The Civil Wars - Billie jean
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Only thing really missing is the percussive slaps he does on teh strings after the intro and a few other spots
Want to credit Caleb as I used his tab as a starting point for mine.
Tab is primarily based off of the VH1 unplugged performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlWUh3E17N8
Chords may be wonky you can ignore them if need be.
Open to feedback.
And of course listen to the recording to get timing and rhythm for the song it's especially important here.
[INTRO]
e|---------0--------5---0-------0-------------------0--------5---0------0---------------|
B|---------0--------5---0-------0-------3-----------0--------5---0------0---------------|
G|-----------0---2------------0---0-----4-------------0---2-----------0---0-------------|
D|------------------------------------4-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2--------------------2-------------------2-------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------------0----------------0----------------------0-------0-----------|
Play entire verse twice
[VERSE] [PLAY ONCE] (x)= mute
she was... I said... I am the
e|------0---------------0-x-----------0---------------0---------------------------------------|
B|------0-------3-0-----0-x-----------0-------3-0-----0---------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----4-0---0---x-------------0-----4-0---0-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------x----------------- -------------------------------------------------|
A|------------2-----------x---------------2---------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---------------0-----x-------0----------------0------------------------------------------|
[VERSE]
one... on the... [PLAY TWICE]
e|----------------------------------0-------5---0-------0--------------------------------|
B|----------1p0-----1----1---1------0-------5---0-------0--------------------------------|
G|----------2-------2----2---2--------0--2------------0---0------------------------------|
D|--------2----2--------2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------0--------------0----------------2------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------0----------0---0--------------------0-------0----------------------------|
[BRIDGE] C Em C [e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1----1----1--------------------------------1----1----1---------------------------|
G|------0----0----0--------0----0----0-------------0----0----0---------------------------|
D|-------------------------2----2----2-ring----------------------------------------------|
A|------3----3----3-ring---------------------------3----3----3-ring----------------------|
E|-------------------------0----0----0---------------------------------------------------|
Em C Em Am
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------1----1----1---------------------------0----0----0-------|
G|----0----0----0--------0----0----0--------0----0----0--------2----2----2-ring--|
D|----2----2----2---------------------------2----2----2--------------------------|
A|-----------------------3----3----3-ring---------------ring---0----0----0-------|
E|----0----0----0-ring----------------------0----0----0--------------------------|
B7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0----0----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2----2----2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2----2----2-ring----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[CHORUS] I am the... (0) optional
e|------0---------------0--------------0---------------0-----|
B|------0-------3-0-----0-------3-0----0-------3-0-----0-----|
G|--------0-----4-0---(0)-0-----4-0------0-----4-0---0---0---|
D|------------------------------------------- ---------------|
A|------------2---------------2------------2-----------------|
E|--0---------------0---------------0---------------0------0-|
[CHORUS CONTINUED]
one... the kid... [You can repeat the pull off on the b string if you want]
e|----------------------------------0-------5---0-------0----0---------------------------|
B|----------1p0-----1----1---1------0-------5---0-------0----0---------------------------|
G|----------2-------2----2---2--------0--2------------0---0------------------------------|
D|--------2----2--------2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------0--------------0----------------2------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------0----------0-----0------------------0-------0----------------------------|
one... the kid...
e|----------------------------------0-------5---0-------0--------------------------------|
B|----------1p0-----1----1---1------0-------5---0-------0--------------------------------|
G|----------2-------2----2---2------------------------0---0------------------------------|
D|--------2----2--------2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------0--------------0----------------2------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------0----------0-----0------------------0-------0----------------------------|
[Outro)
So... Billie jean.. [play softer and softer]
e|------0---------------0--------------0---------------------|
B|------0-------3-0-----0-------3-0----0-------3-0-----------|
G|--------0-----4-0-------0-----4-0------0-----4-0-----------|
D|------------------------------------------- ---------------|
A|------------2---------------2------------2-----------------|
E|--0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| p Pull-off
| (n) Ghost note
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