My Hero chords by
Foo Fighters (Official Version)

1997Rock25.3K views

Key: E majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
F F 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
F F 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
F F 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
F F 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
F F 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Gm Gm 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb

Verse 1
F F 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
F F 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Too alarmin' now to talk about
F F 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Take your pictures down
F F 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
and shake it out
F F 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
F F 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Truth or consequence, say it aloud
F F 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
F F 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Use that evidence, race it around

Chorus 1
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
There goes my hero
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Watch him as he goes
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
There goes my hero
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
He's ordina  ry
Gm Gm 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bb Bb

Verse 2

F

Dm7

F

Dm7

Don't the best of them bleed it out

F

Dm7

F

Dm7

While the rest of them peter out?

F

Dm7

F

Dm7

Truth or consequence, say it aloud

F

Dm7

F

Dm7

Use that evidence, race it around

Chorus 2
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
There goes my hero
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Watch him as  he goes
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
There goes my hero
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
He's ordina  ry
Gm Gm 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb

Interlude 1

F

F

Dm7

F

F

Dm7

F

F

F

F

Verse 3

F

Dm7

F

Dm7

Kudos, my hero, leavin' all the mess

F

Dm7

F

Dm7

You know my hero, the one that's on

Chorus 3

Bbsus2

There goes my hero

Dm

F

F

C

Watch him as he goes

Bbsus2

There goes my hero

Dm

F

C

He's ordina ry

Chorus 4
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
There goes my hero
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Watch him as  he goes
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
There goes my hero
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
He's ordina  ry
Gm Gm 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF Dm Dm7 Gm F/A...

Chords

F
Dm
Dm7
Gm
F/A
Bb
Bbsus2
C

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Bbsus2: x-1-3-3-1-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 1

1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of My Hero by Foo Fighters, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Foo Fighters's performance.

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