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Beat It Tab

by Fall Out Boy


Beat it fall out boy ft. john mayor 

(3gear3 wee-anto@hotmail.co.uk)

===== Intro =====

Guitar 1
e--0-----------------------+-+-+-+-+-+-+
B--0-----------------------+-+-+-+-+-+-+
G--0-----------------------+-+-+-+-+-+-+
D--0-----------------------+-+-+-+-+-+-+
A--0-----------------------+-+-+-+-+-+-+
D--0-----------------------+-+-+-+-+-+-+



|e----------------------------------------------------|
|b----------------------------------------------------|
|g----------------------------------------------------|
|d-----------3-----------------------3----------------|
|a-----------0---5-5---/7-5-3-3------0---5-5--/7-5-3--|
|d-/12\--0-3---------------------0-3------------------|



e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5--5--------------------------------------------------5--5--5--|
D--5--5--------3-----------------------3-----------------5--5--5--|
A--3--3------0---5-5---/7-5-3-3------0---5-5---/7-5-3----3--3--3--|
D--------0-3---------------------0-3------------------------------|

===== Verse =====


Guitar 1 - On the second through this chord progression, don’t palm mute.
   Pm--------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G----------5-5-5-----------5-5-5---3-3-3---
D--0-0-0---5-5-5---0-0-0---5-5-5---3-3-3---
A--0-0-0---3-3-3---0-0-0---3-3-3---1-1-1---
D--0-0-0-----------0-0-0-------------------
   
     Pm-----------------------------|
e-----------------------------------|
b----------------------------+-+-+--|
g---5-5-5------------------5-+-+-+--|
d---5-5-5---3-3-3---0-0-0--5-+-+-+--|
a---3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0-0--3-+-+-+--|
d-----------3-3-3---0-0-0----+-+-+--|


Guitar 2 - Start playing the second time over Guitar 1’s 
chord progression.

e-------------------|
B-------------------| X A lot, listen closely to
G--7--10--7------7--| the song for number of times.
D------------10-----|
A-------------------|
D-------------------|

===== Chorus =====

Guitar 1

e--------------------------|           
B--------------------------|           
G--------------------------| X 6 Then: 
D--------3-----------------|           
A------0---5-5---/7-5-3-3--|           
D--0-3---------------------|           

e------------|
b------------|
g--5--5--5\--|
d--5--5--5\--|
a--3--3--3\--|
d------------|


Guitar 2 - Play the same riff in time with guitar 1.


===== Verse =====


Guitar 1 - On the second through this chord progression, don’t palm mute.
   Pm--------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G----------5-5-5-----------5-5-5---3-3-3---
D--0-0-0---5-5-5---0-0-0---5-5-5---3-3-3---
A--0-0-0---3-3-3---0-0-0---3-3-3---1-1-1---
D--0-0-0-----------0-0-0-------------------
   
     Pm-----------------------------|
e-----------------------------------|
b----------------------------+-+-+--|
g---5-5-5------------------5-+-+-+--|
d---5-5-5---3-3-3---0-0-0--5-+-+-+--|
a---3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0-0--3-+-+-+--|
d-----------3-3-3---0-0-0----+-+-+--|


Guitar 2 - Start playing this at the same time as guitar 1,s 
chords.

e-------------------|
B-------------------| X same as last time.
G--7--10--7------7--| 
D------------10-----|
A-------------------|
D-------------------|

===== Chorus =====

Guitar 1

e--------------------------|           
B--------------------------|           
G--------------------------| X 6 Then: 
D--------3-----------------|           
A------0---5-5---/7-5-3-3--|           
D--0-3---------------------|           

e------------| 
b------------| 
g--5--5--5\--|
d--5--5--5\--|
a--3--3--3\--|
d------------|
Guitar 2 – as before play the same riff as guitar 1.

===== Break Down =====


Guitar 1

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0------|
A--0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0------|
D--0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0------|

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------|
d----0-0-0--0-0-0--------0-0-0--0-0-0--|
a----0-0-0--0-0-0--------0-0-0--0-0-0--|
d----0-0-0--0-0-0--------0-0-0--0-0-0--|

Guitar 2-plays this at same time as guitar 1 
plays the above

e----------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D--0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0--------|
A--0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0--3~-5--|
D--0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0--------|

e----------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------|
d------0-0-0--0-0-0---7AH---0-0-0--0-0-0-|
a------0-0-0--0-0-0---------0-0-0--0-0-0-|
d------0-0-0--0-0-0---------0-0-0--0-0-0-|


Guitar 1

e--------10-10------10-10------10-10------10-10----| 
B--------10-10------10-10------10-10------10-10----| 
G--------10-10------10-10------10-10------10-10----| 
D--------------12~--------12~--------12~--------12~| 
A--------------------------------------------------| 
D--------------------------------------------------| 

e--10-10------10-10--------------------------------|
b--10-10------10-10--------------------------------|
g--10-10------10-10--------------------------------|
d--------12~--------12~--0-0-0--0-0-0--------------|
a------------------------0-0-0--0-0-0--------------|
d------------------------0-0-0--0-0-0--------------|


Guitar 2-same as before play this at the same time
As guitar 1 plays the above.

e---------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------| 
G---------------------------------------------------| 
D--------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0-----| 
A--3~-5--0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0-3~-5| 
D--------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0-----| 

e---------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------|
d---------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0--------|
a---------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0--------|
d---------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0--------|
Solo!!!

This solo is hard to play and you have to listen well to
the song for the timing. I cannot play it but my friend who
helped me write it says it sounds good.

e|------------------------+------------------------------
B|---------------6-8-10----+-8/10-13p10------------------
G|-----------5-7----------------------12-10-13\12-10\7-7
D|7\6/7--5/7--------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------
d|------------------------------------------------------


e|-----8--------------------------------13| 
B|-8h10-9\8-8p6-8-6---------6-5-----------| 
G|-----------------------5-7----7--13/14--| 
D|--------------------5/7-----------------| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
d|----------------------------------------| 

e-----------------------------------|
b-15-15-----------------------------|
g------12p10------------------------|
d-----------12-12p10-12-12p10-12-12-|
a-----------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------|

e|+--------------------------------------------------|
B|-+3p1-3p1-3p1-3p1-1-3/15---------------------------|
G|-----3---3---3---3------14p12--12-14---------------|
D|-----------------------------15-----12-10-------/12|
A|-----------------------------------------12-10-8---|
d|---------------------------------------------------|
 

                             pick really fast---------------|
e|----6\5/6-6/8------10/12---5---8---10--12---13--15--17-/22|
B|---6-------------8----------------------------------------|
G|--7-------------9-----------------------------------------|
D|-8------------10------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------|

Ending  

e----------------------------------|           
B----------------------------------|           
G----------------------------------| X a lot Then: 
D----------------3-----------------|           
A--------------0---5-5---/7-5-3-3--|           
D-/12\-----0-3---------------------|           

e------------|
b------------|
G--5--5--5\--|
d--5--5--5\--|
a--3--3--3\--|
d------------|


This is my first tab so please go easy. 

You should find the whole song easy except the solo.


tab legend

AH-Artificial harmonic 
/-slide in the direction of the line
+-muted note
p-pull off
h-hammer on
pm-palm mute
~-low bend or vibrato

guitars:-
guitar 1-rhythm
guitar 2-lead