Band: Michael Jackson
Song: Thriller
Album: Thriller
Bassist: Louis Johnson
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
G|6(x20)--------------| Those 6's are optional
D|----------2~--2-4---|
A|--------4---------4-|
E|--------------------|
Verse and Chorus + End of Chorus:
G|---------------| |---------------| Play first bar many many times
D|------2-4------| |-----4---------| and after chorus play
A|4p2h4-----4----| |4-0------------| that last bar
E|---------------| |---------------|
Verse:
G|---------------| Just play this one
D|------2-4------| all the time
A|4p2h4-----4----| till
E|---------------|
[2:25] right before chorus:
G|---------------|
D|------2-4------|
A|4p2h4----4---2h|
E|----------024--|
Chorus:
G|---------------|
D|------2-4------|
A|4p2h4-----4----|
E|---------------| x6
G|----------------------|
D|------2-44------------|
A|4p2h4-----4-4\-0---2~-|
E|-----------------2----|
Bridge:
G|------------------------------2~-----2~--12-----------------------|
D|-------2-4~--2h4--1h2h4--4-22-----44----4-----------------2-------|
A|4-42-4----------------------------------------0-2-4~--2-4---4-2~--|
E|----4-------------------------------------------------------------|
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G|----------------------2---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------4-2----|
A|2-2-4p2-1~--1~-0~--0-0--0---------------------424-|
E|--------------------------4~--4~(4)\-4-4-4--------|
Verse:
G|---------------| |---------------| And the same old song again
D|------2-4------| |------2-4------| till
A|--2-4-----4----| |4p2h4-----4----|
E|---------------| |---------------|
[3:20]
G|----------6----|
D|------2-4--4---| Listen very closely to it
A|4p2h4--------4-| to play those notes right
E|---------------| and get that funky sound
G|---------------| Just play this one
D|------2-4------| again till [3:50]
A|4p2h4-----4----|
E|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|------2-4------|
A|4p2h4-----4-4\-|
E|---------------|
G|--------------4---4----|
D|-------1-0----------42-|
A|-0---2-----2~---2-----4|
E|---2-------------------|
G|---------------|
D|------2-4------|
A|--2h4-----4----|
E|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|------2-4------|
A|4p2h4-----4----|
E|---------------| x4
G|---------------|
D|------2-4------|
A|4p2h4-----4-4\-|
E|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|0---2-4-44-----|
E|--2------------|
A|4-44--| <--- Play this till the end of song.
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