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karaokeUpdated February 25, 2026

Beat It karaoke version

A simple way into the karaoke version when you want the arrangement to stay familiar and the lead vocal to step aside.

Beat It

About this version

Sometimes you do not need a big setup. You just need the song without the lead and a straight path into rehearsal.

Useful for

singing practice at home

Useful for

cover rehearsals

Useful for

working on phrasing before a full take

A simple way in

A cleaner backing track for singing, rehearsal, and covers when you want the song to stay familiar but the lead vocal to step aside.

Start with the tricky section, not the whole song. A few good repetitions usually tell you more than one rushed pass from top to bottom.

Once it feels settled, go back to the full arrangement and check whether it still holds together. That is usually where the real answer is.

Notes

Provided to YouTube by Epic Beat It · Michael Jackson Thriller ℗ 1982 MJJ Productions Inc. Released on: 1983-08-01 Guitar: Eddie van Halen Piano, Synthesizer: Greg Phillinganes Keyboards: Bill Wolfer Synthesizer: Tom Bahler Programmer, Synthesizer: Steve Porcaro Synthesizer: Greg Smith Bass Guitar, Guitar: Steve Lukather Guitar: Paul Jackson Jr. Drums: Jeff Porcaro Producer: Quincy Jones Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer: Bruce Swedien Recording Engineer: Don Landee Auto-generated by YouTube.

Next

Open the song in the app, stay with the part you came for, and leave the rest for later.