ok for those of you who believe that you must tune your bass to drop d for this
song ... listen to wut you are playing and then try and match it to0 the song
... no dice..tone deaf little weasles..
anyway here is Beat it the right way.
Chorus riff/intro riff
G|———————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————5—2——2——4—2——0—0—————————5—2——2——4—2——0———|
A|———————2————————————————————————2——————————————————|
E|———0—3————————————————————————0————————————————————|
ok now here is the verse .. again i dont see why people insist on making things
harder by sliding up the fret board but here is how i do it.
G|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———2—2—2——0—0—0———2—2—2——0—0—0—————————0—0—0——2—2—2——0—0—0———|
A|————————————————————————————————3—3—3————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
play that 2 times then go into the chorus riff
ok now after the second chorus the line goes like this
G|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|——2—2—2——2—2—2——2—2—2——2—2—2——2—2—2——2—2—2——2—2—2——2—2—2——2—2—2——2—2—2——2—2—2——2—2—2——|
A|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|——2—2—2——2—2—2——2—2—2——0—0—0——2—2—2——0—0—0—————————0—0—0——2—2—2——0—0—0——2—2—2——0—0—0——|
|————————————————————————————————————————————3—3—3—————————————————————————————————————|
|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|—————————0—0—0——2—2—2——0—0—0——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|——3—3—3———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
then it goes back into the chorus riff for the rest of the song until it fades
out ..
and that is how you play beat it
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Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---3---------------|
E|-------------------|
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
G|-------------------|
D|-------5h7---------|
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
G|-------------------|
D|-------7p5---------|
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
G|-------------------|
D|-------5/7---------|
G|-------7b9---------|G|-------7~----------|Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.
Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸
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I won't correct the stuff above, if you play along the score above to Beat It you will immediately hear that –2-2-2- –2-2-2- is not the base beat in the verse so better train your hearing… even my four year old daughter can now count beats so for an adult it shouldnt be a problem too. Except you're a tab player which cannot memorize a single score. I am opposite way, I learned the beat it by actively listening it three times then I found my left hand is too slow on the first run. But practice practice practice. Or ask an AI for help…
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