Weezer – Hero (Guitar Tab)

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Please note: These are not invididual notes, but chord/note changes. So, pleaes don't take this as each strum, but each chord will have multiple strums that you can figure out :) Timing marks are from their video
[Intro]
0:00 thru 0:13
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-11-9----9-12-11---11-14-12-11-9---9-11-7--------------------------------|
D|-x-x--x----x-x--x----x--x--x--x--x---x-x--x--------------------------------|
A|-5-9--7----7-10-9----9--12-10-9--7---7-9--5--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]
Riff 1 - Repeat 2x
0:14 thru 0:41
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7---7-7---4-4---2-2-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5---4-4---2-2---0-0---2-0-4-0-5-0-7-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2 - PM All these
0:42 thru 0:54
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-6-7-9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-4-5-7-pause---then a quick harmonic - not sure which one though---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus - Part 1
0:55 thru 1:09
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-----4--6--7------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--4--4--6--7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--4--2--4--5------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----2---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus - Part 2
There are multiple guitars here - this is one i like here
There is also the outro option you can play here too, if you want (see the end)
1:10 thru 1:22
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--19-18-16-14------------------------------------19------------------------|
D|--x--x--x--x-- Play Part 2 3x, then finish with--x-------------------------|
A|--17-16-14-12------------------------------------17------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]
Play Riff 1 - Repeat 2x
1:23 thru 1:49
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7---7-7---4-4---2-2-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5---4-4---2-2---0-0---2-0-4-0-5-0-7-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

but on the 2nd time through...
replace 2/4 with this little lick 
at 1:42-1:43
e|------12-14h-12p-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------15-12~~---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff 2 - PM
1:50 thru 2:01
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-6-7-9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-4-5-7-pause---then a quick harmonic - not sure which one though---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play Chorus Part 1
2:20 thru 2:16
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-----4--6--7------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--4--4--6--7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--4--2--4--5------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----2---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play Chorus Part 2 - repeat 3x
2:17 thru 2:31
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--19-18-16-14------------------------------------19------------------------|
D|--x--x--x--x--after 3rd time thru finish with----x-------------------------|
A|--17-16-14-12------------------------------------17------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat the Intro 2x while the solo is going on
2:32 thru 2:58
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-11-9----9-12-11---11-14-12-11-9---9-11-7--------------------------------|
D|-x-x--x----x-x--x----x--x--x--x--x---x-x--x--------------------------------|
A|-5-9--7----7-10-9----9--12-10-9--7---7-9--5--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Hold these notes a loooong time - only one hit per note
Glide through the chord slowly for a nice effect
2:59 thru 3:11
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-------4---6--7---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---4---4---6--7---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5---4---2---4--5---------------------------------------------------------|
E|------2--------------------------------------------------------------------|

PM this riff the whole time
3:12 thru 3:25
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----4--6--7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--4--2--4--5------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----2---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Replay Chorus - Part 1
3:26 thru 3:39
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-----4--6--7------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--4--4--6--7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--4--2--4--5------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----2---------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Outro]
(these are super fast 16th notes)
3:40 thru 3:55 end
e|------14-15-17--21---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------19---------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------x----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------17---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
If you only have a 21 fret strat - you have to finish with 17x19. If you have a 24 fret, I am guessing you end with 23, but I'm not sure... lol ************************************ | x Dead note | PM Palm mute | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | ~ Vibrato ************************************