Heroes Tab
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
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Capo: | no capo |
Author kerplunkash. [a] 170. 1 contributor total, last edit on Sep 23, 2020
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David Bowie - Heroes
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Heroes by David Bowie
Tabbed by: Jeremy
Email: billiejoefanclub@hotmail.com
Listen for strumming pattern.
Sounds like twice on the bass strings then the rest.
Have included the bass line as well because I think it adds a lot to the song.
Chords
D G Am7
e| 2 | 3 | 3 |
B| 3 | 3 | 1 |
G| 2 | 0 | 2 |
D| 0 | 0 | 2 |
A| x | 2 | 0 |
E| x | 3 | x |
[Intro]
D G D G
Electric guitar through verse
e|\5~~~~---5\7~~---5--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Electric guitar (runs from first Am7 of verse to end of verse)
e|3p2-0-2----3p2-0-2----3p2-0-2---------------------------------------------|
B|--------3----------3------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|3p2-0-2----3p2-0-2----3p2-0-2---------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4----------2-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-5^^^-3-5^^^-3---7^^^^-----------------------------------------------|
G|2-4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Main bass line (plays pretty much through whole song)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5-5---------5-5-----2-0-------2-3-4--------------------------------|
E|55-7-5------55-7-5------33-----3-3----------------------------------------|
Outro bass line
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5-5---------5-5-----2-0----------2-0-------------------------------|
E|55-7-5------55-7-5------33-----3-3---33-----3-3---------------------------|
[Verse 1]
D G
I.... I wish I could swim,
D G
Like the dolphins.... like dolpins can swim,
Am7 G D (Electric guitar enters)
Though nothing.... nothing will keep us together,
[Chorus 1]
Am7 G D
We can beat them.... forever and ever,
Am7 G D
Oh we can be heroes.... just for one day,
Chords x2
[Verse 2]
D G
I.... I will be King,
D G
And you.... you will be Queen,
Am7 G D
Though nothing.... will drive them away,
[Chorus 2]
Am7 G D
We can be heroes.... just for one day,
Am7 G D
We can be us.... just for one day,
[Verse 3]
D G
I.... I can remember,
D G
Standing.... by walls,
D G
And the guns.... shot above our heads,
D G
And we kissed.... saw nothing before,
Am7 G D
And the shame.... was on the other side,
[Chorus 3]
Am7 G D
Oh we can beat them.... forever and ever,
Am7 G D
Then we can be heroes.... just for one day,
[Outro]
D G D
We can be heroes
G D
We can be heroes
G
We can be heroes
D
Just for one day.
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| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| ^ Bend
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17 comments

It's not completely wrong, but
the Am7 in the
AM7 G D (Electric guitar enters)
Though nothing.... nothing will keep us together,
AM7 G D
We can beat them.... forever and ever,
AM7 G D
Oh we can be heroes.... just for one day,
Should be
C D
Though nothing.... nothing will keep us together,
Am7 Em7
We can beat them.... forever and ever,
C G D
Oh we can be heroes.... just for one day,
I make the bass line mainly DD BA D x 3 DD A BCC# on the Ds and G/Ds
and the last part of the verse C G D is borrowed from Noel Redding's part chromatic run from Hendrix's Hey Joe.
+3

i could be wrong but it sounds like the Am7 during the verse may actually be a C. it sounds right in the chorus though
+2

Progression for original and most live versions is:
D G
I.... I wish I could swim,
D G
Like the dolphins.... like dolpins can swim,
C D
Though nothing.... nothing will keep us together,
AM EM D
We can beat them.... forever and ever,
C G D
Oh we can be heroes.... just for one day,
+1
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