Smooth Criminal Chords & Tabs
Smooth Criminal tab:
This is my first tab so it may have a few mistakes
Intro/Chorus 1
e|---------------------------------------------
b|---------------------------------------------
g|---------------------------------------------
d|--7--7-7-7-7-5-7--9-9--7-9--10-10--10-10--9-5
a|--7--7-7-7-7-5-7--9-9--7-9--10-10--10-10--9-5 x8
e|--5--5-5-5-5-3-5--7-7--5-7--8--8---8--8---7-3
As he came into the window.... Was a sound of a crescendo
Chorus 2
e|---------------------------------------------
b|---------------------------------------------
g|---------------------------------------------
d|--3----5-5------------------3----2-2--5-2-5-7 (This may
a|--3----5-5--3x---on 4th-----3----2-2--5-2-5-7 Be bass
e|--1----3-3------------------1----0-0--3-0-3-5 only)
Annie are u ok are u ok are u ok annie.....
Verse part 1
e|---------------------------------------------
b|---------------------------------------------
g|---------------------------------------------
d|--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5--3-3--3-3--5--3--5--7
a|--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5--3-3--3-3--5--3--5--7
e|--5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3--3-3--1-1--1-1--3--1--3--5
---Annie, are you OK, Will you tell us that you're OK
Verse Part 2
e|---------------------------------------------
b|---------------------------------------------
g|---------------------------------------------
d|--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5--3-3--3-3--0----5--7-
a|--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5--3-3--3-3--0----5--7-
e|--5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3--3-3--1-1--1-1--2----3--5-
There's a sign at the window, That he struck you, A crescendo, Annie
Interlude (?)
e|---------------------------------------------
b|---------------------------------------------
g|---------------------------------------------
d|--2------------------2-2-------------------2-
a|--2------------------2-2-------------------2-
e|--0------------------0-0-------------------0-
You've been hit by, u've been struck by, a smooth criminal
Song Progression:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alien_ant_farm/smooth_criminal_tab_ver_14.html ]
Intro/Chorus 1 x8
Chorus 2
Verse Part 1 1x
Verse Part 2 1x
Verse Part 1 1x
Verse Part 2 1x
Chorus 2
Interlude
Intro/Chorus x4
Chorus 2
Verse Part 1 1x
Verse Part 2 1x
Verse Part 1 1x
Verse Part 2 1x
Chorus 2 first part x1
Interlude
Intro/chorus 1 2x (base keeps doing it)
Then this Chord using wammy stick and i think just sliding it up:
e|---
b|---
g|---
c|---
d|--7
a|--7
e|--5
Then Solo:
e|------------------------------------------------
b|------------------------------------------------
g|------------------------------------------------
c|--7-10-9-7-9-7-------6s7-7-7-7-7-7------8x fast its not
d|---------------10-7----------------------------- hard,
a|------------------------------------------------ just fast
e|------------------------------------------------
Verse Part 1
Verse Part 2
Verse Part 1
Verse Part 2
Verse Part 1
Verse Part 2
Verse Part 1
Verse Part 2
Intro/verse 2x
Then outro, which is
e|-------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------|
d|--7--7-7-7-7-5-5--5-5--3-3--3-2-2-5-7------|
a|--7--7-7-7-7-5-5--5-5--3-3--3-2-2-5-7------|
e|--5--5-5-5-5-3-3--3-3--1-1--1-0-2-3-5------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------|
d|--7--7-7-7-7-5-7--9-9--7-9--10-10--10-10--9-|
a|--7--7-7-7-7-5-7--9-9--7-9--10-10--10-10--9-|
e|--5--5-5-5-5-3-5--7-7--5-7--8--8---8--8---7-|
And thats it!! Sorry that it is so confusing. If u have the song its easier to follow. Just
Follow my labels and i think you should be ok.
-Jeremy Coles
(P.S. I noticed in one of the other tabs that came straight from the book showed that the intro
didnt go down again before going up. This is probably correct because it might just be the bass
guitar that goes back down. but if u are just playing the song alone then it sounds better this way.)
Hope u find this useful. Give me some comments cuz like i said this is my first one.
