Billie Jean Chords & Tabs
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BILLY JEAN (Bassline)
Transcribed by Gary Ramsey
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Staff'
Q=117
4/4
Gtr I
W W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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|-4-------2---4---2---------------|-----4-------------4---2---4---|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-----4-------------4---2-------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|---------------------------4---|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
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S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-----4-------------4---2-------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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Q.. S Q +S S S S Q +S S S S Q +S S E
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----5-5--(5)---7-8-|-9--(9)---9------------0-|
|----------------------|------------0-2--(2)-----|
Q.. S Q +S S S S Q +S S S S Q +S S E Q.. S Q +S S S S
|----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-0-----0-0--(0)---2-3-|-4--(4)---4--------------|-0-----0-0--(0)---2-3-|
|----------------------|-----------------------0-|----------------------|
|----------------------|------------0-2--(2)-----|----------------------|
Q +S S S S Q +S S E Q +S E S Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-4--(4)---4--------------|-0--(0)---0-0--0---|-----------------|
|-----------------------0-|-----------------0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|------------0-2--(2)-----|-------------------|-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-4-------2---4-----------------|-4-------2---4------------------|
|-----4-------------4---2---4---|-----4-------------4---2--------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------4----|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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|-------------------------------|---------------------------4----|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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|-----4-------------4---2---4---|-----4-------------4---2--------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------4----|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/michael_jackson/billie_jean_btab_ver_6.html ]
Q. S S Q E S S Q +S S S S Q +S S E Q.. S Q E S S
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|-------------------|-------------------------|-0-----0-0----2-3-|
|-5----5-5-5----7-8-|-9--(9)---9------------0-|------------------|
|-------------------|------------0-2--(2)-----|------------------|
Q +S S S S Q +S S E Q.. S Q E S S Q +S S S S Q +S S E
|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|-4--(4)---4--------------|-0-----0-0----2-3-|-4--(4)---4--------------|
|-----------------------0-|------------------|-----------------------0-|
|------------0-2--(2)-----|------------------|------------0-2--(2)-----|
Q +S E S Q E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-0--(0)---0-0--0---|-----------------|-4-------2---4---2---------------|
|-----------------0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----4---------------4---2---4---|
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
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S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
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S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-4-------2---4-----------------|
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|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
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S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-4-------2---4-----------------|
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|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
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S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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|-----4---------------4---2---4---|-------------------------------|
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S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-4-------2---4---2---------------*|
|-----4---------------4---2---4---*|
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Duration Legend
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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
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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
- 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
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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