Tom: Dm
G|-5-
D|-5-
A|-3-
E|---||
2) The Ebsus2. This has a very low sound to it, so I think Alex fingers it
like so:
E|-1-
B|-4-
G|-3-
D|-1-
A|-1-
E|---||
3) The Gm/A. Now I *know* this is the wrong name for the chord, but I have
absolutely no idea what its proper name is. My handy-dandy book of 7,488
guitar chords doesn't seem to have it. Anyway, I finger it like this:
E|-3- If this looks kinda wacko, there is precedent for it. Alex plays
B|-3- the same chord in _Lock and Key_. Check the video if you don't
G|-3- believe me :-)
D|-5-
A|-3-
E|-5-
The "Gm/A" chord may not sound quite right when you play it, but that's
probably because Alex uses a "Nashville tuning" technique for his guitar.
I'm not terribly familiar with this method, but I believe it involves
replacing the low, heavy, E, A, D strings with lighter guage ones so they
are tuned up to the same octave as the higher strings. So when you listen
to the cd at the "Gm Gm/A" change, it actually sounds like the change in
fingering is occuring on the higher stirings, but I don't think it is. It
sounds to me like the E, B, and G strings are unchanged through that chord
change. But anyway, if you think you have a better idea than that by all
means correct me.
As far as the two solos go, I haven't had time to figure them out, so they
aren't included. Chords only. Sorry.
Strumming is pretty much the key to this tune. There is no way I can
effectively transcribe the strumming pattern here but if you listen to the
cd and get a feel for the rhythm and where the chord changes occur, you
should be able to get pretty close to the original.
Warning: Playing this song on an acoustic with a thick neck may cause
severe cramping of the left hand (it did for me anyways - but then maybe its
just me; I get the same thing playing Distant Early Warning). :)
So, on with our show.
Nobody's Hero - Music by Lee and Lifeson
E|-------------| Lyrics by Peart
intro:
Gm F Bbsus2 Csus2
Gm Gm/A F
verse 1:
Gm F Bbsus2
I knew he was different in his sexuality
Gm Gm/A F
I went to his parties as the straight minority
Gm F Bbsus2
He never seemed a threat to my masculinity
Gm Gm/A F
He only introduced me to a wider reality
Ebsus2
Gm F Bbsus2
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm Gm/A Dm Csus2 Bbsus2
When I heard that he was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart
chorus1:
Dm
But he's nobody's Hero
Csus2
- Saves a drowning child
Am G
- Cures a wasting disease
F
Hero
Am < -- I hear a Dm here... Z.
- Lands a crippled airplane
Csus2 G
- Solves great mysteries
Dm
Hero
Csus2
- Not the handsome actor
Am G
who plays the hero's role
F
Hero
Dm
- Not the glamour girl
Csus2
who'd love to sell her soul
Am G Dm
If anybody's buying Nobody's Hero
solo1:
Gm F Bbsus2 Csus2
Gm Gm/A F Ebsus2 P.H.
E|-6--6--6-| H-8-P-6------6--10--|----15--15-P-13E|------------------------|---|
B|------------------10---------|--15--15-------13---13-13-13--13-11--<11>-|
G|E|------------------------|-----|E|------------------------|-----------12-----|
D|E|------------------------|-----|E|------------------------|------------------|
A|E|------------------------|-----|E|------------------------|------------------|
E|E|------------------------|-----|E|------------------------|------------------|
verse2:
Gm F Bbsus2
I didn't know the girl but I knew her family
Gm Gm/A F
All their lives were shattered in a nightmare of brutality
Gm F Bbsus2
They tried to carry on, tried to bear the agony
Gm Gm/A F
Tried to hold some faith in the goodness of humanity
Ebsus2
Gm F Bbsus2
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm Gm/A Dm Csus2 Bbsus2 Gm
When I heard that she was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart
chorus2:
Dm
But she's Nobody's Hero
Csus2
- Is the voice of reason
Am G
Against the howling mob
F
Hero
Am <--- (Dm)
- Is the pride of purpose
Csus2 G
In the unrewarding job
Dm
Hero
Csus2
- Not the champion player
Am G
Who plays the perfect game
F
Hero
Dm
- Not the glamour boy
Csus2
Who loves to sell his name
Am G Dm
Everybody's buying Nobody's Hero
solo2: repeat Gm F Bbsus2
Gm Gm/A F
E|---------------|E|------------------------|-----------|-------------------|
B|------10---11--|---18-18-18--18-16-15----------15--|-------10--11------|
G|--12--10---10--|----------------------17-15-17-----|---12--10--10------|
D|--12-------8---|E|------------------------|-----------|---12------8-------|
A|---------------|E|------------------------|-----------|-------------------|
E|---------------|E|------------------------|-----------|-------------------|
E|------------------|E|------------------------|E|------------------------|----|
B|----------15--15--|---------16--15--16--18--(18)-----------------------|
G|------15--15--15--|--17--15-------------------| FE|------------------------||
D|--15--15----------|E|------------------------|E|------------------------|----|
A|--17--------------|E|------------------------|E|------------------------|----|
E|------------------|E|------------------------|E|------------------------|----|
Gm F Bbsus2
As the years went by we drifted apart
Gm Gm/A Dm Csus2 Bbsus2
When I heard that you were gone I felt a shadow cross my heart
chorus3:
Dm
But he's nobody's Hero
Csus2
- Saves a drowning child
Am G
- Cures a wasting disease
F
Hero
Am
- Lands a crippled airplane
Csus2 G
- Solves great mysteries
Dm
Hero
Csus2
- Not the handsome actor
Am G
who plays the hero's role
F
Hero
Dm
- Not the glamour girl
Csus2
who'd love to sell her soul
Am G Dm
If anybody's buying Nobody's Hero
outro:
Csus2 G
F Am Csus2 G
Nobody's Hero
Dm Csus2 Am G
Hero
F Am Csus2 G
Nobody's Hero
Dm Csus2 Am G
Hero
repeat to fade out.
E|------------------------|
It seems pretty close
