Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

Title: Hit me with your Rhythm Stick

by Ian Dury and the Blockheads

Transposed by Nick Pankovas email: pankovas@batelco.com.bh

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.

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---------|--9-h--11-p-9-etc.-----3----------5----------9-h-11-p-9-------------

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---------|--8--------------------1----------3----------8----------------------

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Intro Fm7 (main riff) Hit me (Bb) Hit me (C) etc.

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Verse In the deserts of Su- dan and the gardens of Japan

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---------|-6-----8------------6---------8----------4--------------6---7-------

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From Milan to Yuka - tan Every woman's, Every man

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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,

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hit me slowly, hit me quick Hit me Hit me

Repeat.

Enjoy it,

Nick.