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Billie Jean Chords

by Nonpoint
KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays480

Billie Jean by Nonpoint is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, Am, C and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
Text
16
Speed 
  			

intro 
   Em          Em          Em          Em 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
D|-----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2---| 
A|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-| 
E|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------| 

verse 1 
   Em          Em          Em          Em          Am 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------0--- 
B|-------------------------------------------------------1-----0-----1---1- 
G|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------2---2-----2--------- 
D|-----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-----2-------2-----2------- 
A|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-0----------------------- 
E|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------------------------------- 

Em          Em          Am                      Em          Em 
--------------------------------------------0---------------------------| 
------------------------------1-----0-----1---1-------------------------| 
------0-----------0---------2---2-----2---------------0-----------0-----| 
----2---2-------2---2-----2-------2-----2-----------2---2-------2---2---| 
--2-------2---2-------2-0-------------------------2-------2---2-------2-| 
0-----------0-----------------------------------0-----------0-----------| 

verse 2 
   Em          Em          Em          Em          Am                      Em          Em 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------0---------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------1-----0-----1---1-------------------------| 
G|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------2---2-----2---------------0-----------0-----| 
D|-----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-----2-------2-----2-----------2---2-------2---2---| 
A|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-0-------------------------2-------2---2-------2-| 
E|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------------------------------0-----------0-----------| 

bridge (listen for strum pattern) 
   C        C        Em       Em       C        C        Em       Em 
e|-0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------| 
B|-1--------1--------0--------0--------1--------1--------0--------0--------| 
G|-0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------| 
D|-2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------| 
A|-3--------3--------2--------2--------3--------3--------2--------2--------| 
E|-------------------0--------0--------------------------0--------0--------| 

   C        C        Em       Em       C        C        B        B 
e|-0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------2--------2--------| 
B|-1--------1--------0--------0--------1--------1--------4--------4--------| 
G|-0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------4--------4--------| 
D|-2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------4--------4--------| 
A|-3--------3--------2--------2--------3--------3--------2--------2--------| 
E|-------------------0--------0--------------------------------------------| 

Chorus (again listen for strum pattern) 

e|-0/5----0/5----0/5----0/5----0--------0--------0--------| 
B|-0/5----0/5----0/5----0/5----1--------0--------1--------| 
G|-0/5----0/5----0/5----0/5----2--------0--------2--------| 
D|-2/7----2/7----2/7----2/7----2--------2--------2--------| 
A|-2/7----2/7----2/7----2/7----0--------2--------0--------| 
E|-0/5----0/5----0/5----0/5-------------0-----------------| 

interlude 
   Em          Em          Em          Em 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| 
D|-----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2---| 
A|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-| 
E|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------| 

verse 3 
   Em          Em          Em          Em          Am 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------0--- 
B|-------------------------------------------------------1-----0-----1---1- 
G|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------2---2-----2--------- 
D|-----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-----2-------2-----2------- 
A|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-0----------------------- 
E|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------------------------------- 

Em          Em          Am                      Em          Em 
--------------------------------------------0---------------------------| 
------------------------------1-----0-----1---1-------------------------| 
------0-----------0---------2---2-----2---------------0-----------0-----| 
----2---2-------2---2-----2-------2-----2-----------2---2-------2---2---| 
--2-------2---2-------2-0-------------------------2-------2---2-------2-| 
0-----------0-----------------------------------0-----------0-----------| 

verse 4 
   Em          Em          Em          Em          Am                      Em          Em 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------0---------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------1-----0-----1---1-------------------------| 
G|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------2---2-----2---------------0-----------0-----| 
D|-----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-----2-------2-----2-----------2---2-------2---2---| 
A|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-0-------------------------2-------2---2-------2-| 
E|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------------------------------0-----------0-----------| 

bridge (listen for strum pattern) 
   C        C        Em       Em       C        C        Em       Em 
e|-0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------| 
B|-1--------1--------0--------0--------1--------1--------0--------0--------| 
G|-0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------| 
D|-2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------| 
A|-3--------3--------2--------2--------3--------3--------2--------2--------| 
E|-------------------0--------0--------------------------0--------0--------| 

   C        C        Em       Em       C        C        B        B 
e|-0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------2--------2--------| 
B|-1--------1--------0--------0--------1--------1--------4--------4--------| 
G|-0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------4--------4--------| 
D|-2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------4--------4--------| 
A|-3--------3--------2--------2--------3--------3--------2--------2--------| 
E|-------------------0--------0--------------------------------------------| 

Chorus (again listen for strum pattern) 

e|-0/5----0/5----0/5----0/5----0--------0--------0--------| 
B|-0/5----0/5----0/5----0/5----1--------0--------1--------| 
G|-0/5----0/5----0/5----0/5----2--------0--------2--------| 
D|-2/7----2/7----2/7----2/7----2--------2--------2--------| 
A|-2/7----2/7----2/7----2/7----0--------2--------0--------| 
E|-0/5----0/5----0/5----0/5-------------0-----------------| 

   Em          Em          Em          Em          Am                        Em*        
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------1-----0-----1---1---0-| 
G|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------2---2-----2-----------0-| 
D|-----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-----2-------2-----2---------2-| 
A|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-0-------------------------2-| 
E|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------------------------------0-| 

| /   slide up 
*strum this Em slowly

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