• Song:

    Smooth Criminal

  • Artist:

    Alien Ant Farm

  • Album:

    Smooth Criminal (7" Ver...

Alien Ant Farm,smooth criminal.
 Tabbed by Andy, epithet965@hotmail.com.
  
this is totally correct. all of it.
sorry it's long, but i couldn't find a way to shorten it
without getting everything down in order.
any questions/comments email to Andy at eptithet965@hotmail.com 
standard tuning: e,a,d,g,b,e

Intro riff:
|---||-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|---||-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|---||*----------------------------|-------------------------*|
|---||*----------------------------|-------------------------*|
|-2-||----0-0-0-0---0-2--2-----0-2-|3--3-----3-3-2------------|
|-0-||------------3----------------|----------------3-----0---|

repeats four times as intro

play intro riff three times as verse, then...

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------3--|
|--0-0-0-0---0-2--2-----0-2-|3--3-----3-3-2--------3--|
|----------3----------------|----------------3-----1--|

(\"Annie are you ok, you ok, you ok annie?\")
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5-----3--|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5-----3--|
|(1)------------------------|(1)----------3--3-----1--|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5-----3--|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5-----3--|
|(1)------------------------|(1)----------3--3-----1--|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|(3)------------------------|(3)-------------------3--|
|(3)------------------------|(3)-------------------3--|
|(1)------------------------|(1)----------3--------1--|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------2--|
|(3)------------------------|2------------5--2--5--2--|
|(3)------------------------|2------------5--2--5--0--|
|(1)------------------------|0------------3--0--3-----|

Chorus: 
(\"Annie are you ok, would you tell us that your ok...\")

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|----------------------2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-5--3--5--2--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-5--3--5--0--|
|---------------3--3----3-3-|1--1-----1-1-3--1--3-----|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|----------------------2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-2-----5--2--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-2-----5--0--|
|---------------3--3----3-3-|1--1-----1-1-0-----3-----|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|----------------------2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-5--3--5--2--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-5--3--5--0--|
|---------------3--3----3-3-|1--1-----1-1-3--1--3-----|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-2--2--5--3--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-2--2--5--3--|
|---------------3--3----3-3-|1--1-----1-1-0--0--3--1--|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5-----3--|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5-----3--|
|(1)------------------------|(1)----------3--3-----1--|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5-----3--|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5-----3--|
|(1)------------------------|(1)----------3--3-----1--|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5--5--3--|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5--5--3--|
|(1)------------------------|(1)----------3--3--3--1--|

(\"You've been hit bad, you've been struck by a smooth criminal\")
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|2-----------2--2-----------|------2---------------0--|<-to intro riff
|0-----------0--0-----------|------0------------------|

Intro Riff x2

Intro riff once as verse, then... 
(same thing that's after the first verse)

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------3--|
|--0-0-0-0---0-2--2-----0-2-|3--3-----3-3-2--------3--|
|----------3----------------|----------------3-----1--|

(\"Annie are you ok, you ok, you ok annie?\")
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5-----3--|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5-----3--|
|(1)------------------------|(1)----------3--3-----1--|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5-----3--|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5-----3--|
|(1)------------------------|(1)----------3--3-----1--|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|(3)------------------------|(3)-------------------3--|
|(3)------------------------|(3)-------------------3--|
|(1)------------------------|(1)----------3--------1--|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------2--|
|(3)------------------------|2------------5--2--5--2--|
|(3)------------------------|2------------5--2--5--0--|
|(1)------------------------|0------------3--0--3-----|

Chorus: 
(\"Annie are you ok, would you tell us that your ok...\")

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|----------------------2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-5--3--5--2--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-5--3--5--0--|
|---------------3--3----3-3-|1--1-----1-1-3--1--3-----|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|----------------------2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-2-----5--2--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-2-----5--0--|
|---------------3--3----3-3-|1--1-----1-1-0-----3-----|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|----------------------2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-5--3--5--2--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-5--3--5--0--|
|---------------3--3----3-3-|1--1-----1-1-3--1--3-----|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-2--2--5--3--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-2--2--5--3--|
|---------------3--3----3-3-|1--1-----1-1-0--0--3--1--|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5-----3--|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5-----3--|
|(1)------------------------|(1)----------3--3-----1--|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5-----3--|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5-----3--|
|(1)------------------------|(1)----------3--3-----1--|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5--5--3--|
|(3)------------------------|(3)----------5--5--5--3--|
|(1)------------------------|(1)----------3--3--3--1--|

(\"You've been hit bad, you've been struck by a smooth criminal\")
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|2-----------2--2-----------|------2---------------0--|<-to intro riff
|0-----------0--0-----------|------0------------------|

Intro riff played 8 times total while second guitar plays following...

on fourth intro riff pick slide UP into this:

||--------------------------------||
||--------------------------------||
||--5-4-2-4-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||  play this 8 times
||--------------------------------||
||--------------------------------||
||--------------------------------||

Chorus: 
(\"Annie are you ok, would you tell us that your ok...\")
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|----------------------2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-5--3--5--2--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-5--3--5--0--|
|---------------3--3----3-3-|1--1-----1-1-3--1--3-----|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|----------------------2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-2-----5--2--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-2-----5--0--|
|---------------3--3----3-3-|1--1-----1-1-0-----3-----|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|----------------------2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-5--3--5--2--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-5--3--5--0--|
|---------------3--3----3-3-|1--1-----1-1-3--1--3-----|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|----------------------2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5----5-5-|3------------2-----5--2--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-5--5----5-5-|3------------2-----5--0--|
|---------------3--3----3-3-|1------------0-----3-----|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|----------------------2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-5--3--5--2--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-5--3--5--0--|
|---------------3--3----3-3-|1--1-----1-1-3--1--3-----|

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|----------------------2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-2-----5--2--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-5--5----5-5-|3--3-----3-3-2-----5--0--|
|---------------3--3----3-3-|1--1-----1-1-0-----3-----|

Intro Riff plays 7 times

8th times play this:

|---------------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------------|----------------0--------||
|---------------------------|----------------0--------||
|---------------------------|----------------0--------||
|--0-0-0-0---0-2--2-----0-2-|3--3-----3-3-2-----------||
|----------3----------------|----------------3--------|| 
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