Careless Whisper Bass Tab by Wham!

Careless Whisper bass tab by Wham!

Bass Tab

Tuning: 5-String (BEADG)

LEAD-IN:

G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |---------15--\---|
E |-r---------------|
    1   &   2   &



INTRO (x2):

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

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G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-6-----------6-r-6---------------|-5-----------5-r-5---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 1 (x2):

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-6-----------6-r-6---------------|-5-----------5-r-5---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 1:

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-6-------r-----6-6---------------|-5-----------r-5-5---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------7-----------7---|
A |---------------------------------|---------------7-----------7-----|
E |-6-------------6-6---------------|-5-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-VERSE:

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-6-----------r-6-6---------------|-5-----------r-5-5---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 2:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-5-----5-------------------------|
A |-5-------------5-5---------8-r-5-|---------5-----5---5-------------|
E |---------------------------------|-----------------6---6-r-3-----5-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------------------7-------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-6-------r-----6-6---------------|-5-------r-----5-5---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------8-r-------------------|-----------------7---------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------7-------7---------|
E |-6---r---------6-6---------------|-5-----------------------5-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 2:

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

                                                    a
G |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------7/9-7---------------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------7-----------------------|
E |-6-----------r-6-6---------------|-5-------------------------------5-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &     3   &   4   &

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------8-----------|---------------9-7v----------7-0-|
A |---------------------------------|---------7---/-------------------|
E |-6-------r-----6-6---------6---0-|-5-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


INTERLUDE 1:

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------7-7---------------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------7---------|
E |-6-------------6-6---------------|-5-----------------------5---r---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------8-r---|-----------------7---------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------7---------------7-------|
E |-6-----------r-6-6-------------6-|-5-----------------------------5-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


BRIDGE:

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


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------8-r-------------------|-------7-----------------7---7---|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------7-r-----7---0-|
E |-6-------------6-6-------r-6---X-|-5-----------5---r---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------8-r-------------------|-----------------7-------7---7---|
A |---------------------------------|---------------7-------7---0---0-|
E |-6-------r-----6-6-------------0-|-5-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 3:
                                                               a
G |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------5-------7-------8---------10\|
A |-5-----------5-r-5---------------|------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------0-1-0-|-3-------5-------6-------6/8--------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &    4    &

                                                     a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------8-r-------------------|-----------7---------------------|
A |---------------------------------|----------------5/7--5-----------|
E |-6-------r-----6-6-------------6-|-5-----------------------5---\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------8-r-------------------|---------------567r--------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------7---------567---r-------|
E |-6-------------6-6-----------r-6-|-5-------------------------5-----|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-BRIDGE:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-------r-----5-5---------------|-------------------------10--\---|
E |---------------------------0-1-2-|-3-r---3-5-r-X-5-6-r---X---------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------8-r-------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------7--/--12------0-------|
E |-6-r-----------6-6---------------|-5-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


BRIDGE:

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------8-r-8-|-7-----------------------7-------|
A |---------------------------------|-------7-----------------------5-|
E |-6-------------6-6---------------|-------------X---5---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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

G |---------------------------------|-------------------6-r-9/14v------|
D |-----------8-r-------------8-r---|-------567-----r-7----------------|
A |---------------------------------|--------------------------------X-|
E |-6-------r-----6-6-------------6-|-5--------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4    &


OUTRO:

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----8-r-------------------------|-----------7---------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-6-r-------6-r-5-6-r-----------6-|-5---------------5-------5-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----5-r-------------------------|
A |-5---------5-r---5-r-------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------5-------0-r-1-r-0-|-3---------5-r---6-r-----8-----\-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----8-r---------8-r-----------X-|-7---------------------------7---|
A |-------------------------8-r-----|-----------7------\--------------|
E |-6-r-------6-r-------------------|---------------------5---------5-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

   vf                                                        a
G |-----X---------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------X-------------3-------|-------5-r-----------------------|
A |-5-r-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------0-r-X-1-----2---r-|-3-r-------5-----6-r----7/8----\-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|------9v-----/---14v-----r-------|
D |-----------8-------------------8-|-7-------------------------------|
A |---------------------------8-----|---------------------------------|
E |-6-r-----------6-6---------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                                                    vo
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-r-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------0-r-0-1-------|-3---r-----3-r---3---r---5-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


🏷Legend:
r = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
X = muted strike
v = vibrato
. = staccato (appears above bar)
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)

Published: December 13, 2021

Last updated: December 13, 2021

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