The World Needs a Hero

Riff 1
E|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|-----------| 
D|-----------| 
A|--x-x-x-x--| 
E|--x-x-x-x--| 

  "An iron fist quietly sits..."

Final time
E|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 

A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
  "...country tis of thee..."


Riff 2                       x2
E|----------------------------|------| 
B|----------------------------|------| 
G|----------------------------|------| 
D|----------------------------|------| 
A|-9-9-9-10-7-8--9-9-9-10-9-8-|--7\--| 
E|-7-7-7--8-5-6--7-7-7--8-7-6-|--5\--| 

   "The White House is calling..."


Play Riff 1  "Not that I would ever lie..."
Play Riff 2  "NATO is on line 1..."

Riff 3
E|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----3^-----3^----------3~-5-6-5-3-| 
E|-3/5----3/5----5-3--3/5------------| 

  "The world needs a hero..."


Play Riff 1  "Phantom rule..."
Play Riff 2  "The UN is on hold..."
Play Riff 3  "The world needs a hero..."


Riff 4
E|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|---------------3p0-5p0-6p0-5p0-3p0-| 
E|-5555-3333-5p0---------------------| 
   **** ****                           

Riff 5
Guitar 1

E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 

E|-3p0-0-0-0-0-3p0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
       * * * *         * * * * * *

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 

B|-13-13-13-...-14-14-14-...-15-15-15-...-16-16-16-...-|
G|-12-12-12-...-13-13-13-...-14-14-14-...-15-15-15-...-|

D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------------------------| 

B|-17-17-17-...-18-18-18-...-19-19-19-...-20-20-20-...-|
G|-16-16-16-...-17-17-17-...-18-18-18-...-19-19-19-...-|

D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 3                   x2
E|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------| 
D|--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------| 
E|-X\\----X\\----X\\----X\\-| 

Play Riff 4   Solo Rhythm

Solo (Pitrelli)
E|-----------------------------------------------------|   
B|-8----8----8-----8-----8-----------------------------|   
G|-7b9--7b9----7b9---(9)---(9)r7p5-7---5^-------5------|   
D|-------------\------------/--------7----7-5-7---7~~\-|   
A|--------------\----------/---------------------------|   
E|---------------ho| ld bend-----------------------------| 

E|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------5---4h5p4-------4-5-7-| 
D|-------------------0h7---7-------7-6h7-------| 
A|-------3h4h5-0-5/7---------------------------| 
E|-5-5-5---------------------------------------| 

E|-----5---7---8----8---10-7h8p7----8-7-----12h13p12---| 
B|-4h5---5---5---/8---8----------10-----/13---------15-| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 

E|-12---------------------------------------------| 
B|----15-13---------------------------------------| 
G|----------12h14p12------------------------------| 
D|-------------------15-x-------------------------| 
A|------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
E|------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 

E|-------------------17-------17-------17-------17-| 
B|----------17-20b22----20b22----20b22-------------| 
G|-16-17-18-------------------------------19b20----| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

E|-------17-------17-------17-------17-| 
B|-20b22-------------20b22----20b22----| 
G|----------19b20----------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------17p16----| 
G|----------------------------17p16----16-17-19-------19-| 
D|----------17p16----16-17-19-------19-------------------| 
A|-16-17-19-------19-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 

E|----------19-20-22-22b24----(24)r22-| 
B|-19-20-22---------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------| 

End solo

Play Riff 2   "Dave the white house is calling..."
Play Riff 3   "The world needs a hero..."

Final time:
E|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|-----3^-----3^----------3~-5-6-5-3--7\-| 
E|-3/5----3/5----5-3--3/5-------------5\-| 

Ending Solos (Pitrelli)
#1

E|--------------------------------------------| 
B|-17----20--------------17----20-------------| 
G|-19b21----19b20r19-17--19b21----19b20r19-17-| 
D|--------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 

E|-------17-----------17----------------------------| 
B|-17-------20b22~------20p17-20b24----(24)r20-20~~-| 
G|-19b21--------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 

E|-20b22--20b22r20p17---------------17-------| 
B|-------------------20p17-20b22-------20p17-| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 

E|-20b22--20--17------20b22----20-17----------------| 
B|--------------20p17----------------20p17-20b22~~~-| 
G|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 

E|--------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------20-20-20-20-------20-20-20-20--------------------| 
G|-19b21-------------19b21-------------[19]21r19p17-19----| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------19-| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------| 

E|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------20---------------------------| 
G|-17-19b20r19p17-19----17----19b21r19p17-19b21--17~~~~-| 
D|-------------------19---------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------------------| 
B|----17----19----17----19----17-------| 
G|----17----19----17----19----17-------| 
D|-19----19----19----19----19----19-17-| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 

E|---------------------------17~~\-| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-------17--19--20--19--17--------| 
D|-17h19---------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

End solos


Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
             previous bend.
<17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking

tr  =  trill

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