Biography:
Ian Dury and the Blockheads were one of the most popular groups of the New Wave era in the U.K. in the 70s and early 80s. Their eclectic sound was drawn from their many musical influences; these included funk, jazz, rock and roll, soul, and reggae, not to mention leader Ian Dury's love of music hall. Dury's lyrics were a unique combination of lyrical poetry, word play, acute observation of British everyday life, and scatalogical humour. As the Blockheads, the band continued to play after Dury's untimely death in 2000.
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- My Old Man
- Profoundly In Love With Pandora
- Sweet Gene Vincent
- There Aint Half Been Some Clever Bastards
- Uncoolohol
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Song: Hit me with your rhythm stick
Artist: Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Composers: Ian Dury & Chas Jankel
Tabbed by DJ
4th Aug 2016
CAPO: 1st fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of Fm)
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo:
Em7 = 020000 E = 022100
Em11 = 020200 F#m = 244222
A = x02220 E/G# = 422100
B = x24442 F#m/A = x04222
D/F# = 20023x E7#9 = 020133
C = x32010 G7 = 353433
D = xx0232 G#7 = 464544
Eb = xx5343 A7 = 575655
^ = Emphasise these beats
Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks
=======================================================
[Intro]
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x4]
A A B B
| /___/ / /___/ / |
^ ^ ^ ^
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x2]
[Verse 1]
Em7 D/F# Em7
In the deserts ...of Su - dan,
C Em7
And the gardens of Ja - pan,
Em7 D/F# Em7
From Mi - lan to Yuca - tan,
C D D Eb
Every woman, ...every man! ^ ^
[Chorus 1]
E F#m E/G# F#m/A E7#9 E7#9
Hit me with your rhythm stick, ...hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m E/G# F#m/A
Je t'a - dore! Ich liebe dich!
E7#9 E7#9
Hit me, hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m G7 G#7
Hit me with your rhythm stick,
A7 G#7 G7 F#7
Hit me slowly, ...hit me quick,
A B Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
Hit me,...hit me ...hit ...me-------!
^ ^ ^ ^
A A B B
| /___/ / /___/ / |
^ ^ ^ ^
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x2]
[Verse 2]
Em7 D/F# Em7
In the wilds of Borne - o,
C Em7
And the vineyards of Bor - deaux,
Em7 D/F# Em7
Eski - mo, A - rapa - ho,
C D D Eb
Move their body ...to and fro! ^ ^
[Chorus 2]
E F#m E/G# F#m/A E7#9 E7#9
Hit me with your rhythm stick, ...hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m E/G# F#m/A
Das ist gut! C'est fantas - tique!
E7#9 E7#9
Hit me, hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m G7 G#7
Hit me with your rhythm stick,
A7 G#7 G7 F#7
It's nice to be a luna - tic,
A B Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
Hit me,...hit me ...hit me-------!
^ ^ ^ ^
[Break]
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x4]
A B Em7
Hit me,...hit me ...hit...
^ ^ ^ ^
[Mute strings and scrub rhythm]
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x8]
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x4]
[Verse 3]
Em7 D/F# Em7 C Em7
In the dock of Tiger Bay, on the road to Manda - lay,
Em7 D/F# Em7
From Bom - bay to Santa Fe,
C D D Eb
O'er the hills, ...and far a - way! ^ ^
[Chorus 3]
E F#m E/G# F#m/A E7#9 E7#9
Hit me with your rhythm stick, ...hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m E/G# F#m/A
C'est si bon, mmm? Ist es nicht?
E7#9 E7#9
Hit me, hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m G7 G#7
Hit me with your rhythm stick,
A7 G#7 G7 F#7
Two fat persons, click, click, click,
A B Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
Hit me,...hit me ...hit .....me-------!
^ ^ ^ ^
A B Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
Hit me,...hit me ...hit me-------!
^ ^ ^ ^
[Coda]
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
|: Hit me! :||[Repeat]
^ ^
[Suggestion for ending]
A A B B Em7
| /___/ / /___/ / | / ||
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Artist: Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Composers: Ian Dury & Chas Jankel
Tabbed by DJ
4th Aug 2016
CAPO: 1st fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of Fm)
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo:
Em7 = 020000 E = 022100
Em11 = 020200 F#m = 244222
A = x02220 E/G# = 422100
B = x24442 F#m/A = x04222
D/F# = 20023x E7#9 = 020133
C = x32010 G7 = 353433
D = xx0232 G#7 = 464544
Eb = xx5343 A7 = 575655
^ = Emphasise these beats
Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks
=======================================================
[Intro]
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x4]
A A B B
| /___/ / /___/ / |
^ ^ ^ ^
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x2]
[Verse 1]
Em7 D/F# Em7
In the deserts ...of Su - dan,
C Em7
And the gardens of Ja - pan,
Em7 D/F# Em7
From Mi - lan to Yuca - tan,
C D D Eb
Every woman, ...every man! ^ ^
[Chorus 1]
E F#m E/G# F#m/A E7#9 E7#9
Hit me with your rhythm stick, ...hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m E/G# F#m/A
Je t'a - dore! Ich liebe dich!
E7#9 E7#9
Hit me, hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m G7 G#7
Hit me with your rhythm stick,
A7 G#7 G7 F#7
Hit me slowly, ...hit me quick,
A B Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
Hit me,...hit me ...hit ...me-------!
^ ^ ^ ^
A A B B
| /___/ / /___/ / |
^ ^ ^ ^
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x2]
[Verse 2]
Em7 D/F# Em7
In the wilds of Borne - o,
C Em7
And the vineyards of Bor - deaux,
Em7 D/F# Em7
Eski - mo, A - rapa - ho,
C D D Eb
Move their body ...to and fro! ^ ^
[Chorus 2]
E F#m E/G# F#m/A E7#9 E7#9
Hit me with your rhythm stick, ...hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m E/G# F#m/A
Das ist gut! C'est fantas - tique!
E7#9 E7#9
Hit me, hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m G7 G#7
Hit me with your rhythm stick,
A7 G#7 G7 F#7
It's nice to be a luna - tic,
A B Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
Hit me,...hit me ...hit me-------!
^ ^ ^ ^
[Break]
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x4]
A B Em7
Hit me,...hit me ...hit...
^ ^ ^ ^
[Mute strings and scrub rhythm]
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x8]
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x4]
[Verse 3]
Em7 D/F# Em7 C Em7
In the dock of Tiger Bay, on the road to Manda - lay,
Em7 D/F# Em7
From Bom - bay to Santa Fe,
C D D Eb
O'er the hills, ...and far a - way! ^ ^
[Chorus 3]
E F#m E/G# F#m/A E7#9 E7#9
Hit me with your rhythm stick, ...hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m E/G# F#m/A
C'est si bon, mmm? Ist es nicht?
E7#9 E7#9
Hit me, hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m G7 G#7
Hit me with your rhythm stick,
A7 G#7 G7 F#7
Two fat persons, click, click, click,
A B Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
Hit me,...hit me ...hit .....me-------!
^ ^ ^ ^
A B Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
Hit me,...hit me ...hit me-------!
^ ^ ^ ^
[Coda]
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
|: Hit me! :||[Repeat]
^ ^
[Suggestion for ending]
A A B B Em7
| /___/ / /___/ / | / ||
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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