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Eminor

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1/20

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 20Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Only 3 Chords are used throughout the song.
e|---Em-7-----D5-----C3----------|
B|----8-----7-----5----------|
G|----9-----7-----5----------|
D|----9-----7-----5----------|
A|----7-----5-----3----------|
E|---------------------------|
[Intro]
This same pattern plays through almost the entire song.
Em Em D D D D C C D D D D
After 2 times another guitar plays this riff that is also played several times in the song:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/12--/12------8-10-8-----8-10--------/12--/12-----8-10-8----8--------|
G|-----------------------9----------------------------------9-----------|    x2
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
EmAm I a hero?D  C  
DAm I a hero nowEm?D  C  D  
EmAm I a hero?D  C  
DAm I a hero nowEm?D  C  D  
Yeah
[Verse]
EmPleasedon't shDoot me downC  
I Dlove you like a brEmotherD  C  D  
It's Emon the nDews agCain
I Dguess they killed anEmotherD  C  C  
[Chorus]
EmAm I a hero?D  C  
DAm I a hero nEmow?D  C  D  
EmAm I a hero?D  C  
DAm I a hero nEmow?D  C  D  
[Break] 
This is the only part of the song that is different.
Oh, Cwe all get told to Emgo Dalone
Oh, Cwe know it's hard Emfor sure; DWe know
WDe know
[Chorus]
EmAm I a hero?D  C  
DAm I a hero nEmow?D  C  D  
EmTo die a heroD  C  
DIs all that we know nowEm  D  C  D  
[Solo]
EmAm I a hero?D  C  
DA fallen hero nowEm?D  C  D  
EmHear my sin LordD  C  
DSo he ain't no hero noEmwD  C  D  
EmAm I a hero?D  C  
DMy gun to reload nEmowD  C  D  
EmA broken peopDleC  
DThere go a hero noEmwD  C  D  
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All chords in this song (3)

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O22OOO

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press

Skill · find home

E minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

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Hero

by Michael Kiwanuka

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Only 3 Chords are used throughout the song.

Em D C

e|----7-----5-----3----------|

B|----8-----7-----5----------|

G|----9-----7-----5----------|

D|----9-----7-----5----------|

A|----7-----5-----3----------|

E|---------------------------|

[Intro]

This same pattern plays through almost the entire song.

Em Em D D D D C C D D D D

After 2 times another guitar plays this riff that is also played several times in the song:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-/12--/12------8-10-8-----8-10--------/12--/12-----8-10-8----8--------|

G|-----------------------9----------------------------------9-----------| x2

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

Em D C

Am I a hero?

D Em D C D

Am I a hero now?

Em D C

Am I a hero?

D Em D C D

Am I a hero now?

Yeah

[Verse]

Em D C

Pleasedon't shoot me down

D Em D C D

I love you like a brother

Em D C

It's on the news again

D Em D C C

I guess they killed another

[Chorus]

Em D C

Am I a hero?

D Em D C D

Am I a hero now?

Em D C

Am I a hero?

D Em D C D

Am I a hero now?

[Break]

This is the only part of the song that is different.

C Em D

Oh, we all get told to go alone

C Em D

Oh, we know it's hard for sure; We know

We know

[Chorus]

Em D C

Am I a hero?

D Em D C D

Am I a hero now?

Em D C

To die a hero

D Em D C D

Is all that we know now

[Solo]

Em D C

Am I a hero?

D Em D C D

A fallen hero now?

Em D C

Hear my sin Lord

D Em D C D

So he ain't no hero now

Em D C

Am I a hero?

D Em D C D

My gun to reload now

Em D C

A broken people

D Em D C D

There go a hero now

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