My Hero by Foo Fighters Lyric and Guitar Chords

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If you are looking for My Hero guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play My Hero by Foo Fighters using guitar or guitar.
This song by Foo Fighters can also be played by that instruments.
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My Hero guitar chords has rhythm and included in The Colour and the Shape (1997) album.
You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here.

My Hero by Foo Fighters Guitar Chords


My Hero by Foo Fighters
Tabbed by Dave Matney (naveofhearts at hotmail dot com)

Guitars are heavily distorted 100% of the time.
Bass is played with a pick, and never moves away from the root notes.

Lexicon


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|Bend: () eg, 4(5) means play the 4th fret, then bend to the 5th |
|Slide down: |
|Hammer-on: h |


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Drums, then drums and bass intro (Bass is E and C#)

Intro: (one guitar, every note is picked, even the bend. This style carries throughout
song)


e|0-0-0-0- Strum open e -0-0-0-0- Strum open e --|
B|4(5)4-0- and open b slowly -4(5)4-0- and open b slowly --|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


e|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|---0-4-4-7-4-4-4-7-4-4-4---0-4-4-7-4-4-4-7-5-5-5-| Accent the moving
G|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| notes, droning the
D|-2---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| rest.
A|-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-0-----------------------0-----------------------|


e|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|---0-4-4-7-4-4-4-7-4-4-4---0-4-4-7-4-4-4-7-5-5-5-|
G|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-2---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-0-----------------------0-----------------------|


e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-----------2-|
A|-----------2-|
E|-----4-2---0-|
B|-2-2-----4---|

Verse:

Lead guitar: (repeat this riff through the entire verse)


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-7-4-4-4-7-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-7-4-4-4-7-5-5-5-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Too alarming now to talk about

Take your pictures down and shake it out

Truth or consequence, say it aloud

Use that evidence, race it around

Chorus:

Both guitars:


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8-----9-9-9-9----11-11-11-11----|
D|--7777-----------------------------------------|
A|--7777---6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7----9--9--9--9-----|
E|--5555-----------------------------------------|

There goes my


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8----9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6----------|
D|--7777-----------------------------------------|
A|--7777---6-6-6-6----7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4----------|
E|--5555-----------------------------------------|

hero… watch him as he


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8-----9-9-9-9----11-11-11-11-------------|
D|--2222--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222---6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7----9--9--9--9--------------|
E|--0000--------------------------------------------------|

goes…

Guitar 1:


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8----9-9-9-9---4-4-4-4-------------------|
D|--2222--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222---6-6-6-6----7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|--0000--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11-11-11-11----13-13-13-13---8-8-8-8-------------|
D|--22----------------------------------------------------|
A|--22---9--9--9--9-----11-11-11-11---6-6-6-6-------------|
E|--00----------------------------------------------------|

Both guitars:


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8-----9-9-9-9----11-11-11-11----|
D|--7777-----------------------------------------|
A|--7777---6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7----9--9--9--9-----|
E|--5555-----------------------------------------|

There goes my


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8----9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6----------|
D|--7777-----------------------------------------|
A|--7777---6-6-6-6----7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4----------|
E|--5555-----------------------------------------|

hero… he’s ordinary


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8-----9-9-9-9----11-11-11-11-------------|
D|--2222--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222---6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7----9--9--9--9--------------|
E|--0000--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1:


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8----9-9-9-9---4-4-4-4-------------------|
D|--2222--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222---6-6-6-6----7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|--0000--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11-11-11-11----13-13-13-13---8-8-8-8-------------|
D|--22----------------------------------------------------|
A|--22---9--9--9--9-----11-11-11-11---6-6-6-6-------------|
E|--00----------------------------------------------------|

Both guitars:
A5 (only one guitar play this riff)


e|-----------------0-0-0-0---|
B|-----------------4-5-4-2--|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------2---------------|
A|-----------2---------------|
E|-----4-2---0---------------|
B|-2-2-----4-----------------|

Verse:

Lead guitar: (repeat this riff through the entire verse)


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-7-4-4-4-7-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-7-4-4-4-7-5-5-5-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Don’t the best of them bleed it out

While the rest of them peter out

Truth or consequence, say it aloud

Use that evidence, race it around

Chorus:

Both guitars:


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8-----9-9-9-9----11-11-11-11----|
D|--7777-----------------------------------------|
A|--7777---6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7----9--9--9--9-----|
E|--5555-----------------------------------------|

There goes my


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8----9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6----------|
D|--7777-----------------------------------------|
A|--7777---6-6-6-6----7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4----------|
E|--5555-----------------------------------------|

hero… watch him as he


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8-----9-9-9-9----11-11-11-11-------------|
D|--2222--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222---6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7----9--9--9--9--------------|
E|--0000--------------------------------------------------|

goes…

Guitar 1:


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8----9-9-9-9---4-4-4-4-------------------|
D|--2222--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222---6-6-6-6----7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|--0000--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11-11-11-11----13-13-13-13---8-8-8-8-------------|
D|--22----------------------------------------------------|
A|--22---9--9--9--9-----11-11-11-11---6-6-6-6-------------|
E|--00----------------------------------------------------|

Both guitars:


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8-----9-9-9-9----11-11-11-11----|
D|--7777-----------------------------------------|
A|--7777---6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7----9--9--9--9-----|
E|--5555-----------------------------------------|

There goes my


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8----9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6----------|
D|--7777-----------------------------------------|
A|--7777---6-6-6-6----7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4----------|
E|--5555-----------------------------------------|

hero… he’s ordinary


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8-----9-9-9-9----11-11-11-11-------------|
D|--2222--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222---6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7----9--9--9--9--------------|
E|--0000--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1:


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8----9-9-9-9---4-4-4-4-------------------|
D|--2222--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222---6-6-6-6----7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|--0000--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11-11-11-11----13-13-13-13---8-8-8-8-------------|
D|--22----------------------------------------------------|
A|--22---9--9--9--9-----11-11-11-11---6-6-6-6-------------|
E|--00----------------------------------------------------|

Both guitars:


e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-----------2-|
A|-----------2-|
E|-----4-2---0-|
B|-2-2-----4---|

Transition into bridge: (Rhythm instruments play chords where indicated, only one
plays lead)


e|0-0-0-0- Strum open e -0-0-0-0-0-------------------| Strum open e
B|4(5)4-0- and open b slowly -4(5)4-2---------------------| and open b slowly
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|


e|0-0-0-0- Strum open e -0-0-0-0--0-0h2-2h4-4--|
B|4(5)4-0- and open b slowly -4(5)4-2-0---0--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge: (All instruments play chords)

Kudos my hero leaving all the best

You know my hero, the one thats on

Chorus:

Both guitars:


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8-----9-9-9-9----11-11-11-11----|
D|--7777-----------------------------------------|
A|--7777---6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7----9--9--9--9-----|
E|--5555-----------------------------------------|

There goes my


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8----9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6----------|
D|--7777-----------------------------------------|
A|--7777---6-6-6-6----7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4----------|
E|--5555-----------------------------------------|

hero… watch him as he


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8-----9-9-9-9----11-11-11-11-------------|
D|--2222--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222---6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7----9--9--9--9--------------|
E|--0000--------------------------------------------------|

goes…

Guitar 1:


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8----9-9-9-9---4-4-4-4-------------------|
D|--2222--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222---6-6-6-6----7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|--0000--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11-11-11-11----13-13-13-13---8-8-8-8-------------|
D|--22----------------------------------------------------|
A|--22---9--9--9--9-----11-11-11-11---6-6-6-6-------------|
E|--00----------------------------------------------------|

Both guitars:


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8-----9-9-9-9----11-11-11-11----|
D|--7777-----------------------------------------|
A|--7777---6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7----9--9--9--9-----|
E|--5555-----------------------------------------|

There goes my


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8----9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6----------|
D|--7777-----------------------------------------|
A|--7777---6-6-6-6----7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4----------|
E|--5555-----------------------------------------|

hero… he’s ordinary


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8-----9-9-9-9----11-11-11-11-------------|
D|--2222--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222---6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7----9--9--9--9--------------|
E|--0000--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1:


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8----9-9-9-9---4-4-4-4-------------------|
D|--2222--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222---6-6-6-6----7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|--0000--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11-11-11-11----13-13-13-13---8-8-8-8-------------|
D|--22----------------------------------------------------|
A|--22---9--9--9--9-----11-11-11-11---6-6-6-6-------------|
E|--00----------------------------------------------------|

Both guitars:


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8-----9-9-9-9----11-11-11-11----|
D|--7777-----------------------------------------|
A|--7777---6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7----9--9--9--9-----|
E|--5555-----------------------------------------|

There goes my


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8----9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6----------|
D|--7777-----------------------------------------|
A|--7777---6-6-6-6----7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4----------|
E|--5555-----------------------------------------|

hero… watch him as he


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8-----9-9-9-9----11-11-11-11-------------|
D|--2222--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222---6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7----9--9--9--9--------------|
E|--0000--------------------------------------------------|

goes…

Guitar 1:


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8----9-9-9-9---4-4-4-4-------------------|
D|--2222--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222---6-6-6-6----7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|--0000--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11-11-11-11----13-13-13-13---8-8-8-8-------------|
D|--22----------------------------------------------------|
A|--22---9--9--9--9-----11-11-11-11---6-6-6-6-------------|
E|--00----------------------------------------------------|

Both guitars:


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8-----9-9-9-9----11-11-11-11----|
D|--7777-----------------------------------------|
A|--7777---6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7----9--9--9--9-----|
E|--5555-----------------------------------------|

There goes my


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8----9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6----------|
D|--7777-----------------------------------------|
A|--7777---6-6-6-6----7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4----------|
E|--5555-----------------------------------------|

hero… he’s ordinary


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8-----9-9-9-9----11-11-11-11-------------|
D|--2222--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222---6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7----9--9--9--9--------------|
E|--0000--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1:


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-8-8-8----9-9-9-9---4-4-4-4-------------------|
D|--2222--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2222---6-6-6-6----7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|--0000--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Both guitars:


e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-----------2-|
A|-----------2-|
E|-----4-2---0-|
B|-2-2-----4---|

There’s a lead out, that I didn’t have a guitar to figure out (I tabbed this at work,
memory). In a live performance, it can be omitted.

Alternative fingering for chorus.

This is the first and third parts, where Dave is singing.


e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------4-4-4-4----5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7---|
D|--2222-----------------------------------|
A|--2222---1-1-1-1----2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4---|
E|--0000---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---|
B|-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------4-4-4-4----5-5-5-5--------------|
D|--2222-------------------------6-6-6-6---|
A|--2222---1-1-1-1----2-2-2-2--------------|
E|--0000---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----4-4-4-4---|
B|-----------------------------------------|

The second and fourth parts, where the guitar splits, is almost identical to the way
written above(in the song, not the alternative fingering), but let the low E ring throug,
keep the same pattern as the alternative fingering. (This method tends to be the best
method when you’re playing the song by yourself, on an acoustic guitar.)

If you want to learn Foo Fighters My Hero guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play My Hero. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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