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From: Callaghan 
From: "Michael Oliverio" 
Subject: j/jackson_michael/beat_it.btab
Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 11:10:52 +0000

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.