Speed Demon Chords & Tabs
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SPEED DEMON - Michael Jackson
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Tabbed by: ironmanben
Email: bentrooper@gmail.com
Tuning: eb Bb Gb Db Ab eb
Bass-Gb Db Ab eb
Note, the bass parts are only rough ideas that you can use to keep time or "fill in the
Rate this based on the guitar part only please.
Verse (bass):
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|-202050-55-2055-|
chorus:
e|----------------------------------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|(on the 4th time only)--|
G|(silent for the first x3 of the bas riff)-----|------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|-2----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|-2----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-0----------------------|
-| bass riff x4:
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|-00-12-0-10-10/12\/\/\5-0-12-0-10-9-7-3p0-3p0-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/michael_jackson/speed_demon_tab.html ]
Verse 2:
(Verse (bass) played under this)
e|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
B|-15-15-15-------15-|-15-15-15-------15-15-15-|-15-15-15-------15-|
G|-14-14-14-16-14-14-|-14-14-14-16-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-16-14-14-|
D|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
e|----------------------|
B|-15-15-15-------15-15-|
G|-14-14-14-16-14-14-14-|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
bridge part 1 (synth arr. for guitar):
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------11---11-11-|
D|---------------------------------11-11-|
A|-10------------------------------------|
E|-----------7--------9------------------|
bridge part 2:
| x2 | x2
e|------------------------|----------------------|
B|-3----------3-3---------|-3----------3-3-------|
G|-2-4/2-2/4--2-2-4\2-2/4-|-2-4/2-2/4--2-2-4\2-4-|
D|------------------------|----------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------|
the final chorus is similar to the regular one, except the guitar plays its power chord
the second bass riff, and then synth takes over. You don't have to do much.
Order:
verse (bass) x16
chorus
verse (bass) x2
verse 2
chorus
verse (bass) x2
bridge part 1 and 2
verse 2 x2 (sax solo played over it)
chorus 2
verse 2 many times and fade out (another sax solo over it)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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