Song-Dearest Helpless Band-silverchair Album-Neon Ballroom Tabbed by Dave Lander -------------------------------------------------- Tablature explanation b : bend s : slide h : hammer-on p : pull-off x : muffled string P.M.: palm mute Standard tuning [0:05] distortion on e|----------------------------|------------------------------| B|----------------------------|------------------------------| G|-----3----------------------|-----3------------------------| D|---3---2--4-5----5----5-5-5-|---3---2--4-5----5------5h6h5-| A|-1--------4-5--4---4--5-5-5-|-1--------4-5--4---4--4-------| E|----------2-3---------3-3-3-|----------2-3-----------------| |----------------------------|--------------| |----------------------------|--------------| |-----3----------------------|-----3--------| |---3---2--4-5----5----5-5-5-|---3---2--4-5-| |-1--------4-5--4---4--5-5-5-|-1--------4-5-| |----------2-3---------3-3-3-|----------2-3-| [0:25] Verse distortion off A#5 B5 G5 C5 A#5 A#5 A#5- x2 ||---------------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------------|| ||-o-----------------------------------------------------------o-|| ||-o-----------------------------------------------------------o-|| ||----8-8-8-8-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-7-7----|| ||----6-6-6-6-7-7-7-3-3-3-3--8--8--8--8-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6----|| A#5 B5 G5 C5 A#5 A#5 A#5- x2 ||------------------------------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------------------------------|| ||-o--------------------------------------------------------o-|| ||-o--------------------------------------------------------o-|| ||----8-8-8-8-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8---8-8--7-7----|| ||----6-6-6-6-7-7-7-3-3-3-3--8--8--8--8-6-6-6-6---6-6--6-6----|| Dearest helpless Intent's not as bad as the action Take a breath to distort The fear in your eyes I don't mean it to hurt But every time I hate you I think of you first [1:03] distortion on |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----3----------------------|-----3------------------------| |---3---2--4-5----5----5-5-5-|---3---2--4-5----5------5h6h5-| |-1--------4-5--4---4--5-5-5-|-1--------4-5--4---4--4-------| |----------2-3---------3-3-3-|----------2-3-----------------| |----------------------------|--------------| |----------------------------|--------------| |-----3----------------------|-----3--------| |---3---2--4-5----5----5-5-5-|---3---2--4-5-| |-1--------4-5--4---4--5-5-5-|-1--------4-5-| |----------2-3---------3-3-3-|----------2-3-| He's made you blind You're better on your own I'm just the kind to bring you down [1:22] A#5 F#5 x2 ||-------------------|| ||-------------------|| ||-o------3--------o-|| ||-o----3---4-4-4--o-|| ||----1-----4-4-4----|| ||----------2-2-2----|| ***** *:distortion on [1:26] Verse distortion off A#5 B5 G5 C5 A#5 A#5 A#5- x2 ||---------------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------------|| ||-o-----------------------------------------------------------o-|| ||-o-----------------------------------------------------------o-|| ||----8-8-8-8-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-7-7----|| ||----6-6-6-6-7-7-7-3-3-3-3--8--8--8--8-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6----|| A#5 B5 G5 C5 A#5 A#5 A#5- x2 ||------------------------------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------------------------------|| ||-o--------------------------------------------------------o-|| ||-o--------------------------------------------------------o-|| ||----8-8-8-8-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8---8-8--7-7----|| ||----6-6-6-6-7-7-7-3-3-3-3--8--8--8--8-6-6-6-6---6-6--6-6----|| Equalize the pressure, it's all too much Sex drugs and image is just enough To get you by in the real world [1:54] distortion on e|----------------------------|------------------------------| B|----------------------------|------------------------------| G|-----3----------------------|-----3------------------------| D|---3---2--4-5----5----5-5-5-|---3---2--4-5----5------5h6h5-| A|-1--------4-5--4---4--5-5-5-|-1--------4-5--4---4--4-------| E|----------2-3---------3-3-3-|----------2-3-----------------| |----------------------------|--------------| |----------------------------|--------------| |-----3----------------------|-----3--------| |---3---2--4-5----5----5-5-5-|---3---2--4-5-| |-1--------4-5--4---4--5-5-5-|-1--------4-5-| |----------2-3---------3-3-3-|----------2-3-| He's made you blind You're better on your own I'm just the kind to bring you down [2:13] distortion off A#5 F#5 A#5 F#5 A#5 F#5 A#5 F#5 |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |-----3----------3-------|-----3----------3-------| |---3---4-4----3---4-4-4-|---3---4-4----3---4-4-4-| |-1-----4-4--1-----4-4-4-|-1-----4-4--1-----4-4-4-| |-------2-2--------2-2-2-|-------2-2--------2-2-2-| *** ***** *** ***** [2:28] distortion off D#5 B5 D#5 B5 A#5 F#5 A#5 F#5 x3 ||------------------------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------------------------|| ||-o-----8-----------8-----------3-----------3--------o-|| ||-o---8-------9---8-------9---3-------4---3-------4--o-|| ||---6-------9---6-------9---1-------4---1-------4------|| ||---------7-----------7-----------2-----------2--------|| A#5 F#5 A#5 F#5 D#/G# D/A A#5 F#5 G5 A#5 F#5 |--------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------| |-----3------------3-------------|-3-------------------| |---3---4-4-4----3---------------|---3--4-5------4-5-5-| |-1-----4-4-4--1-----4--4--5s----|------4-5----4---5-5-| |-------2-2-2--------2--4--5s----|------2-3--2-----3-3-| ***** ******* *** *** [2:54] x3 ||---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||-o------3------------------------|-----3-----------------------o-|| ||-o----3---2--4-5----5------5h6h5-|---3---2--4-5----5----5-5-5--o-|| ||----1--------4-5--4---4--4-------|-1--------4-5--4---4--5-5-5----|| ||-------------2-3-----------------|----------2-3---------3-3-3----|| |--------------| |--------------| |-----3--------| |---3---2--4-5-| |-1--------4-5-| |----------2-3-| He's made you blind I'm just the kind to bring you, to bring you... He's made you blind You're better on your own I'm just the kind to bring you down