Beat It | TAB
Beat It’s chords mainly move between Ebm and Db before it goes to a B but that’s only half the story, the main part of the chords is of course the classic riff which uses the Eb Minor Pentatonic, with an added 9th.
Here’s TAB for the chorus riff.
Should you end up playing Beat It live, you should probably learn the original solo, note for note, unless you think you can do it better than Eddie Van Halen.
If you do think you can do it better than Eddie, you should still learn his solo, or it will just look like you can’t do it, which may lead to that you’re told to… Beat it!
In the playlist above, there’s a video lesson on how to play the solo.
Beat It TAB | Related Pages
Beat It | Chords + Lyrics
You can learn to play Beat It by Michael Jackson using chords, lyrics, a chord chart, chord analysis, and the original recording.
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They told him, “Don’t you ever come around here”…
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The King of Pop became world-famous before he was even a teenager as he signed to Motown with his brothers as The Jackson 5.
After many hits, Michael Jackson embarked on a crazy solo career that would see him become as big as Elvis and The Beatles.
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About me | Dan Lundholm
This guitar lesson by Dan Lundholm featuring TAB, covers Beat It. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.
Most importantly, find out why you should learn guitar through playing tunes, not practising scales, and studying theory in isolation.