#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# NOBODY'S HERO As recorded by Rush (From the 1993 Album COUNTERPARTS) Words by PeartMusic by Lee and Lifeson Transcribed by Keith Nelson - ob1gynob@hotmail.com of the Rush Tablature Project - www.cygnusproductions.com/rtp Last Updated: 2004-09-21 A wonderful acoustic rocker off Counterparts. The 12-string is tuned up a half step so chord names reflect tonality, not chord shapes. The bizarre Am11+5 is a little odd, but it has been carefully studied in video sources (the music video, and "A View From The Palace" VCD. Guitar tab adapted from the published book and previous tabs by Rich Soto and Augusto Raffaelli. Gm F Bbsus2 Am11+5 2 4 4 2 2 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 x 0 2 2 0 0 4 x 2 4 2 2 Ebsus2 Csus2 Dm x x 0 2 3 0 x 2 4 4 2 2 x 4 6 6 5 4 Gtr I (F A# D# G# C F) - '12 string acoustic (tune up 1/2 step)' Gtr II (F A# D# G# C F) - '(simulates high strings for 12 string)' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Electric #1' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Electric #2' Intro Q=102 Gm F Bbsus2 Csus2 4/4 Gtrs I, II E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S S E S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr III W W |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Gm Am11+5 E +S E S +S S E S E S +S S | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / W |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| First Verse F Gm F Bbsus2 E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| Gm Am11+5 F E S E S S S E S E S S S E S S S S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| Gm F E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / W |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| Bbsus2 Gm Am11+5 E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| F E S S S S S S E S S S S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| Ebsus2 Gm F Bbsus2 E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| Gm Am11+5 Dm Csus2 Bbsus2 5/4 E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S W +Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|| First Chorus Dm Csus2 A5 Am G5 4/4 Gtr III Q. E Q. +E Q. E H Q. E Q. +E Q. E Q Q ||--5--------5----(5)\-|-3--------3----|----------5----(5)\-|----------------| ||o-6----(6)-6----(6)\-|-3----(3)-3----|----------5----(5)\-|-3----3-3--3\---| ||--7-----7--7----(7)\-|-5-----5--5----|----------5----(5)\-|-x----x-x--x\---| ||--7-----7--7----(7)\-|-5-----5--5----|-(7)---7-(7)---(7)\-|-5----5-5--5\---| ||o-5-----5--5----(5)\-|-3-----3--3----|--7----7-(7)---(7)\-|-5----5-5--5\---| ||--5--------5----(5)\-|---------------|--5----5-(5)---(5)\-|-3----3-3--3\---| 1. F Dm Csus2 Q. E H Q. E Q. +E Q. E H |-1----1-1----|-5--------5----(5)\-|-3--------3----| |-1----1-1----|-6----(6)-6----(6)\-|-3----(3)-3----| |-2----2-2----|-7-----7--7----(7)\-|-5-----5--5----| |-3----3-3----|-7-----7--7----(7)\-|-5-----5--5----| |-3----3-3----|-5-----5--5----(5)\-|-3-----3--3----| |-1----1-1----|-5--------5----(5)\-|---------------| 2. G Csus2 Am G Dm |-3--| Q. E Q +E E E Q. E H H H Q E E H |----------------------||-3--------3----|-5----3----|-5--5-5-5----|| |-3--------3--(3)-3-3-o||-3----(3)-3----|-5----3----|-6--6-6-6----|| |-4--------4--(4)-4-4--||-5-----5--5----|-5----4----|-7--7-7-7----|| |-5----(5)-5--(5)-5-5--||-5-----5--5----|-7----5----|-7--7-7-7----|| |-5-----5--5--(5)-5-5-o||-3-----3--3----|-7----5----|-5------5----|| |-3-----3--3--(3)-3-3--||---------------|-5----3----|-5------5----|| First Interlude Gm F Gtrs I, II E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr IV E. S +S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-11----11--(11)-11--11--11--11h13--11--13--11h=13--10--11--| |--0----(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| Bbsus2 Csus2 Gm Am11+5 E S E S S S E S S E S S E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ~~ E. S +Q H E. S +S S S S S. T S S +S S S S |-------10-(10)-------10-----------|-------15-(15)-15-----15--15--13-----13--(13)-13----13--| |-11-------------------------------|-15---------------15-(15)--------13-(13)-(13)----13-----| |-10-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| F Ebsus2 E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / S E S +S S S S S E. Q |------------------------------------------------| |-11h13---13-(13)-13-13-13-13-11------[11]-------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| AH pitch:A# Second Verse Gm F Bbsus2 E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +W +H H |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-(11)-----------------------|-(11)------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| Gm Am11+5 F Gm F E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| Bbsus2 Gm Am11+5 F E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| Ebsus2 Gm F Bbsus2 E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W W |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| Gm Am11+5 Dm Csus2 E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Bbsus2 Gm 2/4 5/4 E S E S S S W +Q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / W W |-------------|--------------|| |-------------|--------------|| |-------------|--------------|| |-------------|--------------|| |-------------|--------------|| |-------------|--------------|| Second Chorus Dm Csus2 A5 Am G5 4/4 Gtr III Q. E Q. +E Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q ||--5--------5----(5)\-|-3--------3----|----------5----(5)--|----------------| ||o-6----(6)-6----(6)\-|-3----(3)-3----|----------5----(5)--|-3----3-3--3----| ||--7-----7--7----(7)\-|-5-----5--5----|----------5----(5)--|-x----x-x--x----| ||--7-----7--7----(7)\-|-5-----5--5----|-(7)---7-(7)---(7)\-|-5----5-5--5----| ||o-5-----5--5----(5)\-|-3-----3--3----|--7----7-(7)---(7)\-|-5----5-5--5\---| ||--5--------5----(5)\-|---------------|--5----5-(5)----5\--|-3----3-3--3\---| 1. F Dm Csus2 Q. E H Q. E Q. +E Q. E H |-1----1-1----|-5--------5----(5)\-|-3--------3----| |-1----1-1----|-6----(6)-6----(6)\-|-3----(3)-3----| |-2----2-2----|-7-----7--7----(7)\-|-5-----5--5----| |-3----3-3----|-7-----7--7----(7)\-|-5-----5--5----| |-3----3-3----|-5-----5--5----(5)\-|-3-----3--3----| |-1----1-1----|-5--------5----(5)\-|---------------| 2. G Csus2 Am G Dm |-3--| Q. E Q +E E E Q. E H H H Q E E H |----------------------||-3--------3----|-5----3----|-5--5-5-5----|| |-3--------3--(3)-3-3-o||-3----(3)-3----|-5----3----|-6--6-6-6----|| |-4--------4--(4)-4-4--||-5-----5--5----|-5----4----|-7--7-7-7----|| |-5----(5)-5--(5)-5-5--||-5-----5--5----|-7----5----|-7--7-7-7----|| |-5-----5--5--(5)-5-5-o||-3-----3--3----|-7----5----|-5------5----|| |-3-----3--3--(3)-3-3--||---------------|-5----3----|-5------5----|| Second Interlude Gm F Bbsus2 Csus2 Gtrs I, II E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S S E S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr IV E. S +S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E. S E S S |-3----3-(3)-3-3-x-5-5-5-5-------|------------------10----------------| |-3----3-(3)-3-3-x-6-6-6-6-----6-|-11---------11----11-------11-11----| |----------------------------0---|-10-x-x-x-x----10-10----10-------10-| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------| Gm F E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / E. S +S S S S E. S +S S E |--13----13-(13)-13-13-13-13----11-(11)-11-10---| |--11----11-(11)-11-11-11-11---------------11---| |-(10)--------------------10---------------10---| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| Ebsus2 E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / ~~ E. S E E H |-------------------10-----------| |-13----xp11---13---11-----------| |--------------10---10-----------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| Gm F Bbsus2 Csus2 E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E. S +S S S S E. S +S S S S Q. E H |-3----3-(3)-3-3-x-5----5-(5)-5------|-----------------------------| |-3----3-(3)-3-3-x-6----6-(6)-6------|-11--------11---11-----------| |------------------0------------7S10-|-10--------10---10-----------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| * * Strike held strings with right-hand pinky Gm Am11+5 E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / E. S +E E E. S +E E |-------10-(10)---10---10--------------------| |-------11-(11)---11---11----10-(10)---------| |-10----10-(10)--------10----10-(10)---------| |-10-------------------------10-(10)---13\---| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | | W |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| Pre-chorus (to 3rd chorus) Ebsus2 Gm F E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ~~ E. S +S S E H H H |------------------------6-----------|-3-----------1-----------| |--8-----8--(8)-----8----8-----------|-3-----------1-----------| |--8-----7--(7)--8--8----8-----------|-3-----------2-----------| |------------------------------------|-5-----------3-----------| |------------------------------------|-5-----------3-----------| |------------------------------------|-3-----------1-----------| | | Gtr IV | ~~ | E. S +S S E H W |-15--------------------15-----------|-------------------------| |-16----15-(15)----15---16-----------|-------------------------| |-15----15-(15)-15-15---15-----------|-------------------------| |------------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------------|-------------------------| Bbsus2 Gm Am11+5 Dm Csus2 E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W H H H H |-1-----------------------|-3-----------3-----------|-5-----------3-----------| |-1-----------------------|-3-----------3-----------|-6-----------3-----------| |-3-----------------------|-3-----------5-----------|-7-----------5-----------| |-3-----------------------|-5-----------3-----------|-7-----------5-----------| |-1-----------------------|-5-----------x-----------|-5-----------3-----------| |-------------------------|-3-----------5-----------|-------------------------| Bbsus2 W +W | | / / W +W |-1--------|-(1)----|| |-1--------|-(1)----|| |-3--------|-(3)----|| |-3--------|-(3)----|| |-1--------|-(1)----|| |----------|--------|| Third Chorus Dm Csus2 A5 Am G5 4/4 Gtr III Q. E Q. +E Q. E H Q. E Q. +E Q. E Q Q ||--5--------5----(5)\-|-3--------3----|----------5----(5)--|----------------| ||o-6----(6)-6----(6)\-|-3----(3)-3----|----------5----(5)--|-3----3-3--3----| ||--7-----7--7----(7)\-|-5-----5--5----|----------5----(5)--|-x----x-x--x----| ||--7-----7--7----(7)\-|-5-----5--5----|-(7)---7-(7)---(7)\-|-5----5-5--5----| ||o-5-----5--5----(5)\-|-3-----3--3----|--7----7-(7)---(7)\-|-5----5-5--5\---| ||--5--------5----(5)\-|---------------|--5----5-(5)---(5)\-|-3----3-3--3\---| 1. F Dm Csus2 Q. E H Q. E Q. +E Q. E H |-1----1-1----|-5--------5----(5)\-|-3--------3----| |-1----1-1----|-6----(6)-6----(6)\-|-3----(3)-3----| |-2----2-2----|-7-----7--7----(7)\-|-5-----5--5----| |-3----3-3----|-7-----7--7----(7)\-|-5-----5--5----| |-3----3-3----|-5-----5--5----(5)\-|-3-----3--3----| |-1----1-1----|-5--------5----(5)\-|---------------| 2. G5 Csus2 Am G Dm |-3--| Q. E Q +E E E Q. E H H H Q E E H |----------------------||-3--------3----|-5----3----|-5--5-5-5----| |-3--------3--(3)-3-3-o||-3----(3)-3----|-5----3----|-6--6-6-6----| |-4--------4--(4)-4-4--||-5-----5--5----|-5----4----|-7--7-7-7----| |-5----(5)-5--(5)-5-5--||-5-----5--5----|-7----5----|-7--7-7-7----| |-5-----5--5--(5)-5-5-o||-3-----3--3----|-7----5----|-5------5----| |-3-----3--3--(3)-3-3--||---------------|-5----3----|-5------5----| Csus2 G5 F Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E H |-3--------3----|---------------|-1----1-1----| |-3----(3)-3----|-3----3-3--3---|-1----1-1----| |-5-----5--5----|-x----x-x--x---|-2----2-2----| |-5-----5--5----|-5----5-5--5---|-3----3-3----| |-3-----3--3----|-5----5-5--5\--|-3----3-3----| |---------------|-3----3-3--3\--|-1----1-1----| Outro Chorus (fade) Dm Csus2 G5 Dm Q. E Q. +E Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. +E ||--5--------5----(5)\-|-3--------3----|---------------|-5--------5----(5)\--| ||o-6----(6)-6----(6)\-|-3----(3)-3----|-3----3-3--3\--|-6----(6)-6----(6)\--| ||--7-----7--7----(7)\-|-5-----5--5----|-x----x-x--x\--|-7-----7--7----(7)\--| ||--7-----7--7----(7)\-|-5-----5--5----|-5----5-5--5\--|-7-----7--7----(7)\--| ||o-5-----5--5----(5)\-|-3-----3--3----|-5----5-5--5\--|-5-----5--5----(5)\--| ||--5--------5----(5)\-|---------------|-3----3-3--3\--|-5--------5----(5)\--| Csus2 A5 Am G5 F Q. E H Q. E Q. +E Q. E Q Q Q. E H |-3--------3----|----------5----(5)--|---------------|-1----1-1-----|| |-3----(3)-3----|----------5----(5)--|-3----3-3--3---|-1----1-1----o|| |-5-----5--5----|----------5----(5)--|-x----x-x--x---|-2----2-2-----|| |-5-----5--5----|-(7)---7-(7)---(7)\-|-5----5-5--5---|-3----3-3-----|| |-3-----3--3----|--7----7-(7)---(7)\-|-5----5-5--5\--|-3----3-3----o|| |---------------|--5----5-(5)---(5)\-|-3----3-3--3\--|-1----1-1-----|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff. Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths *************************************************************************************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * ***************************************************************************************