How to Play Heroes on Guitar?

David Bowie - Heroes can be played in the key of D using the D, G, C, Am, Em chords. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Heroes with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

David Bowie - Heroes Chords

Chord reference D, G, C, Am, Em

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D]I, I will be [G]king and [D]you, you will be [G]queen Though [C]nothing will drive them [D]away We can [Am]beat them, [Em]just for one [D]day We can be [Am]Heroes, [G]just for one [D]day

[D]And you, you can be [G]mean And I [D], I’ll drink all the [G]time ‘Cause we’re [D]lovers, and that is a [G]fact Yes we’re [D]lovers, and that is [G]that

Though [C]nothing, will keep us to[D]gether We could steal [Am]time, [Em]just for one [D]day We can be [C]Heroes, [G]for ever and [G]ever what d’you say?

[D]I, I wish you could [G]swim [D]Like the dolphins, like dolphins can [G]swim Though [C]nothing, nothing will keep us to[D]gether We can [Am]beat them, [Em]for ever and [D]ever Oh we can be [C]Heroes, [G]just for one [D]day

[D]I, I will be [G]king and [D]you, you will be [G]queen Though [C]nothing will drive them [D]away We can [Am]Heroes, [Em]just for one [D]day We can be [C]us, [G]just for one [D]day

[D]I, I can re[G]member, I remember [D]Standing, by the [G]wall, by the wall And the [D]guards shot above [G]our heads, over our heads And we [D]kissed, as though nothing could [G]fall, nothing could fall And the [C]shame was on the [D]other side Oh we can [Am]beat them, [Em]for ever and [D]ever Then we could be [C]Heroes, [G]just for one [D]day

We can be [G]Heroes, [D]We can be [G]Heroes [D]We can be [G]Heroes just for one [D]day We can be [G]Heroes

We’re [C]nothing, and nothing will [D]help us Maybe we’re [Am]lying, [Em]then you better not [D]stay But we could be [C]safer, [G]just for one [D]day

Oh oh oh ohh, oh oh oh ohh, [G]just for one [D]day

Artist David Bowie

Album Heroes

Genres Rock

Year 1977

Key D

David Bowie - Heroes can be played in the key of D using the D, G, C, Am, Em chords.

For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Heroes with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.