Smooth_Criminal

Band: Alien Ant Farm
Song Name: Smooth Criminal
Tabber: I. Lanza
Email: [email protected]

Dropped D tuning (turn the nob 180 degeez downward.) I just think it's eaiser
to play the chordes when you drop D because this song is played relativly fast
so it dosen't really matter if you drop D or not I just think it eaiser. If you
don't want to mess around with tuning, just look at the D parts of the tab and
pretend that number is two frets down. EX:

Dropped D                                            Standard Tuning

Opening Riff + Verse                                 Opening Riff + Verse
E{--------------------------------------------}                E{------------------------------------------}
B{--------------------------------------------}                B{------------------------------------------}
G{--------------------------------------------}               G{------------------------------------------}
D{-7-7-7-7--9-9--9-9--10-10--10-10--7---5--7--} or D{-7-7-7-7--9-9--9-9--10-10-10-10--7--5--7--}
A{-7-7-7-7--9-9--9-9--10-10--10-10--7---5--7--}      A{-7-7-7-7-- 9-9--9-9--10-10-10-10--7--5--7--}
D{-7-7-7-7--9-9--9-9--10-10--10-10--7---5--7--}      E{-5-5-5-5-- 7-7--7-7--8--8--8---8---5--3--5--}

         *These two are exactly the same I just think its eaiser if you drop D. YA SEE?

Opening Riff/Dist. + Verse
E{--------------------------------------------}
B{--------------------------------------------}
G{--------------------------------------------}
D{-7-7-7-7--9-9--9-9--10-10--10-10--7---5--7--}
A{-7-7-7-7--9-9--9-9--10-10--10-10--7---5--7--}
D{-7-7-7-7--9-9--9-9--10-10--10-10--7---5--7--}
(p.m).........................................

Pre-Chorus Riff/End Chorus Riff

E{-------------------------------------------}
B{-------------------------------------------}
G{-------------------------------------------}
D{-3------5-5-x-3----------------------------}
A{-3-6x---5-5-x-3--repeat--------------------}
D{-3------5-5-x-3----------------------------}

Chorus
E{----------------------------------------------------------------------}
B{----------------------------------------------------------------------}
G{----------------------------------------------------------------------}
D{-7-----5-5---5-5-3-3---3-3-5-3-5-7----7----5-5--5-5-3-3---3-3-2-2-5-7-}
A{-7-6x--5-5---5-5-3-3---3-3-5-3-5-7----7----5-5--5-5-3-3---3-3-2-2-5-7-}
D{-7-----5-5---5-5-3-3---3-3-5-3-5-7----7----5-5--5-5-3-3---3-3-2-2-5-7-}

"You've been hit by, you've been struck by, a smooth criminal"
E{------------------------------------------}
B{------------------------------------------}
G{------------------------------------------}
D{-2--2------2-2----------------------------}
A{-2--2------2-2----------------------------}
D{-2--2------2-2----------------------------}

Solo:
E{------------------------------------------------------------------}
B{------------------------------------------------------------------}
G{--5-4---4--------------------------5-4---4------------------------}2x
D{------7---7-5-0-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-----7---7-5-0-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7---}
A{------------------------------------------------------------------}
D{------------------------------------------------------------------}

After you finish the solo (the riff above) for the second time, end with this:

E{-------------------}
B{-------------------}
G{------Let it ring--}
D{--7----------------}
A{--7----------------}
D{--7----------------}
(p.m)...............