在摇滚乐的历史长河中，总有一些歌曲如同划破夜空的闪电，以其原始、赤裸和令人不安的力量，深刻地影响着后来的音乐人。地下丝绒（The Velvet Underground）乐队于1967年发行的《Heroin》无疑就是这样一首作品。
这首收录在乐队里程碑式专辑《The Velvet Underground & Nico》（俗称“香蕉专辑”）中的歌曲，由乐队核心人物卢·里德（Lou Reed）创作，毫不避讳地描写了海洛因成瘾的过程、感受以及对现实的逃离和最终的自我毁灭。在那个相对保守的年代，如此直接和冰冷地剖析毒品主题，无疑是极具爆炸性和颠覆性的，也正是这种毫不当协的真实性，让地下丝绒成为Proto-punk（原始朋克）和实验摇滚的先驱，影响了无数后来的乐队，包含David Bowie、Roxy Music、Joy Division等。
歌曲的情感与思想：麻木、逃离与绝望
《Heroin》并非对毒品的浪漫化赞颂，而是一幅关于沉沦与绝望的阴暗画卷。歌词直白得令人颤栗：“我不知道要去哪里，但我会尽力争取王国，如果可以……当我把针头扎进血管，一切都不一样了。”（I don't know just where I'm going, But I'm gonna try for the kingdom if I can... When I put a spike into my vein, And I tell ya things aren't quite the same）。它描绘了毒瘾带来的短暂快感与麻木，对现实的厌恶（“远离这个大城市，一个人无法自由”）、对过往的逃避（“我希望我生在一千年前”），最终走向自我毁灭的决心（“海洛因，它会是我的死亡……海洛因，它是我的妻子，它是我的生命”）。歌曲的高潮部分，反复吟唱着“当我吸食了毒品后，我真的不在乎了”（Cos when the smack begins to flow, Oh, I really don't care anymore），将那种彻底的抽离感和对一切的漠视展现得淋漓尽致。歌曲在嘈杂混乱中结束，留下的是无尽的空虚和“我猜我就是不知道”的迷茫。
《Heroin》吉他乐谱解析与弹奏技巧
从提供的《Heroin》吉他乐谱来看，这首歌的结构看似简单，实则充满张力。
主导Riff (Riff 1): 歌曲的核心由一个基于 D 和 G 和弦的重复性Riff构成。乐谱给出了具体的拨弦或分解和弦模式，但其精髓在于模仿乐队原始录音中那种催眠、单调甚至有些邋遢的感觉。虽然和弦简单，但弹奏时需要注意乐谱中关于和弦转换和节奏的标注，尤其是“when you hit the word 'know'... this pattern continues thru the whole song”这样的提示，注解这个riff贯穿歌曲大部分，是配景情绪的基调。
高潮Riff (Riff 2): 第二个Riff出现在歌词描述“冲刺”或毒品效应增强的部分。这个Riff使用了更高的把位，音色更为尖锐。乐谱特别指出“listen to the song to get the timing for this part - it isn't broken up into bars here.”（听原曲来把握这部分的节奏，乐谱没有将其分解成小节），这非常重要！这个部分的演奏不拘泥于严格的节拍，更强调情绪和声音的爆发力，需要乐手仔细聆听原曲中吉他的反馈、噪声和失控感，用更自由、更具侵略性的方式来表示。
结构与动态: 歌曲在Riff 1和Riff 2之间交替，反映了情绪和状态的变革。Riff 1的重复和低沉是日常的压抑和渴望，Riff 2的爆发和混乱则是毒品带来的冲击。演奏者需要通过力度、音色、甚至是制造一些自然的反馈和噪声来模拟原曲中逐渐增强的紧张感和最终的溃散。这不是一首需要弹得“干净”或“精确”的歌，它的力量在于“原始”和“真实”。
尾声: 乐谱最后标记了“F arpeggio”，虽然在提供的片段中没有详细说明，但这可能是歌曲结尾混乱、失真噪音高潮中某个瞬间的音高指示，或者是一个象征性的结束符号，暗示着最终的瓦解或消亡。在实际演奏中，需要参考原曲尾声那段充满噪声、反馈和乐器相互碰撞的混沌声场。
总而言之，《Heroin》的《吉他乐谱》提供了一个框架，但要真正弹出这首歌的灵魂，更在于理解其背后的情感、历史配景以及地下丝绒独特的音乐美学——一种粗粝、诚实、直面禁忌的力量。掌握了这些，你才能真正用吉他或贝斯触碰到这首“毒药挽歌”最赤裸的脉搏。
（注：演奏者在尝试这首歌曲时，应理解其主题的严肃性，并将重点放在音乐表示力和对乐队风格的理解上。）
示范乐谱：
VELVET UNDERGROUND Heroin riff 1: D G D G |-2-------2---2-|-3-------3-----|-2-----3-2---2-|-3-------3---0-| |-3-----3---3---|-0-----0---0---|-3---------3---|-0-----0---0---| |-2---2---------|-0---0---------|-2---2---------|-0---0---------| |-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------| |---------------|-2-------------|---------------|-2-------------| |---------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|riff 2: |-2----7----9---7----| |-3----8----10--8----| listen to the song to get the timing for |-2----7----9---7----| this part - it isn't broken up into bars |-0------------------| here. |--------------------| |--------------------|
riff 1 2X
D G D G D G D G I don't know just where I'm going D G D G D<---- end of riff 1, strum But I'm gonna try for the kingdom if I can this chord, and the G D rest of the chords Cos it makes me feel like I'm a man G D When I put a spike into my vein G D And I tell ya things aren't quite the same when you hit the word G D "know" at the end of the When I'm rushing on my run verse, the D chord marks the G D beginning of riff 1 again, And I feel just like Jesus' son which contintues until the G D "nullify" in the next verse. And I guess that I just don't know this pattern continues thru G D G D G the whole song. And I guess that I just don't know
D G D G D G D I have made a big decision D G D G D I'm gonna try to nullify my life G D Cos when the blood begins to flow G D And it shoots up the dropper's neck G D When I'm closing in on death
riff2 2X
G DYou can't help me not you guys G D Oh, all you sweet girls with all your sweet talk G D You can all go take a walk G D And I guess that I just don't know G D G D G And I guess that I just don't know
D G D G D G D G I wish that I was born a thousand years ago D G D G D I wish that I'd sailed the darkened seas G D On a great big clipper ship G D Going from this land here to that G D Oh, in a sailor's suit and cap
riff2 2X
G DAway from the big city G D Where a man can not be free G D Of all the evils of this town G D And of himself and those around G D Oh, and I guess that I just don't know G D G D G Oh, and I guess that I just don't know
D G D G D G D G Her_____oin, it'll be the death of me D G D G D G Her_____oin, it's my wife, and it's my life G D Because a mainline in my vein G D Leads to a center in my head G D And then I'm better off as dead
riff2 4X
G DCos when the smack begins to flow G D Oh, I really don't care anymore G D 'Bout all the jim-jims in this town G D And all the politicians making crazy sounds G D And everybody puttin' everybody else down G D And all the dead bodies piled up in Nam
riff 2 4x G D Cos when the smack begins to flow G D And I really don't care anymore
riff 2 2x G D When that heroin is in my blood G D And the blood is in my head G D Then I thank God that I'm as good as dead G D And thank your God that I'm not aware G D And thank God that I just don't care G D And I guess that I just don't know G D G D G And I guess that I just don't know
riff1 2X
F arpeggio
