'Smooth Criminal'
                         by Michael Jackson
                    as recorded by Alien Ant Farm

Transcribed by: Zbigniew Szczudlik (aka Doc.Ent) (docent@iname.com)
w/ a little help from Pacemaker 1.2 DSP-plug-in by Olli Parviainen

Note: because I do not know what tuning AAF use and this song sounds
fine in a traditional one I decided to stick to it.

All single notes are PM'd and chords are not, except where indicated

Write to me whatever you think of this tab. :-)

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INTRO & 1ST VERSE
                                                              (7 times)
E||----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B||----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G||----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D||--7-|*-------------------------------|----------------------------7-*|
A||--7-|*---------------2---2---------2-|3---3-------2-3-2-----------7-*|
E||--5-|----5-5-5-5-3-5-------------5---|--------------------3-------5--|

        1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


E||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------|----------------------------3--|
A||----------------2---2---------2-|3---3-------2-3-2-----------3--|
E||----5-5-5-5-3-5-------------5---|--------------------3-------1--|

   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-CHORUS
     *     *       *       *       *       *             (2 times)
E||--------1---------------1------|--------1---------------------|
B||--------1---------------1------|--------1---------------------|
G||-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D||*(3)------------3--------------|3---------------5---5-------3*|
A||*(3)------------3--------------|3---------------5---5-------3*|
E||-(1)------------1--------------|1---------------3---3-------1-|
           ring out
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

     *     *       *       *       *       *       #
E||--------1---------------1------|--------1---------------------|
B||--------1---------------1------|--------1---------------------|
G||-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D||-(3)------------3--------------|3---------------5-----------3-|
A||-(3)------------3--------------|3---------------5-----------3-|
E||-(1)------------1--------------|1---------------3-----------1-|
                                                   # PM'd chord
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


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

   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS
(2 times; on repeat skip last bar & go to 2nd ending)

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

   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


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

   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


   2nd ending
E||------------------------------|
B||------------------------------|
G||------------------------------|-
D||3---3-------3-3-2---2---5---3*|
A||3---3-------3-3-2---2---5---3*|
E||1---1-------1-1-0---0---3---1-|

   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-CHORUS
                                                         (2 times)
E||--------1---------------1------|--------1---------------------|
B||--------1---------------1------|--------1---------------------|
G||-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D||*(3)------------3--------------|3---------------5---5-------3*|
A||*(3)------------3--------------|3---------------5---5-------3*|
E||-(1)------------1--------------|1---------------3---3-------1-|

   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


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

   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


E||-------------------------------|------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------|------------------------------|
G||-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D||2---------------2---2----------|--------2-------------------7-|
A||2---------------2---2----------|--------2-------------------7-|
E||0---------------0---0----------|--------0-------------------5-|

   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


Repeat from the beginning w/ repeats as needed
(e.g. play only last 2 bars from the last PRE-CHORUS)

BRIDGE

Rhythm Guitar plays main riff

Lead Gtr. w/ flanger

E||---|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
B||---|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
G||-2-|(2)----------------------------|------------------------------|
D||-2-|(2)----------------------------|------------------------------|
A||-0-|(0)----------------------------|------------------------------|
E||---|-------------------------------|------------------------------|

    &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Slide up the neck -------------------------------------------->
E||-------------------------------|------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------|------------------------------|
G||(2)----------------------------|------------------------------|
D||(2)----------------------------|------------------------------|
A||(0)----------------------------|------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------|------------------------------|

   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

Play ad lib                (8 times)
E||--------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------|
G||*-5-4---5----------------------*|
D||*-----7---7-5---5-7-5-7-7-7-7-7*|
A||--------------7-----------------|
E||--------------------------------|

   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


Repeat Chorus twice w/out 2nd ending (watch out stacatto missing)
with Fill-ins (don't PM.)

1st Fill-in

E||-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G||-------------------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
D||*---7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5-------5-5|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|
A||*---7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5-------5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E||----5-5-5-5-5-5-3---3-------3-3|-------------------------------|
                                                    sl.
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

2nd Fill-in

E||-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G||-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D||*---7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5-------5-5|--------------------------------------|
A||*---7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5-------5-5|3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10/12-12-12|
E||----5-5-5-5-5-5-3---3-------3-3|--------------------------------------|
                                   sl.     sl.     sl.          sl.
   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3    &      4    &

Repeat Main riff as the ending. (Cool bass harmony!)

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