Death Of A Hero tab by Alec Benjamin

Tabs

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: BB

Difficulty: Intermediate

"Death of a Hero" by Alec Benjamin

(Capo is on the 4th fret, and Alec palm mutes almost
all of the notes in the song, but it's your choice how to play.)

Intro:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
G+G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
D MajorD|-5-----5-----5-----5-----2-----2-----4-----4-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------| x2

Verse 1:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
G+G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
D MajorD|-5-----5-----5-----5-----2-----2-----4-----4-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------| x7

"I was in Pittsburgh when I saw Superman in the backroom
He was doing lines or something in the bathroom
I barely recognized him at all
I saw him doing things you shouldn't do with all that power
I wish someone would have thrown him in the shower
I barely recognized him at all"

Continue this riff for the rest of the verse until the last 2 measures of the verse

Which will be:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------------0-----------|
G+G|---0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-------------|
D MajorD|-5-----5-----5-----5-------2-----2---------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------3-----3-----------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------| x1

Chorus 1:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------------|
G+G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-|
D MajorD|-5-----5-----5-----5-----2-----2-------2-----2---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------3-----3-----|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------| x8

"That night I put my youth in a casket
And buried it inside of me
That night I saw through all the magic
Now I'm a witness to the death of a hero
I burned all the pictures in the attic
And threw away the magazines
That night I saw through all the magic
And now I'm a witness to the death of a hero"

The second verse is the same as the first.

Verse 2:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
G+G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
D MajorD|-5-----5-----5-----5-----2-----2-----4-----4-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------| x7

"I tried to look away but you can't look away from a trainwreck
The things you said to girls, well they were shameless
I barely recognized him at all
I tried to help but he said he was just too far from saving
And nothing I could say was gonna change him
I barely recognized him at all"

Then for the last 2 measures of the 2nd verse:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------------0-----------|
G+G|---0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-------------|
D MajorD|-5-----5-----5-----5-------2-----2---------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------3-----3-----------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------| x1

Chorus 2:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------------|
G+G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-|
D MajorD|-5-----5-----5-----5-----2-----2-------2-----2---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------3-----3-----|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------| x8

"That night I put my youth in a casket
And buried it inside of me
That night I saw through all the magic
Now I'm a witness to the death of a hero
I burned all the pictures in the attic
And threw away the magazines
That night I saw through all the magic
And now I'm a witness to the death of a hero"

Bridge:

(Which is the same as the verse)

e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
G+G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
D MajorD|-5-----5-----5-----5-----2-----2-----4-----4-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------| x4

"The death of a hero, he couldn't be saved
Now I'm cutting the grass and I'll cover his grave
I'll cover his grave
The death of a hero, I'm turning the page
Now I'm cutting the grass and I'll cover his grave
I'll cover his grave"

Chorus 3:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------------|
G+G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-|
D MajorD|-5-----5-----5-----5-----2-----2-------2-----2---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------3-----3-----|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------| x8

"That night I put my youth in a casket
And buried it inside of me
That night I saw through all the magic
Now I'm a witness to the death of a hero
I burned all the pictures in the attic
And threw away the magazines
That night I saw through all the magic
And now I'm a witness to the death of a hero"

And then end after the chorus.

Hope this helped!

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