Smooth Criminal Tab

by Alien Ant Farm
20,759 views, added to favorites 134 times
Capo: no capo
Author Unregistered. Last edit on Feb 10, 2014
We have an official Smooth Criminal tab made by UG professional guitarists.
Check out the tab
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--------||
:: Ultimate Guitar Archive ::
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com 
X
By helping UG you make the world better... and earn IQ
Create correction
Please rate this tab
 
×
Smooth Criminal – Alien Ant Farm
How to play
"Smooth Criminal"
Font
8 comments
JansonSG
Intro riff:from guitar pro 6 this is good tab ! |---||-----------------------------|--------------------------| |---||-----------------------------|--------------------------| |---||*----------------------------|-------------------------*| |-2-||*----------------------------|-------------------------*| |-0-||----0-0-0-0---0-2--2-----0-2-|3--3-----3-3-2--------0---| |---||------------3----------------|----------------3---------|
0
AAF_rules
COOLGUY, MAN IT AINT POWER CHORDS FOR THE INTRO SORRRY!!! LMFAO i have the book
0
coolguy
this is all wrong man. somebody get it rite. it starts with power chords
0