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1996 Hero Of The Day (Import) Tabs:

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great song off of load!

Intro/Verse:
The Intro and the beginning of all the verses are played with a clean
guitar and the rest of the verse is played with heavy distortion.
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|----------------2------2------2------2--------4------4------4---|
|--------------2------2------2------2--------6---6------6------6-|
|------0-----0------2------4------5--------7-------7------7------|
|--0/2---2-------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
Played with heavy distortion.
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|--4-4-4-4--x--4--x--4--x--|
|--4-4-4-4--x--4--x--4--x--|
|--2-2-2-2--x--2--x--2--x--|

Comments questions or whatever to: bmoe@aft.sn.no
--
- Martin Moe Aaserud


Hero of the Day   -   Metallica
Tabbed By Samy Arbid (Hesher104@aol.com)

Most of this was tabbed by Phil Boyle.
what i did was take it and add the lyrics and
add all the parts he missed.
i also fixed up the chorus and solo.


INTRO:
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|-------------2------2------2------2------4-----4-----4----|
|-----------2------2------2------2------6---6-----6-----6--|
|----0----0------2------4------5------7-------7-----7------|
|--2---2---------------------------------------------------|


INTERLUDE:
                        Mama they try and break me..................
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|-------------2------2------2------2--4---4-----4-----4---4^7^4-4----|
|-----------2------2------2------2----6-6---6-----6-----6---------6--|
|----0----0------2------4------5------7-------7-----7----------------|
|--2---2-------------------------------------------------------------|


VERSE:
                 The windows burns to light the way back home
              A light that warms no matter where they've gone
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|------------------------------------------------------------|
|o------------2------2------2------2------4-----4-----4-----o|
|o----------2------2------2------2------6---6-----6-----6---o|
|----0----0------2------4------5------7-------7-----7--------|
|--2---2-----------------------------------------------------|


CHORUS:
                                               PmPm
                       They're off to find the hero of the day
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-----2---4-----4---6-----6---7-----7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|--2--2------4--4------6--6------7--7------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|--0---------2---------4---------5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                         PmPm
                   But what if they should fall by someone's wicked way.....
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------2-----2----4-----4----6-----6----7-----7----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|--------2--2-------4--4-------6--6-------7--7-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|---0----0----------2----------4----------5----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-2---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|




 Still the window burns Time so slowly turns And someone there 
is sighing
 Keepers of the flames Do ya feel your name? Can't you hear your 
babies crying?
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------7~~~~--|
|o/2--------------/4------------/6-----/7----------44444444///6666666--8~~~~-o|
|o/2--------------/4------------/6-----/7----------66666666///8888888--9~~~~-o|
|-/0--------------/2------------/4-----/5----------77777777///9999999---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


INTERLUDE 2:
                        Mama they try and break me...........
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|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------2------2------2------2------4------4------4----|
|-----------2------2------2------2------6---6------6------6--|
|----0----0------2------4------5------7--------7------7------|
|--2---2-----------------------------------------------------|

                        Still they try and break me..........
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------2------2------2------2------4------4------4------4-9---|
|-----------2------2------2------2------6---6------6------6----------|
|----0----0------2------4------5------7--------7------7------7-------|
|--2---2-------------------------------------------------------------|


VERSE 2: (2 guitars)
  Gtr. 1
  'Scuze    me   while   I tend  to   how   I
   These  things return  to me that  still seem
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|o--------2----2----2----2---4----4----4-------
|o------2----2----2----2----6-6----6----6------
|--0--0----2----4----5----7------7----7--------
|-2-2------------------------------------------
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| Gtr. 2
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|o---------------------------------------------
|o---------------------------------------------
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feel
real
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2/3\2/3\2/3\2/3\2/3\2/3\2/3\2/3\2-2-|
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CHORUS:
                                               PmPm
                       Now deservingly this easy chair
                   But the rocking stopped by wheels of despair
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|o-2-----2---4-----4---6-----6---7-----7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-o|
|o-2--2------4--4------6--6------7--7------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o|
|--0---------2---------4---------5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


 Don't want your aid But the first I've make For years can't hold 
or feel
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------7~~~~--|
|-/2-------------/4-----------/6---------/7------44444444///66666666---8~~~~--|
|-/2-------------/4-----------/6---------/7------66666666///88888888---9~~~~--|
|-/0-------------/2-----------/4---------/5------77777777///99999999----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 No, I'm not all me So please excuse me  While  I  tend  to  how  I  feel
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|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/2-------------/4-----------/6---------/7------44444444///66666666-----|
|-/2-------------/4-----------/6---------/7------66666666///88888888-----|
|-/0-------------/2-----------/4---------/5------77777777///99999999-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


BRIDGE:
   Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3|
|--3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3|
|--1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1|

   Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm
  But now the dreams and waking screams
  That ever last the night
  So build the wall, behind the crawl
  And hide until it's light
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|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3|
|--3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3|
|--1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1|

   Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm
So can you hear your babies cryin' now?
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|--3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3---3---3---3|
|--3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3---3---3---3|
|--1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1---1---1---1|


SOLO:
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|--8-8-11--88-8-12--8-8-11--88-8-12--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|--12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--8-8-11-88-8-12-8-8-11-88-8-12--|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|--12-12-12-10-10-10-12-12-12-14-14-15-15-17~~--|
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FILL: (2 guitars)
  Gtr. 1
 Still the window burns Time so slowly turns And someone there 
is sighing
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|-/2--------------/4------------/6-----/7----------44444444///55555555---8~~~~~
|-/2--------------/4------------/6-----/7----------66666666///77777777---9~~~~~
|-/0--------------/2------------/4-----/5----------77777777///88888888---------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| Gtr. 2
|
|--18~~~~~~~~~~~~~(18)~~~~~~~~~~~~(18)~~~~~~~~~~~~(18)~~~~~~~~~~~~(18)~~~~~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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-14-14-12-12-10-10-9\8--|
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  Gtr. 1
 Keepers of the flames Do ya feel your name? Can't you hear your 
babies crying?
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------7~~~~-|-/2--------------/4------------/6-----/7----------44444444///66666666---8~~~~-|-/2--------------/4------------/6-----/7----------66666666///88888888---9~~~~-|-/0--------------/2------------/4-----/5----------77777777///99999999---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Gtr. 2
| let it ring................................................................
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(9)~~~~~~~~~~~(9)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(9)~~~~~~~~~~~(9)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 (Gtr. 2)               |
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-14-14-12-12-10-10-9\8--|
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BRIDGE:
   Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3|
|--3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3|
|--1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1|

   Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm
  But now the dreams and waking screams
  That ever last the night
  So build the wall, behind the crawl
  And hide until it's light
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3|
|--3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3|
|--1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1|

   Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm  Pm
So can you hear your babies cryin' now?
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3---3---3---3|
|--3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3---3---3---3|
|--1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1---1---1---1|


OUTRO:

      Mama they try and break me    Mama they try and break me
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|o------------------------------------------------------------
|o-4--4--4--4/5___\4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4/5___\4--4--4--4---
|--4--4--4--4/5___\4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4/5___\4--4--4--4---
|--2--2--2--2/3___\2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2/3___\2--2--2--2---

      Mama they try and break me    Mama they try... Mama they try...
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---4--4--4--4/5___\4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4/5--4--4--4--4--4/5------o|
---4--4--4--4/5___\4--4--4--4----4--4--4--4/5--4--4--4--4--4/5-------|
---2--2--2--2/3___\2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2/3--2--2--2--2--2/3-------|

  ___second_time___
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|-5--5--3_____-----|
|-5--5--3_____-----|
|-3--3--1_____-----|
|                  |
| Gtr. 2           |
|                  |
|-----------0~~~~~-|
|-----------0~~~~~-|
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there u go!

ENJOY!!

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Matt
Lead Player 		#1 by Matt Spencer at Jul 21, 2006 at 3:05 PM EST
this is a bad ass song!!!
 
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Brandon
Average 		#2 by Brandon Weathers at Nov 21, 2006 at 5:47 PM EST
great song by a great band. METALLICA FUCKING ROCKS
 
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Alex
Average 		#3 by Alex Zaphiropoulos at Feb 2, 2007 at 3:49 PM EST
king nothing is hella right, but to add, i think it also that they worship you, untill you turn bad, then they break you, rip you apart, and leave you for some hungry rabbits, we have all seen it, they love you then they leave you
 
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Andrew
Wanna Be 		#4 by Andrew Long at Mar 14, 2007 at 3:28 AM EST
It's about people who like to worship the people in the media and all, when the people you really should be is who you meet in everyday life.
 
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Ben
Rhythm Player 		#5 by Ben Formica at Apr 29, 2007 at 10:10 AM EST
i think the song is about people not knowing who to look up to so they find somebody to look up to from day to day
 
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Spymaster
Lead Player 		#6 by Spymaster - Halo 2 at Aug 19, 2007 at 1:55 PM EST
I agree with an ealier statement - it's just a song that can have so many different meanings. The song itself is so deep and beautiful. The guitar riffs and melodies go straight to the soul, and Hetfield's voice is almost haunting. But i kinda dissagree about S&M though... I thought every other song from the concert was better than the studio-version, except for this song. It kinda felt out of place. Don't get me wrong, HotD is one of my all time faourite songs, but I don't think the S&M version was as good as the Studio version. Wasting My Hate would have been a better song to put in S&M, rather than this one, I feel. But please, no arguments. It's just my opinion, please respect it.
 
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Angus
Rhythm Player 		#7 by Angus Young at Sep 28, 2007 at 1:37 PM EST
This is the kind of Metallica that I like. The song is good lyrically and instrumentally, nice combination of hard and soft. James' vocals, I think, are excellent at the end. My personal interpretation of it was how we treat actual Heroes, they are just someone to look up to for a day. The people who get spotlight are those that do so little for society.
 
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Michael
Average 		#8 by Michael Vanderveen at Sep 29, 2007 at 2:04 AM EST
Maybe it's just me but I think this song is about someone's search for a hero. I think it's about someone searching for their hero and along the way they're being let down and disappointed because they can't find the hero they are looking for and they never realize the the "heroes" they need are the one's that are around them....not some anonymous strangers. They're friends, family, etc.... I think the keepers of the flames are the one's left behind while this person is searching. But the song goes on the explain that "still the window burns, time so slowly turns...someone there is sighing". I think this pretty much sums the songe up for me in that...your loved one's are the real heroes because they wait on you....they have the light that will lead you back home if you'll only realize it and follow it. In other words instead of searching for heroes take inventory on the heroes around you instead of taking them for granted. That's what I think guys...fell free to tear this one to pieces.....
 
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Gabe
Professional 		#9 by Gabe Hawkins at Sep 29, 2007 at 10:04 PM EST
this is a bad ass song!!!
 
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Zack
Wanna Be 		#10 by Zack Volm at Oct 6, 2007 at 7:38 PM EST
ive mostly read that the song is about people lookin to tv stars as heros, but i think of the song as a tribute to war veterans who risk their lives for other people but wind up in the hands of the enemy and nobody else will do the same for them" But what if they should fall by someone's wicked way"
 
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bogex
Rhythm Player 		#11 by bogex luna at Oct 7, 2007 at 5:17 PM EST
I definately agree that the S&M version of this song was the best.. It was very deep. I think that Hetfeild wrote this song knowing that it could mean something different for everyone. For me, this song is about people looking for hero's in society, like finding that one person to look up to, but this song depicts the way a person would feel when they find out their hero is a fake.. I think it is a very meaningful song..
 
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Jeremy
Average 		#12 by Jeremy Rees at Oct 18, 2007 at 2:47 AM EST
I think that this whole song is written to someone's mother (hence) "Mama they try and break me" I think that the "they" in this instince is people who are the enemy's at war. "The window burns to light the way back home" I think this means that the this means that the only way out (window) is through flames that light the path home. "A light that warms no matter where they've gone" I think this means that no matter where people are, these 'flames' that light the path back home, always make u feel warm and fuzzy inside. "They're off to find the hero of the day" This is obviously the most important part of the song bc of the tittle, which is why i think that this song has everything to do with war. "But what if they should fall by someone's wicked way" meaning (in my opinion) what if these people searching to become a hero were defeated? "Still the window burns, Time so slowly turns" I think this means that time goes by so slow at war, especially when u think about the way home. "Someone there is sighing, Keepers of the flames" I think that "there" is refering at home someone is sighing (waiting), the keepers of the flames (the way back home) "Do ya feel your name? Can't you hear your babies crying?" I think this is directed back at the mother again.. i think its saying that, "do u feel ur name" - the last name is what i assume, meaning, can u feel that u are part of this too, can u feel ur babies crying, - i think this emans can u feel their pain "Mama they try and break me, Still they try and break me" - i think this is refering to the struggle between the enemy and the writer, jus saying to his mother how much pain it is "'Scuze me while I tend to how I feel, These things return to me that still seem real" - i think this means that this whole song is a type of flashback to when he(no im not sexist, but it most likely was a he) was at war, and hes tlakin to his mother about the pain and fear "Now deservingly this easy chair, But the rocking stopped by wheels of despair" - i think "he" is saying that he deserves the chair bc he went through so much, but he stops wiht dispair as he remeneses about something terrible. "Don't want your aid" - hes trying to say hes doesnt need help now "But the fist I've made, For years can't hold or feel" - hes trying to tell his mother that hes a harder person (no feelings) bc of his experience "No, I'm not all me"- hes implying that this has changed him,a dn hes not who he used to be "So please excuse me, While I tend to how I feel"- its a given "But now the dreams and waking dreams, That ever last the night"- i think this is saying that there is another war soon, (the dreams are waking), and there will always be war, (everlasting night) "So build the wall, behind it crawl, And hide until it's light" - i think hes saying to his mother that for her own protection, to not be like him, she should hide form the society and war "So can you hear your babies cryin' now?"- again the war is going on, can u hear the "children" (what he used to be) being sent to war "Mama they try and break me"- i think this is the last flashback that says that the enemys always try to break eachother Well, this is all jus my thoughts, and what i think the song means... its a great song no matter how u interpret it :)
 
 

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