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Billie Jean Bass Tab


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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

BILLY JEAN (Bassline)




Transcribed by Gary Ramsey

 

 

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Staff'


  Q=117
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------|----------|---------------------------------|
|----------|----------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|----------|----------|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|----------|----------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-4-------2---4-----------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-----4-------------4---2---4---|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-4-------2---4-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----4-------------4---2-------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|---------------------------4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-4-------2---4-----------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-----4-------------4---2---4---|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-4-------2---4-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----4-------------4---2-------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|---------------------------4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-4-------2---4-----------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-----4-------------4---2---4---|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-4-------2---4-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----4-------------4---2-------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|---------------------------4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|


  Q..   S Q  +S  S S S   Q  +S  S S S Q  +S  S E
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----5-5--(5)---7-8-|-9--(9)---9------------0-|
|----------------------|------------0-2--(2)-----|


  Q..   S Q  +S  S S S   Q  +S  S S S Q  +S  S E   Q..   S Q  +S  S S S
|----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-0-----0-0--(0)---2-3-|-4--(4)---4--------------|-0-----0-0--(0)---2-3-|
|----------------------|-----------------------0-|----------------------|
|----------------------|------------0-2--(2)-----|----------------------|


  Q  +S  S S S Q  +S  S E   Q  +S  E S Q  E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-4--(4)---4--------------|-0--(0)---0-0--0---|-----------------|
|-----------------------0-|-----------------0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|------------0-2--(2)-----|-------------------|-----------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-4-------2---4-----------------|-4-------2---4------------------|
|-----4-------------4---2---4---|-----4-------------4---2--------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------4----|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-4-------2---4-----------------|-4-------2---4------------------|
|-----4-------------4---2---4---|-----4-------------4---2--------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------4----|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-4-------2---4-----------------|-4-------2---4------------------|
|-----4-------------4---2---4---|-----4-------------4---2--------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------4----|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-4-------2---4-----------------|-4-------2---4------------------|
|-----4-------------4---2---4---|-----4-------------4---2--------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------4----|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-4-------2---4-----------------|-4-------2---4------------------|
|-----4-------------4---2---4---|-----4-------------4---2--------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------4----|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  Q.   S S Q  E S S   Q  +S  S S S Q  +S  S E   Q..   S Q  E S S
|-------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-0-----0-0----2-3-|
|-5----5-5-5----7-8-|-9--(9)---9------------0-|------------------|
|-------------------|------------0-2--(2)-----|------------------|


  Q  +S  S S S Q  +S  S E   Q..   S Q  E S S   Q  +S  S S S Q  +S  S E
|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|-4--(4)---4--------------|-0-----0-0----2-3-|-4--(4)---4--------------|
|-----------------------0-|------------------|-----------------------0-|
|------------0-2--(2)-----|------------------|------------0-2--(2)-----|


  Q  +S  E S Q  E E   E E E E E E E E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-0--(0)---0-0--0---|-----------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----------------0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-4-------2---4-----------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-----4-------------4---2---4---|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-4-------2---4-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----4-------------4---2-------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|---------------------------4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-4-------2---4-----------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-----4-------------4---2---4---|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-4-------2---4-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----4-------------4---2-------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|---------------------------4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-4-------2---4-----------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-----4-------------4---2---4---|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-4-------2---4-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----4-------------4---2-------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|---------------------------4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-4-------2---4-----------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-----4-------------4---2---4---|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-4-------2---4-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----4-------------4---2-------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|---------------------------4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-4-------2---4-----------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-----4-------------4---2---4---|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-4-------2---4-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----4-------------4---2-------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|---------------------------4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-4-------2---4-----------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-----4-------------4---2---4---|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-4-------2---4-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----4-------------4---2-------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|---------------------------4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------*|
|-4-------2---4---2---------------*|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---*|
|---------------------------------*|




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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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