Beat It Tab

by John 5
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author Hunker [a] 51.
2 contributors total, last edit on Oct 21, 2017
Hi!
This is my first tab, so don't be bad.
This is just the part that you can hear in the video that is on the John 5's web
and youtube. Hope you like it, let's go.
I think it's 100% accurate.
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
 
Pm     . .                         . .
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------5-2-2-2/4-2-0-0---|---------5-2-2-2/4-2-0-----|
A|-------2-------------------|-------2-------------------|
E|---0-3---------------------|---0-3---------------------|
 
Pm     . .                         . .
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------5-2-2-2/4-2-0-0---|---------5-2-2-2/4-2-0-----|
A|-------2-------------------|-------2-------------------|
E|---0-3---------------------|---0-3---------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------14-16-16-16-16-14-16/19\16-14-14h16--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0~----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------12-10---------|
G|--14-16-16-16-16b(17)-14\12-14h12-14b------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------12-9\7-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------7---------------8------7-------------------|
G|-9b(10)-9-9---9-7---7b(8)-9---9--9---7-----------------|
D|------------------9------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------14-16-16-16-16-14-16/19\16-14-14h16--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------12-10-----------|
G|--14-16-16-16-16b(17)-14\12-14h12-14b--------12-9\7----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------7---------------8--------12-15p12----------|
G|-9b(10)-9-9---9-7---7b(8)-9---9--/14----------14-16-14-|
D|------------------9------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2~~~------------------------------------------------|
A|---2~~~------------------------------------------------|
E|---0~~~------------------------------------------------|
 
So, here it is, hope you like it!
 
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|  .   Palm Mute
|  /   Slide Up
|  \   Slide Down
|  h   Hammer On
|  p   Pull Off
|  b   Bend
|  b() Release bend
 
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4 comments
thanno1
great tab but the tuning is E flat I believe
+4
mattrobson7
Wow...top class! Thanks so much! Will be patiently waiting for the full song tab...John 5 kicks ass!
+1
paigerpancakes
If you struggle getting up to the 5 on the D string fast enough you can switch it to an open note on the G string and it still sounds the same
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