Holding Out For A Hero- Ella Mae Brown
Tuning: C#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D#
Drop D and Half-Step down
Tabbed By: Danny North
Email: dnorth2@hotmail.com
This is my first tab! But as far as I can hear, this is correct!
THIS is the tuning. No capo fret 5, nor 1 nor WHATEVER ELSE. There’s a clear C#
base note throughout the song! Yes, it’s a little annoying tuning, but this is how
you do the real deal.
In the Intro, Guitar 1 would be playing the “Intro Riff” and Guitar 2 plays the
chords- Also, when Guitar 2 starts playing on the “G”s in the intro, it strums it
once then hits the harmonics on the base strings on fret 5 then continues
strumming. Listen to the song well to get what I mean.
(For a lack of knowledge of these Chord names, I simplified them to their base
note representation)
Also, there's a heavy emphasis on the base notes of each chord, so if you want to
even ignore the last ones it'll still sound fine)
G A D D# Bm A*
--x-- --0-- --2-- --x-- --2-- --x--
--x-- --0-- --3-- --x-- --3-- --x--
--4-- --2-- --2-- --x-- --4-- --x--
--5-- --2-- --0-- --2-- --4-- --7--
--x-- --0-- --0-- --2-- --2-- --7--
--5-- --x-- --0-- --2-- --x-- --7--
[Intro]
G A G D
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---3-2---------|---3-2--------------|---3-2---------|--5-3--------------|
|--2-----2/4----|--2-----4/6-----4-6-|--2-----2/4----|--------2------2---|
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------4-----|
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
[Verse]
G D
Where have all the good men gone And where are all the gods?
G A
Where's the street-wise Hercules To fight the rising odds?
G D
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
G D#(HOLD)
Late at night I toss and turn and dream of what I need
[Chorus]
Bm G D A*
I need a hero- I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
Bm G D A*
He's gotta be strong, he's gotta be fast and he's gotta be fresh from the fight
Bm G D A*
I need a hero- I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
Bm G D A*
He's gotta be sure, he's gotta be soon and he's gotta be larger than life
larger than life-
[Interlude]
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/ella_mae_bowen/holding_out_for_a_hero_crd_ver_5.html ]
Bm G D A*
Da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da
Bm G D A*
Da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da
[Verse]
G D
Somewhere after midnight in my wildest fantasy
G D
Somewhere just beyond my reach there's someone reaching back for me
G A
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
G D# (HOLD)
isn’t there a superman to sweep me off my feet
[Chorus]
Bm G D A*
I need a hero- I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
Bm G D A*
He's gotta be strong, he's gotta be fast and he's gotta be fresh from the fight
Bm G D A*
I need a hero- I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
Bm G D A*
He's gotta be sure, he's gotta be soon and he's gotta be larger than life
[Bridge]
D# G
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above, out where the lightning splits the sea
D# A*(HOLD)
I could swear that there's someone somewhere, watching me
D# G
Through the wind and the chill and the rain, and the storm and the flood
D# A*(HOLD)
I can feel his approach like the fire in my blood
[Chorus]
Bm G D A*
I need a hero- and then we’ll dance till the morning light
Bm G D A*
Dreaming He’ll lead me, held tight, tonight’s the night
Bm G D A*
I need a hero- I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
Bm G D A*
He's gotta be strong, he's gotta be fast and he's gotta be fresh from the fight
Bm G D A*
I need a hero- I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
Bm G D A*
He's gotta be sure, he's gotta be soon and he's gotta be larger than life
larger than life
Bm G D A*
Da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da
(Larger Than Life)
Bm G D A*
Da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da
(Larger Than Life)
Bm G D A*
Da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da
(Oh Maybe, Maybe Tonight)
Bm G D A*
Da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da
