Hit Me With Your Best Shot Acoustic tab by Pat Benatar

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: E MajorE

Intro:

  E MajorE   A augmentedA    C# minorC#m   BB       E MajorE   A augmentedA    C# minorC#m  BB  A augmentedA BB
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6---4-4---------|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6-4-4-2-2-4-4---|
D MajorD|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6---4-4---------|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6-4-4-2-2-4-4---| x2
A augmentedA|-7-----0-0-----4-|-4---2-2---------|-7-----0-0-----4-|-4-2-2-0-0-2-2---|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


1st Verse:

  E MajorE  BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
e|-0------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-0------5-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9------6---2--4----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9---9--6---2--4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------| x2
A augmentedA|-7---6--4---0--2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
           p.m.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1st Chorus:

  E MajorE   A augmentedA    C# minorC#m   BB       E MajorE   A augmentedA    C# minorC#m  BB  A augmentedA BB
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6---4-4---------|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6-4-4-2-2-4-4---|
D MajorD|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6---4-4---------|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6-4-4-2-2-4-4---| x2
A augmentedA|-7-----0-0-----4-|-4---2-2---------|-7-----0-0-----4-|-4-2-2-0-0-2-2---|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


2nd Verse:

  E MajorE  BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
e|-0------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-0------5-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9------6---2--4----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9---9--6---2--4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------| x2
A augmentedA|-7---6--4---0--2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
           p.m.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2nd Chorus:

  E MajorE   A augmentedA    C# minorC#m   BB       E MajorE   A augmentedA    C# minorC#m  BB  A augmentedA BB
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6---4-4---------|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6-4-4-2-2-4-4---|
D MajorD|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6---4-4---------|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6-4-4-2-2-4-4---| x2
A augmentedA|-7-----0-0-----4-|-4---2-2---------|-7-----0-0-----4-|-4-2-2-0-0-2-2---|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Solo: (1:15)

e|--------11-14-11-12----11---------------------------------0---------|
BB|-----12-------------14----12-14-12~~~12\5-5-5-5\4-4-4-4\2-0---------|
G+G|--13----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h4p0h4p0h4p0h4p0h4p0h5p0h5p0h5p0h5p0h7p0h7-12/-------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------7p0--------------------7p0----------------------------------|
BB|--5h7-5h7-5h7-5-----7p0--5h7-5h7-5h7-5----7p0--0-12-11-11\9~~~9-------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------6^8r6-4~~--|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        (8th triplet)
e|--14---14----14--14--14----14------------------|
BB|-----12---12---12--12--12----12~--12-----------|
G+G|------------------------------------11---------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------12----12-------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------15^17-15^17----------|
G+G|------9----9----9-9-9-9---------4^6--4/6~~\4-4~~~---------------2^4-2^4-|
D MajorD|----------------9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---/7---/7---/7---------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------2^3--0-------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|--4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|


3rd Verse:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-5-----5-4-------2---------------2-------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------4---4---4----4------1---4--------------4--------------------|
D MajorD|---2-2-------2-------2-------4-------4--------4-----4--------1---------| x2
A augmentedA|---------------------------4-----------2----2---------2----4-----------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  pm~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


3rd Chorus:

  E MajorE   A augmentedA    C# minorC#m   BB       E MajorE   A augmentedA    C# minorC#m  BB  A augmentedA  BB E MajorE
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6---4-4---------|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6-4-4-2-2-4-4---|
D MajorD|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6---4-4---------|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6-4-4-2-2-4-4---| x3
A augmentedA|-7-----0-0-----4-|-4---2-2---------|-7-----0-0-----4-|-4-2-2-0-0-2-2---|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 E MajorE   A augmentedA    C# minorC#m   BB       E MajorE   A augmentedA    C# minorC#m  BB  A augmentedA  BB E MajorE
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6---4-4---------|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6-4-4-2-2-4--9--|
D MajorD|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6---4-4---------|-9-----2-2-----6-|-6-4-4-2-2-4--9--| x1
A augmentedA|-7-----0-0-----4-|-4---2-2---------|-7-----0-0-----4-|-4-2-2-0-0-2--7--|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  A augmentedA    C# minorC#m  BB  A augmentedA (BB) E MajorE
e|------------|-----------------|
BB|------------|-----------------|
G+G|--2-2-----6-|-6-4-4-2-2-4--9--| x3 (On 3rd time, play the BB PowerChords x2 before playing "E")
D MajorD|--2-2-----6-|-6-4-4-2-2-4--9--|
A augmentedA|--0-0-----4-|-4-2-2-0-0-2--7--|
E MajorE|------------|-----------------|

            E7/BE7/B
e|--------------------------|
BB|----------------------3---|
G+G|----------------------1---|
D MajorD|----------------------2---|
A augmentedA|----------------------2---|
E MajorE|--2^3-2^3-2^3---0---------|


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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| ^  bend
| r  release
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| pm~~ palm mute

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