––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– BILLIE JEAN – Michael Jackson ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 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 ===============================================================================