Bass tabs
Beat It-Michael Jackson Michael.O. *=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.