Shooting Into Space by Joan Jett And The Blackhearts

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e|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------6-------------------6---| 
D|6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8-|  (x4) 
A|6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8-| 
E|4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6--4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6-| 


verse 1 "I'm standing at the starting gate  " 

e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|8--8-8--8-8-8-----------------------------------------| 
D|8--8-8--8-8-8--6--6-6--6-6--8--8-8--8-8-8--8--8--8--6-|  (x3) 
A|6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6--8--8-8--8-8-8--8--8--8--6-| 
E|---------------4--4-4--4-4--6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6--6--6-| 

e|---------------------------|         e|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------|         B|---------------------------------------| 
G|8--8-8--8-8-8--------------|         G|---------------6-------------------6---| 
D|8--8-8--8-8-8--6--6-6--6-6-|  then:  D|6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8-|  (x2) 
A|6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6-|         A|6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8-| 
E|---------------4--4-4--4-4-|         E|4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6--4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6-|

e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|8--8-8--8-8-8-----------------------------------------| 
D|8--8-8--8-8-8--6--6-6--6-6--8--8-8--8-8-8--8--8--8--6-|  (x3) 
A|6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6--8--8-8--8-8-8--8--8--8--6-| 
E|---------------4--4-4--4-4--6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6--6--6-| 

e|-------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
B|-------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
G|8--8-8--8-8-8------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
D|8--8-8--8-8-8--6--6-6--6-6--8--8--8--8--8--x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
A|6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6--8--8--8--8--8--x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
E|---------------4--4-4--4-4--6--6--6--6--6--x-x-x-x-x-x-| 


Chorus 1 "I'm not comin' back  " 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|8--8-8--8-8-0--------------8--8-8--8-8-0--------------8--8-8--8-8-0-------------| 
D|8--8-8--8-8-0--8--8--8--6--8--8-8--8-8-0--8--8--8--6--8--8-8--8-8-0--8--8--8--6-| 
A|6--6-6--6-6-0--8--8--8--6--6--6-6--6-6-0--8--8--8--6--6--6-6--6-6-0--8--8--8--6-| 
E|------------0--6--6--6--6--------------0--6--6--6--6--------------0--6--6--6--6-| 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------6-------------------6-------------------6-------------------6---| 
D|6--6-6--6-6--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8-| 
A|6--6-6--6-6--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8-| 
E|4--4-4--4-4--4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6--4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6--4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6--4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6-| 


verse 2 "I'm struttin' to the batter's box  " 

e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|8--8-8--8-8-8-----------------------------------------| 
D|8--8-8--8-8-8--6--6-6--6-6--8--8-8--8-8-8--8--8--8--6-|   (x3) 
A|6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6--8--8-8--8-8-8--8--8--8--6-| 
E|---------------4--4-4--4-4--6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6--6--6-| 

e|-------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
B|-------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
G|8--8-8--8-8-8------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
D|8--8-8--8-8-8--6--6-6--6-6--8--8--8--8--8--x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
A|6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6--8--8--8--8--8--x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
E|---------------4--4-4--4-4--6--6--6--6--6--x-x-x-x-x-x-| 


Chorus 2 "I'm not comin' back  " 
                                                                          | 
e|--------------------------|               e|------------------------|   | 
B|--------------------------|               B|------------------------|   | 
G|8--8-8--8-8-0-------------|               G|------------------------|   | 
D|8--8-8--8-8-0--8--8--8--6-|  (x3), then:  D|6--6-6--6-6--8--8--8--8-|   |  this line (x2) 
A|6--6-6--6-6-0--8--8--8--6-|               A|6--6-6--6-6--8--8--8--8-|   | 
E|------------0--6--6--6--6-|               E|4--4-4--4-4--6--6--6--6-|   | 
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e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------6-------------------6-------------------6-------------------6---| 
D|6--6-6--6-6--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8-| 
A|6--6-6--6-6--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8-| 
E|4--4-4--4-4--4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6--4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6--4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6--4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6-| 


Bridge "Ow!" 

(Guitar 1) 

e|--------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------| 
G|8--8-8--8-8-8--6--6-6--6-6-6----------------------------| 
D|8--8-8--8-8-8--6--6-6--6-6-6--8--8-8--8-8-8--8--8--8--6-|  (x3) 
A|6--6-6--6-6-6--4--4-4--4-4-4--8--8-8--8-8-8--8--8--8--6-| 
E|------------------------------6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6--6--6-| 

e|---------------------------|       e|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------|       B|---------------------------------------| 
G|8--8-8--8-8-8--------------|       G|---------------6-------------------6---| 
D|8--8-8--8-8-8--6--6-6--6-6-| then: D|6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8-|  (x4) 
A|6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6-|       A|6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8-| 
E|---------------4--4-4--4-4-|       E|4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6--4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6-| 

(Guitar 2) 

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12b~---12b-12b-12bp10-------| 
B|4b6~---6b-6b-6bp4---------4b6~---6b-6b-6bp4---5b7~---4b6~---6b-6b-6bp4---------12b~------------------13-11~| 
G|4b6~--------------5--3~---4b6~--------------6--------4b6~--------------5--3~-------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


verse 3 "I'm soarin' through the universe  " 

e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|8--8-8--8-8-8-----------------------------------------| 
D|8--8-8--8-8-8--6--6-6--6-6--8--8-8--8-8-8--8--8--8--6-|  (x3) 
A|6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6--8--8-8--8-8-8--8--8--8--6-| 
E|---------------4--4-4--4-4--6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6--6--6-| 

e|-------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
B|-------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
G|8--8-8--8-8-8------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
D|8--8-8--8-8-8--6--6-6--6-6--8--------------x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
A|6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6--8--------------x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
E|---------------4--4-4--4-4--6--------------x-x-x-x-x-x-| 

Guitar 2 here is making a high-pitched squeal that I can't figure out how to replicate. If you know how and  
wouldn't mind sharing, please let me know. 


Chorus 3 "I'm not comin' back  " 
                                                                          | 
e|--------------------------|               e|------------------------|   | 
B|--------------------------|               B|------------------------|   | 
G|8--8-8--8-8-0-------------|               G|------------------------|   | 
D|8--8-8--8-8-0--8--8--8--6-|  (x3), then:  D|6--6-6--6-6--8--8--8--8-|   |  this line (x2), second section 
A|6--6-6--6-6-0--8--8--8--6-|               A|6--6-6--6-6--8--8--8--8-|   |  is played twice the last time 
E|------------0--6--6--6--6-|               E|4--4-4--4-4--6--6--6--6-|   | 
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e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------6-------------------6-------------------6-------------------6---| 
D|6--6-6--6-6--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-6-8-| 
A|6--6-6--6-6--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8--6/8-6/8-6/8--6-4-8-| 
E|4--4-4--4-4--4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6--4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6--4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6--4/6-4/6-4/6--4---6-| 


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| x   Dead note 
| b   Bend 
| bp  Bend pull-off 
| /   Slide up 
| ~   Let ring out 

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Shooting Into Space Tab Info

Shooting Into Space Tab by Joan Jett And The Blackhearts

Published: February 27, 2024

Last Updated: September 10, 2025