Smile Like You Mean It - The Killers
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist: The Killers
Song: Smile Like You Mean It
Album: Hot Fuss
Guitarist: Dave Keuning
Tuning: Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb (Basically All In Flats)
Tabbed By The Flying Welshman a.k.a James Morris
Date: 27/02/05

As no one else had tabbed this song, I thought I would give it a go.
I am 100% sure everything is correct. I have tabbed the 3 guitars for this song. Guitar
is the main one tabbed, Guitar 2 plays the chords throughout the song and Guitar plays a
small build up to the chorus later in the song. Enjoy.

[Intro]
(fade in)

E5 G Am
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
Gb|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
Db|----9-9-------------------|----------------9-9---|-----------------|
Ab|-10-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-----7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
Cmaj7 G/D
Eb|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
Db|----------------9-9---|-----------------|----------------9-9---|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10-----7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-----7-|
Eb|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|

Eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-/-|
Eb|-------------------|

[Link]

G5 Am Em
Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Bb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1--1--1-1-1-|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Gb|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2--2--2-2-2-|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Db|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2--2--2-2-2-|-2--2---2--2-2-2-|
Ab|-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-0-|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-2--2---2--2-2-2-|
Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|

Eb|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Bb|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Gb|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Db|-2--2---2--2-2-2-|
Ab|-2--2---2--2-2-2-|
Eb|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|(x2)

[Verse 1]

G6 Am7 Em
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bb|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-8-|-5-5-8-5-8-5-10/12-|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-8-|
Gb|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G6 Am7
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|
Bb|-5-5-8-5-8-5-10/12-|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-8-|-5-5-8-5-8-5-10/12-|
Gb|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Ab|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Eb|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Em
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
Bb|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-8-|-5-5-5-5-0-------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------0---0-| (Play the whole of
Db|-----------------|-----------0---0-| verse twice)
Ab|-----------------|-----------0---0-|
Eb|-----------------|-----------0---0-|

[Chorus]

G/B C5
Eb|-3--3--3-3---3-|-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
Bb|-3--3--3-3---1-|-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
Gb|-0--0--0-0---0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
Db|-0--0--0-0---x-|-x-x--x-x-x-x--|
Ab|-2--2--2-2---3-|-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
Eb|---------------|---------------|
G5 D/F#
Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3--2--|---2-2--2-2-2-2--|
Bb|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--|---3-3--3-3-3-3--|
Gb|-0--0-0-0-0-0--2--|---2-2--2-2-2-2--| Play Chorus twice
Db|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--|---0-0--0-0-0-0--|
Ab|-x--x-x-x-x-x--x--|---x-x--x-x-x-x--|
Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3--2--|---2-2--2-2-2-2--|

[Verse 2]

G6 Am7 Em
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bb|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-8-|-5-5-8-5-8-5-10/12-|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-8-|
Gb|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G6 Am
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|
Bb|-5-5-8-5-8-5-10/12-|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-8-|-5-5-8-5-8-5-10/12-|
Gb|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Ab|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Eb|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Em
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
Bb|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-8-|-5-5-5-5-0-------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------0---0-|
Db|-----------------|-----------0---0-|
Ab|-----------------|-----------0---0-|
Eb|-----------------|-----------0---0-|
G Am Em
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bb|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-8-|-5-5-8-5-8-5-10/12-|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-8-|
Gb|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G6 Am
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|
Bb|-5-5-8-5-8-5-10/12-|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-8-|-5-5-8-5-8-5-10/12-|
Gb|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Ab|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Eb|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Em No Chord
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
Bb|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-8-|-10-------10-----|
Gb|-----------------|-12bu14---12bu15-|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|

[Chorus]

G/B C5
Eb|-3--3--3-3---3-|-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
Bb|-3--3--3-3---1-|-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
Gb|-0--0--0-0---0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
Db|-0--0--0-0---x-|-x-x--x-x-x-x--|
Ab|-2--2--2-2---3-|-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
Eb|---------------|---------------|
G5 D/F#
Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3--2--|---2-2--2-2-2-2--|
Bb|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--|---3-3--3-3-3-3--|
Gb|-0--0-0-0-0-0--2--|---2-2--2-2-2-2--| Play Chorus twice
Db|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--|---0-0--0-0-0-0--|
Ab|-x--x-x-x-x-x--x--|---x-x--x-x-x-x--|
Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3--2--|---2-2--2-2-2-2--|

[Guitar Solo]

D Em
Eb|-14----14----14----14----|-15----15----15----15----|
Bb|----15----15----15----15-|----15----15----15---/12-|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C
Eb|---------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|13/12----12----13----13----|-15----15----15----15----|
Gb|-----12----12----12----12--|----12----12----12----12-|
Db|---------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D Em
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-15----15-----------------|-------13-12-------12-15--|
Gb|----14-14-14~~~~~12~~~----|---12----------12---------|
Db|-----------------------14-|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
C
Eb|------15------15-------|-15------15----------------|
Bb|-15bu----15bu----15bu--|----15bu----15bubd---13-12-|
Gb|-----------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|---------------------------|

[Interlude]
Am
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Em
Eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|----------------12-12-12-|-13-13-13-13---12-12-12-|
Gb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-|
Db|-------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
Am
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Em
Eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|----------------12-12-12-|-13-13-13-13---12-12-12-|
Gb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-|
Db|-------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
Am
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bm
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Gb|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

It then builds up towards the chorus
Guitar 1
C
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
Gb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Guitar 3
Eb|-------------------------|-----------------------2-|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------3-|
Gb|-------------------------|-----------------------2-|
Db|-------------------------|-----------------------0-|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Guitar 1
D
Eb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Bb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Guitar 3
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-|---2-------2--2-2-2-|
Bb|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-|---3-------3--3-3-3-|
Gb|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-|---2-------2--2-2-2-|
Db|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|---0-------0--0-0-0-|
Ab|-------------------|--------------------|
Eb|-------------------|--------------------|

[Chorus]
G/B C5
Eb|-3--3--3-3---3-|-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
Bb|-3--3--3-3---1-|-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
Gb|-0--0--0-0---0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
Db|-0--0--0-0---x-|-x-x--x-x-x-x--|
Ab|-2--2--2-2---3-|-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
Eb|---------------|---------------|
G5 D/F#
Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3--2--|---2-2--2-2-2-2--|
Bb|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--|---3-3--3-3-3-3--|
Gb|-0--0-0-0-0-0--2--|---2-2--2-2-2-2--| Play Chorus four times
Db|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--|---0-0--0-0-0-0--|
Ab|-x--x-x-x-x-x--x--|---x-x--x-x-x-x--|
Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3--2--|---2-2--2-2-2-2--|
[Outro]
G5 Am Em
Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Bb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1--1--1-1-1-|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Gb|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2--2--2-2-2-|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Db|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2--2--2-2-2-|-2--2---2--2-2-2-|
Ab|-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-0-|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-2--2---2--2-2-2-|
Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|

Eb|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Bb|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Gb|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Db|-2--2---2--2-2-2-|
Ab|-2--2---2--2-2-2-|
Eb|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
G5 G/B Am Em
Eb|-3--3-3---3---3--|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Bb|-3--3-3---3---3--|-(1)-1--1--1-1-0-|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Gb|-0--0-0---0---0--|-(2)-2--2--2-2-0-|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Db|-0--0-0---x---x--|-(2)-2--2--2-2---|-2--2---2--2-2-2-|
Ab|-x--x-x---2---2--|-(0)-0--0--0-0---|-2--2---2--2-2-2-|
Eb|-3--3-3----------|-----------------|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|

Eb|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Bb|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Gb|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Db|-2--2---2--2-2-2-|
Ab|-2--2---2--2-2-2-|
Eb|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|

G5 G/B Am Em
Eb|-3--3-3---3---3--|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Bb|-3--3-3---3---3--|-(1)-1--1--1-1-0-|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Gb|-0--0-0---0---0--|-(2)-2--2--2-2-0-|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|
Db|-0--0-0---x---x--|-(2)-2--2--2-2---|-2--2---2--2-2-2-|
Ab|-x--x-x---2---2--|-(0)-0--0--0-0---|-2--2---2--2-2-2-|
Eb|-3--3-3----------|-----------------|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|

Eb|-0~~~~~---|
Bb|-0~~~~~---|
Gb|-0~~~~~---|
Db|-2~~~~~---|
Ab|-2~~~~~---|
Eb|-0~~~~~---|

End

The synth turns up occasionally during the song and plays:

Eb|----8-7-|----8-7------|
Bb|--------|-------------|
Gb|-9------|-9--------10-|
Db|--------|-------------|
Ab|--------|-------------|
Eb|--------|-------------|



************************************

| b Bend
| / Slide up
| (n) Ghost note
| x Dead note
| ~ Vibrato

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
The Killers
Smile Like You Mean It
Hot Fuss

Tabbed by: seandabomb

Intro/Chorus:
E----------------------------------|
B-------12-11-11----12-11-11-------|
G-11-------------------------13-13-|
D----13----------13----------------|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|

Verse:
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------11-------11-------11-------11-------13----|
D-13-13----13-13----13-13----13-13----13-13----13-|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|


E-13----13----13----13----14----14----14----14----|
B----14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14-|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------14----14----14----14---|
G-15----15----16----16----------------------------|
D----16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16-|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

Solo:
E----------------------------------11-14----11-14----11-14----11-14-11--------------|
B----------------12-11-12-11-14-14-------14-------14-------14----------14-12-11-----|
G-13-13-11----11----------------------------------------------------------------13~-|
D----------13-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Song - Smile Like You Mean It
Artist - The Killers
Tuning - Standard
Tabbed By - Nedelko
Any comments, queries or suggestions email me at candidate_1066@hotmail.com

This is a great song, Dave Keuning plays this down a semitone but this is for standard tuning.

INTRO RIFF 1
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------9-9---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-----7-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
After the above is played so many times chords are played
G Am Em
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----1-1---1-1-1-1--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2--2-2---2-2-2-2--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2--2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2---2-0-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0---0-0-0-0--2-2-2---2-0-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

VERSE -Play below twice then this
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--|-0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-8-5-10-12-|-5-5-5-5-0--0--0--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------0--0--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------0--0--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------0--0--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then the chords G Am and Em are played again with the same pattern as before.

CHORUS
G/B Cadd9 G Dadd11/F#
E|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----3-3--3-3-3-3--3---3---3-3-3-3----3-3---3-3-3-0-|
B|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----3-3--3-3-3-0--0---0---0-0-0-3----3-3---3-3-3-0-|
G|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0-0--0---0---0-0-0-2----2-2---2-2-2-0-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-2----2-2--2-2-2-0--0---0---0-0-0-0----0-0---0-0-0-0-|
A|-2-2-2--2-2-2-3----3-3--3-3-3-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------3--3---3---3-3-3-2----2-2---2-2-2---|

SOLO
E|-14---14---14---14---15---15---15---------------------------------|
B|---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---12---12---13---13---15---15-|
G|-----------------------------------------12---12---12---12---12---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

SOLO CONTD
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15---15----12---------------------------13-12----12-15--15B17-|
G|-12---12---12--12--------14~~~~--12------12-------12--------------|
D|---------------12--12-12-------------14---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

SOLO CONTD
E|-15-----15------15------15------15--------------------------------|
B|---15B17---15B17---15B17---15B17---15-13-12-----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

BRIDGE w/delay
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------12-12-------12-13-----------12--12-12----12-12-13-13|
G|--14-14----14-------14----------14----14--12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
D|--------14-------------14----------14-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Grad. Bend Up
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

OUTRO
Chords are G Am Em,
G G/b Am Em,
End on Em.

Thanks and enjoy.
Song info
Smile Like You Mean It
The Killers
2001
  • Rock
  • Indie Rock
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