Artist: Michael Jackson
Song: Earth Song
Album: This is it (means a lot if You need timing for this tab)
Bassist: Guy Pratt
Tuning: Standard
Great song by great artist. The only tab I found here wasn't very
accurate so I tried to be as accurate as I can to tab every single note in
this song. Hope that You'll like it. If there's a problem with this tab then
I ask You to leave comment if You rate it (or want to). This will help
everybody if there are mistakes.
Remember: You can always simplify this song and play it without all those
variations and it will still sound great.
[0:47] Verse:
G|-----------------------|
D|6-----6-----6----------|
A|---4-----4-----4--6~---|
E|-----------------------| x2
[1:15] Pre-chorus:
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|7--9------------4~---6~--|
E|------7--7-6-4-----------|
[1:28] Chorus:
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----------|
A|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
[1:55] Verse:
G|-----------------------|
D|6-----6-----6----------|
A|---4-----4-----4--6~---|
E|-----------------------| x2
[2:23] Pre-chorus
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|4--9------------4~-----|
E|------7--7-6-4------11\|
[2:38] Chorus:
Last note on E play very short just before You hit A string. It is
same for first three bars every time till end of the song.
G|----------------------------| Listen carefully for notes:
D|----------------------------| Also You can play this part differently
A|-------------11--9--654-----| but this sounds better to me
E|4--7--9--9--9---------------| because of the tonal qualities.
^
|
Last note on E play very short just before You hit A string. It is
same for first three bars every time till end of the song.
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-------------11--9--654p2---|
E|4--7--9--9--9---------------|
G|----------------------------| Let ring 3rd note and on fourth beat
D|----------------------------| bend that note till it
A|-------------11--9--654-----| sounds like 11 on E.
E|4--7--9--b--9-------------7\| Last slide play just before next part!
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|4--7--9-----11~------------|
[3:05] Pre-chorus
G|-------11-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|4--x9---------------6/(11)\--4~--x-4--xx6--x-6--6\--|
E|----------9-7--6-4----------------------------------|
[3:18] Chorus:
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|------------911--9--654---2-|
E|4--7--9--9------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-------------11--9--654---46|
E|4--7--9--9--9---------------|
v
G|-------------------------876-| v - vibrato
D|-----------------------------|
A|---------------11--9--654----|
E|4--7--9-119--11--------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|4--7--9--9--11~------------|
[3:47]
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---------------13--11--876---46|
E|6--9--11--11-11----------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---------------13--11--876---46|
E|6--9--11--11-11----------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------b| bend it 1/4
A|------------------13--11--876-4646|
E|6--9--11--1311--11----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/michael_jackson/earth_song_btab_ver_2.html ]
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|6--9--11--11--13~----x9\(6)/8\-|
And now starts very very long ending. I suggest play it with Your own
variations based on what You played while ago but if You still insist
to play this properly then next part is for You:
[4:15]
G|--------------------------86-----|
D|----------------------------8--v-|
A|---------------13--11--876---464-|
E|6--9--11--11-11------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------13--11--876--4----|
E|6--9--11--11-11--------------4/5-|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------b-b-| full bend both, second release
A|------------------13--11--876--5-4-|
E|6--9--11--1311--13-----------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|6--9--11~-----13--13--999-888\-|
[4:43]
G|---------------------------------------------------| Those dots doesn't
D|---------------------15.13.11--11------------------| mean anything.
A|---------------13--11--------13--13.11.13.11-------| It's for You to see
E|6--9--11--11-11-----------------------------13.11\-| what notes there are
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---------------13--11--876--4646|
E|6--9--11--11-11-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------b-| bend 1/2
A|------------------13--11--876--4-6-|
E|6--9--11--1311--13-----------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|6--9--11~---11h1213~-----99--8\-|
[5:10]
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------6---6--|
A|---------------13--11--876-66--86|
E|6--9--11--11-11------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---------------13--11--876--654-|
E|6--9--11--11-11-----------------|
G|-----------------------------6-6-5-|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------13--11--876------|
E|6--9--11--1311--13-----------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|6--9--11--11--13--1313--139--8\-|
[5:38]
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------15.13.15.11-----11-------|
A|---------------13--11-----------13.11--13.13--|
E|6--9--11--11-11-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------13--11.13--11--13--11--------|
E|6--9--11--11-11---------13--13--13--13.12.11|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------b----| bend 1/4
A|------------------13--11--876-4/(6)6--|
E|6--9--11--1311--13------------------4-|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|6--9--11--11--13~---9--8\--|
[6:06] Ending:
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|13-11---------------13--11--876--6-8-|
E|------13-12-11--11-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------13--11--876-686868-|
E|6--9--11--1311--11-------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------b-| bend 1/4
A|------------------13--11--876-64646-|
E|6--9--11--1311--13------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|6--9--11--11--13~----------|
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
~ let ring
v vibrato
b bend
