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:

Long Version

Artist: TAEKO
Composition/Arrangement/Piano/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

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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's BATTLE MODE event. The song became available for purchase for 800 BP at the BATTLE ITEM COUNTER on 7/6/2009.

Song Production Information

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Video Production Information

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Difficulty & Notecounts

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 - - - -

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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