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.