'I Can Climb Mountains' by Hell Is For Heroes - Guitar Tutorial

Song lyrics:

Chords: show

Choose a fret
            I CAN CLIMB MOUNTAINS
Hell Is For Heroes
Transcribed by Stephen Jones 

{NOTE: Both Tom and Will's guitars are almost always tuned to DADGBE ('drop D' tuning)!}


e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-----5-----5-----5-|-----4-----4-----4-|-----5-----5-----5-|-----4-----4-----4-|
A|---5-----5-----5---|---4-----4-----4---|---5-----5-----5---|---4-----4-----4---|
D|-5-----5-----5-----|-4-----4-----4-----|-5-----5-----5-----|-4-----4-----4-----|
(these notes are all harmonics, so you just touch the string lightly over the fret)


[both guitars w/ distortion] - {the intro loops on the record}
(played twice before verse)
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------2-2-2-2-|---------------------------2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
   (this is all played muted)


e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------2-2-2-2-|---------------------------2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
   Gimme some kind of hope, give me one honest lie to promote and try to think

e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------2-2-2-2-|----------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(STOP)-|
   better days when you choke when blood for profit gain wins your vote, and you can fake...

 - (played open)
[Will]
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------4-4-4-4--|------------------4-4-4-4-|
D|--5--x-x--5-5-------x-x-x-x--|----5-x-x--5-5----x-x-x-x-|
A|--5--x-x--5-5-------2-2-2-2--|----5-x-x--5-5----2-2-2-2-|
D|--5--x-x--5-5----------------|----5-x-x--5-5------------|
  smiles to make you feel when it's time to break the deal and I'm

e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-----------2-2-2-2-|-----------2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
   ea  -  sy  now, it's ea  -  sy now, and

e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------4-4-4-4--|------------------4-4-4-4-|
D|--5--x-x--5-5-------x-x-x-x--|----5-x-x--5-5----x-x-x-x-|
A|--5--x-x--5-5-------2-2-2-2--|----5-x-x--5-5----2-2-2-2-|
D|--5--x-x--5-5----------------|----5-x-x--5-5------------|
    buy   a   new   disease when it pays to sell the cure but I'm

e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
   ea  -  sy  now, it's ea  -  sy  now...

[Tom]
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--4--x-x--4-4-------6-6--6>7-|--4--x-x--4-4-------6-6--6>7-|
D|--x--x-x--x-x-------x-x--x>x-|--x--x-x--x-x-------x-x--x>x-|
A|--2--x-x--2-2-------4-4--4>5-|--2--x-x--2-2-------4-4--4>5-|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
  smiles to make you feel when it's time to break the deal and I'm

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7--9-9--9>10>0-|--7-7-7-7-7--9-9--9>10>0-|
D|--x-x-x-x-x--x-x--x>-x>x-|--x-x-x-x-x--x-x--x>-x>x-|
A|--5-5-5-5-5--7-7--7>-8>7-|--5-5-5-5-5--7-7--7>-8>7-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    ea  -   sy     now,   it's  ea  -  sy   now,   and 

e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--4--x-x--4-4-------6-6--6>7-|----4--x-x--4-4-------6-6--6>7-|
D|--x--x-x--x-x-------x-x--x>x-|----x--x-x--x-x-------x-x--x>x-|
A|--2--x-x--2-2-------4-4--4>5-|----2--x-x--2-2-------4-4--4>5-|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
    buy   a  new    disease when it pays to sell the cure but I'm  

e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
   ea  -  sy  now, it's ea  -  sy  now...


 - [both guitars]
(played twice before verse)
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------2-2-2-2-|---------------------------2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
   (this is all played muted)


e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------2-2-2-2-|---------------------------2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
 'Cause I can climb mountains and I can spit further than you can hurl and I can

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------2-2-2-2-|---------------------------2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
  swallow failure just to learn and I can build bridges from what you burn, and you can make...


[Will] - {Tom plays his usual chorus riff}
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------4-4-4-4--|------------------4-4-4-4-|
D|--5--x-x--5-5-------x-x-x-x--|----5-x-x--5-5----x-x-x-x-|
A|--5--x-x--5-5-------2-2-2-2--|----5-x-x--5-5----2-2-2-2-|
D|--5--x-x--5-5----------------|----5-x-x--5-5------------|
  smiles to make you feel when it's time to close the deal and I'm

e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-----------2-2-2-2-|-----------2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
   ea  -  sy  now, it's ea  -  sy now, and

e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------4-4-4-4--|------------------4-4-4-4-|
D|--5--x-x--5-5-------x-x-x-x--|----5-x-x--5-5----x-x-x-x-|
A|--5--x-x--5-5-------2-2-2-2--|----5-x-x--5-5----2-2-2-2-|
D|--5--x-x--5-5----------------|----5-x-x--5-5------------|
    buy   a   new   disease when it pays to sell the cure and I'm

e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-----------2-2-2-2-|-----------2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
   ea  -  sy  now, it's ea  -  sy  now...


[Will's part]
(play this twice)
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-8-8-0-0-|-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-8-8-0-0-|


e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|---------2-2-2-----2-2-|---------2-2-2-----2-2-|---------2-2-2-----2-2-|
D|-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-8-8-0-0-|-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-8-8-0-0-|-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-8-8-0-0-|
A|-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-8-8-0-0-|-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-8-8-0-0-|-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-8-8-0-0-|
D|-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-8-8-0-0-|-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-8-8-0-0-|-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-8-8-0-0-|

e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|

[Tom's bridge part]

{Firstly, basically four bars of noisy feedback!}


e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
D|--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|
A|--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|


e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


[Will] - {Tom plays his usual verse riff}
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------------------|
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--7-6-|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-|
D|----------------------------------|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-|
'Cause I can run, I can hide and I can take a world of pain in a stride and I don't need
 
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------------------------|
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--7-6-------|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-------|
D|----------------------------------|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-(STOP)|
fairytales to pretend, and I don't need heroes to depend on, I can heal,

e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--7-6-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-|
I can regenerate, I can give birth and I can meditate and I can hate,

e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--7-6-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-|
I can love, I can fuck and I can see the people all from the top...


[Will] - {Tom plays his usual chorus riff}
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------4-4-4-4--|------------------4-4-4-4-|
D|--5--x-x--5-5-------x-x-x-x--|----5-x-x--5-5----x-x-x-x-|
A|--5--x-x--5-5-------2-2-2-2--|----5-x-x--5-5----2-2-2-2-|
D|--5--x-x--5-5----------------|----5-x-x--5-5------------|
  smiles to make you feel when it's time to break the deal and I'm

e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-----------2-2-2-2-|-----------2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
   ea  -  sy  now, it's ea  -  sy now, and

e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------4-4-4-4--|------------------4-4-4-4-|
D|--5--x-x--5-5-------x-x-x-x--|----5-x-x--5-5----x-x-x-x-|
A|--5--x-x--5-5-------2-2-2-2--|----5-x-x--5-5----2-2-2-2-|
D|--5--x-x--5-5----------------|----5-x-x--5-5------------|
    buy   a   new   disease when it pays to find the cure and with...


[Both guitars]
e|-------------------|---------2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------|
B|---------2-2-2-2-2-|---------3-3-3-3-3-|---------2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-------------------|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------|
   Arms around it, I'll take the summit, with arms around it I'm

e|-----------------|--2--------------||
B|-----------------|--3--------------||
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--2--------------||
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--0--------------||
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--0--------------||
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--0--------------||
   home....          (let ring..)
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