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Smooth Criminal

Alien Ant Farm
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Tab6

Bass2

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(palm muted)

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------| (x4)
D|---7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9----9-9-10-10----10-10-9-5--7--|
A|---7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9----9-9-10-10----10-10-9-5--7--|
E|---5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7----7-7--8--8-----8--8-7-3--5--|

A5

Verse

(palm muted)

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------| (x4)
D|---7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9----9-9-10-10----10-10-9-5--7--|
A|---7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9----9-9-10-10----10-10-9-5--7--|
E|---5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7----7-7--8--8-----8--8-7-3--5--|

A5

Pre-Chorus

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--3-----3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-5-5-5-3-----| (x3)
A|--3-----3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-5-5-5-3-----|
E|--1-----1-1-1-1---1-1-1--1-3-3-3-1-----|

* * * *

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-----3-3-3-3---3-2-2--2-5-5----5-7------------|
A|--3-----3-3-3-3---3-2-2--2-5-5----5-7------------|
E|--1-----1-1-1-1---1-0-0--0-3-3----3-5------------|

* *

Chorus

"Anny are you okay..could you tell us..if you\'re okay..I hear the sound of "

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---7----7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5----5-5-3-3----3-3-2-2--5-7-|
A|---7----7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5----5-5-3-3----3-3-2-2--5-7-|
E|---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3----3-3-1-1----1-1-0-0--3-5-|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--3-----3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-5-5-5-3-----| (x3)
A|--3-----3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-5-5-5-3-----|
E|--1-----1-1-1-1---1-1-1--1-3-3-3-1-----|

* * * *

(You\'ve been hit by..E5..you\'ve been struck by..E5 E5..you\'ve been hit by..E5.. A smoooooth criminal)

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|---2----2-2---2-2--2-2-|
A|---2----2-2---2-2--2-2-|
E|---0----0-0---0-0--0-0-|

* *

Instrumental

(palm muted)

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9----9-9-10-10----10-10-9-5--7--| (x2)
A|---7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9----9-9-10-10----10-10-9-5--7--|
E|---5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7----7-7--8--8-----8--8-7-3--5--|

A5

Verse

(palm muted)

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9----9-9-10-10----10-10-9-5--7--| (x2)
A|---7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9----9-9-10-10----10-10-9-5--7--|
E|---5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7----7-7--8--8-----8--8-7-3--5--|

A5

Pre-Chorus

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--3-----3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-5-5-5-3-----| (x3)
A|--3-----3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-5-5-5-3-----|
E|--1-----1-1-1-1---1-1-1--1-3-3-3-1-----|

* * * *

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-----3-3-3-3---3-2-2--2-5-5----5-7------------|
A|--3-----3-3-3-3---3-2-2--2-5-5----5-7------------|
E|--1-----1-1-1-1---1-0-0--0-3-3----3-5------------|

* *

Chorus

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|  (x4)
D|---7----7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5----5-5-3-3----3-3-2-2--5-7-|
A|---7----7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5----5-5-3-3----3-3-2-2--5-7-|
E|---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3----3-3-1-1----1-1-0-0--3-5-|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--3-----3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-5-5-5-3-----|
A|--3-----3-3-3-3---3-3-3--3-5-5-5-3-----|
E|--1-----1-1-1-1---1-1-1--1-3-3-3-1-----|

* * * *

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|---2----2-2---2-2--2-2-|
A|---2----2-2---2-2--2-2-|
E|---0----0-0---0-0--0-0-|

* *

Pre-Solo

(pick slide for 7 seconds)

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

*

Solo

(do a pick slide on the E and A strings..

start slow going down then faster till it pitches out)

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|  (x8)
D|---7--7--7p9h10p9h7p5---5-7-7-7----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------------------------|

*

Chorus

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|  (x8)
D|---7----7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5----5-5-3-3----3-3-2-2--5-7-|
A|---7----7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5----5-5-3-3----3-3-2-2--5-7-|
E|---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3----3-3-1-1----1-1-0-0--3-5-|

Outro

(palm muted)

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9----9-9-10-10----10-10-9-5--7--| (x2)
A|---7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9----9-9-10-10----10-10-9-5--7--|
E|---5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7----7-7--8--8-----8--8-7-3--5--|

A5

(palm muted)

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---7----7-7-7-7-7-5-5----5-5-3-3----3-3-2-5--7-|
A|---7----7-7-7-7-7-5-5----5-5-3-3----3-3-2-5--7-|
E|---5----5-5-5-5-5-3-3----3-3-1-1----1-1-0-3--5-|

(palm muted)

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9----9-9-10-10----10-10-9-5--7--| (x2)
A|---7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9----9-9-10-10----10-10-9-5--7--|
E|---5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7----7-7--8--8-----8--8-7-3--5--|

A5

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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