HELPLESS

HELPLESS

Song Information

Original Version

Artist: TAEKO
Composition/Arrangement/Other Instruments & Programming: Hideyuki Ono
Lyrics: Thomas Howard Lichtenstein
Vocals/Chorus: TAEKO
Guitars: Mutsuhiko Izumi
Bass: Yoshihiko Koezuka
Tenor Saxophones & Trombones: Jimmy Weckl
Trumpets: Hideyuki Ono, Omi Kawai
BPM: 140
Length: 1:23
Genre: SAMBA
Movie: Unknown
First Music Game Appearance: GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX & drummania 2ndMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2 Song Pack #11

Long Version

Artist: TAEKO
Composition/Arrangement/Other Instruments & Programming: Hideyuki Ono
Lyrics: Thomas Howard Lichtenstein
Vocals/Chorus: TAEKO
Guitars: Mutsuhiko Izumi
Solo Gut Guitar: Toshio Sakurai
Bass: Yoshihiko Koezuka
Tenor Saxophones & Trombones: Jimmy Weckl
Trumpets: Hideyuki Ono, Omi Kawai
Recording Engineer: Yuei Uematsu
BPM: 136
Length: 4:15
Movie: Unknown
First Music Game Appearance: GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

None yet.

Song Connections / Remixes

• A long version of HELPLESS can be found on the GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX & drummania 2ndMIX soundtracks album.
• Another long version of HELPLESS, featuring a gut guitar solo by Toshio Sakurai, appears as HELPLESS (Long Version) in GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX. This long version later appeared on the GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX Soundtracks album as HELPLESS (Guitar Long Version).

Trivia

• HELPLESS marks Taeko Shibata's debut in BEMANI.
• HELPLESS is available in GuitarFreaks V2 & DrumMania V2 through GITADOCHANKO in April 2006. As of 6/1/2006, the song has been automatically unlocked for play in Standard Mode.
• HELPLESS (Long Version) was originally available as a prize in GuitarFreaks V6 & DrumMania V6's BATTLE MODE event. The song became available for purchase for 800 BP at the BATTLE ITEM COUNTER on 7/6/2009.
• HELPLESS (Long Version) has never been on a CS release of GuitarFreaks & DrumMania.

Song Production Information

HELPLESS (Long Version)

I made this based on the Long Ver. from the soundtrack CD. On the soundtrack CD this song had a piano solo, but this time we tried with a gut guitar solo. A stylish gut guitar solo, right?

Video Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.
Difficulty for early GF/DM games rated from 1 to 10 stars. GF/DM difficulty for GF5/dm4 and beyond rated from 1 to 99.
GF/DM XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Version

Game	Drums			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	354	505	598	338	338	338	190	190	-	-	-	-
GF3/dm2	3	4	5	4	6	8	N/A	N/A	-	-	-	-
GF4/dm3	3	4	5	↑6	↑8	8	N/A	N/A	-	-	-	-
GF5/dm4→GF6/dm5	34	55	70	60	68	77	N/A	N/A	-	-	-	-
GF/DM V2	↓26	↓48	↓54	↓29	↓42	↓53	20	28	-	-	-	-
GF/DM V3→V8	26	48	↑56	29	42	53	20	28	-	-	-	-
GF3/dm2 CS	3	4	5	4	6	8	N/A	N/A	-	-	-	-

Long Version

Game	Drums			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	1158	1671	2111	?	?	?	-	-	-	-	-	-
GF5/dm4→GF6/dm5	45	68	87	60	68	79	-	-	-	-	-	-
GF/DM V6→V8	↓41	↓54	↓72	↓33	↓45	↓55	-	-	-	-	-	-

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