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Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm
Smooth Criminal
e|---------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------|
c|7---7---7-7-9-9---9-9-10-10---10-10-10-9-5-7-------|
a|7---7---7-7-9-9---9-9-10-10---10-10-10-9-5-7-------|
e|5---5---5-5-7-7---7-7-8--8----8--8--8--7-3-5-------|
Verse 1:
A5 B5
As he came into the window
|C5 B5 G5 |A5
Was a sound of a crescendo
B5
He came into her apartment
|C5 B5 G5 |A5
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
B5
She was sitting at the table
|C5 B5 G5 |A5
He could see she was unable
B5
So she ran into the bedroom
|C5 B5 G5 |
She was struck down, it was her doom
Pre-chorus:
F5 F5 G5
| 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|
A|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|
E|-1!--x-1-x-x-1-1-x-1-x-x-|-1-1-x-1-x-x-3--3--3-5-x-|
F5 |F5 G5 |
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An-
F5 |F5 G5 |
nie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An-
F5 |F5 G5 |
nie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An-
F5 |F5 *G5 | (*or E5-G5 thingy, see alt. chorus)
nie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
Chorus: (Basic/Gist)
A5 G5 F5 *G5
| 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-5--5--5-5-x-|
A|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-5--5--5-5-x-|
E|-5!--x-5-x-5-3-3-x-3-x-3-|-1-1-x-1-x-1-3--3--3-5-x-|
Chorus: (Alternative, little more flair - I like to mix them up, say every other pass as shown)
A5 G5 F5 *E5 *G5
| 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-2-(2)-5-5-x-|
A|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-2-(2)-5-5-x-|
E|-5!--x-5-x-5-3-3-x-3-x-3-|-1-1-x-1-x-1-0-(0)-3-3-x-|
(*can even take this a step further as E5-G5-F5-G5 - I'm trying to keep the tabs simplified)
A5 G5
Annie, are you OK
|F5 G5 |A5
Will you tell us that you're OK
G5
There's a sign at the window
|F5 *(E5 G5) |A5 (* or just G5)
That he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie
G5
He came into your apartment
|F5 G5 |A5
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
G5
Then you ran into the bedroom
|F5 *(E5 G5) |
You were struck down, it was your doom
Post-chorus:
(Same as pre-chorus)
F5 F5 G5
| 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|
A|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|
E|-1!--x-1-x-x-1-1-x-1-x-x-|-1-1-x-1-x-x-3--3--3-5-x-|
(then...)
E5 E5
| 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-2!-------------------2!-|-2!----------------------|-2!----------------------|
A|-2!-------------------2!-|-2!----------------------|-2!----------------------|
E|-0!---(0--x--0--x)----0!-|-0!---(0--x--0--x)-------|-0!----------------------|
F5 |F5 G5 |
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
F5 |F5 G5 |
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
F5 |F5 G5 |
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
E5 / |
You've been hit by
E5 // |
You've been struck by
E5 / |A5* (back into intro/verse riff)
A smoooooth crimi-nal
(Intro:)
A5 B5 |C5 B5 G5 |(x2)
Verse 2:
A5 B5
So they came into the outway
C5 B5 G5 A5
It was Sunday, what a black day
B5
I could've made a salutation
C5 B5 G5
Sounding heartbeats, intimidations
(Pre-chorus:)
F5 F5 G5
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
F5 F5 G5
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
F5 F5 G5
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
F5 F5 *G5
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
(Chorus:)
A5 G5
Annie, are you OK
F5 G5 A5
Will you tell us that you're OK
G5
There's a sign at the window
F5 *(E5 G5) A5 (* or just G5)
That he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie
G5
He came into your apartment
F5 G5 A5
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
G5
Then you ran into the bedroom
F5 *(E5 G5)
You were struck down, it was your doom
(Post-chorus: shortened)
F5 F5 G5
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
E5
You've been hit by
E5
You've been struck by
E5 A5* (back into intro/verse riff)
A smoooooth criminal
(Intro: this is where solo goes, with MJ screams on 2nd set)
A5 B5 |C5 B5 G5 |(x4)
A5 * B5 * |C5 * B5 G5 |(x4)
(Hoo!)(Hoo!) (Hoo!)
(Chorus:)
A5 G5
Annie, are you OK
F5 G5 A5
Will you tell us that you're OK
G5
There's a sign at the window
F5 *(E5 G5) A5 (* or just G5)
That he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie
G5
He came into your apartment
F5 G5 A5
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
G5
Then you ran into the bedroom
F5 *(E5 G5)
You were struck down, it was your doom
Outro: (Post/Pre-chorus, then intro with screams)
F5 F5 G5
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie? (x4)
A5 * B5 * |C5 * B5 G5 |(x4)
(Hoo!)(Hoo!) (Hoo!)
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version 2
(palm muted)
verse
e---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9----9-9-10-10----10-10-9-5--7--
A---7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9----9-9-10-10----10-10-9-5--7--
E---5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7----7-7--8--8-----8--8-7-3--5--
A5
1st PART CHORUS
(First set of "annie are you okay..you okay..you okay..annie X3)
e---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------
D--3-----3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-5-5-5-3-----
A--3-----3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-5-5-5-3-----
E--1-----1-1-1-1---1-1-1--1-3-3-3-1-----
* * * *
CHORUS CONT
(preceeding part 2 where raises voice pitch.."anny are you okay.? are okay..! are you okay anny!!")
e-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------
D--3-----3-3-3-3---3-2-2--2-5-5----5-7------------
A--3-----3-3-3-3---3-2-2--2-5-5----5-7------------
E--1-----1-1-1-1---1-0-0--0-3-3----3-5------------
* *
2nd PART CHORUS
(finally where the band starts singing "Anny are you okay..could you tell us..if you're okay..I hear the sound of ..bla bla something blood stains" you get the point :c)
e---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---7----7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5----5-5-3-3----3-3-2-2--5-7-
A---7----7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5----5-5-3-3----3-3-2-2--5-7-
E---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3----3-3-1-1----1-1-0-0--3-5-
3rd PART CHORUS
(play 1st part chorus once then play..)
(You've been hit by..E5..you've been struck by..E5 E5..you've been hit by..E5.. A smoooooth criminal)
e-----------------------
B-----------------------
G-----------------------
D---2----2-2---2-2--2-2-
A---2----2-2---2-2--2-2-
E---0----0-0---0-0--0-0-
* *
PRESOLO
And after the part where he jumps on the car and screams (note you should do that too since it looks cool..though not a moving car.dude that's just wrong ya heard) after you play the verse once..play this then the solo
e-------------------
B-------------------
G-------------------
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
E--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
*
DO A PIC SLIDE on the E and A strings..start slow going down then faster till it pitches out. ! come on now Byoy git git!
Here's the SOLO my version
e-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------
D---7--7--7p9h10p9h7p5---5-7-7-7----------------
A-----------------------------------------------
E-0---------------------------------------------
*
You can play the solo slow at first picking out each string note if you want. Then start sliding your finger along the fretboard and practice to get it going faster!
VERSE ALTERNATIVE (played at the very end)
(palm muted)
e-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------
D---7----7-7-7-7-7-5-5----5-5-3-3----3-3-2-5--7-
A---7----7-7-7-7-7-5-5----5-5-3-3----3-3-2-5--7-
E---5----5-5-5-5-5-3-3----3-3-1-1----1-1-0-3--5-
OKAY here's A summary of how to play this song:
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Scream! on A5
1. VERSE x4
2. (sing) VERSE x4
3. CHORUS-1 x3 (low pitch anny)
4. CHORUS-CONT
5. CHORUS-2 x4 (anny are you ok..would you tell us..)
6. CHORUS-1 x3 (high pitch anny)
7. CHORUS-3
8. (no sing) VERSE x2
9. (sing) VERSE x2
10. CHORUS-1 x3
11. CHORUS-CONT
12. CHORUS-2 x4
13. CHORUS-1
14. CHORUS-3
---(play VERSE in background if a second guitar)---
15. PRE SOLO !!pic slide for 7 seconds!!
16. SOLO x8 (Fast) da-do dat do-dat-dat Aaaaooww!
17. CHORUS-2 x4
18. CHORUS-2 x4 (but sing "anny are you ok" low pitch)
19. VERSE x2
20. VERSE ALT
21. VERSE
REMEMBER names of your Chords
e---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------
D--2-----3------5------7------9------10-
A--2-----3------5------7------9------10-
E--0-----1------3------5------7-------8-
E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C5
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