This is my first tab. I am lead guitarist in Pat Benatar Tribute band and this
is always my favorite tune. I have been seeing incorrect tabs up here for
years and decided to tab it out. Listen to song for the timing. This is the
original tuning as the newer versions of their music dropped all the tunings a
half step, probably to make it easier on Patty's voice. I'll tab more Benatar
material out as I get more free time. Use these tabs as a guide for the feel
of the song, as Neil Giraldo almost never does the same thing twice and does
lots of embellishments.
Hell is For Children - Pat Benatar
Tuning: Standard
Tabbed by: duplantisjj@yahoo.com
Intro (watch the Youtube video and you'll see Neil doing this very clear)
e|----------------------------------------------------------6----------3----|
B|-6--5----------------------6--5--------------------4---7--7----------4----|
G|-5--5-5--7--8--7--5-----5--5--5--7--8--7--5------5--5--8--8--7------5--5--|
D|--------------------8------------------------8--5------8--8--8--8--5------|
A|------------------------------------------------3------6-----8--8--3------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------6------------|
Verse (1st set)
They cry in the dark.....So you can't see their fears
C Eb Bb C
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4------4---------4--------4-------7----------4-----4--------------------|
G|--5----5---5--5----5--5----5--5--8--8----------5---5---5------------------|
D|--5---5-------5---5---5---5------8--8--8---8---5---5----------------------|
A|--3--3--------3--3----3--3-------6-----8---8---3--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------6----------------------------------|
Forgive and Forget....all the while...Love and pain....eyes of a wound child
D C D Bb C
e|---------5----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6------6--------4-----------------6----6---6----------------------------|
G|--7----7---7--5---5--5------5--5----7---7---7----------------------3--5--5|
D|--7---7----7--5---5--5--1b--5--5----7--7---7-----------------------3--5--5|
A|--5--5-----5--3-------------3-------5-5---5----3--5--7--8--7--5--1-1--3--3|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Because Hell...... Hell is for Children
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3--5-5--3--5-5----------------3--5-5--3--5-5----------------------------|
D|--3--5-5--3--5-5--6--8-8--------3--5-5--3--5-5--6--8-8--------------------|
A|--1--3-3--1--3-3--6--8-8--------1--3-3--1--3-3--6--8-8--------------------|
E|------------------4--6-6------------------------4--6-6--------------------|
And you shouldn't have to pay for your love with your bones and your flesh..
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------3-|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------4-|
G|--5---------5--------5--------------3--------3--------3--------6--6-----5-|
D|--5---------5--------5--------------3--------3--------3--------6--6-----5-|
A|--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--4--4-----3-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd Verse
It's oh so confusing this world of abusing
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4--4-----------4-----------------------------------4--------------------|
G|--5----5--------5---5------------------------------5----------------------|
D|--5------5-----5-----5--5------------------------5------------------------|
A|--3---------3---------3----3--5--6--8--6--5-----3-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------6----------------------------|
Solo over towards ending
Hell, Hell is for Hell, Hell is for Hell, Hell is for children
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3--5-5--3--5-5---------------------------------------3--5-5-------------|
D|--3--5-5--3--5-5--------6--6--6--------5---5---8---8---3--5-5-------------|
A|--1--3-3--1--3-3--6-5-3-6--6--6--6-5-3-5---5---8---8---1--3-3-------------|
E|------------------------4--4--4--------3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6--------------------|
Ending
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------3--5-5------------------------------3--5-5--3--5-----|
D|---------------------3--5-5-----------------------5-8-10-3--5-5--3--5-----|
A|--6-5-3--------3-5-6-1--3-3-6-5-3---------3-5-6-8--------1--3-3--1--3-----|
E|-------1-3-4-6--------------------1-3-4-6---------------------------------|