Black Or White Chords & Tabs
This is a great Michael Jackson piece... Most tabs on the net were wrong and
aggravated me so I decided to tab it out myself with the real chords used.
They can be played in this octave or an octave lower.
Riff 1 - Intro & Verse ( The (0)'s are ghost notes… Play them if u think they
sound good)Just not sure about that Bm!?
E5 A5 Emaj Bm Emaj
e|------------(0)---(0)---(0)---------(0)--(0)-----|
B|------------14-14-14-14-14----12----12---12------|
G|----9\------14-14-14-14-14----13----11---13------|
D|----9\------14-14-14-14-14----14----12---14------|
A|----7\-------x--x--x--x--x-----x-----x----x------|
E|---(0)-------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus - The little staccato chords played at the end of each phrase is
A5 (Kickin Dirt in my eye…)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/michael_jackson/black_or_white_tab_ver_4.html ]
A5 B5
e|-------------- --------------|
B|-------------- --------------|
G|----2-----2--- --4-----2-----|
D|----2-----2--- --4-----2-----|
A|----0-----0--- --2-----0-----|
E|-------------- --------------|
The Heavier Part - Let the Low E5 ring out when you're strumming it...
and play the higher Em staccato.
E5 Em
e|----------------12-x-x-12-----|
B|----------------12-x-x-12-----|
G|----------------12-x-x-12----*|
D|----2-x-x-2-2----------------*|
A|----2-x-x-2-2-----------------|
E|----0-x-x-0-0-----------------|
Rap Part - Play this A7 chords with a funky rhythm…You'll have to listen to get the timing right...
e|----15-x-x-(14)--x------15-x-x-15--x---|
B|----14-x-x-(13)--x------14-x-x-14--x---|
G|----14-x-x-(13)--x------14-x-x-14--x---|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Final two Chords - Let the last Chord Ring Out
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|---x----x-----9---|
D|---4----8-----9---|
A|---2----6-----7---|
E|------------------|