The World Needs a Hero Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 2001 Album THE WORLD NEEDS A HERO)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Q=108
Gtrs I, II
S S S E Q H S S S E Q H S S S E Q H S S S E Q H
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-x-x-x-x---------|-x-x-x-x---------|-x-x-x-x---------|-x-x-x-x---------o||
S S S E Q H S S S E Q H S S S E Q H S S S E Q H
S S S E Q H S S S E Q H S S S E Q H
S S S E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
Q Q H S S S E Q H S S S E Q H S S S E Q H
S S S E Q H S S S E Q H S S S E Q H
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-x-x-x-x---------|-x-x-x-x---------|-x-x-x-x---------|
S S S E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
S E S +E S S +S E. E E S E S +E E +S E. E E
|-3h5-------3h5-(5)----5-3-|-3h5--------------------|
S E S +E S S +S E. E E S E S +E E +S E. E E
|-3h5-------3h5-(5)----5-3-|-3h5--------------------|
S E S +E S S +S E. E E S E S +E E +S E. E E
|-3h5-------3h5-(5)----5-3-|-3h5--------------------|
S E S +E S S +S E. E E S E S +E E +S E. E E
|--------------------------|------------------------o||
|-----3-(3)---------3------|-----3-(3)-5-(5)-6--5-3-o||
|-3h5-------3h5-(5)----5-3-|-3h5---------------------||
PM----| PM----| ~
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
||o-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o---------------3p0-5p0-6p0-5p0-3p0-|---------------3p0-5p0-6p0-5---|
PM----| PM----| ~
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------o||
|---------------3p0-5p0-6p0-5p0-3p0-|---------------3p0-5p0-6p0-5--o||
Gtr III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtrs I, II
| PM------| PM------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--3p=0--0--0--0--0--3p=0--3p=0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------| PM------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--3p=0--0--0--0--0--3p=0--3p=0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------| PM------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--3p=0--0--0--0--0--3p=0--3p=0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------| PM------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--3p=0--0--0--0--0--3p=0--3p=0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------| PM------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--3p=0--0--0--0--0--3p=0--3p=0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------| PM------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--3p=0--0--0--0--0--3p=0--3p=0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------| PM------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--3p=0--0--0--0--0--3p=0--3p=0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------| PM------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--3p=0--0--0--0--0--3p=0--3p=0--0--0--0--0--0--0-||
Guitar Solo
E Q. +E S S S S S S
|-7b9---7b9==============(7)r-----7b9====7---7-|
| PM-------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------3p0--5p==0-6p0----5p0-3p0-|
+S S S S S E S S S S Q +E
|-(7)r7-5-7-------5b5.5---------5------------|
| PM------| ~
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|--5----5-3-3---3-5p====0--------------------|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------5---4h5p==4-----|
|-------3h4h5-0---5s7---------------------|
| PM----|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------3p0-5p0-6p0-5p==0---3p0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
| PM------| ~
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-------------------3p0-5p0-6p=0-5------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-7h8p7------8---7-----12h13p==12----12-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------12h14p==12------|
| PM-------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------3p===0-----5p=0--6p=0--5p===0-----3p0-|
|-5---5--3-3---3-5p==0----------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------| ~~
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM-----------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------3p====0--5p====0--6p====0--5p====0--3p====0-|
|--5-------5--3----3----3--5p====0----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------| ~~
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-------------------------------3p===0-----5p===0-----6p===0-----5------------------|
|--5-----5--3--3--3--5p===0---------------------------------------------------------|
H+H
|-22b24=====(22)r22------||
| H. H
Gtrs I, II
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
Gtr III
W W
| Gtrs I, II
| S E S +E S S +S E. E E S E S +E E +S E. E E
|-3h5-------3h5-(5)----5-3-|-3h5--------------------|
S S S S +S S S S S S +S S S S E
|-19b21-------19b20r(19)-17-19b21--------19b20r(19)-17-19b21--------|
| S E S +E S S +S E. E E
|--3h====5-------------------3h====5-(5)----------------5--------3--|
Q +S S S S Q +E +E
|-20b22======(20)r----20p17-20b24r===(20)-(20)-|
| S E S +E E +S E. E E
|--3h====5-------------------------------------|
W W
| S E S +E S S +S E. E E S E S +E E +S E. E E
|-3h5-------3h5-(5)----5-3-|-3h5--------------------|
E Q. +S S +S S S S E S S S
|-----20b22============(20)r-20b22r===(20)p17-------------17-------|
| S E S +E S S +S E. E E
|-3h5--------------3h5--(5)--------------------------5-----3-------|
E E S S S E E S S S Q
| S E S +E E +S E. E E
|--3h===5-----------------------------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
S E S +E S S +S E. E E S E S +E E +S E. E E
|-3h5-------3h5-(5)----5-3-|-3h5--------------------|
Gtr III
E S S S S E S S S S S +S S S S
|-19b21----------------19b21-----------------19pb21r(19)p17-19----|
| Gtrs I, II
| S E S +E S S +S E. E E
|--3h===5---------------3h===5-(5)------------5--------------3----|
S S +S +S S S S S S S +S S S +S Q
|-17-19b20==(19)r(19)p==17-19-----17----19b20r(19)p===17-19b21==(19)r-17----|
| S E S +E E +S E. E E
|--3h=5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr III
W H Q E. S
| Gtrs I, II
| S E S +E S S +S E. E E S E S +E E +S E. E E
|-3h5-------3h5-(5)----5-3-|-3h5------------------------|
Gtr III
E S S +S S S S +S E S E S S
| Gtr IV
| W
| Gtrs I, II
| S E S +E S S +S E. E E
|--3h5----------------3h=5--(5)---------5--3----|
W Q Q H
| S E S +E E +E E E E E. +S Q H
| S E S +E E +S E. E E Q Q H
|--3h=5-----------------------------|--5\---------------*|
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