{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":831916,"song":"Smooth Criminal","artist":"Alien Ant Farm","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11598442-smooth-criminal-chords-by-alien-ant-farm/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/831916?type=chord","rating":4.71186,"votes":80,"content":"Smooth Criminal\r\n\r\nAlien Ant Farm\r\n\r\nTons of versions of this song in tabs, but only 1 is really right (rest are a bunch of clutter). \r\nI don't think it should discredit a chord version with lyrics and timing.\r\n\r\n[tab]Chords:\r\n+----+------------+---------------+[/tab]\r\n[tab]| | Std Tuning | Drop D Tuning |\r\n+----+------------+---------------+[/tab]\r\n| [ch]A5[/ch] | 577xxx | 777xxx | \r\n| [ch]B5[/ch] | 799xxx | 999xxx | \r\n| [ch]C5[/ch] | 81010xxx | 101010xxx | \r\n| [ch]G5[/ch] | 355xxx | 555xxx | \r\n| [ch]F5[/ch] | 133xxx | 333xxx | \r\n| [ch]E5[/ch] | 022xxx | 222xxx |\r\n[tab]+----+------------+---------------+[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro/Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch] [ch]C5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\n | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |[/tab]\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nG|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nD|-7!--x-7-x-7-9-9-x-9-x-9-|-1010x-10x-109-----5-----|\r\nA|-7!--x-7-x-7-9-9-x-9-x-9-|-1010x-10x-109-----5-----|\r\nE|-5!--x-5-x-5-7-7-x-7-x-7-|-8-8-x-8-x-8-7-----3-----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]A5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch] |[ch]C5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] | (x4)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch]\r\n As he came into the window[/tab]\r\n[tab] |[ch]C5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] |[ch]A5[/ch]\r\nWas a sound of a crescendo[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nHe came into her apartment[/tab]\r\n[tab] |[ch]C5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] |[ch]A5[/ch]\r\nHe left the bloodstains on the carpet[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nShe was sitting at the table[/tab]\r\n[tab] |[ch]C5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] |[ch]A5[/ch]\r\nHe could see she was unable[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nSo she ran into the bedroom[/tab]\r\n[tab] |[ch]C5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] |\r\nShe was struck down, it was her doom[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\n | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |[/tab]\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nG|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nD|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|\r\nA|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|\r\nE|-1!--x-1-x-x-1-1-x-1-x-x-|-1-1-x-1-x-x-3--3--3-5-x-| [/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch] |[ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] |\r\n Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An-[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch] |[ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] |\r\nnie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An-[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch] |[ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] |\r\nnie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An-[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch] |[ch]F5[/ch] *[ch]G5[/ch] | (*or [ch]E5[/ch]-[ch]G5[/ch] thingy, see alt. chorus)\r\nnie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus] (Basic/Gist)\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] [ch]F5[/ch] *[ch]G5[/ch] \r\n | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |[/tab]\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nG|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nD|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-5--5--5-5-x-|\r\nA|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-5--5--5-5-x-|\r\nE|-5!--x-5-x-5-3-3-x-3-x-3-|-1-1-x-1-x-1-3--3--3-5-x-|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus] (Alternative, little more flair - I like to mix them up, say every other pass as shown)\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] [ch]F5[/ch] *[ch]E5[/ch] *[ch]G5[/ch] \r\n | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |[/tab]\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nG|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nD|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-2-(2)-5-5-x-|\r\nA|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-2-(2)-5-5-x-|\r\nE|-5!--x-5-x-5-3-3-x-3-x-3-|-1-1-x-1-x-1-0-(0)-3-3-x-|[/tab]\r\n\r\n(*can even take this a step further as E5-G5-F5-G5 - I'm trying to keep the tabs simplified)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\n Annie, are you OK[/tab]\r\n[tab] |[ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] |[ch]A5[/ch] \r\nWill you tell us that you're OK[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G5[/ch] \r\nThere's a sign at the window[/tab]\r\n[tab] |[ch]F5[/ch] *([ch]E5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]) |[ch]A5[/ch] (* or just [ch]G5[/ch]) \r\nThat he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nHe came into your apartment[/tab]\r\n[tab] |[ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] |[ch]A5[/ch]\r\nHe left the bloodstains on the carpet[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nThen you ran into the bedroom[/tab]\r\n[tab] |[ch]F5[/ch] *([ch]E5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]) | \r\nYou were struck down, it was your doom[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Post-chorus]\r\n\r\n(Same as pre-chorus)\r\n[tab] [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\n | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |[/tab]\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nG|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nD|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|\r\nA|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|\r\nE|-1!--x-1-x-x-1-1-x-1-x-x-|-1-1-x-1-x-x-3--3--3-5-x-| [/tab]\r\n\r\n(then...)\r\n[tab] [ch]E5[/ch] [ch]E5[/ch] \r\n | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |[/tab]\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nG|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nD|-2!-------------------2!-|-2!----------------------|-2!----------------------|\r\nA|-2!-------------------2!-|-2!----------------------|-2!----------------------|\r\nE|-0!---(0--x--0--x)----0!-|-0!---(0--x--0--x)-------|-0!----------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch] |[ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] |\r\n Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch] |[ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] |\r\n Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch] |[ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] | \r\n Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E5[/ch] / |\r\n You've been hit by[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E5[/ch] // |\r\n You've been struck by[/tab]\r\nE5 / |A5* (back into intro/verse riff)\r\n A smoooooth crimi-nal\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]A5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch] |[ch]C5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] |(x2)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch]\r\n So they came into the outway[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nIt was Sunday, what a black day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nI could've made a salutation[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nSounding heartbeats, intimidations[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch] [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\n Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch] [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\n Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch] [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\n Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch] [ch]F5[/ch] *[ch]G5[/ch]\r\n Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\n Annie, are you OK[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nWill you tell us that you're OK[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G5[/ch] \r\nThere's a sign at the window[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F5[/ch] *([ch]E5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]) [ch]A5[/ch] (* or just [ch]G5[/ch])\r\nThat he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nHe came into your apartment[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nHe left the bloodstains on the carpet[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nThen you ran into the bedroom[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F5[/ch] *([ch]E5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]) \r\nYou were struck down, it was your doom[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Post-chorus: shortened]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch] [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\n Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E5[/ch] \r\n You've been hit by[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E5[/ch] \r\n You've been struck by[/tab]\r\nE5 A5* (back into intro/verse riff)\r\n A smoooooth criminal\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro] (this is where solo goes, with MJ screams on 2nd set)\r\n\r\n[ch]A5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch] |[ch]C5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] |(x4)\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch] * [ch]B5[/ch] * |[ch]C5[/ch] * [ch]B5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] |(x4)\r\n (Hoo!)(Hoo!) (Hoo!)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\n Annie, are you OK[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nWill you tell us that you're OK[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G5[/ch] \r\nThere's a sign at the window[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F5[/ch] *([ch]E5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]) [ch]A5[/ch] (* or just [ch]G5[/ch])\r\nThat he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nHe came into your apartment[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nHe left the bloodstains on the carpet[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nThen you ran into the bedroom[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F5[/ch] *([ch]E5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]) \r\nYou were struck down, it was your doom[/tab]\r\n\r\nOutro: (Post/Pre-chorus, then intro with screams)\r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch] [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\n Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie? (x4)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch] * [ch]B5[/ch] * |[ch]C5[/ch] * [ch]B5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] |(x4)\r\n (Hoo!)(Hoo!) (Hoo!)[/tab]\r\n\r\n*End*","plain_text":"Smooth Criminal\n\nAlien Ant Farm\n\nTons of versions of this song in tabs, but only 1 is really right (rest are a bunch of clutter). \nI don't think it should discredit a chord version with lyrics and timing.\n\n\n\n| A5 | 577xxx | 777xxx | \n| B5 | 799xxx | 999xxx | \n| C5 | 81010xxx | 101010xxx | \n| G5 | 355xxx | 555xxx | \n| F5 | 133xxx | 333xxx | \n| E5 | 022xxx | 222xxx |\n\n\n\n[Intro/Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nA5 B5 |C5 B5 G5 | (x4)\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus]\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus] (Basic/Gist)\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus] (Alternative, little more flair - I like to mix them up, say every other pass as shown)\n\n\n\n\n(*can even take this a step further as E5-G5-F5-G5 - I'm trying to keep the tabs simplified)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Post-chorus]\n\n(Same as pre-chorus)\n\n\n\n(then...)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE5 / |A5* (back into intro/verse riff)\n A smoooooth crimi-nal\n\n[Intro]\n\nA5 B5 |C5 B5 G5 |(x2)\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Post-chorus: shortened]\n\n\n\n\nE5 A5* (back into intro/verse riff)\n A smoooooth criminal\n\n\n[Intro] (this is where solo goes, with MJ screams on 2nd set)\n\nA5 B5 |C5 B5 G5 |(x4)\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOutro: (Post/Pre-chorus, then intro with screams)\n\n\n\n*End*","chords":["D","A5","B5","C5","G5","F5","E5","B","G","A","E"]}