Ian Dury And The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick Tabs

The following is the basic tab for the rhythm part of the song. You need to listen
to the song to get to grips with the timing and feel. Use the full bar
chords instead of those shown if you must, but they don't add much, this is
really a bass player's song!

The guitar solo's not difficult so I haven't bothered tabbing it.


---------|--8------------------------------------------8----------------------|
---------|--9-h--11-p-9-etc.-----3----------5----------9-h-11-p-9-------------|
---------|--8--------------------3----------5----------8----------------------|
---------|--10-------------------3----------5----------10---------------------|
---------|--8--------------------1----------3----------8----------------------|
---------|--8------------------------------------------8----------------------|
 Intro      Fm7 (main riff)     Hit me (Bb) Hit me (C) etc.

---------|--8----------------------8-----------------------8------------------|
---------|--9--------------8-------9------------6----------9------------------|
---------|--8--------------8-------8------------6----------8------------------|
---------|--10-------------8-------10-----------6----------10-----------------|
---------|--8--------------6-------8------------4----------8------------------|
---------|--8----------------------8-----------------------8------------------|
 Verse    In the deserts   of Su-  dan  and the gardens of Japan

---------|-------8----------------------8-------------------------------------|
---------|-8-----9------------8---------9----------6--------------8---9-------|
---------|-8-----8------------8---------10---------6--------------6---7-------|
---------|-8-----10-----------8---------8----------6--------------8---9-------|
---------|-6-----8------------6---------8----------4--------------6---7-------|
---------|-------8----------------------8-------------------------------------|
           From  Milan   to   Yuka -    tan  Every woman's, Every man

---------|-8-------8---------8-------8-----8----------------------------------|
---------|-10------11--------13------11----10---------------------------------|
---------|-8-------8---------8-------8-----8----------------------------------|
---------|-10------10--------10------10----10---------------------------------|
---------|-8-------8---------8-------8-----8----------------------------------|
---------|-8-------8---------8-------8-----8----------------------------------|
 Chorus    Hit me  with your rhythm stick  Hit me   Hit me Hit me
           Je t'a  dore ich  liebe   dich  Hit me   Hit me Hit me
           Hit me  with your rhythm stick,

---------|-6------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------|-6------------------------------3---------5-------------------------|
---------|-7------------------------------3---------5-------------------------|
---------|-6------------------------------3---------5-------------------------|
---------|-8------------------------------1---------3-------------------------|
---------|-6------------------------------------------------------------------|
          hit me slowly, hit me quick     Hit me    Hit me


Repeat.

Enjoy it,

Nick.