I CAN'T HELP IT
Michael Jackson
Written by Tab by Theodore Diaz Jr.
Level: Intermediate
Q=102 1. 2.
| A6add9AbmajA6add9AbmajFm7 Bb13Dbm9Eb7+9EbmajF#m7 G#m7Amaj7 Abmaj7 |
| 4/4 |
Gtr I
W W W W W W H H E. S +S E S +H W
| | | | | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 5 (5) 7 9 (9) | |
| o 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 7 | 4 5 (5) 7 9 (9) o | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 6 | 4 6 (6) 8 9 (9) | 5 |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 5 | 6 4 (4) 6 7 (7) | 5 |
| o 4 | | 4 | | 8 | 8 | 4 6 | 7 o | |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | 6 | | | 4 |
Fm9 DbmEb7+9Fm9 Dbm9 Eb7+9+5 Fm9 DbmEb7+9Fm9 Dbm9 Eb7+9+5
W H H W E. S +E E +H W H H W E. S +E E +H
| 8 | 4 7 | 8 | 4 4 (4) 7 (7) | 8 | 4 7 | 8 | 4 4 (4) 7 (7) |
| 8 | 4 7 | 8 | 4 4 (4) 7 (7) | 8 | 4 7 | 8 | 4 4 (4) 7 (7) |
| 8 | 4 6 | 8 | 4 4 (4) 6 (6) | 8 | 4 6 | 8 | 4 4 (4) 6 (6) |
| 6 | 2 5 | 6 | 2 2 (2) 5 (5) | 6 | 2 5 | 6 | 2 2 (2) 5 (5) |
| 8 | 4 6 | 8 | 4 4 (4) 6 (6) | 8 | 4 6 | 8 | 4 4 (4) 6 (6) |
| | | | | | | | |
A6add9b5 Abmaj7 A6add9b5 Abmaj7
W W W W
| | | | * | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 * | |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 * | |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 * | |
| 4 | | 4 | * | |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 * | |
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash