• Song:

    Beat It

  • Artist:

    Michael Jackson

  • Album:

    Off The Wall / Thriller

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                             BILLIE JEAN – Michael Jackson
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Tabbed by: Andrew McDaniel
E–mail: bignothingmusic@hotmail.com

Tuning: Half–step down (Eb Ab Db Gb)

Intro (bass comes in at 0:24)

Main Riff (x2)
Gb|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
Db|–––––––––5–2––––2h4––2–.–––.–––––––––––––5–2––––2h4––2–.–––––––––|
Ab|–––––––2–––––––––––––––5–––5–––––––––––2–––––––––––––––5–––––––––|
Eb|–0–––3–––––––––––––––––––––––––––0–––3–––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
    + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 

Verse (x2)
Gb|–––––.–––.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––.–––.–––––––––––––––––––––––|
Db|–––2–2–––2–––––––.–––.–––––––––––––2–2–––2–––––––.–––.–––––––––––|
Ab|–––––––––––––––5–5–––5–––––––––––––––––––––––––5–5–––5–––––––––––|
Eb|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Gb|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––.–––.–––––––––––––––––––––––|
Db|–––––.–––.–––––––.–––.–––––––––––––2–2–––2–––––––.–––.–––––––––––|
Ab|–––3–3–––3–––––5–5–––5–––––––––––––––––––––––––5–5–––5–––––––––––|
Eb|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Main Riff (x3)
Verse (x2)
Main Riff (x4)

Interlude: (x8)
Gb|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
Db|––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
Ab|–––––.–––.–––––––.–––.–––––––––.––|
Eb|–––0–0–––0–––––0–0–––0––––––– (0)–| *only play (0) last time through
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Solo (same as verse)
Main Riff (repeat until fade)



|  h  hammer–on
|  .  staccato
| ( ) alternate ending
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