michael jackson

Black Or White è un singolo contro la segregazione razziale composto ed inciso da Michael Jackson. Estratto dall’album Dangerous, è stato pubblicato nel 1991, ed è considerato il singolo di maggior successo di tutti gli anni ’90, giunto al primo posto delle classifiche di ben 20 paesi.
E’ un brano che mescola il rock, l’ R&B e la dance, in cui i riff di chitarra vengono suonati dal chitarrista dei Guns n’ Roses Slash assieme a Bill Bottrell, co-produttore del singolo con Michael Jackson. Uno dei riff è stato spesso accostato a quello di “It Must Be Hell” dei Rolling Stones, per la sua similitudine.

Testo + accordi e tablatura per chitarra.

Black Or White Accordi Chitarra Tablatura Guitar

(riff 1)
h = hammer-on
     E5         D5 E5
e:-------------|-----|
B:--9h10-10-11-|-7-9-|
G:--9--9--9--9-|-7-9-|
D:--9h11-11-11-|-7-9-|
A:-------------|-----|
E:-------------|-----|

(riff 2)
s = slide
   B5 B5 A5 B5
e:----------|
B:----------|
G:--8-8-6s8-|
D:--9-9-7s9-|
A:--9-9-7s9-|
E:--7-7-5s7-|

riff 3 looks like this:

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--9---|
--12--|
--12--|

Intro: (riff 1)
verse 1: (riff 1)
         E5
I Took My Baby
        D5     E5
On A Saturday Bang
 E5
Boy Is That Girl With You
          D5           E5
Yes We're One And The Same
Chorus:
     E5 NC
Now I Believe In Miracles
         A
And A Miracle
 NC             (riff 1)
Has Happened Tonight
     D5
But, If
 NC
You're Thinkin'
 NC
About My Baby
           A        NC
It Don't Matter If You're
           E5 (riff 1)
Black Or White
verse 2: see verse 1
They Print My Message
In The Saturday Sun
I Had To Tell Them
I Ain't Second To None
Chorus: see chorus 1
And I Told About Equality
An It's True
Either You're Wrong
Or You're Right
But, If
You're Thinkin'
About My Baby
It Don't Matter If You're
Black Or White
Bridge: (riff 2)
 B5           A5      B5
I Am Tired Of This Devil
 B5           A5      B5
I Am Tired Of This Stuff
 B5           A5      B5
I Am Tired Of This Business
 B5
Sew When The
 A5
Going Gets Rough
 B5           A5      B5
I Ain't Scared Of
 B5           A5      B5
Your Brother
 B5           A5      B5
I Ain't Scared Of No Sheets
 B5           A5      B5
I Ain't Scare Of Nobody
  B5
Girl When The
  A5
Goin' Gets Mean
Rap: (riff 3)
 E5
Protection
For Gangs, Clubs
And Nations
Causing Grief In
Human Relations
It's A Turf War
On A Global Scale
I'd Rather Hear Both Sides
Of The Tale
See, It's Not About Races
Just Places
Faces
Where Your Blood
Comes From
Is Where Your Space Is
I've Seen The Bright
Get Duller
I'm Not Going To Spend
My Life Being A Color
verse 3: see verse 1
Don't Tell Me You Agree With Me
When I Saw You Kicking Dirt In My Eye
Chorus: see chorus 1
 E5
But, If
You're Thinkin' About My Baby
It Don't Matter If You're Black Or White
 D5
I Said If
You're Thinkin' Of
Being My Baby
It Don't Matter If You're Black Or White
 D5
I Said If
You're Thinkin' Of
Being My Brother
It Don't Matter If You're
Black Or White
Outro: (riff 1)
Ooh, Ooh
Yea, Yea, Yea Now
Ooh, Ooh
Yea, Yea, Yea Now
It's Black, It's White
It's Tough For You
To Get By
It's Black , It's White, Whoo
It's Black, It's White
It's Tough For You
To Get By
It's Black , It's White, Whoo

[Michael Jackson]

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