'Smooth Criminal (ver 8)' by Alien Ant Farm - Guitar Tutorial

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            Intro/Verse
__Note:  all of the verse is palm muted 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------2-2----2-3-3--3-3-2-------------------------------------------
E|-5--5-5-5-5-3-5------5--------------3-5-repeat-7-more-times-------------------

Pre Chorus
__Note: make up your own strum
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------|palm-|------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------|-mute|------------------------------
D|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-0-5-7-------------
A|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-0-5-7-------------
E|-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--1-1-1-1--3-3-3--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1--3-0-3-5-------------

Chorus

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3--5-0-5-7-------------------------------------------------
A|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3--5-0-5-7-------------------------------------------------
E|-5-5-5-5-5--3-3--1-1--3-0-3-5-repeat 2 more times-----------------------------

Pre Chorus
__Note: make up your own strum
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3--3-3--3--------------------
A|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3--3-3--3--------------------
E|-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--1-1-1-1--3-3-3--1-1-1-1--3-3-3--1--1-1--1--------------------

Verse
__Note: all of the verse is palm muted
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------2-2----2-3-3--3-3-2-------------------------------------------
E|-5--5-5-5-5-3-5------5--------------3-5--reapeat 3 more times-----------------

Pre Chorus
__Note: make up your own strum
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3--3-3--3--------------------
A|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3--3-3--3--------------------
E|-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--1-1-1-1--3-3-3--1-1-1-1--3-3-3--1--1-1--1--------------------

Chorus

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3--5-0-5-7-------------------------------------------------
A|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3--5-0-5-7-------------------------------------------------
E|-5-5-5-5-5--3-3--1-1--3-0-3-5-repeat 2 more times-----------------------------

Pre Chorus
__Note: make up your own strum
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3--3-3--3----------------------------------------------------
A|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--3--3-3--3----------------------------------------------------
E|-1-1-1-1--3-3-3--1--1-1--1----------------------------------------------------

Verse
__Note: all of the verse is palm muted
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------2-2----2-3-3--3-3-2-------------------------------------------
E|-5--5-5-5-5-3-5------5--------------3-5-repeat-3-more-times-------------------

Solo
__Note: there is another guitarist playing the verse in the background
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-5-4---4----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----7---7-5--0-5-7-7-7--5-7-7-7-repeat 7 more times--------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3--5-0-5-7-------------------------------------------------
A|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5--3-3--5-0-5-7-------------------------------------------------
E|-5-5-5-5-5--3-3--1-1--3-0-3-5-repeat 7 more times-----------------------------

Verse/Ending
__Note: all is palm muted
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------2-2----2-3-3--3-3-2-------------------------------------------
E|-5--5-5-5-5-3-5------5--------------3-5--repeat-3-more-times------------------

tabbed by karl
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Tags: alternative metal, alternative rock, funk metal, nu metal, post-grunge, rap rock, rock
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