Logo for GuitarTabsExplorer
Tainted Love Tab by The Living End

Tainted Love tab by The Living End

Guitar Tab

-THE LIVING END-
                        Tainted Love

                  Tabbed By Michael Fryar
                    manumick20@ayhoo.com

^=bend
v=bring bend back down
  making it sound very noticed
p=pull off
h=hammer on
~=vibrado
s=slide
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Intro:

   G7    A#7     D#7    A#7    G7     A#7  D#9
e--3-3----6-6----6-6----6-6----3-3----6-6------|
b--3-3----6-6----8-8----6-6----3-3----6-6---6--|
g--4-4----7-7----6-6----7-7----4-4----7-7---6--|
d--3-3----6-6----8-8----6------3-3----6-6---7--|
a--5-5----8-8----6-6----8------5-5----8-8---6--|
e--3-3----6-6-----------6------3-3----6-6------|


1st Verse:

   G7    A#7   D#7   A#7   G     A#7  D#7  A#7   G
e--3-3---6-6---6-6---6-6--------6-6---6-6---6-6--------|
b--3-3---6-6---8-8---6-6--------6-6---8-8---6-6--------|
g--4-4---7-7---6-6---7-7--------7-7---6-6---7-7--------|
d--3-3---6-6---8-8---6----5-5---6-6---8-8---6----5-5---|
a--5-5---8-8---6-6---8----5-5---8-8---6-6---8----5-5---|
e--3-3---6-6---------6----3-3---6-6---------6----3-3---|

   A#7   D#7  A#7    G     A#7 D#7
e--6-6---6-6---6-6---3-3---6-6--6---|
b--6-6---8-8---6-6---3-3---6-6--8---|
g--7-7---6-6---7-7---4-4---7-7--6---|
d--6-6---8-8---6-----3-3---6-6--8---|
a--8-8---6-6---8-----5-5---8-8--6---|
e--6-6---------6-----3-3---6-6------|


   G7    A#7   D#7    A#7       G    A#7  D#7
e--3-3---6-6---6-6---6-6-------3-3---6-6------------|
b--3-3---6-6---8-8---6-6-------3-3---6-6------8-----|
g--4-4---7-7---6-6---7-7-------4-4---7-7------------|
d--3-3---6-6---8-8---6---(x3)--3-3---6-6----8---8---|
a--5-5---8-8---6-6---8---------5-5---8-8--6-------6-|
e--3-3---6-6---------6---------3-3---6-6------------|


1st Chorus:

    G              A#
e--------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g--------4---------------7-------|
d------5---5-----------8---8-----|
a----5-------5-------8-------8---|
e--3-----------3---6-----------6-|
 *GET THE TIMING CORRECT!!!*

  D#               C
e---------------------------------|
b-------8-8--------------5--------|
g-----8-----8----------5---5----5-|
d---8---------8------5-------5--5-|
a-6-------------6--3----------3-3-|
e---------------------------------|


2nd Verse:

   G    A#    D#  A#        G   A#   D#
e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g------------8-8---------------------8--|
d--5-5--8-8--8-8--8-8-(x3)-5-5--8-8--8--|(x3)
a--5-5--8-8--6-6--8-8------5-5--8-8--6--|
e--3-3--6-6-------6-6------3-3--6-6-----|


2nd Chorus:



   G
e---3---3---3---3---3---3---3|
b----------------------------|
g----------------------------|
d-5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
a-5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
e-3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|


  A   A#
e----------------------------------|
b----------------------------------|
g-2----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
d-2--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
a-0--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
e----------------------------------|



e--------------------------------|
b---4---4---4---4---4---4---4----|
g-3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
d-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---0--|
a--------------------------------|
e--------------------------------|


    C
e--------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------|
g--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|
d--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|
a--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3|
e--------------------------------------------------------|
                                      Take my tears...



   G    A#    D#  A#    G    A#  D#
e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g------------8-8-----------------8--|
d--5-5--8-8--8-8--8-8--5-5--8-8--8--|
a--5-5--8-8--6-6--8-8--5-5--8-8--6--|
e--3-3--6-6-------6-6--3-3--6-6-----|
        Tainted Love...


3rd Verse:

      G
e-----2-----------------------------------------------|
b-----2-----------------------------------------------|
g-----0-----------------------------------------------|
d-----0-----------------------------------------------|
a-----2-----------------------------------------------|
e-----3-----------------------------------------------|
  And now I`ve got to run away...


      G    A#    D#  A#    G   A#   D#
e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g---------------8-8-----------------8--|
d-----5-5--8-8--8-8--8-8--5-5--8-8--8--|
a-----5-5--8-8--6-6--8-8--5-5--8-8--6--|
e-15s-3-3--6-6-------6-6--3-3--6-6-----|


3rd Chorus:




   G
e---3---3---3---3---3---3---3|
b----------------------------|
g----------------------------|
d-5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
a-5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
e-3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|


  A   A#
e----------------------------------|
b----------------------------------|
g-2----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
d-2--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
a-0--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
e----------------------------------|



e--------------------------------|
b---4---4---4---4---4---4---4----|
g-3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
d-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---0--|
a--------------------------------|
e--------------------------------|


    C
e--------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------|
g--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|
d--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|
a--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3|
e--------------------------------------------------------|
                                      Take my tears...


   G    A#    D#  A#    G    A#  D#
e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g------------8-8-----------------8--|
d--5-5--8-8--8-8--8-8--5-5--8-8--8--|
a--5-5--8-8--6-6--8-8--5-5--8-8--6--|
e--3-3--6-6-------6-6--3-3--6-6-----|
        Tainted Love...


Solo:

e------------------------------:-------------------------3-14^|
b-5^v--5^-5^-------------------:---------------------3-6------|
g-5^v--5^-5^--5^v-3-5-3--------:-----------------3s5----------|
d-----------------------5-5~~--:-3-5p3------------------------|
a------------------------------:-------5-5-5p3-1--------------|
e------------------------------:------------------------------|


e------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------|
g-12-10---------------------------12----15----14----13-|
d-------12-11-10-8----8h10-----------------------------|
a------------------10----------10----13----12----11----|
e------------------------------------------------------|


e-----------------------------------------------|
b---0----3-1-------------8-8-(8^v)-6------6-----|
g---0--------3-^2v-0--s7-------------8-s7---7---|
d---0-----------------------------------------8-|
a-----------------------------------------------|
e-3---------------------------------------------|


e-----------------------------------------8-|
b-------------------------------------------|
g------------------------8-10p8----8-10^----|
d--------8-10p8----8-s10--------10----------|
a-6-8-10--------10--------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------|


e----8----8----8----8----8----8----8-----8-|
b------------------------------------------|
g-10^--10^--10^--10^--10^--10^--10^--10^---|
d------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------|


e-11--12--13--13^v--13-15-15-15----------------------------|
b-10--11--12---------------------15--15--15-15-15-15-15-15-|
g--------------------------------15^-15^-15-15-15-15-15-15^|
d----------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------|


e-----------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------|
d-17-15-17p15-----15----------------------------------------|
a-------------17-----17-15-17-15-13-15-13----13-------------|
e-----------------------------------------15----15-13-15-13-|


e-------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------now we got out slight pause
a-------------------------------------------------|
e-10-13-10-8-6-8-6-9^v-9^-------------------------|


e--------------------------------------3------3-----|
b-----3----------------------------------6---x--5~~-|
g-s-4-------2^v-0------0-0------------------x-------|
d-----------------2p0-------2p0-s5---------x--------|
a---------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------|


e-------3-5^-5^v-3---3-3---------------|
b-2h3h5------------5---3------6--------|
g-------------------------5s7---s5-3---|
d------------------------------------5-|
a--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|


e------------------------------|
b-3---x-5-------3-------5------|
g-3h4-x-5-(x4)--3h4p3p0-5-(repeat as needed)
d------------------------------|
a------------------------------|
e------------------------------|


e------3-----------------------------------------|
b--------6-3-5-3-----------5--3------------------|
g-2s4------------5h6p5-3---5--3h4p3--------------|
d------------------------5----------3h5p3---3----|
a-----------------------------------------5--s3-1|
e------------------------------------------------|



e---------------------------|
b---------------------6h8^--|
g-----------------7h8-------|
d----3-5p3---3-s8-----------|
a-s5-------5----------------|
e---------------------------|


e--------------|
b-8^vp6-8~~~~--|
g--------------|
d--------------|
a--------------|
e--------------|.


Last Verse:

e-----------------------------------|
b----------------------------8------|
g----------------------------6------|
d-----------------------------------|(x2)
a----------------------------6------|
e-----------3------------6----------|
  I cannot stand the way you tease..

                                     G
e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------5--|
a------------------------------------5--|
e------------------------------------3--|
  so I`m gonna pack my things and go...


   G    A#    D#  A#       G  A#
e--------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g------------8-8-----------------|
d--5-5--8-8--8-8--8-8-(x3)-5--8--|
a--5-5--8-8--6-6--8-8------5--8--|
e--3-3--6-6-------6-6------3--6--|

Final Chorus:






   G
e---3---3---3---3---3---3---3|
b----------------------------|
g----------------------------|
d-5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
a-5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
e-3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|


  A   A#
e----------------------------------|
b----------------------------------|
g-2----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
d-2--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
a-0--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
e----------------------------------|



e--------------------------------|
b---4---4---4---4---4---4---4----|
g-3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
d-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---0--|
a--------------------------------|
e--------------------------------|


    C
e--------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------|
g--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|
d--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|
a--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3|
e--------------------------------------------------------|
                                      Take my tears...


   G    A#    D#  A#        G
e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g------------8-8---------------|
d--5-5--8-8--8-8--8-8-(x4)-5-5-|
a--5-5--8-8--6-6--8-8------5-5-|
e--3-3--6-6-------6-6------3-3-|

There ya go! Enjoy =)
icq me @ 67053832

Your last visited songs

The Living End tabs for Tainted love

What is this?

Learn how to play "Tainted Love" by The Living End with our easy-to-follow guide. Build confidence, sharpen your technique, and enjoy playing guitar.

Who Is This Page For?

This guitar tabs tutorial for "Tainted Love" by The Living End is crafted for all musicians 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

No matter your skill level, this page is a valuable resource for improving your guitar tab playing.

What You Will Gain

By using our guitar tabs, you’ll not only learn to play "Tainted Love" by The Living End with accuracy and style, but you'll also elevate your overall musicianship. Explore our full archive of guitar tabs for more songs, skills, and inspiration.

Find guitar tabs and chords

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

×