BEAT IT As recorded by Micheal Jackson and Eddie Van Halen Words and Music by Micheal Jackson

x 7 ^E59 9 x x x 5 ^D57 7 x x x 3 ^C55 5 x x Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr 1' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr 2' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr3'

Intro Q=137 Em D Em 4/4 Gtrs I, II Wx12 H Q E E +E E E E Q +E a E +E E q q E E |-------------|-------------|----------------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|----------------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|----------------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|---------5-2--(2)-2h4-|-(4)-2-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------2--------------|-------5--5------| |-------------|-----------0-|-(0)-3----------------|---------------0-|

^D ^Em Gtr I ^D ~~~~~~ +E E E E Q +E a E +E E q Q E S S S S S S E S S E E +E S S |-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------x-x-x-|--x--x-x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)---x-x--| |---------5-2--(2)-2h4--|-(4)-2-------x-x-x-|--x--x-x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)---x-x--| |-------2---------------|-------5-----------|----------------------------------| |-(0)-3-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|

| | Gtr II | W H. E E +E E E E Q +E a E |-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|--------------5----2---(2)-2h4----| |-----------------------|-------------------|------------2---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------0---|-(0)---3--------------------------| Em \1___/ ~ |---3----| E S S E E +E +E +E Q |------------------------------| |--7--x-x-7--------------------| |--7--x-x-7-7-(7)--(7)-(7)-----| |-----------7-(7)--(7)-(7)-----| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| | | +E E q q E E |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-(4)-2------------------------| |---------5----5---------------| |----------------------------0-| D ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ S S S S E S S E E +E S S E S S E E +Q +E E |---------------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------------|--7--x-x-7----------------|| |--x--x-x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)---x-x-|--7--x-x-7-7-(7)--(7)\----|| |--x--x-x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)---x-x-|-----------7-(7)--(7)\----|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------|| | | +E E E E Q +E a E +E E q H |---------------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------5----2---(2)-2h4---|-(4)-2--------------------|| |------------2--------------------|---------5----------------|| |-(0)---3-------------------------|--------------------------|| Verse

^E5E E Q Q E ^D5E Q Q H E ^E5E Q Q E ^D5E ||----------------|------------|---------------| ||o---------------|------------|---------------| ||----9-9--9----7-|-7--7-------|---9-9--9----7-| ||----9-9--9----7-|-7--7-------|---9-9--9----7-| ||o---7-7--7----5-|-5--5-------|---7-7--7----5-| ||----------------|------------|---------------|

Q Q H E ^C5E Q Q E ^D5E Q Q H |------------|---------------|-----------| |------------|---------------|-----------| |-7--7-------|---5-5--5----7-|-7--7------| |-7--7-------|---5-5--5----7-|-7--7------| |-5--5-------|---3-3--3----5-|-5--5------| |------------|---------------|-----------|

E ^E5E Q Q E ^D5E Q Q H E ^E5E Q Q E ^D5E |---------------|------------|---------------| |---------------|------------|---------------| |---9-9--9----7-|-7--7-------|---9-9--9----7-| |---9-9--9----7-|-7--7-------|---9-9--9----7-| |---7-7--7----5-|-5--5-------|---7-7--7----5-| |---------------|------------|---------------|

Q Q H E ^E5E Q Q E ^D5E Q Q H |------------|---------------|------------| |------------|---------------|------------| |-7--7-------|---9-9--9----7-|-7--7-------| |-7--7-------|---9-9--9----7-|-7--7-------| |-5--5-------|---7-7--7----5-|-5--5-------| |------------|---------------|------------|

E ^C5E Q Q E ^D5E Q Q H E ^E5E Q Q E ^D5E Q Q Q E E |---------------|------------|---------------|--------------|| |---------------|------------|---------------|--------------|| |---5-5--5----7-|-7--7-------|---9-9--9----7-|-7--7---------|| |---5-5--5----7-|-7--7-------|---9-9--9----7-|-7--7---------|| |---3-3--3----5-|-5--5-------|---7-7--7----5-|-5--5---------|| |---------------|------------|---------------|------------0-||

Chorus

^Em+E E E E Q +E a ^DE +E E q q E ^EmE +E E E E Q +E a ^DE |----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |---------5-2--(2)-2h4-|-(4)-2-----------|---------5-2--(2)-2h4-| |-------2--------------|-------5--5------|-------2--------------| |-(0)-3----------------|---------------0-|-(0)-3----------------|

+E E q Q E ^EmE +E E E E Q +E a ^DE +E E q q E ^EmE |-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-(4)-2-----------|---------5-2--(2)-2h4-|-(4)-2------------| |-------5---------|-------2--------------|-------5--5-------| |---------------0-|-(0)-3----------------|---------------0--|

+E E E E Q +E a ^DE +E E q Q E ^EmE +E E E E Q +E a ^DE |----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| |---------5-2--(2)-2h4-|-(4)-2-----------|---------5-2--(2)-2h4-| |-------2--------------|-------5---------|-------2--------------| |-(0)-3----------------|---------------0-|-(0)-3----------------|

+E E q q E ^EmE +E E E E Q +E a ^DE +E E q Q Q ^Em |-----------------|----------------------|------------------|| |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------|| |-(4)-2-----------|---------5-2--(2)-2h4-|-(4)-2------------|| |-------5--5------|-------2--------------|-------5---------o|| |---------------0-|-(0)-3----------------|------------------||

Bridge

^E5E e q q e e q q H E e q q e e q q ^D5H |---------------|------------|---------------|------------| |---------------|------------|---------------|------------| |---------------|------------|---------------|------------| |---------------|------------|---------------|------------| |---------------|------------|---------------|------------| |---0-0--0----0-|-0--0-------|---0-0--0----0-|-0--0-------|

^E5E e q q e e q q H E e q q e e |---------------|------------|---------------| |---------------|------------|---------------| |---------------|------------|---------------| |---------------|------------|---------------| |---------------|------------|---------------| |---0-0--0----0-|-0--0-------|---0-0--0----0-|

^D5 Gtr I ^D5 q q H E e q q e e q q H |--------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |-0--0---------|---0----0------0-------0---|--0------0-----------|

| | Gtr II | ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ | W E S S E S S E E +E S S E S S E E +Q Q |--------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |--------------|---x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-x-x-|-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-----| |--------------|---x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-x-x-|-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-----| |--------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |--------------|---------------------------|---------------------|

^E5E e q q e e q q ^D5 H ^E5E e q q e e |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |---0----0------0-------0---|--0------0-----------|---0----0------0-------0---|

| | ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ | E S S E S S E E +E S S E S S E E +Q Q E S S E S S E E +E S S |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |---x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-x-x-|-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-----|---x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-x-x-| |---x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-x-x-|-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-----|---x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-x-x-| |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|

W W ^G q q H E e q q e e ^G |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |--0------0-----------|---0----0------0-------0---|

| | G | ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ | E S S E E +Q Q E S S E S S E E +E S S |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-----|---x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-x-x-| |-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-----|---x-x-12-x-x-12-9-(9)-x-x-| |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------|

t^Er I q q H | | o /

tr III \7___/ Q a +Q +E E E E |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| |----0---(0)----(0)h=1s=2s3b4==|| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| | |tr II | ~~~~~~~ | E S S E E +Q Q |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| |-12-x----x--12--9--(9)--------|| |-12-x----x--12--9--(9)--------|| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| Guitar Solo

Gtrs^E5 I, II ^D5 E E Q Q E E Q Q H | | | | | | / / / / / /

Gtr III T T +H +E +E Q +E E +Q +E E Q |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-(3)-------(3)r(3)s7---|-(7)-7(14)-(7)--(7)s9-9(14)--| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| E5 D5 E E Q Q E E | | | | / / / / T T T T T |--3--| |--3--| +Q S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T |----------15p10h14-15p14p12p10h14-15p14p12p10h14-15p14p=| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-(9)---12-----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|

^D5 Q Q H | | / /

T T |--3--| |--3--| S S S T T T T S S S S S E E Q |-12p10--------------------------------------------| |-------14h15p14p12p10h14h15-14p12p10h14s=15p=12---| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| C5 D5 E E Q Q E E | | | | / / / / |--3--| |--3--| +E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------12h19p15p12-----12----------12-----| |-(12)/-----12h15h19-------------h19----19p15p12----19p=| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|

^D5 Q Q H | | / /

T |-------6-------| S S S S S S S S a +E +S S a +E +S +S S S |----------12--------12----------------------------------------------------| |-15p12h15----h19-17----12---------------------15b17==(15)-(15)r(15)p12-15-| |--------------------------14b16==(14)r(14)p12-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E5 D5 E E Q Q E E | | | | / / / / \5___ +S S S S S S a +E +S S E Q |-------------------------------------------------| |-(15)-/15p12-x-15p12-----------------------------| |---------------------14b16==(14)-(14)r14p12p=0---| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|

^D5 Q Q H | | / /

/ \1___/ +S +E. a +E +S S E a +T T S +Q |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-(0)-(0)-[9]b11==(9)r(9)p7h9-9---(9)-9p7-(7)--| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|

E ^E5E Q Q E ^D5E Q Q H | | | | | | / / / / / /

\2 / \1___/ |-3--| E a E +S S S S S S S S +E E S S a +S +S +E E E a +H |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---3s5-(5)-3p0h3--h5-3p0h3-(3)-5p|=3-0-5---(5)-(5)-(5)p3p0--------------| |-2-------------------------------|-------------------------[2]b4-(2)----| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E5 D5 E E Q Q E E | | | | / / / / +E E E a +E S S a +E +E. S |------------12------------12-----15b17==(15)--(15)r---12-| |---------------15b17-(15)-----12-------------------------| |-(2)/--/12-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| Q Q H | | / / ~~ T S a +S S S H S S S S |---------------------------------------| |-12----------------------------15p8h13-| |----14b16-(14)-14-12-14----------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| C5 D5 E E Q Q E E | | | | / / / / T T T T T T T T |-3--| |-----6------| |-----6------| |------6------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-15p8h12---------15p8h12---------15p8h12---------15p8h12p10h17p| |---------15p8h12---------15p8h12---------15p8h12---------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| Q Q H | | / / T T S S S S Q E E Q |-10h17p10h17p10-------0--12-------| |----------------------0--15b17----| |-----------------/12--------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|

E ^E5E Q Q E ^D5 E Q Q H | | | | | | / / / / / /

TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP Q Q Q. E Q Q E Q. |-12----14---15------17--|-17---19---19-21b24=====|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------|| Outro

^Em TP ^D ~~ ^Em ^D +H. +E +E +E E Q H W |-(21)----------(21)---(21)-|-(21)r----------------||-----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------||o----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------||-----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------||-----------------------| |---------------------------|-------x\-------------||o----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------||-----------------------|

| | Gtrs I, II | E E E E Q +E a E +E E q q E E +E E E E Q +E a E |---------------------------|----------------------||-----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------||o----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------||-----------------------| |----------5-2---(2)-2h==4--|--(4)--2--------------||----------5-2--(2)-2h4-| |--------2------------------|----------5---5-------||o-------2--------------| |---0--3--------------------|--------------------0-||--(0)-3----------------|

Gtrs I, II ^Em ^D ^Em +E E q Q E E +E E E E Q +E a E +E E q q E E |-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-(4)-2-----------|---------5-2--(2)-2h4-|-(4)-2------------| |-------5---------|-------2--------------|-------5--5-------| |---------------0-|-(0)-3----------------|---------------0--|

+E E E E Q +E a ^DE +E E q q E ^EmE 4x |----------------------|------------------|| |----------------------|-----------------o|| |----------------------|------------------|| |---------5-2--(2)-2h4-|-(4)-2------------|| |-------2--------------|-------5--5------o|| |-(0)-3----------------|---------------0--||

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 <n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths