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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 Tuning | Drop D Tuning |
+----+------------+---------------+
| A5| 577xxx | 777xxx |
| B5| 799xxx | 999xxx |
| C5| 81010xxx | 101010xxx |
| G5| 355xxx | 555xxx |
| F5| 133xxx | 333xxx |
| E5| 022xxx | 222xxx |
+----+------------+---------------+
[Intro/Verse]
| A51 . . 2 . . B53 . . 4 . . | C51 . . 2 . . B53 . . G54 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7!--x-7-x-7-9-9-x-9-x-9-|-1010x-10x-109-----5-----|
A|-7!--x-7-x-7-9-9-x-9-x-9-|-1010x-10x-109-----5-----|
E|-5!--x-5-x-5-7-7-x-7-x-7-|-8-8-x-8-x-8-7-----3-----|
[Intro]
A5 B5| C5 B5 G5| (x4)
[Verse 1]
A5As he came into the B5window
| C5 B5 G5|A5
Was a sound of a crescendo
He came into her aB5partment
| C5 B5 G5|A5
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
She was sitting at the B5table
| C5 B5 G5|A5
He could see she was unable
So she ran into the B5bedroom
| C5 B5 G5|
She was struck down, it was her doom
[Pre-chorus]
| F51 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | F51 . . 2 . . G53 . . 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- G5thingy, 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)
A5Annie, are you G5OK
| F5 G5| A5
Will you tell us that you're OK
There's a sign at the G5window
| F5*( E5 G5) | A5(* or just G5)
That he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie
He came into your G5apartment
| F5 G5|A5
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
Then you ran into the G5bedroom
| F5*( E5 G5) |
You were struck down, it was your doom
[Post-chorus]
(Same as pre-chorus)
| F51 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | F51 . . 2 . . G53 . . 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...)
| E51 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | E51 . . 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]
A5So they came into the B5outway
It was C5Sunday, what a B5black dayG5 A5
I could've made a B5salutation
Sounding C5heartbeats, intimiB5dationsG5
[Pre-chorus]
F5Annie are you OK? You F5OK? Are you G5OK Annie?
F5Annie are you OK? You F5OK? Are you G5OK Annie?
F5Annie are you OK? You F5OK? Are you G5OK Annie?
F5 F5*G5
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
[Chorus]
A5Annie, are you G5OK
Will you F5tell us that you're G5OKA5
There's a sign at the G5window
F5*( E5 G5) A5(* or just G5)
That he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie
He came into your G5apartment
He left the F5bloodstains on the G5carpetA5
Then you ran into the G5bedroom
F5*( E5 G5)
You were struck down, it was your doom
[Post-chorus: shortened]
F5Annie are you OK? You F5OK? Are you G5OK Annie?
E5You've been hit by
E5You'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]
A5Annie, are you G5OK
Will you F5tell us that you're G5OKA5
There's a sign at the G5window
F5*( E5 G5) A5(* or just G5)
That he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie
He came into your G5apartment
He left the F5bloodstains on the G5carpetA5
Then you ran into the G5bedroom
F5*( E5 G5)
You were struck down, it was your doom
Outro: (Post/Pre-chorus, then intro with screams)
F5Annie are you OK? You F5OK? Are you G5OK Annie? (x4)
A5* B5* | C5* B5 G5|(x4)
(Hoo!)(Hoo!) (Hoo!)
*End*
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Smooth Criminal
by Alien Ant Farm
Chords in this song · guitar
A5
B5
C5
G5
F5
E5
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 Tuning | Drop D Tuning |
+----+------------+---------------+
A5
| | 577xxx | 777xxx |
B5
| | 799xxx | 999xxx |
C5
| | 81010xxx | 101010xxx |
G5
| | 355xxx | 555xxx |
F5
| | 133xxx | 333xxx |
E5
| | 022xxx | 222xxx |
+----+------------+---------------+
[Intro/Verse]
A5 B5 C5 B5 G5
| 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7!--x-7-x-7-9-9-x-9-x-9-|-1010x-10x-109-----5-----|
A|-7!--x-7-x-7-9-9-x-9-x-9-|-1010x-10x-109-----5-----|
E|-5!--x-5-x-5-7-7-x-7-x-7-|-8-8-x-8-x-8-7-----3-----|
[Intro]
A5 B5 C5 B5 G5
| | (x4)
[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 E5 G5
| * | (*or - 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 G5
| *( ) | (* or just )
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 G5
*( ) (* or just )
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 G5
*( ) (* or just )
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!)
*End*
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