Drop D Tuning

Intro Riff:
G--------------------------
D--------------------------
A--------------------------
D--5--5--3--3--5--5--0-----

Chorus Riff:
G------------------------------------------------------
D-----------4--1--3-------------------4--1--3----------
A--------------------4-4--4--------------------4-4-----
D--2--5--7-------------------2--5--7-------------------

Verse Riff:
G----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A--666---444---666---444---222---444---666---444-----
D----------------------------------------------------

Interlude Riff:
G----------------
D----------------
A--666---666-----
D----------------

Order of play:
Intro Riff x1
Chorus Riff x2
Verse Riff x2
Chorus Riff x3
Verse Riff x2
Chorus Riff x4
Interlude Riff x8
Verse Riff x2
Chorus Riff until song ends 

 Beat It-Michael Jackson
Michael.О.

*=Staccato short and detached
Riff 1 To begin riff 1 slide down to fret 6 from fret 18(1st x only)
G-------------11--8--10--8--6--6-I-------11--8---10--8--6-I
D---------8----------------------I------8-----------------I
A--6--9--------------------------I-6--9-------------------I
E--------------------------------I------------------------I


Riff 2                        Riff 3
G----------------------------I-------------------------I
D----------------------------I-------------------------I
A----------------------------I-------------------------I
E---11--11---11---9--9---9---I--7--7--7--9--9--9-------I
     *   *    *   *  *   *      *  *  *  *  *  *

Riff 4
G--------------------------------------------I
D--------------------------------------------I
A--------------------------------------------I
E-11--11--11------11--11--11-----------------I
   *   *   *       *   *   *
To put it all together....
Riff 1 x2
Riff 2 x2
Riff 3 x1
Riff 2 x3
Riff 3 x1
Riff 2 x1
Riff 1 x3
Riff 2 x2
Riff 3 x1
Riff 2 x3
Riff 3 x1
Riff 2 x1
Riff 1 x4
Riff 4 x8
Riff 2 x2
Riff 3 x1
Riff 2 x3
Riff 3 x1
Riff 2 x1
Riff 1 x9 Fade on the end of the first half of the riff. 

 Em                               D
They told him, 'Don't you ever come around here.
       Em
Don't wanna see your face,
             D
You better disappear.'
     C                           D
The fires in their eyes and their words are really clear
   Em
So beat it
     Em
Just beat it
Em
You better run
            D
You better Do what you can
       Em
Don't wanna see no blood
            D
Don't be a macho man
     C
You wanna though
       D
Better Do what you can
   Em
So beat it
         D
But you wanna be bad

Chorus
Em
Just beat (beat it)
D
Beat it (Beat it)
Em                       D
No one wants to be defeated
       Em                      D
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
  Em                    D
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
     Em
Just beat it
     D
Just beat it
     Em
Just beat it
     D
Just beat it
Em
They're out to get you
       D
Better leave while you can
       Em
Don't wanna be a boy
             D
You wanna be a man
     C
You wanna stay alive
       D
Better Do what you can
    Em
So beat it
     D
Just beat it
Em                                   D
You have to show them that you're really not scared
        Em
You're playin' with your life
               D
This ain't no truth or dare
         C                                           D
They'll kick you, then they beat you, then they'll tell you its fair
    Em
So beat it
         D
But you wanna be bad
(Repeat Chorus and fade) 

 Artist: Michael Jackson (with Eddie Van Halen)
Song:Beat It

Standard Tuning

|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-(1)b3==(1)-----(1)r(1)s6---|-(6)-6(13)-----(6)s8-8(13)--|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|


              T        T                T              T
                       |------5------|  |------6-------|
  
|------(23)--14p9h13-14p13p11p==9h13-14p13p11p9h13-14p|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-(8)----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|


                  T              T                        ~~~
   |---------7----------|  |---------7----------|
   
|-14p121p9-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------h13---15p13p11p9h14-14p13p==11p9-(9)h11h12p11-------(11)s=|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


                       |-----5-----|  |------6-------|
   
|------------------11h18p14p11----11-------------11----|
|-18------11-14h18-------------18-11-18p14p11h14----18p|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|


   |---------7---------|
   
|----------11------------11-----------------------------------------------|
|-14p11h14------18p14p11----11---------------------14b16==(14)r(14)p11h===|
|------------------------------13b14==(13)r(13)p11------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|



                                                              2.5_______
      T           T
  
|----------------18s21--------------------------------------------------|
|-14-18s21p14p11-------14p11--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------13b14==(13)-(13)r(13)p11------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------4-(4)-(4)----(4)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


   /                             1/
  
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------[8]b10==(8)r(8)p6h8-(8)p6-(6)-|
|--(4)-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|


  
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------2b4==(2)-(2)r(2)--h2b4==(2)r(2)--2b4=====|
|-(6)-----------------p4-------------p4--------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

 
|------------------------------------------------|
|=(2)rp0-2b4==(2)r(2)p0--------------------------|
|-----------------------[1]b4==([1])--([1])r-(1)s|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

                                          ~~~~~
   
|-------------11--------------11-14b16==(14)r---11----|
|----------------14b16==(14)r-11-------------------11-|
|-15-----6s12-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

                       ~~~~~~~~~         T
   
|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------14h17p12-|
|-13b15==(13)r(13)p11-13---(13)-(13)------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|



   T          T        T        T         T        T        T        T           
   
   
|-14h17p11--------14h17p11--------14h17p11--------14h17p11------ h12-16p==|
|---------14h17p11--------14h17p11--------14h17p11--------14p==11---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


      T     T
   |3-|  |3-|
   
|-9-16p9-16p9s==7------0---------11-------|
|-------------------------0-14b16==(14)r--|
|--------------------8s13-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


   TP   TP   TP     TP   TP   TP   TP  TP      TP
   
|-11---13---14-----16-|-16---18---18--21b23==(21)-----||
|---------------------|-------------------------------||
|---------------------|-------------------------------||
|---------------------|-------------------------------||
|---------------------|-------------------------------||
|---------------------|-------------------------------||

Tabbed By Noah Aguilar 

 The opening and chorus guitar riff, doubled by the bass:


e:-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------||
B:-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------||
G:-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------||
D:-----|-------5-2-----4-|---2-------------|-------5-2-----4-|---2---------||
A:-----|-----2-----------|-----5---5-------|-----2-----------|-----5-------||
E:--0--|---3-------------|---------------0-|---3-------------|-------------||

                                                               

e:-----------------------------------|-----------------------||
B:-----------------------------------|-----------------------||
G:--x---x-x-12--x-x-12---9-------x-x-|-11---x-x-11---7-------||
D:--x---x-x-12--x-x-12---9-------x-x-|-12---x-x-12---7-------||
A:-----------------------------------|-----------------------||
E:-----------------------------------|-----------------------||



Verse:

    E5          D5			E5		D5
e:------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B:------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G:--x-9-9---9---x-7-|-7---7-------|-x-9-9---9---x-7-|-7---7-------|
D:--x-9-9---9---x-7-|-7---7-------|-x-9-9---9---x-7-|-7---7-------|
A:--x-7-7---7---x-5-|-5---5-------|-x-7-7---7---x-5-|-5---5-------|
E:------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|




   C5	 	   D5			     E5	     D5
e:-----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------||
B:-----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------||
G:-x-5-5---5---x-7-|-7---7-------|-x-9-9---9---x-7-|-7---7------------||
D:-x-5-5---5---x-7-|-7---7-------|-x-9-9---9---x-7-|-7---7------------||
A:-x-3-3---3---x-5-|-5---5-------|-x-7-7---7---x-5-|-5---5------------||
E:-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------15------|| 

 micheal jackson/beat it.
 Tabbed by zack/www.motoxer1212@aol .com.
  
1-----------------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------------
3-----------------------------------------------------
4--------------5---2---4---2--------------------------
5----------2-------------------5---5------------------
6--0---3----------------------------------------------


1-------------------
2---------------------------------
3-12--12---9---------12--12---9-----
4-12--12---9---------12--12---9-----
5---------------------------------
6--------------------------------- 
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 Beat It

Em                                              D
They told him, ?Don?t you ever come around here.
           Em
Don?t wanna see your face,
                   D
You better disappear.?
        C                                        D
The fires in their eyes and their words are really clear
     Em
So beat it
       Em
Just beat it
Em
You better run
                  D
You better do what you can
           Em
Don?t wanna see no blood
                  D
Don?t be a macho man
        C
You wanna though
           D
Better do what you can
     Em
So beat it
              D
But you wanna be bad

Chorus
Em
Just beat (beat it)
D
Beat it (Beat it)
Em                                  D
No one wants to be defeated
          Em                                 D
Showin? how funky and strong is your fight
   Em                              D
It doesn?t matter who?s wrong or right
        Em
Just beat it
        D
Just beat it
        Em
Just beat it
        D
Just beat it
Em
They?re out to get you
           D
Better leave while you can
           Em
Don?t wanna be a boy
                   D
You wanna be a man
        C
You wanna stay alive
           D
Better do what you can
      Em
So beat it
        D
Just beat it
Em                                                    D
You have to show them that you?re really not scared
            Em
You?re playin? with your life
                      D
This ain?t no truth or dare
             C                                                                D
They?ll kick you, then they beat you, then they?ll tell you its fair
      Em
So beat it
             D
But you wanna be bad
(Repeat Chorus and fade)


Chord Tabs
Em: 022000
D: 000232
C: 032010

My First Tab. If anything wrong mail @ jonhoareau@btinernet'com