Billie Jean Chords

Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play the Pop song Billie Jean chords by Michael Jackson on guitar.

PDF score of Billie Jean on guitar

Billie Jean with chords

Introduction of Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

Before you start playing the song Billie Jean chords, here is the tab with the guitar riffs you will have to play as an introduction on your guitar :

riff billie jean

Riff A is the bass line of the F#m chord which is the key of the song. So you can play this line at any time in the song on the F#m chord.

As for the B, the famous riff, you can also use it to play the chorus.

Verse 1 of Billie Jean with chords

After the introduction of Billie Jean, we’ll see how to play verse 1 on guitar. For that you will have to know two first chords :

chords billie jean

When you have mastered them on guitar, you can follow the next tab :

Remember that the chords are written above the lyrics so that you can play them at the right time. Therefore, it’s better to play while singing. Chords that are to the right of a phrase (not above a word) are played between the two phrases.

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Tab text
F#m
She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene
Bm7
I said don’t mind, but what do you mean, I am the one
F#m
Who will dance on the floor in the round?
Bm7 F#m
She said I am the one, who will dance on the floor in the round

Verse 2 | Billie Jean by Michael Jackson with tab

To play the second verse of Billie Jean chords, you don’t need to know any new chords. You just have to follow this new tab and be careful to play the chords at the right time on guitar :

lyrics billie jean
Tab text
F#m
She told me her name was Billie Jean, as she caused a scene
Bm7
Then every head turned with eyes that dreamed of being the one
F#m
Who will dance on the floor in the round

Verse 3 | Chords and guitar tab of Billie Jean

After verse 2 and before starting with the chorus, the song of Michael Jackson consists of a third verse wich is different in its musicality. You have to know three new chords in order to play it :

tab billie jean

When these three new positions are ready on guitar, you can play the tab of the third verse :

chords guitar
Tab text
D5 F#m7
People always told me be careful of what you do
D5 F#m7
And don’t go around breaking young girls’ hearts
D5 F#m7
And mother always told me be careful of who you love
D5 C#7
And be careful of what you do ’cause the lie becomes the truth

Chorus of Billie Jean with guitar chords

To finish the first part, let’s see the famous Billie Jean chorus ! To play this chorus on guitar, all you have to do is use the five chords you’ve already learned. You just have to follow this last tab :

tab guitar
Tab text
F#m
Billie Jean is not my lover
Bm7
She’s just a girl who claims that I am the one
F#m
But the kid is not my son
Bm7 F#m
She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son

Billie Jean lyrics

The Pop song Billie Jean chords by Michael Jackson are composed of two parts (with each one three verses and a chorus).

Here are the lyrics :

Part 1

Verse 1

She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene
I said don’t mind, but what do you mean, I am the one
Who will dance on the floor in the round?
She said I am the one, who will dance on the floor in the round

Verse 2

She told me her name was Billie Jean, as she caused a scene
Then every head turned with eyes that dreamed of being the one
Who will dance on the floor in the round

Verse 3

People always told me be careful of what you do
And don’t go around breaking young girls’ hearts
And mother always told me be careful of who you love
And be careful of what you do ’cause the lie becomes the truth

Chorus

Billie Jean is not my lover
She’s just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son
She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son

Part 2

Verse 1

For forty days and forty nights
The law was on her side
But who can stand when she’s in demand
Her schemes and plans
‘Cause we danced on the floor in the round
So take my strong advice, just remember to always think twice
(Do think twice, do think twice)

Verse 2

She told my baby we’d danced ’til three, then she looked at me
Then showed a photo my baby cried his eyes were like mine
‘Cause we danced on the floor in the round, baby

Verse 3

People always told me be careful of what you do
And don’t go around breaking young girls’ hearts
She came and stood right by me
Just the smell of sweet perfume
This happened much too soon
She called me to her room

Chorus

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