Artist: Michael Jackson
Song: Earth Song
Album: This is it (means a lot if You need timing for this tab)
Bassist: Guy Pratt
Tuning: Standard

Great song by great artist. The only tab I found here wasn't very
accurate so I tried to be as accurate as I can to tab every single note in
this song. Hope that You'll like it. If there's a problem with this tab then
I ask You to leave comment if You rate it (or want to). This will help
everybody if there are mistakes. 

Remember: You can always simplify this song and play it without all those
variations and it will still sound great.

[0:47] Verse:

G|-----------------------|
D|6-----6-----6----------|
A|---4-----4-----4--6~---|
E|-----------------------| x2

[1:15] Pre-chorus:

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|7--9------------4~---6~--|
E|------7--7-6-4-----------|

[1:28] Chorus:

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----------|
A|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

[1:55] Verse:

G|-----------------------|
D|6-----6-----6----------|
A|---4-----4-----4--6~---|
E|-----------------------| x2

[2:23] Pre-chorus

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|4--9------------4~-----|
E|------7--7-6-4------11\|

[2:38] Chorus: 
Last note on E play very short just before You hit A string. It is 
same for first three bars every time till end of the song.

G|----------------------------|      Listen carefully for notes:
D|----------------------------| Also You can play this part differently
A|-------------11--9--654-----|     but this sounds better to me 
E|4--7--9--9--9---------------|    because of the tonal qualities.
              ^
              |
Last note on E play very short just before You hit A string. It is 
same for first three bars every time till end of the song.

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-------------11--9--654p2---|
E|4--7--9--9--9---------------|

G|----------------------------|   Let ring 3rd note and on fourth beat
D|----------------------------|         bend that note till it
A|-------------11--9--654-----|          sounds like 11 on E.
E|4--7--9--b--9-------------7\|  Last slide play just before next part!

G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|4--7--9-----11~------------| 

[3:05] Pre-chorus

G|-------11-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|4--x9---------------6/(11)\--4~--x-4--xx6--x-6--6\--|
E|----------9-7--6-4----------------------------------|

[3:18] Chorus:

G|----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------|
A|------------911--9--654---2-|    
E|4--7--9--9------------------|   

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-------------11--9--654---46|
E|4--7--9--9--9---------------|
                            v
G|-------------------------876-|  v - vibrato
D|-----------------------------|      
A|---------------11--9--654----|       
E|4--7--9-119--11--------------| 

G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|4--7--9--9--11~------------| 

[3:47]

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---------------13--11--876---46|
E|6--9--11--11-11----------------| 

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---------------13--11--876---46|
E|6--9--11--11-11----------------| 

G|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------b| bend it 1/4
A|------------------13--11--876-4646|
E|6--9--11--1311--11----------------|  

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|6--9--11--11--13~----x9\(6)/8\-|  

And now starts very very long ending. I suggest play it with Your own
variations based on what You played while ago but if You still insist
to play this properly then next part is for You: 

[4:15]

G|--------------------------86-----|
D|----------------------------8--v-|
A|---------------13--11--876---464-|
E|6--9--11--11-11------------------|

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------13--11--876--4----|
E|6--9--11--11-11--------------4/5-|

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------b-b-| full bend both, second release
A|------------------13--11--876--5-4-|
E|6--9--11--1311--13-----------------|  

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|6--9--11~-----13--13--999-888\-|

[4:43]

G|---------------------------------------------------|   Those dots doesn't
D|---------------------15.13.11--11------------------|     mean anything. 
A|---------------13--11--------13--13.11.13.11-------|  It's for You to see
E|6--9--11--11-11-----------------------------13.11\-| what notes there are

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---------------13--11--876--4646|
E|6--9--11--11-11-----------------|

G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------b-| bend 1/2
A|------------------13--11--876--4-6-|
E|6--9--11--1311--13-----------------| 

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|6--9--11~---11h1213~-----99--8\-|

[5:10]

G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------6---6--|
A|---------------13--11--876-66--86|
E|6--9--11--11-11------------------|

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---------------13--11--876--654-|
E|6--9--11--11-11-----------------|

G|-----------------------------6-6-5-|
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|------------------13--11--876------|
E|6--9--11--1311--13-----------------| 

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|6--9--11--11--13--1313--139--8\-|

[5:38] 

G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------15.13.15.11-----11-------|
A|---------------13--11-----------13.11--13.13--|
E|6--9--11--11-11-------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------13--11.13--11--13--11--------|
E|6--9--11--11-11---------13--13--13--13.12.11|

G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------b----| bend 1/4
A|------------------13--11--876-4/(6)6--|
E|6--9--11--1311--13------------------4-|

G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|6--9--11--11--13~---9--8\--|

[6:06] Ending:

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|13-11---------------13--11--876--6-8-|
E|------13-12-11--11-------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------13--11--876-686868-|
E|6--9--11--1311--11-------------------|

G|------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------b-| bend 1/4
A|------------------13--11--876-64646-|
E|6--9--11--1311--13------------------|

G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|6--9--11--11--13~----------|

/  slide up
\  slide down
h  hammer-on
p  pull-off
~  let ring
v  vibrato
b  bend