Smooth Criminal chords by Alien Ant Farm

Smooth Criminal
by Alien Ant Farm
(origanally by Michael Jackson)
from their album ANThology
Tabbed by Taylor Armstrong
              This Tab Is All My Own Work
           Listen to the song to get the rhythm down
      VERSE                  BRIDGE
E|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8------7--3-------|-5---3---5-------
A|-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10--9--5-------|-7---5---7---
D|------------------------------------------------------|--------
G|------------------------------------------------------|-------  (Let notes
B|------------------------------------------------------|--------- ring)
E|------------------------------------------------------|---------

        CHORUS
E|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--|
A|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|



Artist:         Alien Ant Farm
Title:          Smooth Criminal
Tabbed by:      CAiNsKi
 
Note: This tab is not exactly what the artist plays, as I believe
version. Your guitar needs to be tuned slightly differently from
the original song (as you can see on the tab). However, it is
compatible with both the cd version of the song and the other
tabs on this site, and sounds just as great. So here goes.
 
 
 
Riff 1 (Intro + Chorus)
 
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|  repeat 4x
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-7-----7-7-7---9--9------9---10-10---10--9-5---| 
A|-7-----7-7-7---9--9------9---10-10---10--9-5---|
D|-7-----7-7-7---9--9------9---10-10---10--9-5---|
 
 
 
Riff 2a ("annie are you ok, are you ok, are you ok annie")
 
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|  this should last for
G|-----------------------------------------------------|  4 repeats ofthelyrics
D|-3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3--2--5-2-5--|
A|-3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3--2--5-2-5--|
D|-3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3--2--5-2-5--|
 
   1---------1  2---------2  3---------3  4---------4   (bars)
 
 
 
Riff 3 ("annie are you ok, but you're jealous, but you're ok...")
 
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|  repeat 4x
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----7-7-7---5-5-----5--3-3----3--5-2-5----|
A|-7-----7-7-7---5-5-----5--3-3----3--5-2-5----|
D|-7-----7-7-7---5-5-----5--3-3----3--5-2-5----|
 
 
 
Riff 2b ("you've been hit by, you've been struck by...")
 
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3-------2-2--7------7-7----7-----|
A|-3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3-------2-2--7------7-7----7-----|
D|-3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3-------2-2--7------7-7----7-----|
 
 
 
Riff 2c (same as 2b but shorter)
 
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------|
D|-3-------2-2--7------7-7----7-----|
A|-3-------2-2--7------7-7----7-----|
D|-3-------2-2--7------7-7----7-----|
 
 
 
Solo
 
  Just before the solo is a slow pick slide up the low D string
with heavy distortion. It leads directly into the solo below.
 
E|----8-7----8---------------------------------|
B|--------10---10-8---8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|repeat 8x 
G|------------------9--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Master Plan
 
Riff 1 (intro)
Riff 1 (vocals start)
Riff 2a
Riff 3
Riff 2b
Riff 1
Riff 2a
Riff 3
Riff 2c
Riff 1
Solo
Riff 3
Riff 3
Riff 1 (outro)