HERO (Bassline) As recorded by Family Of The Year (From the 2012 Album LOMA VISTA ) Words and Music by Joe Keefe Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Buckey - Bass' Intro Q=175 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| Chorus Wx13 |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| 1st Verse Wx13 |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| 2nd Verse Wx15 |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| 3rd Verse W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-1--------|-(1)--------|-1--------|-(1)----| W W +W W |----------|----------|------------|------| |----------|----------|------------|------| |-5--------|----------|------------|------| |----------|-5--------|-(5)--------|-5----| +W W +W W |------------|----------|------------|------| |------------|----------|------------|------| |------------|-1--------|-(1)--------|------| |-(5)--------|----------|------------|-1----| W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------|| |----------|------------|------------|--------|| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----|| |----------|------------|------------|--------|| Chorus W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-1--------|-(1)--------|-1--------|-(1)----| W W +W +W |----------|----------|------------|--------| |----------|----------|------------|--------| |-5--------|----------|------------|--------| |----------|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----| W +W W W +W |----------|------------|----------|----------|--------|| |----------|------------|----------|----------|--------|| |-1--------|-(1)--------|----------|-3--------|-(3)----|| |----------|------------|-1--------|----------|--------|| Interlude W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |-1--------|-1--------|-1--------|-1----| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |-5--------|----------|----------|------| |----------|-5--------|-5--------|-5----| W W H H H H |----------|----------|-----------|-----------| |----------|----------|-----------|-----------| |-1--------|-1--------|-----------|-3----3----| |----------|----------|-1----1----|-----------| H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------| |-5----5----|-3----3----|-1----1----| |-----------|-----------|-----------| H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|| |-1----1----|-3----3----|-3----3----|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|| Chorus H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-1----1----|-1----1----|-1----1----|-1----1----| H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-5----5----|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-5----5----|-5----5----|-5----5----| H H H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| |-1----1----|-1----1----|-----------|-3----3----|-----------|| |-----------|-----------|-1----1----|-----------|-0----0----|| 4th Verse H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-1----1----|-1----1----|-1----1----|-1----1----| H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-5----5----|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-5----5----|-5----5----|-5----5----| H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-1----1----|-1----1----|-----------|-3----3----| |-----------|-----------|-1----1----|-----------| H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|| |-3----3----|-3----3----|-3----3----|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|| Outro W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |-1--------|-(1)--------|-(1)--------|-(1)----| H.=H Wx6 Wx3 |------------|--------*| |------------|--------*| |------------|--------*| |------------|--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths