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Guitar Tab for Smile Like You Mean It

Performed by: The Killers. Composed by: Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci.
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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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incubosityincubosity Unknown Date
No corrections on this, considering it's from the TAB BOOK. Hey, I've done a few of these types and have been booted from submitting tabs from this site. But, you could have at least given credit to Hal and Leonard! Hey, could you post this on Ultimate Guitar - its a better tab site, for real!!! Great tab nonetheless.
BurtBobainBurtBobain Unknown Date
Hey this is quite a good tab i dunno how you did it tho you cant hear the guitar that well just thought id add this if you want i sorta tabbed the keyboard for the chorus if some1 wants to cover this and doesnt have a key board it could be useful


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Hope you find this useful
BurtBobainBurtBobain Unknown Date
and that is in standard tuning by the way so if you are playing in Eb tuning play it higher by a fret ;)

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