My Hero Bass Tab by Foo Fighters

My Hero bass tab by Foo Fighters

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My Hero by Foo Fighters: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"My Hero" by Foo Fighters features a driving rhythm guitar riff played by Dave Grohl, who also handles lead vocals and drums on the track. The song's dynamic shifts are highlighted by the powerful bassline provided by Nate Mendel. The band's signature blend of grunge and alternative rock is on full display in this anthem of self-empowerment. The song was a commercial success and remains a staple in the Foo Fighters' live performances.

Standard tuning (EADG)

🏷Legend:
s = 16th note (appears above bar)
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
r = rest
() = sustained note; after a slide, the note slid to


INTRO:
   (Drums; Rest x2)     (Bass in; x2)     (Guitar in; x2)
                       ssssssssssssssss   ssssssssssssssss
G |-----------------||-----------------||-----------------|
D |-----------------||-----------------||-----------------|
A |-----------------||-------4444444444||-------4444444444|
E |-r---------------||-000000----------||-000000----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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               (All in, x2)
    ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss     ssss
G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
A |-------4444444444|-------4444444444||----42-----------|
E |-000000----------|-000000----------||-2-2--45---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1:
         (x7)
    ssssssssssssssss   ssssssssssssss
G |-----------------||-------------------|
D |-----------------||-------------------|
A |-------4444444444||-------44444444/12\|
E |-000000----------||-000000------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4  &


CHORUS 1 (Repeat 1st staff x2):

    ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-------------4444|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-5555555555555555|-555555555555----|-0000000000000000|-0000000000007777|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

      ssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |----42-----------|-----------------|
E |-2-2--45---\-\-\-|-r---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:
         (x7)
    ssssssssssssssss   ssssssssssssss
G |-----------------||-------------------|
D |-----------------||-------------------|
A |-------4444444444||-------44444444/12\|
E |-000000----------||-000000------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4  &


CHORUS 2 (Repeat 1st staff x2):

    ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-------------4444|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-5555555555555555|-555555555555----|-0000000000000000|-0000000000007777|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

      ssss
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |----42-----------|
E |-2-2--45---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE:
                ( x2 )                                        (x2)
G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------||-----------------||------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------||-----------------||------------------|
A |-----------------|-------4---------||-----------------||-----------------||------------------|
E |-0---------------|-0---------------||-0---------------||(0)--------------||-0---5-/-/-/-/(12)|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 3:
         (x3)
    ssssssssssssssss   ssssssssssssss
G |-----------------||-------------------|
D |-----------------||-------------------|
A |-------4444444444||-------44444444/12\|
E |-000000----------||-000000------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4  &


CHORUS 3:

    ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |------7---7---77-|------7---7------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-------------4444|------7---7---77-|------7---7------|
E |-55555-555-555--5|-55555-555-55----|-00000-000-000--0|-00000-000-007777|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

    ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |------7---7---77-|------7---7------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-------------4444|------7---7--777-|------7---7------|
E |-55555-555-555--5|-55555-555-55----|-00000-000-00---0|-00000-000-007777|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

    ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |------7---7---77-|------7---7------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-------------4444|------7---7---77-|------7---7------|
E |-55555-555-555--5|-55555-555-55----|-00000-000-000--0|-00000-000-007777|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

    ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss  ssssssssssssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |------7---7---77-|------7---7------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-------------4444|------7---7---77-|------7---7------|
E |-55555-555-555--5|-55555-555-55----|-00000-000-000--0|-00000-000-007777|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUTRO:
      ssss           (Let ring)
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |----42-----------|-----------------|
E |-2-2--45---------|(5)--------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Follow along with the song:


Or, follow along with the isolated bass track:

Last updated: July 3, 2025

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