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The Ballad Of That Time I Decided To Be A Hero (lead Guitar)

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Tuning: E A D G B E

Capo: No capo

BPM: 200

    Capo On 3rd
    Intro: Clean Guitar
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
G|--7----5----3---------|-----7----5----3----|----------7----5----|3--------------7----|5----3---------|
D|-----------------5----|--------------------|5-------------------|-----5--------------|----------5----|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|

    Verse 1: Clean Guitar
    Damn man I'm lost again,
    Nowhere in sight's a friend,
    And I can't seem to figure out just where I went wrong,
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
G|--7----5----3---------|-----7----5----3----|----------7----5----|3--------------7----|5----3----5----|
D|-----------------5----|--------------------|5-------------------|-----5--------------|---------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|

[ preview ends at bar 10 — the interactive score has the rest ]

    I see a figure out there,
    Came from what seemed like nowhere,
    And it said to me,

                    Pre-Chorus 1: Let Each Chord Ring.
                    Hey mister don't you know,
                    You are our only hope,
                    I knew you'd come along at some point,

    And I said hey man,
    I don't even know where I am,
    He said that that doesn't matter,

    Chorus 1: Distorted Guitar
    Well you tell me that I am your only hope,
    But I've barely got hope enough for myself at this point,

                                                                   And I don't think I'm who you think I am,
                                                                   So I said what do you need citizen,

          Pre-Verse 2 Interlude: Back To Clean Guitar

                    Verse 2: Clean Guitar
                    Where we drove to was a mystery,
                    They taught me all their history,
                    And I came to a realization,

                    Maybe I'm in over my head,
                    What if I end up dead,
                    But then again what if I came home a hero,

                                         Pre-Chorus 2: Let Each Chord Ring.
                                         Terrorized by pirates it seems,
                                         Forced to live enslaved and abandon their dreams,
                                         Well I guess I can't have that,

                    I guess what's my life to live,
                    If I refuse to give,
                    My all and just run away,

                    Chorus 2: Distorted Guitar
                    Well you tell me that I am your only hope,
                    But I've barely got hope enough for myself at this point,

                                                                                        And I don't think I'm who you think I am,
                                                                                        So I turned and said alrighty I'll help citizen,

                               Pre-Bridge Interlude: Clean Guitar Until Last 3 Notes

                                    Bridge Solo: Distorted Guitar, Let Last Note Ring

                         Bridge Alt (Rhythm): Distorted Guitar, Let Last Note Ring

                                                                         Pre-Verse 3 Interlude: Do Not Play Here. Come In When Verse 3 Begins.
                                                                         Verse 3:
                                                                         So we set out for a battlefield,
                                                                         They gave me all their best weapons to wield,
                                                                         And we fought through legion after legion,

                                                                                   One by one their strongholds fell,
                                                                                   I've gotta say we were doing quite well,
                                                                                   Then it was at that moment that we looked up and saw it,

    Pre-Chorus 3: Clean Guitar
    A dreadnought class ship in the sky,                                           It was a little scout,
    Seemed like we all just might die,                                             The little guy had figured it out,
    Then like a lazerbeam we saw him,                                              He saw that ship had a weakness,

                                                              So there he was all flying around,
                                                              Next thing it's shields were down,
                                                              And on that day we celebrated and they tried to make me their king,

                                         So much had happened so fast,
                                         But we knew this victory would last,
                                         At least I hope so,

                                         Chorus 3: Distorted Guitar, Let Final Note Ring Out
                                         Well you told me that I was your only hope,
                                         But it seems you could have done this all along,

    Glad to help and I can't wait to see you all again one day,
    But for now for now for now,

                                                                   For now for now for now,
                                                                   For now for now for now,
                                                                   I've gotta be on my way citizen...
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Instruments
Guitar
Tracks
1
Tempo
200 BPM
Time signature
4/4
Tuning
E A D G B E
Key
G minor
Difficulty
Advanced
Bars
162
Frets used
Frets 3-14
Techniques
slides, hammer-ons
Published 17 Aug 2019

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The Ballad Of That Time I Decided To Be A Hero (lead Guitar) is a Guitar score arranged by Justin. Read it as tablature or as standard sheet music notation, play it back at any tempo, and practise it a bar at a time.

It is written in 4/4 at 200 BPM. It is in G minor, and the arrangement runs 162 bars. We grade it advanced — it stays between frets 3 and 14 and there are 8 chord shapes to learn. Playing it calls for slides and hammer-ons.

Chords used: Gm, C, D#, Fadd9, D#5, F5, D5, G5. Each one links to its shapes and fingerings.

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