♥ Add to my Songbook

Love Over Gold Bass Tab by Dire Straits

Love Over Gold bass tab by Dire Straits

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Intro:


(00:21)
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-7-----------------------------------------7--/--|
E|-6-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|/10----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-10----------------\-----5-----------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-----------------------------------------------|-8-----------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Verse 1:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------3-----------------------------|
E|-5-----------------6-----------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------3-----------|
E|-3-----------------5-----------------------------|-6-----------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------3-----------------------------|
E|-1-----------------3-----------------------------|-6-----------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------4-----------|-5-----------------------------3-----------------|
E|-5-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------0-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------0-----|-1-----------------3-----------------------------|
E|-1-----------------3-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------3-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------3--------3--------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------|-1-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------8-----------------------------|
E|-1-----------------3-----------------------5-----|-6-----------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------3-----2-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Interlude:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------1-----0-----|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------3-----------------------2-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------|-2-----------------------------------3-----------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------------------3-----------|-2-----------5-----------3-----------------3-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------3-----|
   -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------|
E|-6-----------------------------------------3-----|-------------------------------------------3-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------3-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------6-----------------6-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Verse 2:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------3-----------------3-----------|
E|-5-----------------6-----------------------5-----|-3-----------6-----------------------------6-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-1-----------------1-----1-----------3-----------|
E|-3-----------------5-----------------3-----1-----|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-----------------3-----------------------------|-6-----------------8-----------------8-----6-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------7-----7-----5-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------4-----|-5-----------------5--5--5-----3-----------------|
E|-5-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------0-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-1-----------------3-----------------3-----------|
E|-1-----------------3-----------------3-----1-----|-------------------------------------------6-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------3-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------3--------3--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-1-----------------1-----------------------------|
E|-5-----------------5-----------------3-----1-----|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-----------------3-----------------------5-----|-6-----------------1-----------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------3-----2-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Interlude:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------1-----0-----|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------3-----------------------2-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------|-2-----------------------------------3-----------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------------------3-----------|-2-----------5-----------3-----------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------3-----|
   -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------4-----------8-----\-----------------|
E|-6-----------------6-----------------------------|-4/6---------------------------------3-----------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Verse 3:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------5-----------------------|
A|-3-----------------3-----3-----------------------|-3-----------------3-----------------------x-----|
E|-------------------------------------------3-----|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------3-----1-----------------0-----|-5-----------------------5-----\-----1-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------5-----------------\-----|
A|-3-----------------3-----3-----------------3-----|-6-----------------6-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------------0-----------------------|-5-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Interlude:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------1-----1-----------0-----1-----|-3-----------------3-----1-----------------1-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------0-----0-----------------3-----|-5-----------------5-----0-----------------0-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------1-----1-----------0-----1-----|-3-----------------3-----1-----------------1-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------0-----0-----------3-----0-----|-5-----------------5-----3-----------------0-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-2-----------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------1-----1-----------0-----1-----|-------------------------------------------3--5--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------x-----|-5-----------------\-----0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------1-----------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------/7-----\-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------1-----------------------------|-3-----------------3-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------1-----------------------------|-3-----------------3-----------------------0-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Outro:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------1-----------------------------|-3-----------------3-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------1-----------------------------|-3-----------------3-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------3-----|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------3-----------------------------|-------------------5-----------------------\-----|
A|-1-----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------3-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------3-----------------------------|-------------------5-----------------------\-----|
A|-1-----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------1-----------------0-----1-----|-3-----------------3/5---------------------\-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------3-----------------------/-----|-------------------5-----------------------\-----|
A|-1-----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------3-----------------------/-----|----------------5-/14----------\-----------------|
A|-1-----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------10----/-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|/13----------------\-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------6-----------------------|-8-----------------10----------------------\-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-3-----------------3-----------------------------|
E|-6-----------------6-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-3-----------------3-----------------------------|
E|-6-----------5-----6-----------------3-----6-----|-------------------------------------------3-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-3-----------------3/5---------------------------|
E|-6-----------------6-----------------3-----6-----|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------1-----0-----|-3-----3-----------3-----------3--3--3--3--1-----|
E|-3-----------------3-----------3-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------1-----|-3-----3-----------3-----------3-----3-----1-----|
E|-3-----------------3-----------3-----1-----------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------1-----0-----|-3-----3-----------3-----------------3-----/-----|
E|-3-----------------3-----------3-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

                                                    (Play slowly until the end)
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|/10----------------10----------------------\-----|-1-----------------------3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


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

| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| x   Dead note

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

Published: September 4, 2025

Last updated: February 24, 2026

Please rate for accuracy!

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Video/Audio

Dire Straits bass tabs for Love over gold

What is this?

Master "Love Over Gold" by Dire Straits with this easy-to-follow bass tabs guide. It's designed to help you build confidence, sharpen your technique, and find more joy in playing guitar.

Who Is This Page For?

This bass tabs tutorial for "Love Over Gold" by Dire Straits is crafted for Beginner players ready to learn and grow. Whether you're just starting or refining your skills, this guide meets you where you are.

Why This Page Is Perfect for You

Beginner guitarists will find structured, accessible steps to help master the basics and build confidence with this song.

What You Will Gain

By using our bass tabs, you’ll not only learn to play "Love Over Gold" by Dire Straits with accuracy and style, but you'll also elevate your overall musicianship. Explore our full archive of bass tabs for more songs, skills, and inspiration.