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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-| x2
Ab|-2--2---2--2-2-2-|
Eb|-0--0---0--0-0-0-|

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|--------|-------------|
 
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