We Are The World Chords & Tabs
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We are the World – Michael Jackson
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Tabbed by:SamtheMan
Email:georizzo@yahoo.com
Tuning: E A D G B E (standard)
Someone requested this tab because they said there weren’t any
for this song done with lead phrases rather than chords, so this
is to fulfill that request. This is the whole song (minus a few
minute parts at the end) from start to finish for whoever wants it.
The entire song may be finger picked but using a pick should be fine
too, for the most part. If there are any questions, or comments, corrections, email me.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-4-----4------------------------------------------------|
D|-66-4h6~~-4h6h7-7-----6~~-6p4-7--7-9---9-----9-9---------------------------|
A|------------------------------7--7-9---7h9p7-9-12--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----10h11~~--------------10b11-b11b11-9~-11p9--------------/6h7-6h7-9-9~---|
A|-/11-------11-11~\9/11~----------------------12p11---7-7\--/7---7---9-9~---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------9~-11~----------------------------9~--------|
A|-/11-11-9-9h11p9----9/11-12-12--------11p9-----11\9\7\-/7h9~p7-7---11p9h11-|
E|----------------12------------------------12-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------9-9~-8~~----|
D|---9b11~-------------11~9-11p9--------7/9-------------6/7--6h7-9-9~-9~~----|
A|-11------11-11\9/11~----------11-11~-----11-9\7\-/7-7----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-----------9-------------9-----------------------------------------------|
G|---11-9-------11-9-----------11-9-------------9~\8~-9/11-9-----------------|
D|--------11~~-------11~\9~~--------11-9-11-9h11-------------11~\9~~---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12~-12h14-------------14~12-14p12-----------------------------9-9p7-9~-|
G|-/13----------13-13~-13~~-------------13-13~-13-9--6/9-6/9--13-11-9-9p8-9~-|
D|----------------------------------------------x-x--x-x-x-x---x--x----------|
A|---------------------------------------------11-7--4/7-4/7--11--9----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10b12~b12--------------------9/10-10-12-12--------------------------------|
G|-----------9-9-11b13-b13----11--------------12b13r12b3---13\11-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------9~-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9~~9-11~-11p9-11-x-----------------4---4----------------------------------|
D|-7~~7--9~--9----9-9~--9-9b11r9\6~6~-7b9---r9p8-9p8---9---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------11\9--------12-11h12-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------12\9-/12---------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------9-------9------9-------9------------12----------------------------|
G|--------11b13r11-9--9--11b13r11-9--9--9---/13---13-11\9---9---9-9-9h11~9h11|
D|-9~~9~~------------11-------------11--9------------------11-11-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------9-12b14-9-9~9~~--9-10b12r10b12r10p9-10p9~~\7~\5~~----|
G|-9~--------------11b13-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---11b12r11p9~~------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5/7-5--5-5-7/9-9b10r9----------------8~8-8~~8b10-7b8r7--------------------|
G|-------6-6-------------9-9-8/9~~--9-9-------------------9~~----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/michael_jackson/we_are_the_world_tab.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8~8-8~~8b10r8-8p7-7~~\5~-5-----9---12----16b17~~r16-14\9-9~~---------|
G|-/9-9--------------------------7b9—-11b—-14b16-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14---14—----------------------------------------------10-9-10-9h10-12-12~-|
G|-16b18~~~b18r16~-16-16~~16-16\13~----13~13b14r13----13--9-9--9-9----11-11~-|
D|------------------------------------------------14~------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-12/14\7~~--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------9p7----5~--7~-9p7----5--------9p7----5---------7--------5--|
G|--------------------9--6~--8~-----9--6p4----------9--6---6—6/9\8—9/11\9-6p5|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------0------5~5-7~--------0---0-0~-0------5-5---5---7--------0--|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9~/12~/14~\9~9~~9~-12b14r12—pb14r12p10-9~~--9-------------------9-9p7h9~--|
G|-----------------------------------------------9~--9---9~/13\11~-9-9---9~--|
D|-------------------------------------------------11--11--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9p7----5~--7~-9p7----5--------9p7----5---------7--------5-----------------|
G|-----9--6~--8~-----9--6p4----------9--6---6—6/9\8—9/11\9-6p5---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0------5~5-7~--------0---0-0~-0------5-5---5---7--------0-----------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9h11----9-9h11~--9-9----9-9h11--------9-9---9----9-9--------9---9~----|
D|----------11--------------11--------8/13-------11--11-----11\--11--11------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus2 (Change in key)
e|--------------------------------5p3----------------------------------------|
B|-10p8---6---8-10p8-----3p1----------6-6------------8------8~\6--3p1--------|
G|-----10-7---9------10-----------------7---7---7/10\9~h10-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------6-6-8----------1---1-1------5-6-6---6------8------------1---1-1----|
e|------8-10------------10-8h10p8--------------------------------------------|
B|-8/10------10-10-10~------------11~\10~--8-6---6---6/10\8------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------7---7--------10-10p9h10-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------5p3----------------------------------------|
B|-10p8---6---8-10p8-----3p1----------6-6------------8------8~\6--3p1--------|
G|-----10-7---9------10-----------------7---7---7/10\9~h10-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------6-6-8----------1---1-1------5-6-6---6------8------------1---1-1----|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------6-6~6~~----6--------------5/6-6~--6---6-6-----------------------|
G|-----5-5h7--------------7b9r7p5h7p5--------7---7-----7\-5-5h7p5------------|
D|-5/7------------------------------------------------------------7p5--5-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------8---8~--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------10----10----------13-----------10----10--------------------|
G|-12b14r12p10----12b14---r12--12b14---r12-------12b14---b14r12-10-----------|
D|------------12~--------------------------12-10-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14r12-10----------------10\9-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------12~10h12p10h12------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------5p3----------------------------------------|
B|-10p8---6---8-10p8-----3p1----------6-6------------8------8~\6--3p1--------|
G|-----10-7---9------10-----------------7---7---7/10\9~h10-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------6-6-8----------1---1-1------5-6-6---6------8------------1---1-1----|
e|------8-10------------10-8h10p8--------------------------------------------|
B|-8/10------10-10-10~------------11~\10~--8-6---6---6/10\8------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------7---7--------10-10p9h10-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play lead phrases similar to what has been done before then do rey charles’ woo!!! By playing:
e|-13------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15b18r15------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat chorus one last time
And you’re done!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| <> harmonic
| x Palm mute
| * Tremolo pick
| pb pre-bend
| B bend
| r release bend
| T fret tap
| . damping
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