Smooth Criminal
Alien Ant Farm
Tons of versions of this song in tabs, but only 1 is really right (rest are a bunch of clutter).
I don't think it should discredit a chord version with lyrics and timing.
Chords:
+----+------------+---------------+
| | Std Tuning | Drop D Tuning |
+----+------------+---------------+
| A5 | 577xxx | 777xxx |
| B5 | 799xxx | 999xxx |
| C5 | 81010xxx | 101010xxx |
| G5 | 355xxx | 555xxx |
| F5 | 133xxx | 333xxx |
| E5 | 022xxx | 222xxx |
+----+------------+---------------+
Intro/Verse:
| 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7!--x-7-x-7-9-9-x-9-x-9-|-1010x-10x-109-----5-----|
A|-7!--x-7-x-7-9-9-x-9-x-9-|-1010x-10x-109-----5-----|
E|-5!--x-5-x-5-7-7-x-7-x-7-|-8-8-x-8-x-8-7-----3-----|
Intro:
|C5 | (x4)
Verse 1:
As he came into the window
|C5 |A5
Was a sound of a crescendo
He came into her apartment
|C5 |A5
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
She was sitting at the table
|C5 |A5
He could see she was unable
So she ran into the bedroom
|C5 |
She was struck down, it was her doom
Pre-chorus:
| 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|
A|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|
E|-1!--x-1-x-x-1-1-x-1-x-x-|-1-1-x-1-x-x-3--3--3-5-x-|
|F5 |
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An-
|F5 |
nie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An-
|F5 |
nie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An-
F5 |F5 *G5 | (*or E5-G5 thingy, see alt. chorus)
nie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
Chorus: (Basic/Gist)
*G5
| 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-5--5--5-5-x-|
A|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-5--5--5-5-x-|
E|-5!--x-5-x-5-3-3-x-3-x-3-|-1-1-x-1-x-1-3--3--3-5-x-|
Chorus: (Alternative, little more flair - I like to mix them up, say every other pass as shown)
*E5 *G5
| 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-2-(2)-5-5-x-|
A|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-2-(2)-5-5-x-|
E|-5!--x-5-x-5-3-3-x-3-x-3-|-1-1-x-1-x-1-0-(0)-3-3-x-|
(*can even take this a step further as E5-G5-F5-G5 - I'm trying to keep the tabs simplified)
Annie, are you OK
|F5 G5 |A5
Will you tell us that you're OK
There's a sign at the window
|F5 *(E5 G5) |A5 (* or just G5)
That he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie
He came into your apartment
|F5 G5 |A5
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
Then you ran into the bedroom
|F5 *(E5 G5) |
You were struck down, it was your doom
Post-chorus:
(Same as pre-chorus)
| 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|
A|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|
E|-1!--x-1-x-x-1-1-x-1-x-x-|-1-1-x-1-x-x-3--3--3-5-x-|
(then...)
| 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-2!-------------------2!-|-2!----------------------|-2!----------------------|
A|-2!-------------------2!-|-2!----------------------|-2!----------------------|
E|-0!---(0--x--0--x)----0!-|-0!---(0--x--0--x)-------|-0!----------------------|
|F5 |
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
|F5 |
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
|F5 |
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
E5 / |
You've been hit by
E5 // |
You've been struck by
E5 / |A5* (back into intro/verse riff)
A smoooooth crimi-nal
(Intro:)
|C5 |(x2)
Verse 2:
So they came into the outway
It was Sunday, what a black day
I could've made a salutation
Sounding heartbeats, intimidations
(Pre-chorus:)
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
*G5
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
(Chorus:)
Annie, are you OK
Will you tell us that you're OK
There's a sign at the window
F5 *(E5 G5) A5 (* or just G5)
That he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie
He came into your apartment
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
Then you ran into the bedroom
F5 *(E5 G5)
You were struck down, it was your doom
(Post-chorus: shortened)
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
You've been hit by
You've been struck by
E5 A5* (back into intro/verse riff)
A smoooooth criminal
(Intro: this is where solo goes, with MJ screams on 2nd set)
|C5 |(x4)
* * |C5 * |(x4)
(Hoo!)(Hoo!) (Hoo!)
(Chorus:)
Annie, are you OK
Will you tell us that you're OK
There's a sign at the window
F5 *(E5 G5) A5 (* or just G5)
That he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie
He came into your apartment
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
Then you ran into the bedroom
F5 *(E5 G5)
You were struck down, it was your doom
Outro: (Post/Pre-chorus, then intro with screams)
Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie? (x4)
* * |C5 * |(x4)
(Hoo!)(Hoo!) (Hoo!)
*End*