Hero by Nickelback and Saliva
Transcribed by Danny Squared May 6, 2002
The beginning, simple chords
Strums and the like aren`t hard to figure out, only a simple 4/4 song.
Tuning: Standard, tuned down 2 whole steps I believe.
Fig. 1 (Verse)
I`m so high, I can hear heaven... rep. x2
Am F
0_____________________________1________________________________________
0_____________________________1________________________________________
1_____________________________2________________________________________
2_____________________________3________________________________________
2_____________________________3________________________________________
0_____________________________1________________________________________
Fig. 2 (Pre-Chorus)
But heaven don`t hear me...(interesting how the melody just changes)
G (barre) A F
4__________6__________1________________________________________________
4__________6__________1________________________________________________
5__________7__________2________________________________________________
6__________8__________3________________________________________________
6__________8__________3________________________________________________
4__________6__________1________________________________________________
Fig. 3 (Chorus) I
And they say that a hero can save us, I`m not gonna stand here & wait.
(begin the chorus w/the F chord from the pre chorus)
F ----------------> G A B
1___________________4_________________6__________________________8_____
1___________________4_________________6__________________________8_____
2___________________5_________________7__________________________9_____
3___________________6_________________8_________________________10_____
3___________________6_________________8_________________________10_____
1___________________4_________________6__________________________8_____
Fig. 3 (Chorus) II
I`ll hold onto the wings of the angels and watch as they all fly away.
1st chorus: End at the F, Others: Go back to Fig. 3 (I)
After the second chorus, there`s a fingerpicked part which is
basically the chorus. Here goes...
Fig. 4 (Interlude)
I don`t know the lyrics, keep in mind that I made this from an Mp3
and the few times I`ve seen the video.
_4_______4-6-4_________6_______6-8-6________8______8-10-8______________
___4___________4_________6__________6________8___________8_____________
____5____________5_________7__________7_______9___________9____________
6_____6____________6__8______8_________8__10____10_________10__________
_______________________________________________________________________
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Now, the whole outro plays both variations of the choruses, ending at
chorus II, with the F chord.
Well, that`s my tab of Nickelback`s Hero from the Spiderman soundtrack.
It`s not flawless, but it`s the basic idea. It looks weird, but I`m
confident that I`m right on most of the chords.
