Chords with lyrics
Smooth Criminal
by Alien Ant Farm
(origanally by Michael Jackson)
from their album ANThology
Tabbed by Taylor Armstrong
This Tab Is All My Own Work
Listen to the song to get the rhythm down
VERSE BRIDGE
E MajorE|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8------7--3-------|-5---3---5-------
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10--9--5-------|-7---5---7---
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|--------
G+G|------------------------------------------------------|------- (Let notes
BB|------------------------------------------------------|--------- ring)
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|---------
CHORUS
E MajorE|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Artist: Alien Ant Farm
Title: Smooth Criminal
Tabbed by: CAiNsKi
Note: This tab is not exactly what the artist plays, as I believe
version. Your guitar needs to be tuned slightly differently from
the original song (as you can see on the tab). However, it is
compatible with both the cd version of the song and the other
tabs on this site, and sounds just as great. So here goes.
Riff 1 (Intro + Chorus)
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------| repeat 4x
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-----7-7-7---9--9------9---10-10---10--9-5---|
A augmentedA|-7-----7-7-7---9--9------9---10-10---10--9-5---|
D MajorD|-7-----7-7-7---9--9------9---10-10---10--9-5---|
Riff 2a ("annie are you ok, are you ok, are you ok annie")
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------| this should last for
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------| 4 repeats ofthelyrics
D MajorD|-3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3--2--5-2-5--|
A augmentedA|-3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3--2--5-2-5--|
D MajorD|-3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3--2--5-2-5--|
1---------1 2---------2 3---------3 4---------4 (bars)
Riff 3 ("annie are you ok, but you're jealous, but you're ok...")
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------| repeat 4x
G+G|---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-----7-7-7---5-5-----5--3-3----3--5-2-5----|
A augmentedA|-7-----7-7-7---5-5-----5--3-3----3--5-2-5----|
D MajorD|-7-----7-7-7---5-5-----5--3-3----3--5-2-5----|
Riff 2b ("you've been hit by, you've been struck by...")
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3-------2-2--7------7-7----7-----|
A augmentedA|-3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3-------2-2--7------7-7----7-----|
D MajorD|-3-------2-2--3-------2-2--3-------2-2--7------7-7----7-----|
Riff 2c (same as 2b but shorter)
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-------2-2--7------7-7----7-----|
A augmentedA|-3-------2-2--7------7-7----7-----|
D MajorD|-3-------2-2--7------7-7----7-----|
Solo
Just before the solo is a slow pick slide up the low D MajorD string
with heavy distortion. It leads directly into the solo below.
E MajorE|----8-7----8---------------------------------|
BB|--------10---10-8---8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|repeat 8x
G+G|------------------9--------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|
Master Plan
Riff 1 (intro)
Riff 1 (vocals start)
Riff 2a
Riff 3
Riff 2b
Riff 1
Riff 2a
Riff 3
Riff 2c
Riff 1
Solo
Riff 3
Riff 3
Riff 1 (outro)
Other versions of Smooth Criminal
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Smooth criminal (Ver. 2) by Alien Ant Farm
