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Carrie Bass Tab by Europe

Carrie bass tab by Europe

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard

EUROPE

Carrie

VERSE 1
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |--|-----------|--|--|-----------|--|-----------------|-----------------|
A |--|-----------|--|--|-----------|--|--5--------------|--(5)------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

PRE CHORUS
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3----------5--5-|-3---------------|-5--------3---5--|
E |---------3-------|---------3--5--5-|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 1
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|------7---5------|-3--3-5----------|-5-------5---5---|
E |-3----3---2------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-7-----7-5-------|-3-----5-7-------|-5-------5-------|
E |-3-----3--2------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|---------454242--|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------5-------54|-5-----------4---|
A |-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
E |-5-----0-5---6---|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-2---------2--2--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |---------2-------|-5---3-------2---|---------2-------|-3-------5-------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5---------|-------5---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-7-------7---7---|-5---3-------2---|---------2-------|-2-3-----5-------|
E |-------7---------|-----------------|-5-----5---------|---------------5-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

PRE CHORUS 2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-7-----7-5-------|-3---3-5---------|-5-------5---3-5-|
E |-3-----3-2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

SOLO
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-2-------2-------|-2---------------|---------2-------|-------------2---|
A |-------------2-5-|---------------2-|-3---------------|-5-----3-5-----5-|
E |-------3---------|-------2-3---5---|-------5---------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-2---------------|-2-------------2-|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3-------7-------|-5-----3-5--5----|
E |---------------5-|-------2-3---5---|-------5---------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

PRE CHORUS 3
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-------5--5----|-3---------------|-5-------3---5---|
E |-------3---------|-------3-5--5----|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

CHORUS 3
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-------7-5-------|-3---3-5-2-------|-5-------3---5---|
E |-3-----3-2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-7-----7-5-------|-3-----5-7-------|-5-------5-------|
E |-3-----3--2------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|---------454242--|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---------------54|-5---------------|-(5)-------------|
A |-----------------|-------5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-5-----0-5---6---|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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Europe bass tabs for Carrie

About this song

"Carrie" by Europe, released in 1987, features a memorable guitar solo by Kee Marcello, showcasing his melodic phrasing and use of vibrato. The song's power ballad structure and lush production helped it become a chart-topping hit. John Levén's bassline provides a solid foundation, driving the song's emotional intensity. The use of acoustic guitars in the intro adds a soft contrast to the soaring electric guitars in the chorus.