Beat It Michael Jackson
BEAT IT
As recorded by Micheal Jackson and Eddie Van Halen
Words and Music by Micheal Jackson
x 7 [E5]9 9 x x x 5 [D5]7 7 x x x 3 [C5]5 5 x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr3'
Intro
Q=137
[Em] [D] [Em]
[4/4] Gtrs I, II
Wx12 H Q E E +E E E E Q +E A E +E E q q E E
|-------------|-------------|----------------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|----------------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|----------------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|---------5-2--(2)-2h4-|-(4)-2-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------2--------------|-------5--5------| |-------------|-----------0-|-(0)-3----------------|---------------0-|
[D] [Em] Gtr I[D]
~~~~~~
+E E E E Q +E A E +E E q Q E S S S S S S E S S E E +E S S
|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------x-x-x-|--x--x-x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)---x-x--| |---------5-2--(2)-2h4--|-(4)-2-------x-x-x-|--x--x-x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)---x-x--| |-------2---------------|-------5-----------|----------------------------------| |-(0)-3-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W H. E E +E E E E Q +E A E
|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|--------------5----2---(2)-2h4----| |-----------------------|-------------------|------------2---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------0---|-(0)---3--------------------------|
\1__[Em]_/
~
|---3----|
E S S E E +E +E +E Q
|------------------------------| |--7--x-x-7--------------------| |--7--x-x-7-7-(7)--(7)-(7)-----| |-----------7-(7)--(7)-(7)-----| |------------------------------| |------------------------------|
|
| +E E q q E E
|------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-(4)-2------------------------| |---------5----5---------------| |----------------------------0-|
[D]~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
S S S S E S S E E +E S S E S S E E +Q +E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------------|--7--x-x-7----------------|| |--x--x-x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)---x-x-|--7--x-x-7-7-(7)--(7)\----|| |--x--x-x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)---x-x-|-----------7-(7)--(7)\----|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------||
|
| +E E E E Q +E A E +E E q H
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------5----2---(2)-2h4---|-(4)-2--------------------|| |------------2--------------------|---------5----------------|| |-(0)---3-------------------------|--------------------------||
Verse
[E5]E E Q Q E [D5]E Q Q H E [E5]E Q Q E [D5]E
||----------------|------------|---------------| ||o---------------|------------|---------------| ||----9-9--9----7-|-7--7-------|---9-9--9----7-| ||----9-9--9----7-|-7--7-------|---9-9--9----7-| ||o---7-7--7----5-|-5--5-------|---7-7--7----5-| ||----------------|------------|---------------|
Q Q H E [C5]E Q Q E [D5]E Q Q H
|------------|---------------|-----------| |------------|---------------|-----------| |-7--7-------|---5-5--5----7-|-7--7------| |-7--7-------|---5-5--5----7-|-7--7------| |-5--5-------|---3-3--3----5-|-5--5------| |------------|---------------|-----------|
E [E5]E Q Q E [D5]E Q Q H E [E5]E Q Q E [D5]E
|---------------|------------|---------------| |---------------|------------|---------------| |---9-9--9----7-|-7--7-------|---9-9--9----7-| |---9-9--9----7-|-7--7-------|---9-9--9----7-| |---7-7--7----5-|-5--5-------|---7-7--7----5-| |---------------|------------|---------------|
Q Q H E [E5]E Q Q E [D5]E Q Q H
|------------|---------------|------------| |------------|---------------|------------| |-7--7-------|---9-9--9----7-|-7--7-------| |-7--7-------|---9-9--9----7-|-7--7-------| |-5--5-------|---7-7--7----5-|-5--5-------| |------------|---------------|------------|
E [C5]E Q Q E [D5]E Q Q H E [E5]E Q Q E [D5]E Q Q Q E E
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------------|| |---------------|------------|---------------|--------------|| |---5-5--5----7-|-7--7-------|---9-9--9----7-|-7--7---------|| |---5-5--5----7-|-7--7-------|---9-9--9----7-|-7--7---------|| |---3-3--3----5-|-5--5-------|---7-7--7----5-|-5--5---------|| |---------------|------------|---------------|------------0-||
Chorus
[Em]+E E E E Q +E A [D]E +E E q q E [Em]E +E E E E Q +E A [D]E
|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |---------5-2--(2)-2h4-|-(4)-2-----------|---------5-2--(2)-2h4-| |-------2--------------|-------5--5------|-------2--------------| |-(0)-3----------------|---------------0-|-(0)-3----------------|
+E E q Q E [Em]E +E E E E Q +E A [D]E +E E q q E [Em]E
|-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-(4)-2-----------|---------5-2--(2)-2h4-|-(4)-2------------| |-------5---------|-------2--------------|-------5--5-------| |---------------0-|-(0)-3----------------|---------------0--|
+E E E E Q +E A [D]E +E E q Q E [Em]E +E E E E Q +E A [D]E
|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |---------5-2--(2)-2h4-|-(4)-2-----------|---------5-2--(2)-2h4-| |-------2--------------|-------5---------|-------2--------------| |-(0)-3----------------|---------------0-|-(0)-3----------------|
+E E q q E [Em]E +E E E E Q +E A [D]E +E E q Q Q[Em]
|-----------------|----------------------|------------------|| |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------|| |-(4)-2-----------|---------5-2--(2)-2h4-|-(4)-2------------|| |-------5--5------|-------2--------------|-------5---------o|| |---------------0-|-(0)-3----------------|------------------||
Bridge
[E5]E E q q E E q q H E E q q E E q q [D5]H
|---------------|------------|---------------|------------| |---------------|------------|---------------|------------| |---------------|------------|---------------|------------| |---------------|------------|---------------|------------| |---------------|------------|---------------|------------| |---0-0--0----0-|-0--0-------|---0-0--0----0-|-0--0-------|
[E5]E E q q E E q q H E E q q E E
|---------------|------------|---------------| |---------------|------------|---------------| |---------------|------------|---------------| |---------------|------------|---------------| |---------------|------------|---------------| |---0-0--0----0-|-0--0-------|---0-0--0----0-|
[D5] Gtr I[D5]
q q H E E q q E E q q H
|--------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |-0--0---------|---0----0------0-------0---|--0------0-----------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| W E S S E S S E E +E S S E S S E E +Q Q
|--------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |--------------|---x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-x-x-|-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-----| |--------------|---x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-x-x-|-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-----| |--------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
[E5]E E q q E E q q [D5] H [E5]E E q q E E
|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |---0----0------0-------0---|--0------0-----------|---0----0------0-------0---|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| E S S E S S E E +E S S E S S E E +Q Q E S S E S S E E +E S S
|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |---x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-x-x-|-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-----|---x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-x-x-| |---x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-x-x-|-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-----|---x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-x-x-| |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
W W[G]
q q H E E q q E E[G]
|---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |--0------0-----------|---0----0------0-------0---|
|
| G
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| E S S E E +Q Q E S S E S S E E +E S S
|---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-----|---x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-x-x-| |-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-----|---x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-x-x-| |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------|
t[E]r I
q q H
| |
o /
tr III
\7___/
Q A +Q +E E E E
|------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| |----0---(0)----(0)h=1s=2s3b4==|| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------||
|
|tr II
| ~~~~~~~
| E S S E E +Q Q
|------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| |-12-x----x--12--9--(9)--------|| |-12-x----x--12--9--(9)--------|| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------||
Guitar Solo
Gtrs[E5] I, II[D5]
E E Q Q E E Q Q H
| | | | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Gtr III
T T
+H +E +E Q +E E +Q +E E Q
|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-(3)-------(3)r(3)s7---|-(7)-7(14)-(7)--(7)s9-9(14)--| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------|
E [E5]E Q Q E [D5] E
| | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/]
T T T T T
|--3--| |--3--|
+Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T
|----------15p10h14-15p14p12p10h14-15p14p12p10h14-15p14p=| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-(9)---12-----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
[D5] Q Q H
| |
[/] [/]
T T
|--3--| |--3--|
S S S T T T T S S S S S E E Q
|-12p10--------------------------------------------| |-------14h15p14p12p10h14h15-14p12p10h14s=15p=12---| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
E [C5]E Q Q E [D5] E
| | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/]
|--3--| |--3--|
+E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------12h19p15p12-----12----------12-----| |-(12)/-----12h15h19-------------h19----19p15p12----19p=| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
[D5] Q Q H
| |
[/] [/]
T
|-------6-------|
S S S S S S S S a +E +S S a +E +S +S S S
|----------12--------12----------------------------------------------------| |-15p12h15----h19-17----12---------------------15b17==(15)-(15)r(15)p12-15-| |--------------------------14b16==(14)r(14)p12-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E [E5] E Q Q E [D5] E
| | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/]
\5___
+S S S S S S a +E +S S E Q
|-------------------------------------------------| |-(15)-/15p12-x-15p12-----------------------------| |---------------------14b16==(14)-(14)r14p12p=0---| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
[D5] Q Q H
| |
[/] [/]
/ \1___/
+S +E. a +E +S S E a +T T S +Q
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-(0)-(0)-[9]b11==(9)r(9)p7h9-9---(9)-9p7-(7)--| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
E [E5]E Q Q E [D5]E Q Q H
| | | | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
\2 / \1___/
|-3--|
E a E +S S S S S S S S +E E S S a +S +S +E E E a +H
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---3s5-(5)-3p0h3--h5-3p0h3-(3)-5p|=3-0-5---(5)-(5)-(5)p3p0--------------| |-2-------------------------------|-------------------------[2]b4-(2)----| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E [E5] E Q Q E [D5]E
| | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/]
+E E E A +E S S A +E +E. S
|------------12------------12-----15b17==(15)--(15)r---12-| |---------------15b17-(15)-----12-------------------------| |-(2)/--/12-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|
Q Q H
| |
[/] [/]
~~ T
S a +S S S H S S S S
|---------------------------------------| |-12----------------------------15p8h13-| |----14b16-(14)-14-12-14----------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
E [C5] E Q Q E [D5]E
| | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/]
T T T T T T T T
|-3--| |-----6------| |-----6------| |------6------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-15p8h12---------15p8h12---------15p8h12---------15p8h12p10h17p| |---------15p8h12---------15p8h12---------15p8h12---------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|
Q Q H
| |
[/] [/]
T T
S S S S Q E E Q
|-10h17p10h17p10-------0--12-------| |----------------------0--15b17----| |-----------------/12--------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
E [E5]E Q Q E [D5] E Q Q H
| | | | | |
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
Q Q Q. E Q Q E Q.
|-12----14---15------17--|-17---19---19-21b24=====|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------||
Outro
[Em] TP [D] ~~[Em] [D]
+H. +E +E +E E Q H W
|-(21)----------(21)---(21)-|-(21)r----------------||-----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------||o----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------||-----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------||-----------------------| |---------------------------|-------x\-------------||o----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------||-----------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| E E E E Q +E A E +E E q q E E +E E E E Q +E A E
|---------------------------|----------------------||-----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------||o----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------||-----------------------| |----------5-2---(2)-2h==4--|--(4)--2--------------||----------5-2--(2)-2h4-| |--------2------------------|----------5---5-------||o-------2--------------| |---0--3--------------------|--------------------0-||--(0)-3----------------|
Gtrs I, II[Em] [D] [Em]
+E E q Q E E +E E E E Q +E A E +E E q q E E
|-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-(4)-2-----------|---------5-2--(2)-2h4-|-(4)-2------------| |-------5---------|-------2--------------|-------5--5-------| |---------------0-|-(0)-3----------------|---------------0--|
+E E E E Q +E A [D]E +E E q q E [Em]E 4x
|----------------------|------------------|| |----------------------|-----------------o|| |----------------------|------------------|| |---------5-2--(2)-2h4-|-(4)-2------------|| |-------2--------------|-------5--5------o|| |-(0)-3----------------|---------------0--||
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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