Heroes Chords
by David Cook
Heroes by David Cook is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, Bm, G, Dmaj7 and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
standard tuning
Key: D major
no lyrics :D
i covered most of the prominent parts
acoustic intro: D A
e|---10----10----10----10----10----10----/12b14--14b12--10--9-----9b10b9-----|
B|------10----10----10----10----10----10-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--7--------10--7--9~-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10-8-7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
electric guitar part has palm mute and uses power chords
verse 1:
D Bm G
D Bm G A
Chorus:
D Dmaj7 G F# G A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-----7------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----7------5--4--5------7----------------------------------------------|
A|--5-x8--4-x8---5--4--5------7----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3--2--3------5----------------------------------------------|
solo:
e|----------------------------------------------5--3--2----------------------|
B|---5b7~--7b5--3---3h5--3--2-/3----5b7b5--3--2---------3--------------------|
G|----------------4---------------4-----------------------2--4---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------2--4---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------5-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
the 5b7b5 part is just full bending at 5 fret and comes down to 5 fret note again
bridge:
Bm G x2 A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-----4/-5--4/---------------7-------------------------------------------|
A|--2-----4/-5--4/---------------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------*2/-3--2/---------------5-------------------------------------------|
*slide the F# power chord to G a few times
end with A
repeat Chorus