Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (Tabs)
palm muted)
verse
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B---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------
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
1st PART CHORUS
(First set of '"annie are you okay..you okay..you okay..annie X3)
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B---------------------------------------
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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-----
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CHORUS CONT
(preceeding part 2 where raises voice pitch..'"anny are you okay.? are okay..! are you okay anny!!'")
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B-------------------------------------------------
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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------------
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2nd PART CHORUS
(finally where the band starts singing '"Anny are you okay..could you tell us..if you''re okay..I hear the sound of ..bla bla something blood stains'" you get the point :c)
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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-
3rd PART CHORUS
(play 1st part chorus once then play..)
(You''ve been hit by..E5..you''ve been struck by..E5 E5..you''ve been hit by..E5.. A smoooooth criminal)
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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-
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PRESOLO
And after the part where he jumps on the car and screams (note you should do that too since it looks cool..though not a moving car.dude that''s just wrong ya heard) after you play the verse once..play this then the solo
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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--
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DO A PIC SLIDE on the E and A strings..start slow going down then faster till it pitches out. ! come on now Byoy git git!
Here''s the SOLO my version
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B-----------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------
D---7--7--7p9h10p9h7p5---5-7-7-7----------------
A-----------------------------------------------
E-0---------------------------------------------
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You can play the solo slow at first picking out each string note if you want. Then start sliding your finger along the fretboard and practice to get it going faster!
VERSE ALTERNATIVE (played at the very end)
(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-
OKAY here''s A summary of how to play this song:
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Scream! on A5
1. VERSE x4
2. (sing) VERSE x4
3. CHORUS-1 x3 (low pitch anny)
4. CHORUS-CONT
5. CHORUS-2 x4 (anny are you ok..would you tell us..)
6. CHORUS-1 x3 (high pitch anny)
7. CHORUS-3
8. (no sing) VERSE x2
9. (sing) VERSE x2
10. CHORUS-1 x3
11. CHORUS-CONT
12. CHORUS-2 x4
13. CHORUS-1
14. CHORUS-3
---(play VERSE in background if a second guitar)---
15. PRE SOLO !!pic slide for 7 seconds!!
16. SOLO x8 (Fast) da-do dat do-dat-dat Aaaaooww!
17. CHORUS-2 x4
18. CHORUS-2 x4 (but sing '"anny are you ok'" low pitch)
19. VERSE x2
20. VERSE ALT
21. VERSE
It should all come together :c) thanks SEND COMMENTS to my email. No foul language I''m 18. Under the age of cussing*
REMEMBER names of your Chords
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B---------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------
D--2-----3------5------7------9------10-
A--2-----3------5------7------9------10-
E--0-----1------3------5------7-------8-
E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C5
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