• Song:

    Beat It

  • Artist:

    Michael Jackson

  • Album:

    Off The Wall / Thriller

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                             Beat It - Michael Jackson
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Tabbed by:avsHRSHES
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This is a way to play the Beat It solo that differs slightly from the original, but 
retains the same attitude.
Th:tapped harmonic and Fb: full step bend. Follow the directions in parentheses for the 
whammy bar stuff is.
The third bar is a way to play the massive stretch legato in an easier way.
Hope this helps you guys out, leave questions in the comments!
Tuning: Half step down

e|------------------------------------------------------t15p10h14t15p14p12p10|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0(bar dive and release)h2fb-2fb~/7(th14)/9(th14)~/12----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-h14t15p14p12p10h14t15p14p12p10--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------h14t15p14p12p10h14t15p14p12p10-12hbrb~------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------14-12-t19p15p12h14--------12-14---------12-14------------------------|
B|-12h15------------------15p12h15-----15p12p15------15p12---------15fbrbp12-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------14fbrbp12----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-h15t17/(slide with tapping finger to neck pickups and pull off)-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------14fbrbp12--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------0h5(bar dip)p3p0--|
G|-p0(bar dive and release)9fbrbp7h9(two bar flutters)p7~/-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------12----------15fbprb12--------|
B|-h5(bar dip)p3p0h5(bar dip)p3p0h5p3p0------------15fbrbp12-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------2fbph~-/13---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------t15p8h12--------t15p8h12--------t15p8h12----------|
B|-----------------t15p8h12--------t15p8h12--------t15p8h12--------t15p8h12--|
G|-14fbrbp12-14~/------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-t15p8h12-t17p10t17p10t17p10~p0-12------1212121212-1414141414-15151515-----|
B|---------------------------------15fb17~-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-17171717-19191919-20202020-20fb20fb20fb20fb20fb-20fb~----------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------19/(slow slide down)--|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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