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Header ▾
Song TitleBeat it
ArtistMichael Jackson
Image Artist
OriginUSA
AlbumThriller
Image Album
Basics ▾
Duration4:18
Dur Grp4:00-4:29
Year1982
Decade1980-1989
ContentSecular
BPM138
BPM Grp135-139
Umbrella120+
KeyEbm
Time4/4
MajMinMinor
Sites ▾
Spotify InstrEG
Scorehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1B6UYCX2hAUhJovaFm5CJvvKLm9x-iWVl/view?usp=drive_link
MIDIhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1mdES6qwYvjEskoa67PTPyYvt1KU01IfQ/view?usp=drive_link
Chordshttps://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/michael-jackson/beat-it-chords-1692908
Download Midi Linkhttps://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1mdES6qwYvjEskoa67PTPyYvt1KU01IfQ
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_It
Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/track/3BovdzfaX4jb5KFQwoPfAw
Songfactshttps://www.songfacts.com/facts/Michael-Jackson/Beat-it
Multitrackhttps://www.karaoke-versie.nl/custombackingtrack/michael-jackson/beat-it.html
HookTheoryhttps://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/michael-jackson/beat-it
Youtubehttps://youtu.be/oRdxUFDoQe0
Apple Musichttps://music.apple.com/gb/song/beat-it/269573341
Recording Tags ▾
Rec Tag 1Ending Fade out
Rec Tag 2No 1st inversion
Vocal Info ▾
Voc Info 1Lead (male)
Voc Info 2With BGV lyrics
Modulations ▾
Mod (Perm) 1❌
Mod (Temp) 1❌
Solo Info ▾
Solo Info 1Has no odds (time/key)
YT Solo Starthttps://youtu.be/oRdxUFDoQe0?t=190
Solo Instruments ▾
Solo Instrument 1Guitar (Electric)
Instruments ▾
Instr 1EG
StringsNo Strings included
Qualification ▾
Awards 1AMA - Favorite Video (Pop/Rock)
Awards 2AMA - Favorite Video (Soul/R&B)
Awards 3Grammy - Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Awards 4Grammy - Record of the Year
Awards 5Presidential Award
Nominations 1Grammy - Song of the Year
Chart TypeBillboard Hot 100
Premium🥇🥇🥇
CertificationRIAA - Platinum
Awards WonAMA - Favorite Video (Pop/Rock), AMA - Favorite Video (Soul/R&B), Grammy - Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, Grammy - Record of the Year, Presidential Award
Lyrics ▾
LyricsLinkhttps://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/michaeljackson/beatit.html
Profane🆗
Improper🆗
Anti-Chr🆗
Author 1Michael Jackson
Meta Tags ▾
Lyrics Metaphor✱ Showin' how funky and strong is your fight / It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
Explanation✱ Portrays social confrontation and street conflict as a physical struggle for dominance and strength.
MTag 1Society:Civil:War
MTag 2Body:Action:Movement
Chords ▾
Ch Prog Vi-bVII-i-bVII-bVI-bVII-i-bVII
Ch Prog PC❌
Ch Prog Ci-bVII-i-bVII
Ch Prog B❌
Progr Category 1i-bVI-bVII
Used Chords# Fam3
Chord Fam Progi, bVII, bVI
CHORD C = VDifferent
Modes ▾
Mode 1Aeolian
Mode 1 Chrdsi - Minor, iv - Minor, v - Minor
Mode 1 Linkhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hnph2UC75SlCfQdVpF2rZ?si=7bb6f0b4584f4140
YT Mode 1 Linkhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Thpm4gjTBNITt7umbhs-1v8
HookTheory ▾
Ch Complex51
Mel Cmplx47
Ch Mel Tens22
Ch Prog Nov47
Ch-Bs Mel54
Ch Complex Grp50-59
Mel Cmplx Grp40-49
Ch Mel Tens Grp20-29
Ch Prog Nov Grp40-49
Ch-Bs Mel Grp50-59
Spotify Attributes ▾
Spot-Dance78
Spot-Energy87
Spot-Valance92
Spot-Dance Grp70-79
Spot-Energy Grp80-89
Spot-Valance Grp90+
Songbooks ▾
Songbook 1Thriller (Michael Jackson)
Songbook URL (Songbook 1)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G9VZHe9-T4Z3-QVALyK_GN09NyXzJu8p/view?usp=drive_link
Songbook 2The Michael Jackson collection (Michael Jackson)
Songbook URL (Songbook 2)https://drive.google.com/file/d/12m4geZjIN1uRidvNVleC7iNLe5SGBiKV/view?usp=drive_link
Songbook 3100 Great Pop Songs (Various Artists)
Songbook URL (Songbook 3)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bTknWctgVfijFo4xnslfSBDeKNYfbmgR/view?usp=drive_link
SB Page 129 (Thriller)
SB Page 24 (The Michael Jackson collection)
SB Page 318 (100 Great Pop Songs)
Genre ▾
Genre 1Rock
Style ▾
Style 1Hard Rock
Style 2Dance Rock
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