Holding Out For A Hero- Ella Mae Brown Tuning: C#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D# Drop D and Half-Step down Tabbed By: Danny North Email: dnorth2@hotmail.com This is my first tab! But as far as I can hear, this is correct! THIS is the tuning. No capo fret 5, nor 1 nor WHATEVER ELSE. There?s a clear C# base note throughout the song! Yes, it?s a little annoying tuning, but this is how you do the real deal. In the Intro, Guitar 1 would be playing the ?Intro Riff? and Guitar 2 plays the chords- Also, when Guitar 2 starts playing on the ?G?s in the intro, it strums it once then hits the harmonics on the base strings on fret 5 then continues strumming. Listen to the song well to get what I mean. (For a lack of knowledge of these Chord names, I simplified them to their base note representation) Also, there's a heavy emphasis on the base notes of each chord, so if you want to even ignore the last ones it'll still sound fine) G A D Eb Bm A* --x-- --0-- --2-- --x-- --2-- --x-- --x-- --0-- --3-- --x-- --3-- --x-- --4-- --2-- --2-- --x-- --4-- --x-- --5-- --2-- --0-- --2-- --4-- --7-- --x-- --0-- --0-- --2-- --2-- --7-- --5-- --x-- --0-- --2-- --x-- --7-- [Intro] G A G D |---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------| |---3-2---------|---3-2--------------|---3-2---------|--5-3--------------| |--2-----2/4----|--2-----4/6-----4-6-|--2-----2/4----|--------2------2---| |---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------4-----| |---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------| |---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------| [Verse] G D Where have all the good men gone And where are all the gods? G A Where's the street-wise Hercules To fight the rising odds? G D Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed? G Eb(HOLD) Late at night I toss and turn and dream of what I need [Chorus] Bm G D A* I need a hero- I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night Bm G D A* He's gotta be strong, he's gotta be fast and he's gotta be fresh from the fight Bm G D A* I need a hero- I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light Bm G D A* He's gotta be sure, he's gotta be soon and he's gotta be larger than life larger than life- [Interlude] Bm G D A* Da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da Bm G D A* Da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da [Verse] G D Somewhere after midnight in my wildest fantasy G D Somewhere just beyond my reach there's someone reaching back for me G A Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat G Eb (HOLD) isn?t there a superman to sweep me off my feet [Chorus] Bm G D A* I need a hero- I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night Bm G D A* He's gotta be strong, he's gotta be fast and he's gotta be fresh from the fight Bm G D A* I need a hero- I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light Bm G D A* He's gotta be sure, he's gotta be soon and he's gotta be larger than life [Bridge] Eb G Up where the mountains meet the heavens above, out where the lightning splits the sea Eb A*(HOLD) I could swear that there's someone somewhere, watching me Eb G Through the wind and the chill and the rain, and the storm and the flood Eb A*(HOLD) I can feel his approach like the fire in my blood [Chorus] Bm G D A* I need a hero- and then we?ll dance till the morning light Bm G D A* Dreaming He?ll lead me, held tight, tonight?s the night Bm G D A* I need a hero- I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night Bm G D A* He's gotta be strong, he's gotta be fast and he's gotta be fresh from the fight Bm G D A* I need a hero- I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light Bm G D A* He's gotta be sure, he's gotta be soon and he's gotta be larger than life larger than life Bm G D A* Da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da (Larger Than Life) Bm G D A* Da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da (Larger Than Life) Bm G D A* Da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da (Oh Maybe, Maybe Tonight) Bm G D A* Da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da
