Help Me Through The Night
Joe Walsh
The Eagles
Hell Freezes Over Concert Video
1994
Even though I'm not a huge JW fan, I had a request for this and
it is an awesome song. Have fun, and I hope you can get together
enough of your friends to cover all the parts! :) I've only tabbed
two or three guitars. Joe plays one in G tuning which I didn't
bother with. Good luck!
First they play 2 measures of G, then they go into
the intro figure. The intro figure is played twice.
G
GUITAR 1
+ + + + + + + +
e:-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|
B:-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8---8-8-|-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8---8-8-|
G:-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|
D:-9---9-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9-9-|-9---9-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9-9-|
A:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
GUITAR 2
e:-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|
B:-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|
G:-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4---4---4-4-|-4---4-4-4---4-4---4-4---4---4-4-|
D:-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5-|
A:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
INTRO FIGURE:
G D/F Em G
+ + + + + + + +
e:-7---7-7-7---7-5---5-5---5---5-5-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-----3---3---3-3-|
B:-8---8-8-8---8-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-5---5-5-5---5-3-----3---3---3-3-|
G:-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-4---4-4-4---4-4-----4---4---4-4-|
D:-9---9-9-9---9-------------------|-------------5-5-----5---5---5-5-|
A:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e:-3---3-3-3---3-2---2-2---2---2-2-|-0---0-0-0---0-3-----3---3---3-3-|
B:-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---0-0-|
G:-4---4-4-4---4-2---2-2---2---2-2-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---0-0-|
D:-5---5-5-5---5-4---4-4---4---4-4-|-2---2-2-2---2-0-----0---0---0-0-|
A:---------------------------------|---------------2-----2---2---2-2-|
E:---------------------------------|---------------3-----3---3---3-3-|
F C G
+ + + + + + + +
e:-1---1-1-1---1-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3---3-3-|
B:-1---1-1-1---1-5---5-5---5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-3-3---3---3-3-|
G:-2---2-2-2---2-5---5-5---5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-4-4---4---4-4-|
D:-3---3-3-3---3-5---5-5---5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-|
A:---------------3---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-5---5---5-5-|
E:---------------------------------|-------------------3-3---3---3-3-|
e:-1---1-1-1---1-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0---3-3---3---3-3-|
B:-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1---1---1-1-|-1---1-1-1---1-1---0-0---0---0-0-|
G:-2---2-2-2---2-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-|
D:-3---3-3-3---3-2---2-2---2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2---0-0---0---0-0-|
A:-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3---2-2---2---2-2-|
E:-1---1-1-1---1-------------------|-------------------3-3---3---3-3-|
Play the intro figure twice, then go into this:
G Gsus2
+ + + + + + + +
e:-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5-|
B:-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8---8-8-|-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8---8-8-|
G:-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|
D:-9---9-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9-9-|-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5-|
A:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e:-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|
B:-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|
G:-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2-|
D:-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-|
A:-2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2-|
E:-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|
G Gsus4
+ + + + + + + +
e:-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|
B:-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8---8-8-|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1---1---1-1-|
G:-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-|
D:-9---9-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9-9-|-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-|
A:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e:-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|
B:-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-1---1-1-1---1-1---1-1---1---1-1-|
G:-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-|
D:-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-|
A:-2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2-|---------------------------------|
E:-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|
Now the verse starts. Play this twice, and the second
time play the last measure three times:
Somewhere along the way I found the meaning woke up
G Gsus2
+ + + + + + + +
e:-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5-|
B:-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8---8-8-|-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8---8-8-|
G:-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|
D:-9---9-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9-9-|-5---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5-|
A:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e:-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|
B:-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|
G:-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2-|
D:-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-|
A:-2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2-|
E:-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|
dreaming along the way
G C G D
+ + + + + + + +
e:-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-3-------3-------5---------5-5-5-|
B:-8---8-8-8---8-8---8-8---8---8-8-|-5-------3-------7---------7-7-7-|
G:-7---7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7-|-5-------4-------7---------7-7-7-|
D:-9---9-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---9-9-|---------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e:-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-0-----3---------2---------2-2-2-|
B:-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-1-----3---------3---------3-3-3-|
G:-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-0-----0---------2---------2-2-2-|
D:-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-|-2-----0---------0---------0-0-0-|
A:-2---2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2-|-3-----2-------------------------|
E:-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3-|-------3-------------------------|
Now the chorus (!=harmonics):
So help me through the night mama
G C G
+ + + + + + + +
e:-^7---------------!---------------|-3---3---3---3-3-3---3---3---3-3-|
B:-^8---------------12--------------|-5---5---5---5-5-3---3---3---3-3-|
G:-^7---------------12--------------|-5---5---5---5-5-4---4---4---4-4-|
D:-^9---------------12--------------|-5---5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5-5-|
A:----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e:-^3---------------!---------------|-0---0---0---0-0-3---3---3---3-3-|
B:-^3---------------12--------------|-1---1---1---1-1-3---3---3---3-3-|
G:-^0---------------12--------------|-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-|
D:-^0---------------12--------------|-2---2---2---2-2-0---0---0---0-0-|
A:-^2-------------------------------|-3---3---3---3-3-2---2---2---2-2-|
E:-^3-------------------------------|-----------------3---3---3---3-3-|
Help me to... pa - in tell me... help me... once again
B Em D C
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-2---2---2---2--^3-----^2-----|-^3------------------|-3--------------|
B:-4---4---4---4--^5-----^3-----|-^5------------------|-5--------------|
G:-4---4---4---4--^4-----^2-----|-^5------------------|-5--------------|
D:-----------------------^0-----|-^5------------------|-5--------------|
A:------------------------------|-^3------------------|-3--------------|
E:------------------------------|---------------------|----------------|
e:-2---2---2---2--^0-----^2-----|-^0------------------|-0--------------|
B:-4---4---4---4--^0-----^3-----|-^1------------------|-1--------------|
G:-4---4---4---4--^0-----^2-----|-^0------------------|-0--------------|
D:-4---4---4---4--^2-----^0-----|-^2------------------|-2--------------|
A:-2---2---2---2--^2------------|-^3------------------|-3--------------|
E:----------------^0------------|---------------------|----------------|
Play the intro figure again, then go into another verse.
The solo is over the last measure of the chorus. Then
play the chorus and go into the intro figure till the end.
Stop strumming on C, and play the harmonics to end.
LYRICS:
Somewhere along the way I found the meaning
Woke up dreaming along the way
Never quite feels the same when you awaken
And makin' up for the time is such a price to pay
And then they take the dream away
And it just ain't fair
CHORUS
So help me through the night, mama
Help me to ease the pain
Tell me it's alright, help me through the night once again
And that's the danger in pretendin'
Tryin' to defend yourself from someone else's war
Don't know what they're fighting for
No they just don't care
CHORUS
So help me to see the light, mama
Open my eyes again
Tell me it's alright, help me through the night once again
Ooooooh
Would you help me
Ooooooh
Would you help me
Ooooooh
CHORDS:
Gsus2 3x0233 or xx5785
Gsus4 3x0013
To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.