My Hero chords by
Foo Fighters (Official Version)

1997Rock25.3K views

Key: E majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
C C

Verse 1
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Too alarmin' now to talk about
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Take your pictures down
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
and shake it out
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Truth or consequence, say it aloud
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
G G 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Use that evidence, race it around

Chorus 1
Csus2 Csus2 
 
There goes my hero
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Watch him as he goes
Csus2 Csus2 
 
There goes my hero
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
He's ordina  ry
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
C C 
 
C C

Verse 2

G

Em7

G

Em7

Don't the best of them bleed it out

G

Em7

G

Em7

While the rest of them peter out?

G

Em7

G

Em7

Truth or consequence, say it aloud

G

Em7

G

Em7

Use that evidence, race it around

Chorus 2
Csus2 Csus2 
 
There goes my hero
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Watch him as  he goes
Csus2 Csus2 
 
There goes my hero
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
He's ordina  ry
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
C C

Interlude 1

G

G

Em7

G

G

Em7

G

G

G

G

Verse 3

G

Em7

G

Em7

Kudos, my hero, leavin' all the mess

G

Em7

G

Em7

You know my hero, the one that's on

Chorus 3

Csus2

There goes my hero

Em

G

G

D

Watch him as he goes

Csus2

There goes my hero

Em

G

D

He's ordina ry

Chorus 4
Csus2 Csus2 
 
There goes my hero
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Watch him as  he goes
Csus2 Csus2 
 
There goes my hero
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
He's ordina  ry
Am Am 
 
G/B G/B 
 
C C

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG Em Em7 Am G/B...

Chords

G
Em
Em7
Am
G/B
C
Csus2
D

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

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Csus2: x-3-0-0-1-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 3

3

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Minor 7ths sit between minor and major in feel. The course covers the shapes and the songs they show up in most often. Learn minor 7th chords

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

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 suits players who want to learn My Hero the way Foo Fighters intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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