Hero Tab

by Chad Kroeger feat. Josey Scott/Nickelback
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Tuning:	Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo:	no capo
Author mickmars2 [pro] 559.
1 contributor total, last edit on Feb 9, 2021
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There’s an acoustic in the verses and bridge, and electric in the choruses. (If
you’re only using one guitar, turn the volume knob down to use clean tone then up again
when the chorus comes in.)
 
Eb tuning
 
p.m. - palm mute
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
x - mute
() - let ring
 
                       I’m so high            I can hear
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--1-------------0-------------3-------------1-----------|
Gb|--2-------------2-------------2-------------2-----------|
Db|--2-------------2-------------2-------------2-----------|
Ab|--0-------------0-------------0-------------0-----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
      Heaven.....
Eb|--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
Bb|--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
Gb|--2-------------2-------------2-------------2----------|
Db|--3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------|
Ab|--3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------|
Eb|--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
 
                        I’m so high            I can hear
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--1-------------0-------------3-------------1----------|
Gb|--2-------------2-------------2-------------2----------|
Db|--2-------------2-------------2-------------2----------|
Ab|--0-------------0-------------0-------------0----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
     Heaven.....                                 Oh but
Eb|--1-------------1-------------1-------------1--------|
Bb|--1-------------1-------------1-------------1--------|
Gb|--2-------------2-------------2-------------2--------|
Db|--3-------------3-------------3-------------3--------|
Ab|--3-------------3-------------3-------------3--------|
Eb|--1-------------1-------------1-------------1--------|
 
     Heaven                  no  heaven       don’t hear
Eb|--4-------------4-------------6------------6----------|
Bb|--4-------------4-------------6------------6----------|
Gb|--5-------------5-------------5------------5----------|
Db|--6-------------6-------------8------------8----------|
Ab|--6-------------6-------------8------------8----------|
Eb|--4-------------4-------------6------------6----------|
 
     me.......                   And they say that a
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
Ab|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
Eb|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----------|
     p.m.----------------------------------|
 
      Hero can save us  I’m not gonna stand here and
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db|--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab|--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb|--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|
 
   Wait......                  I’ll hold onto the
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Db|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Ab|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
 
    Wings of the eagles and watch as they all fly
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db|--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab|--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb|--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|
 
    Away................
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Eb|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
     p.m.----------------------------------|
 
                        someone told me        love will all
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--1-------------0-------------3-------------1-----------|
Gb|--2-------------2-------------2-------------2-----------|
Db|--2-------------2-------------2-------------2-----------|
Ab|--0-------------0-------------0-------------0-----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
     save us...............
Eb|--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
Bb|--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
Gb|--2-------------2-------------2-------------2----------|
Db|--3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------|
Ab|--3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------|
Eb|--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
 
                    well how can that be       look what love
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--1-------------0-------------3-------------1-----------|
Gb|--2-------------2-------------2-------------2-----------|
Db|--2-------------2-------------2-------------2-----------|
Ab|--0-------------0-------------0-------------0-----------|
Eb| -------------------------------------------------------|
 
     gave us...............                  a world full of
Eb|--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
Bb|--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
Gb|--2-------------2-------------2-------------2----------|
Db|--3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------|
Ab|--3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------|
Eb|--1-------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
 
     killing          and blood spilling that world never
Eb|--4-------------4-------------6------------6----------|
Bb|--4-------------4-------------6------------6----------|
Gb|--5-------------5-------------5------------5----------|
Db|--6-------------6-------------8------------8----------|
Ab|--6-------------6-------------8------------8----------|
Eb|--4-------------4-------------6------------6----------|
 
    came                        and they say that a
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
Ab|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
Eb|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----------|
     p.m.----------------------------------|
 
      Hero can save us  I’m not gonna stand here and
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db|--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab|--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb|--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|
 
   Wait......                  I’ll hold onto the
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Db|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Ab|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
 
    Wings of the eagles and watch as they all fly
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db|--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab|--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb|--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|
 
Away................                    ahh........
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Eb|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
     p.m.------------------------------------------|
 
Solo (this is how it's really done, with octaves)
guitar 1
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db|--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab|--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb|--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|
 
guitar 2
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--8\7/8\7/8\7-5-----------8\7/8\7/8\7-3-----------|
Db|--xxxxxxxxxxx-x-----------xxxxxxxxxxx-x-----------|
Ab|--6\5/6\5/6\5-3-----------6\5/6\5/6\5-1-----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
 
guitar 1
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--5---5---5---5---3---3---------------------------|
Db|--5---5---5---5---3---3---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
Ab|--3---3---3---3---1---1---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
Eb|--------------------------4---4---4---4---4---4---|
 
guitar 2
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--5-----------7-----------12\10/12\10/12\10-8-----|
Db|--x-----------x-----------xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----|
Ab|--3-----------5-----------10\8//10\\8/10\\8-6-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
 
guitar 1
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--3---3---3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------|
Db|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
Ab|--1---1---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
Eb|--------------------------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
 
guitar 2
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--12\10/12\10/12\10-7-----5---5---5---8---8---8--10--10--10---12-|
Db|--xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x----x-|
Ab|--10\8//10\\8/10\\8-5-----3---3---3---6---6---6---8---8---8---10-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Not sure about the exact bridge picking but here are the chord forms and the way I pick...
 
Now that the world isn't ending it's love that I'm sending to
Eb|-----------------------------6-------------------8-----------|
Bb|-----------------9----------9----------------11---------11---|
Gb|---------------8---8-------8------------10-----10---------10-|
Db|-------------6---------6--6--------8-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   you..................             It isn't  the
Eb|------------10---------------------10-----------|
Bb|-------13--------13----------13------13---------|
Gb|----12----12--------12----12-----------12---12--|
Db|-10--------------------10-----------------10----|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
 
    love of a hero  and that's why I fear it won't
Eb|-----------6----------------------8-------------|
Bb|------9--------9------------11------------11----|
Gb|----8----8-------8------10------10-----------10-|
Db|--6------------------8--------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
 
     do                         and they say that a
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
Ab|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
Eb|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----------|
     p.m.----------------------------------|
 
      Hero can save us  I’m not gonna stand here and
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db|--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab|--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb|--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|
 
   Wait......                  I’ll hold onto the
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Db|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Ab|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
 
    Wings of the eagles and watch as they all fly
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db|--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab|--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb|--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|
 
 Away................            and there watchin us
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
Ab|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
Eb|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
 
    (watchin us)             (watchin us)
            there watchin us     as we all fly  aw...
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db|--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab|--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb|--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|
 
 ...ay                           and there watchin us
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Db|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Ab|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
 
    (watchin us)             (watchin us)
            there watchin us     as we all fly  aw...
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db|--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab|--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb|--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|
 
      (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeeeeaaah)
 ...ay                           and there watchin us
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Db|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---|
Ab|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
 
    (watchin us)             (watchin us)
            there watchin us     as we all fly  aw...
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Db|--6---6---6---6---6---6---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
Ab|--6---6---6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Eb|--4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------------|
 
 ..ay..........yeah....whhhooooooo
Eb|-----------------------0--------|
Bb|-----------------------1--------|
Gb|-----------------------0--------|
Db|-(3)-------------------2--------|
Ab|-(3)-------------------3--------|
Eb|-(1)----------------------------|
 
The bridge isn't exact but I'm absolutely positive the solo is right.
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nice tab bro, helped a lot keep going...
Great tab! Thanx!