Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
Version 1 of 3
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Tuning: , G C E A
Smooth Criminal
Alien Ant Farm
Tons of versions of this song in tabs, but only 1 is really right (rest are a bunch of clutter).
I don't think it should discredit a chord version with lyrics and timing.
Chords:
+----+--------
----+---------
------+
| | Std Tun
+----+--------
ing | Drop D T
----+---------
uning |
------+
| | 577xxx | 777xxx |
| | 799xxx | 999xxx |
| | 81010xxx | 101010xxx |
| | 355xxx | 555xxx |
| | 133xxx | 333xxx |
| | 022xxx | 222xxx |
+----+--------
----+---------
------+
Intro/Verse:
| 1 . . 2 . .
3 . . 4 . . |
1 . . 2 . . 3
. . 4 . . |
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-7!--x-7-x-7
A|-7!--x-7-x-7
E|-5!--x-5-x-5
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-9-9-x-9-x-9-|
-9-9-x-9-x-9-|
-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
--------------
--------------
--------------
-1010x-10x-109
-1010x-10x-109
-8-8-x-8-x-8-7
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-----5-----|
-----5-----|
-----3-----|
Intro:
| | (x4)
Verse 1:
As he came i
nto the window
|
Was a sound of
|
a crescendo
He came into h
er apartment
|
He left the bl
oodstains on t
|
he carpet
She was sittin
g at the table
|
He could see s
|
he was unable
So she ran int
o the bedroom
|
She was struck
down, it was
|
her doom
Pre-chorus:
| 1 . . 2 . .
3 . . 4 . . |
1 . . 2 . . 3
. . 4 . . |
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-3!--x-3-x-x
A|-3!--x-3-x-x
E|-1!--x-1-x-x
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-3-3-x-3-x-x-|
-3-3-x-3-x-x-|
-1-1-x-1-x-x-|
--------------
--------------
--------------
-3-3-x-3-x-x-5
-3-3-x-3-x-x-5
-1-1-x-1-x-x-3
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
--5--5-5-x-|
--5--5-5-x-|
--3--3-5-x-|
Annie ar
|
e you OK? You
OK? Are you O
|
-K An-
nie? Annie ar
|
e you OK? You
OK? Are you O
|
-K An-
nie? Annie ar
|
e you OK? You
OK? Are you O
|
-K An-
nie? Annie ar
|
e you OK? You
*
OK? Are you O
| (*
K Annie?
Chorus: (Basic/Gist)
| 1 . . 2 . .
3 . . 4 . . |
*
1 . . 2 . . 3
. . 4 . . |
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-7!--x-7-x-7
A|-7!--x-7-x-7
E|-5!--x-5-x-5
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
-3-3-x-3-x-3-|
--------------
--------------
--------------
-3-3-x-3-x-3-5
-3-3-x-3-x-3-5
-1-1-x-1-x-1-3
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
--5--5-5-x-|
--5--5-5-x-|
--3--3-5-x-|
Chorus: (Alternative, little more flair - I like to mix them up, say every other pass as shown)
| 1 . . 2 . .
3 . . 4 . . |
*
1 . . 2 . . 3
*
. . 4 . . |
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-7!--x-7-x-7
A|-7!--x-7-x-7
E|-5!--x-5-x-5
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
-3-3-x-3-x-3-|
--------------
--------------
--------------
-3-3-x-3-x-3-2
-3-3-x-3-x-3-2
-1-1-x-1-x-1-0
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-(2)-5-5-x-|
-(2)-5-5-x-|
-(0)-3-3-x-|
(*can even take this a step further as E5-G5-F5-G5 - I'm trying to keep the tabs simplified)
Annie, are
you OK
|
Will you tell
us that you're
|
OK
There's a sign
at the window
|
That he struck
*(
you. A cresce
| (*
ndo, An--nie
He came into y
our apartment
|
He left the bl
oodstains on t
|
he carpet
Then you ran i
nto the bedroo
m
|
You were struc
k down, it was
*( |
your doom
Post-chorus:
(Same as pre-chorus)
| 1 . . 2 . .
3 . . 4 . . |
1 . . 2 . . 3
. . 4 . . |
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-3!--x-3-x-x
A|-3!--x-3-x-x
E|-1!--x-1-x-x
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-3-3-x-3-x-x-|
-3-3-x-3-x-x-|
-1-1-x-1-x-x-|
--------------
--------------
--------------
-3-3-x-3-x-x-5
-3-3-x-3-x-x-5
-1-1-x-1-x-x-3
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
--5--5-5-x-|
--5--5-5-x-|
--3--3-5-x-|
(then...)
| 1 . . 2 . .
3 . . 4 . . |
1 . . 2 . . 3
. . 4 . . | 1
. . 2 . . 3 .
. 4 . . |
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-2!---------
A|-2!---------
E|-0!---(0--x-
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
----------2!-|
----------2!-|
-0--x)----0!-|
--------------
--------------
--------------
-2!-----------
-2!-----------
-0!---(0--x--0
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|-2
-----------|-2
--x)-------|-0
--------------
--------------
--------------
!-------------
!-------------
!-------------
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---------|
---------|
---------|
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Annie are yo
|
u OK? You OK?
Are you OK Ann
|
ie?
Annie are yo
|
u OK? You OK?
Are you OK Ann
|
ie?
Annie are yo
|
u OK? You OK?
Are you OK Ann
|
ie?
/
You've be
|
en hit by
//
You've be
|
en struck by
E5 / |A5* (back into intro/verse riff)
A smoooooth crimi-nal
(Intro:)
| |(x2)
Verse 2:
So they came
into the outw
ay
It was Sunday,
what a black
day
I could've mad
e a salutation
Sounding heart
beats, intimid
ations
(Pre-chorus:)
Annie are yo
u OK? You OK?
Are you OK Ann
ie?
Annie are yo
u OK? You OK?
Are you OK Ann
ie?
Annie are yo
u OK? You OK?
Are you OK Ann
ie?
Annie are yo
u OK? You OK?
*
Are you OK Ann
ie?
(Chorus:)
Annie, are
you OK
Will you tell
us that you're
OK
There's a sign
at the window
That he struck
*(
you. A cresce
(*
ndo, An--nie
He came into y
our apartment
He left the bl
oodstains on t
he carpet
Then you ran i
nto the bedroo
m
You were struc
k down, it was
*(
your doom
(Post-chorus: shortened)
Annie are yo
u OK? You OK?
Are you OK Ann
ie?
You've been
hit by
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)
| |(x4)
* * |
(Hoo!)(Hoo!)
* |(
(Hoo!)
(Chorus:)
Annie, are
you OK
Will you tell
us that you're
OK
There's a sign
at the window
That he struck
*(
you. A cresce
(*
ndo, An--nie
He came into y
our apartment
He left the bl
oodstains on t
he carpet
Then you ran i
nto the bedroo
m
You were struc
k down, it was
*(
your doom
Outro: (Post/Pre-chorus, then intro with screams)
Annie are y
ou OK? You OK?
Are you OK An
nie? (x4)
* * |
(Hoo!)(Hoo!)
* |(
(Hoo!)
*End*