Beat It (Riff)
by Michael Jackson
💜 R&B / Soul
Difficulty
★★★☆☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Eddie Van Halen's searing guitar solo aside, the main riff written by Steve Lukather drives this crossover smash. The Em power chord figure with its galloping rhythm fuses rock energy with pop sensibility.
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