3-----------4---
   E------------0-3-5---5-3-0-3h5-5---

   e----------------------------------    
   B----------------------------------
G2 G----------------------------------
   D---------------12-10s7s9s7--------
   A----------------------------------
   E----------------------------------

In Verse 5 the Clavinet riff starts again.

Verse 6:

Same as first Verse (G1 + G3) There is a keyboard 
part here too.

Verse 6 to Chorus 4:

   e---------------------------    
   B---------------------------
G1 G--5--5--5------------------
   D--4--4--4------------------
   A--5--5--5---------3--------
   E------------0-3-5---5-3-0--

   e--------------------5--12v-    
   B---------------------------
G2 G--------8-s-9-s-8----------
   D---------------------------
   A---------------------------
   E---------------------------
Chorus 4:

   e--------------------------------------------------    
   B--------------------------------------------------
G1 G--------------------------------------------------
   D--7---------------6---------------5---------------
   A--7---------------6---------------5---------------
   E--5---------------4---------------3---------------
                                                       x2
   e--------------------------------------------------    
   B--12h13p12-10b12v-12h13p12-10b12v-12h13p12-10b12v-
G2 G--------------------------------------------------
   D--------------------------------------------------
   A--------------------------------------------------
   E--------------------------------------------------

        
       1____________________________________          
   e------------------------------
   B------------------------------
G1 G------------------------------
   D---------------4--------------
   A-------3-------4-----3--------
   E-0-3-5---5-3-0-2-3-5---5-3-0--

       1____________________________________          
   e------------------------------
   B-12h13p12---------------------
G2 G------------------------------
   D------------------------------
   A------------------------------
   E------------------------------
  
       2____________________________________          
   e------------------------------
   B------------------------------
G1 G------------------------------
   D---------------4--------------
   A-------3-------4-----3--------
   E-0-3-5---5-3-0-2-3-5---5-3-0--

       2_______________________________________________________________          
   e---------------------------------------10-12-10-----
   B-------------------------------10-12-13--------13-12
G2 G-9h7h9----------------9-12-9-12---------------------
   D-----------------10-12------------------------------
   A------0-3-5-10-12-----------------------------------
   E----------------------------------------------------


Solo:
For the Solo; G1 plays the solo and G2 plays the
chorus riff three times. I have put A5 under the 
tab to show where the chorus riff fits in. Note
the timing is not correct. 

   7
A5 7
   5

  A5 
e--------------------------------------------------------
B-12b13br12-10v----10-12b13br12-10----10-12b13br12-10v---
G---------------12-----------------12--------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------

         A5 
e-----------------15----------15----------15----------15-
B-17v----15-16b17----15-16b17----15-16b17----15-16b17----
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------15----------15----------15--
B-16b17-15------14-15b16----14-15b16----14-15b16-----
G----------17----------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------

e----------15----------------------------15----------15--
B-14-15b16----14-15b16br15------15-16b17----15-16b17-----
G--------------------------17----------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------

e----------15----------15----------------
B-15-16b17----15-16b17----15-16b17-15----
G-------------------------------------17-
D----------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------

                       A5                          
e-16b17-holdbend-16p15-20b22br20-17-15-17-20-17-------
B-----------------------------------------------20-18-
G-----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------

e-16b17holdbend-15------------------------------------
B------------------18-17-16b17holdbend-17br16p15-13v--
G-----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------

Finally the the chorus is played untill faded out.

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