

Em F#m/ E Am7 She says I am the one, Em F#m/ E But the kid is not my son. Coda: Em F#m/ E Am7 She says I am the one, Em F#m/ E But the kid is not my son. Chorus 3: Em F#m/ E Em F#m/ E Billie Jean is not my lover, Em F#m/ E She's just a girl, Em F#m/ E Am7 Who claims that I am the one. Chorus 2: Em F#m/ E Em F#m/ E Billie Jean is not my lover, Em F#m/ E She's just a girl, Em F#m/ E Am7 Who claims that I am the one. C This happened much too soon, B7 She called me to her room.

C She came and stood right by me, Em Then the smell of sweet perfume. Bridge 2: C People always told me, Em Be careful of what you do, C And don't go around, Em Breaking young girls' hearts. Go on dance on the floor, Em F#m/ E Em F#m/ E In the round, baby. Verse 3: Em F#m/ E She told my baby, Em We'd danced 'till three, F#m/ E Then she looked at me, Em F#m/ E Then showed a photo Em My baby cried. Em F#m/ E So take my strong advice Em F#m/ E Just remember to always think twice. Em F#m/ E But who can stand, Em When she's in demand, F#m/ E Am7 Her schemes and plans? 'Cos we danced on the floor, Em F#m/ E In the round. Interlude: Em F#m/ E (x2) Verse 3: Em F#m/ E Em For forty days and forty nights, F#m/ E The law was on her side.

Chorus 1: Em F#m/ E Em F#m/ E Billie Jean is not my lover, Em F#m/ E She's just a girl, Em F#m/ E Am7 Who claims that I am the one. C And mother always told me, Em Be careful of who you love, C And be careful of what you do, B7 'Cos the lie becomes the truth. Interlude: Em F#m/ E (x2) Bridge 1: C People always told me, Em Be careful of what you do, C And don't go around, Em Breaking young girls' hearts. Em F#m/ E Then every head turned, Em With eyes that, F#m/ E Am7 Dreamed of being the one, Who will dance on the floor, Em In the round. Interlude: Em F#m/ E (x2) Verse 2: Em She told me, F#m/ E Em Her name was Billie Jean, F#m/ E As she caused a scene. Em She said F#m/ E Am7 I am the one, Who will dance on the floor, Em In the round.
SOUNDSLICE BILLIE JEAN BASS TAB MOVIE
*from 'Thriller' (1982)* *CAPO 2nd FRET* (Original Key: F#) Intro: Em F#m/ E Em F#m/ E, Em F#m/ E Em F#m/ E Verse 1: Em F#m/ E She was more like, Em A beauty queen, F#m/ E From a movie scene, Em F#m/ E I said don't mind, Em But what do you mean, F#m/ E Am7 I am the one? Who will dance on the floor, Em F#m/ E In the round. It stays on B for most of the sequence, dropping to A in only two places - for the second half of the first subphrase and the middle section of the final subphrase.įor bonus points, offset the rhythm by hitting a low ‘B’ note on the sixteenth beat before the start of each subphrase - but don’t lose any sleep over it! 9.BILLIE JEAN. However, it’s the behaviour of the lower harmony note that’s crucial to getting the part right. The upper note plays the main E-E-D-D-D-C#-C#-C#-D-D-C#-D melody - notably, in the second pair of the four sub-phrases, the first three D’s are replaced by F# notes. Played across an eight-bar sequence in the key of B minor, the part is split into four two-bar sub-phrases made up of two-note chords. You can get close to it with any pizzicato or plucked synth sample loaded with gated reverb and a hint of eighth-note delay. The only contender on our list from the ‘90s, Insomnia’s distinctive, repeated plucked riff merits inclusion by having risen from the preset bank of the Roland JD-990 synth module to become one of the most memorable in dance music.
