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Hero - Bloc Party
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Tabbed by: wertaslopey8
Email:wertaslopey8@gmail.com, BTW, first tab, take it easy.
Tuning: Standard
Use a delay pedal(dd-3) D.Time: 12 o'clock, E.Level:Max., F.Back: least. use single
because delay does the second. just play the notes twice if you do not have a delay
main riff). This first part is the main riff that carries throughout the song. firt
0-24sec. last bit played between certain verses in the song, at 0:23, 0:48, 1:19
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------5--------------------5----------------------------------------|
G|---5----5----5----5----5----2-----5----5-------------4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
D|---3----2---------7----3----3----------5-------------2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
Lead Guitar, 0:24-0:48
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-5-5----------8-8-8------------------------8-8-8---------5-5-5-------|
G|-xxxxxx5-5-5----xxxxxx5-5-5------------------xxxxxx5-5-5---xxxxxx5-5-5-----5-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Second Guitar, Main riff continued.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------5--------------------5----------------------------------------|
G|---5----5----5----5----5----2-----5----5-------------4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
D|---3----2---------7----3----3----------5-------------2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bloc_party/hero_tab.html ]
Lead Guitar, 0:50-1:18, repeated.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-9--10-9-------10-9--10-9--12-12----10-9--10-9---------------------------------|
D|--------------10-7----------------------------------10-12--10----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead Guitar, vocal break, 1:19-1:32,Main riff still continued
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8-6-5------8-6-5-----8-6-5-------8-6-5-----------------------------------|
G|--------5----------5----------5----------5---7----5------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead Guitar, 1:32-1:58, very dubbed guitar, kind of hard to tab.tremolo picked. (please
and make sense of it). this part reapeats twice.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8xx8xx8x8xx10x10-----------------8xx8xx8x8x666xx5xx5xx5x5xx5x------------|
G|------------------9xx9xx9xx9xx9xx9-----------------------------5xx5--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead Guitar, the 13,16, and 12,15 are bends. repeated twice
e|-8xx8xx8x8xx10xx12xx12xx10-13--12--10xx8xx7x--------------13--12-----------|
B|---------------------------16--15-----------9xx9xx9x9xx9--16--15-----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead Guitar, Main riff played under.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-9--10-9-------10-9--10-9--12-12----10-9--10-9---------------------------------|
D|--------------10-7----------------------------------10-12--10----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead Guitar,2:26-2:50, played with slight delay. Repeated 4 times
e|------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------------------------|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead, repeat 4 times
e|-------------15/////-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12/////////---------15/////////-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Exit
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------5--------------------5----------------------------------------|
G|---5----5----5----5----5----2-----5----5-------------4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
D|---3----2---------7----3----3----------5-------------2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
| / slide up, tremolo on tab lines
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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