Guitar Hero

Guitar Hero as performed by Monkey Steals the Peach, written by Michael Swiderek and Jason Kendall.


There are basically 2 guitars throughout the song.

As it starts, GTR1 plays this riff, which is the main verse riff:

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-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-9-2-----4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-9-2----
-4-4-4-4-4-7--5-5-7-9-2-----4-4-4-4-4-7--5-5-7-7-2----
-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-7-0-----2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-7-0----

and then a very, very slightly modified version into the build-up, like this:

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----------------------------------------------------
-4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-9-2-----4-4-4-4-4-7--7-7-7-9-9--
-4-4-4-4-4-7--5-5-7-9-2-----4-4-4-4-4-7--5-5-7-7-7--
-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-7-0-----2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-7-7--

-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

After this, GTR1 continues to play the original verse riff, while GTR2 comes in
with this complimentary riff:

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-4-4-4-4-4-7--------9-2-----4-4-4-4-4-7--------2-2----
-4-4-4-4-4-7--------9-2-----4-4-4-4-4-7--------2-2----
-2-2-2-2-2-5--------7-0-----2-2-2-2-2-5--------0-0----

They do this twice without vocals, and twice with, leading into the chorus,
where GTR one plays:

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--------------2--------------2-7--7-7-7-7-7-2-4-----------
-4------4-4-4-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-7--7-7-7-7-7-2-4-4-4/6\2-2-
-4------4-4-4-0-2--2-2-2-2-2-0-5--5-5-5-5-5-0-2-0-2/4\2-2-
-2------2-2-2---0--0-0-0-0-0----------------------------0-

and GTR2 plays:

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--------------2--------------2-7------------2-4-----------
-4------------2-2------------2-7------------2-4---------2-
-4------------0-2------------0-5------------0-2---------2-
-2--------------0---------------------------------------0-

Each play this riff, twice.  Next, is verse two.  Things change up a little here;
GTR1 continues to do what it did in verse one, and ends letting an F#
power chord ring, like so:

---
---
---
-4-
-4-
-2-

GTR2, however, drops the riff it was playing before in favor of some lead,
courtesy of a guest appearance by Ryan Lesser.  It goes like this:

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-----11-11-9-9-----------------9-9-11-11-
---------------11-11-9-9-11-11-----------
-9-9-------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------

That gets played twice, and then moves into the following:

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------4-4-2-2-------------
-----4-4-2-2-4-4------4-4-2-2-4-4------4-4-2-2-4-4---------2-2-4-4-----
-2-2--------------2-2--------------2-2-----------------------------2-2-

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-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-4-4-2-2-------------2-2-4-4-------------------------
---------4-4-2-2-4-4-------------4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-
-----------------------------2-2---------------------


Next comes the second chorus; similarly, GTR1 continues to play the same chorus
riff as before.

However, Guitar 2 continues with lead work, this time provided courtesy of
a guest appearance by Daniel Sussman:

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--------10----10-------9----9----9----10----10----10-12~10----12~10----10-
-11--11----11----11-11---11---11---11----11----11----------11-------11----
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------12-----------
---------10----10-------9----9----9----10----10----10-12/---12\-10----
--11--11----11----11-11---11---11---11----11----11-----------------11-
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This brings us to the bridge/breakdown section, or the Danzig section,
as I like to call it.  Things get a little funky here because of the way
I recorded it, there are a lot more guitars here.

However, you'll do well to have one of your two guitars just double up
where the gang vocals are (GUITAR! . . .  HERO!  et al) on the F# power chord:

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-------
-------
-4-4---
-4-4---
-2-2---

While the other guitar plays the riff:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-4-4-4-----10-10-10-9-7-9-10-7-10---10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-4-4--
-4-4-4-----10-10-10-9-7-9-10-7-10---10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-4-4--
-2-2-2-----8--8--8--7-5-7-8--5-8----8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-2-2--

----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
10-10-10-9-7-9-10-7-10---10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-4-4---
10-10-10-9-7-9-10-7-10---10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-4-4---
8--8--8--7-5-7-8--5-8----8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-2-2---

-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
--10-10-10-9-7-9-10-7-10---10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-4-4--
--10-10-10-9-7-9-10-7-10---10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-4-4--
--8--8--8--7-5-7-8--5-8----8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-2-2--

---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---10-10-10-9-7-9-10-7-10---10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12---12-12-12-12-12-
---10-10-10-9-7-9-10-7-10---10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12---12-12-12-12-12-
---8--8--8--7-5-7-8--5-8----8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-

Into the outro.

For the outro, GTR1 and GT2 both play the same riffage as over the first chorus
for about the length of two choruses, ending with GTR one playing this:

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-4---------2----4---------2----4--------------------
-4-4-4/6\4-2----4-4-4/6\4-2----4-4-4/6\4-2---4-4----
-2-0-2/4\2-0----2-0-2/4\2-0----2-0-2/4\2-2---4-4----
-----------------------------------------0---2-2----

And GTR2 playing:

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-4---4-4-4-2----4---4-4-4-2----4---4-4-4------------
-4---4-4-4-2----4---4-4-4-2----4---4-4-4-2---4-4----
-2---2-2-2-0----2---2-2-2-0----2---2-2-2-2---4-4----
-----------------------------------------0---2-2----

Over which Daniel plays a solo and then Ryan plays a solo, and I think they
harmonize on the ending (I won't be tabbing those, though -- if anybody really,
really wants to do this, lemme know, and I can send you a mix with everything
else turned down).

So, there you have it.  Rock out.