Help

by The Beatles

Chords

4.7 (3)

Key: A Tuning: E A D G B E

Version:

v9 v1 v2 v3 v4 v5 v6 v7 v8

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

Song: HELP!

Artist: The Beatles

Composers: Lennon & McCartney

Album: HELP!

Tabbed by DJ 3rd April 2025

John's isolated guitar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZLtxDRSuMc

Live performance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTsB-llTzyc

TWO TABBED VERSIONS - With and Without backing Vocals

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IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website

displays, they are generated automatically from a

generic database and often don't show the best

option for a particular chord progression. Just use

the voicings suggested in the text column numbers

Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo

NOTE the open E string for the C#m in Verses 1 and 2

Bm = x24432 E7 = 022130 F#m = xx4222

Bm/A = x04432 A = x02220 D = xx0232

G = 320033 Asus2 = x02200 C#m * = x46654

G/F# = 2x0033 C#m = x46650 (A6) = x02222

Find three tablature options for the arpeggio riff

at the bottom of the page

Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of

the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks

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VERSION ONE with no backing vocals

Intro

Help! I

need some -

body!

Help! Not just

any -

body!

Help! You know I need someone!

Help------!

Verse 1

When

I was

younger,

so much

younger than today,

I never needed anybody's

help in

any way,

But now

these

days are

gone,

I'm

not so self-assured,

Now I find I've changed my mind,

And

opened

up the doors

Chorus

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down,

And I

do appreciate you being 'round,

Help me get my feet back on the ground---,

Won't you

please, please help

Verse 2

And now

life has

changed

in,

oh, so many ways

My independence seems to

vanish

in the haze,

But,

every

now and

then,

feel so insecure,

I know that I just need you like...

...I've

never

done before

Chorus

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down,

And I

do appreciate you being 'round,

Help me get my feet back on the ground---,

Won't you

please, please help

me?

Verse 3

When I was younger, so much

younger than today,

I never needed anybody's

help in

any way,

But now these days are gone,

I'm

not so self-assured,

Now I find I've changed my mind,

And

opened

up the doors

Chorus

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down,

And I

do appreciate you being 'round,

Help me get my feet back on the ground,

Won't you

please, please help

me...

[Coda]

...

Help me,

help

me, ...

oo----mmm!

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VERSION TWO with backing vocals in brackets

IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website

displays, they are generated automatically from a

generic database and often don't show the best

option for a particular chord progression. Just use

the voicings suggested in the text column numbers

Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo

NOTE the open E string for the C#m in Verses 1 and 2

Bm = x24432 E7 = 022130 F#m = xx4222

Bm/A = x04432 A = x02220 D = xx0232

G = 320033 Asus2 = x02200 C#m * = x46654

G/F# = 2x0033 C#m = x46650 (A6) = x02222

Find three tablature options for the arpeggio riff

at the bottom of the page

=====================================================

Intro

Help! I

need some -

body!

Help! Not just

any -

body!

(Help!) (Help!)

Help! You know I need someone!

Help---------!

(Help!) (Help---------!)

[Verse 1

When

I was

younger,

much

younger than today,

(When... when I was young...)

I never needed anybody's...

(I never needed-----------...)

...

Help in

any way,

(...Help in any way!)

But now

these

days are

gone,

(Now---------- these days...)

not so self-assured-----,

now I find...

(...are gone----, and now I find...)

I've changed my mind and

opened

up the doors

(And opened up the doors!)

Chorus

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down,

And I

do appreciate you being 'round,

Help me get my feet back on the ground,

(Help me get my feet back on the ground!)

Won't you

please, please help

(Please, please help me!)

Verse 2

And now

life has

changed

in,

oh, so many ways

(Now... ...my life has changed!)

My independence seems to...

(My inde - pendence------------- seems to...)

Vanish

in the haze,

(Vanish in the haze!)

But

every

now and

then,

feel so insecure,

(But--------------, now and then...)

I know that I just need you like...

(I know that I----------------...)

...I

never

done before

(...I never done before!)

Chorus

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down,

And I

do appreciate you being 'round,

Help me get my feet back on the ground,

(Help me get my feet back on the ground!)

Won't you

please, please help

(Please, please help me!)

Verse 3

When I was younger, so much

younger than today,

I never needed anybody's

help in

any way,

But now these days are gone,

(Now---------- these days...)

I'm

not so self-assured-----,

now I find...

(...are gone----, and now I find...)

I've changed my mind and

opened

up the doors

(And opened up the doors!)

Chorus

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down,

And I

do appreciate you being 'round,

Help me get my feet back on the ground,

(Help me get my feet back on the ground!)

Won't you

please, ...please help

me,

(Please, ...please help me,)

[Coda]

Help me, ...

help

me,

oo----, mmm!

(Help, ...help me, oo---------!)

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[* George's arpeggio riff - Studio version]
   (A)                                       A
 ...Please----------,   please--, help------ me?
e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------0--------0--|--------0--------0--|
G|------0--------0----|------0--------0----|
D|----5--------4------|----3--------2------|
A|--7--------6--------|--5--------4--------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

 [* George's arpeggio riff - Live version]
   (A)                                       A
 ...Please----------,   please--, help------ me?
e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----0---0----0---0--|----0---0----0---0--|
G|------0--------0----|------0--------0----|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--7--------6--------|--5--------4--------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

 [Riff -
 suggestion for a simpler strummed alternative]
   (A)                                       A
 ...Please----------,   please--, help------ me?
e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|-----5--5-----4--4--|-----3--3-----2--2--|
G|-----0--0-----0--0--|-----0--0-----0--0--|
D|-----5--5-----4--4--|-----3--3-----2--2--|
A|--0--------0--------|--0--------0--------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|