Help I’m Alive by Metric was first recorded as a full sound song with drums, bass and synthesizers, but the acoustic version shows the raw emotion of the hit song, and the haunting melody breaks into a classic hook driven song that is becoming a signature of the band from Canada.
The video Help I’m Alive shows songwriter Emily Haines and guitarist James Shaw performing the song in the studio, and you really get a sense of the emotion that does go into songwriting. Emily is not one to hold back anyway, she gives it her all and she looks like she was in a boxing match after most of her concerts.
This song at first looks to be in the is in the key of Bb or A#, they are pretty much the same depending on how technical you want to get about it, but when you jam along in the minor pentatonic scale you find that it is actually in the key of G.
To make things simpler, you can put a capo on the third fret and play some open chords to make it less demanding for the beginning guitarist, and also to make it easier if you are going to also be the vocalist.
As a beginner guitarist you should play along to the song until you get a feel of the progression, and then start to add in some of the fill notes as you get familiar with the chord structure. This is a fun song to play once you have it figured out.
Check out the Metric Website at iLove Metric.com to stay up with the band and get news on the latest concerts.
Metric – Help I’m Alive Acoustic Version Video
Help I’m Alive – Metric (Acoustic Version) Chords
Important – CAPO on 3rd Fret - Standard Tuning
G Asus2 Em C
I tremble
G Asus2 Em C
They're gonna eat me alive
G Asus2 Em C
If I stumble
G Asus2 Em C
They're gonna eat me alive
Em (listen to the song for this part)
Can you hear my heart beating like a hammer?
Beating like a hammer? Beating like a hammer? Beating like a hammer?
G C D Em
Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer
G C
Hard to be soft
D Em
Tough to be tender
G C D Em
Come take my pulse, the pace is on a runaway train
G C D Em
Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer
Beating like a hammer. Beating like a hammer. Beating like a hammer
G D Asus2
(The C kinda sneaks in, again listen to the song)
C G D Asus2
If you're still alive
C G D Asus2
My regrets are few
C G D Asus2
If my life is mine
C G D Asus2
What shouldn't I do?
C G D Asus2
I get wherever I'm going
C G D Asus2
I get whatever I need
C G D Asus2
While my blood's still flowing
Em
And my heart still beats...
Beating like a hammer
Beating like a hammer
Beating like a hammer
Beating like a hammer
G C D Em
Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer
G C
Hard to be soft
D Em
Tough to be tender
G C D Em
Come take my pulse, the pace is on a runaway train
G C D Em
Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer
Beating like a hammer. Beating like a hammer. Beating like a hammer.
G D Asus2
(The C kinda sneaks in, again listen to the song)
C G D Asus2
If you're still alive
C G D Asus2
My regrets are few
C G D Asus2
If my life is mine
C G D Asus2
What shouldn't I do?
C G D Asus2
I get wherever I'm going
C G D Asus2
I get whatever I need
C G D Asus2
While my blood's still flowing
Em
And my heart still beats...
Beating like a hammer
Beating like a hammer
Beating like a hammer
Beating like a hammer
G Asus2 Em C
G Asus2 Em C
I tremble
G Asus2 Em C
They're gonna eat me alive
G Asus2 Em C
If I stumble
G Asus2 Em C
They're gonna eat me alive
Em (End)
Can you hear my heart beating like a hammer?
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