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From [email protected] Sun Jun 12 21:42:33 1994
id VAA06888; Sun, 12 Jun 1994 21:42:32 -0700
id AA10682; Sun, 12 Jun 1994 21:42:15 MST
Status: RO
I saved this off of alt.music.rush a while ago, and noticed it
wasn't at Nevada. All of the chords sound right, and I added
the tabs.
Tony Zimmermann <[email protected]>
In article <[email protected]>
[email protected] (Jeff Kirvin) writes:
Ok, here's _Nobody Hero_ by Rush from _Counterparts_.
A augmentedA brief note on chords. There are 3 chord namings which I should explain.
1) The suspended seconds (sus2). People with some chord theory should know
this, but for the less informed, its always root 5th barre chord with the
2nd string "open". So a 
Csus2Csus2 is played like:
E MajorE|-3- For the 
Bbsus2Bbsus2 just move down the fret board. The 
Ebsus2Ebsus2 is played
BB|-3- differently. See below.
G+G|-5-
D MajorD|-5-
A augmentedA|-3-
E MajorE|---
2) The Ebsus2. This has a very low sound to it, so I think Alex fingers it
like so:
E MajorE|-1-
BB|-4-
G+G|-3-
D MajorD|-1-
A augmentedA|-1-
E MajorE|---
3) The Gm/A. Now I *know* this is the wrong name for the chord, but I have
absolutely no idea what its proper name is. My handy-dandy book of 7,488
guitar chords doesn't seem to have it. Anyway, I finger it like this:
E MajorE|-3- If this looks kinda wacko, there is precedent for it. Alex plays
BB|-3- the same chord in _Lock and Key_. Check the video if you don't
G+G|-3- believe me :-)
D MajorD|-5-
A augmentedA|-3-
E MajorE|-5-
The "Gm/A" chord may not sound quite right when you play it, but that's
probably because Alex uses a "Nashville tuning" technique for his guitar.
I'm not terribly familiar with this method, but I believe it involves
replacing the low, heavy, E, A, D MajorD strings with lighter guage ones so they
are tuned up to the same octave as the higher strings. So when you listen
to the cd at the "Gm Gm/A" change, it actually sounds like the change in
fingering is occuring on the higher stirings, but I don't think it is. It
sounds to me like the E, B, and G+G strings are unchanged through that chord
change. But anyway, if you think you have a better idea than that by all
means correct me.
As far as the two solos go, I haven't had time to figure them out, so they
aren't included. Chords only. Sorry.
Strumming is pretty much the key to this tune. There is no way I can
effectively transcribe the strumming pattern here but if you listen to the
cd and get a feel for the rhythm and where the chord changes occur, you
should be able to get pretty close to the original.
Warning: Playing this song on an acoustic with a thick neck may cause
severe cramping of the left hand (it did for me anyways - but then maybe its
just me; I get the same thing playing Distant Early Warning). :)
So, on with our show.
Nobody's Hero - Music by Lee and Lifeson
------------- Lyrics by Peart
intro:
G minorGm 
FF Bbsus2Bbsus2 Csus2Csus2
G minorGm Gm/A FF
verse 1:
G minorGm FF Bbsus2Bbsus2
I knew he was different ...
G minorGm Gm/A FF
I went to his parties as the ...
G minorGm FF Bbsus2Bbsus2
He never seemed a threat to ...
G minorGm Gm/A FF
He only introduced me to ...
Ebsus2Ebsus2
G minorGm FF Bbsus2Bbsus2
As the years went by we ...
G minorGm Gm/A 
DmDm Csus2Csus2 Bbsus2Bbsus2
When I heard that he ...
chorus1:
DmDm
But he's ....
Csus2Csus2
- Saves a ....
A minorAm G+G
- Cures a ...
FF
Hero
A minorAm < -- I hear a DmDm here... Z.
- Lands a crippled ...
Csus2Csus2 G+G
- Solves ...
DmDm
Hero
Csus2Csus2
- Not the handsome ...
A minorAm G+G
who plays the ....
FF
Hero
DmDm
- Not the ...
Csus2Csus2
who'd love to sell ....
A minorAm G+G DmDm
If anybody's buying ....
solo1:
G minorGm FF Bbsus2Bbsus2 Csus2Csus2
G minorGm Gm/A FF Ebsus2Ebsus2 P.H.
-6--6--6-H-8-P-6------6--10--|----15--15-P-13---------------------------
------------------10---------|--15--15-------13---13-13-13--13-11--<11>-
-----------------------------|-----------------------------------12-----
-----------------------------|------------------------------------------
-----------------------------|------------------------------------------
-----------------------------|------------------------------------------
verse2:
G minorGm FF Bbsus2Bbsus2
I didn't know the girl ...
G minorGm Gm/A FF
All their lives were ....
G minorGm FF Bbsus2Bbsus2
They tried to carry on, ...
G minorGm Gm/A FF
Tried to hold some faith in the ....
Ebsus2Ebsus2
G minorGm FF Bbsus2Bbsus2
As the years ....
G minorGm Gm/A DmDm Csus2Csus2 Bbsus2Bbsus2 G minorGm
When I heard that she was gone ....
chorus2:
DmDm
But she's Nobo...
Csus2Csus2
- Is the voice ....
A minorAm G+G
Against the ....
FF
Hero
A minorAm <--- (DmDm)
- Is the pride ...
Csus2Csus2 G+G
In the ....
DmDm
Hero
Csus2Csus2
- Not the ...
A minorAm G+G
Who plays the ...
FF
Hero
DmDm
- Not the ....
Csus2Csus2
Who loves to sell ....
A minorAm G+G DmDm
Everybody's ....
solo2: repeat G minorGm FF Bbsus2Bbsus2
G minorGm Gm/A FF
---------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------
------10---11--|---18-18-18--18-16-15----------15--|-------10--11------
--12--10---10--|----------------------17-15-17-----|---12--10--10------
--12-------8---|-----------------------------------|---12------8-------
---------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------
---------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------
------------------|----------------------------------------------------
----------15--15--|---------16--15--16--18--(18)-----------------------
------15--15--15--|--17--15-------------------F------------------------
--15--15----------|----------------------------------------------------
--17--------------|----------------------------------------------------
------------------|----------------------------------------------------
G minorGm FF Bbsus2Bbsus2
As the years went by we ...
G minorGm Gm/A DmDm Csus2Csus2 Bbsus2Bbsus2
When I heard that you were gone I ....
chorus3:
DmDm
But he's ...
Csus2Csus2
- Saves a ....
A minorAm G+G
- Cures a ...
FF
Hero
A minorAm
- Lands a crippled...
Csus2Csus2 G+G
- Solves great ...
DmDm
Hero
Csus2Csus2
- Not the handsome....
A minorAm G+G
who plays ....
FF
Hero
DmDm
- Not the ...
Csus2Csus2
who'd love to ...
A minorAm G+G DmDm
If anybody's buying .....
outro:
Csus2Csus2 G+G
FF A minorAm Csus2Csus2 G+G
Nobody's ....
DmDm Csus2Csus2 A minorAm G+G
Hero
FF A minorAm Csus2Csus2 G+G
Nobody's ...
DmDm Csus2Csus2 A minorAm G+G
Hero
repeat to fade out.
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It seems pretty close
ⓘ Guitar tab for 'Nobodys Hero' by Rush, a progressive rock band formed in 1968 from Toronto, Canada. They retired in 2018. Rush was known for their gritty rock/pop music.
