Takin' The Hit
Joe Bonamassa
Tabbed by: Brennan Lentz
aka: Vaughanabe 13

*note* The studio recording is tuned down to either Drop D or D tuning, 
but I tabbed the song out as if it was in standard tuning (just lowered a whole note).

Opening riff:
e---------------------:|
b---------------------:|
g---------------------:|  x4
d---------------------:|
a---------55---5-5h7--:|
e-00--5h7---5h7-------:|

lead guitar fill:
e--17b-17b-17b-17b19b--15----15h17-15b-----------------------------------|
b------------------------17~-----------15-17-17~-15----------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------16-14-12--12-14-14b16-|
d----------------------------------------------------------14------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e---12---15b17-15-12h14p12--12-12~----------------------------------------|
b-12--12------------------15------15-12-15~-12----------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------14b16b14-12-----14--12-----|
d---------------------------------------------------------14-12--14--14~--|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
e---------------------:|
b---------------------:|
g---------------------:| x8
d---------------------:|
a---------55---5-5h7--:|
e-00--5h7---5h7-------:|
 takin....

Verse:
e------7-7-x-7h9-7--x---7-7-x-7h9-7--x---7-7-x-7h9-7---x---7-7---7--|
b------7-7-x-7------x---7-7-x-7------x---7-7-x-7-------x---7-7---7--|
g------7-7-x-7----7-x---7-7-x-7----7-x---7-7-x-7-----7-x---7-7---7--|
d------9-9---9--------8-8-8---8--------7-7-7---7---------6-6-6-6----|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--7---7-7---7-------(7)--------------(7)---------------(7)-----(7)-|
   T(hold)
               fill
e--------------12b14-10-12~-10-12-12b14-12----:|
b------------------------------------------12-:|
g--7-9-11-9-----------------------------------:|repeat first line,
d--7-9-11-9-----------------------------------:|then skip to:
a--5-7-9--7-----------------------------------:|
e--0-0-0--0-----------------------------------:|
                                                3rd verse only
e--------------------7-7------7-7-------------|----------------|
b--------------------7-7------7-7-------------|----------------|
g--7-7-7-7--7-7-9----7-7---7--7-7---7-7-7-7---|----------------|
d--7-7-7-7--7-7-9----9-9--7-9-------7-7-7-7---|--------7-------|
a--5-5-5-5--5-5-7--------9----------5-5-5-5---|--------7-------|
e-------------------7--------(7)--------------|--------5-------|
   I'm feelin....                  You're not..   can do, cause I'm

Chorus
Verse 2
Solo 1 in B minor pentatonic (if I get enough requests I will tab it)
verse 3 (he kicks on a rotovibe or univibe pedal for this)
Chorus
Solo 2 in E minor pentatonic

Outro:
e------------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------7--|
g----------------------------------------------------------(harmonics)-7---|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------7----|
a-------55---5-5h7------55---5--------55---5-5h7-------55------------------|
e-00-5h7--5h7-----00-5h7--5h7---00-5h7--5h7------00-5h7--5h7---------------|

e------------------------------------7-------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------(harm)--7------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------7----------------------------------|
a-------55---5-5h7------55---5-----------7------55---5-5h7-------55---55---|
e-00-5h7--5h7-----00-5h7--5h7-------------00-5h7--5h7------00-5h7--5h7--5--|


Tabbed by Brennan Lentz
Email me at Vaughanabe13@aol.com for Joe Bonamassa requests or solo tab requests