Careless Whisper

electric guitar cover

Steve Terreberry
Music by George Michael
Tabbed by guitartabmaker.com
Standard tuning
= 156
Intro
1
Dm 2 3
B 4 sl.
dist.guit.

P.M. sl.

5 5 7
5 5 7

Dm Am
sl.
5 6 sl. 7 8

sl. sl. P.M.

(7) (7) 5 7 5 5
5 7 5 (5) (5) 5 7

Dm B
sl. H sl. H
9 10 11 12

sl. H sl. H

7 9 10 7 (7) 5 7 7 9 10 7 (7) 5 7

Gm Am
H P
sl.
13 14 15

3
sl. H P

7 12 14 10 (10) 10 12 10 9 10

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16

12
10 11 13 11 10 11 13 15 15 13
9 10 12 12 14

Main melody
Dm Gm Am

17 18 19 20

full full full full

15 15 15 (15) 15 11 11 11 (11) 11
14 14 10 10 (10)
15 15 12

B Am
21 22 23 24

10 10
10 7 3 (3) 7 9 10 12 14
7 8 10

Dm Gm Am

25 26 27 28

full full full full

15 15 15 (15) 15 11 11 11 (11) 11
14 14 10 10 (10)
15 15 12

B Am sl.
P P
29 30 31 32

½
P P sl.

10 10
10 7 3 (3) 7 9 10 12 12 14
10 8 7 8 10

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 Verse
Dm Gm Am
sl. sl.
33 34 35 36

sl. sl.

12 10 (10) 10 12
12 12 10 (10) (10) (10)

B Am
37 38 H P 39 sl. sl. 40 sl. sl.

H P sl. sl. sl. sl.

7 8 5 (5) (5) 3 5 3 5 7 7 5 5 3
5 7 5

Dm Gm sl. Am
sl.
41 42 43 44 P H P

sl. sl. P H P

5 5 7 (7) (7) 8 10 (10) 8 10 8 (8)

(5) 5 7 8 5 7 8 5

B Am
45 46 47 sl. 48 sl. sl.

AH
sl. sl. sl.

7 8 7 8 7 8 7 <11> (7) 7 7 5 5 3
5 7 5

Chorus
Dm Gm sl. Am
P P
49 50 51 52

full
P P sl.

10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 (7) 10 7 10 7 10 12 10 10 9 7
5

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 P
53
B P
54 55
Am H 56
P

full
P H P P

(7) 10 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 (7) 9 9 9 7 5 7 5
7 5

Dm Gm sl. Am
P
57 58 59 60

full
P sl.

10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 (7) 10 7 10 7 10 12 10 10 9 7
(5)

P H
61
B P
62 63
Am P
64

P
full full full
P P H

(7) 10 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 9 9 10 12 10 12 (12) (12) 10 10 12 12

12

Verse 2
Dm Gm Am
65 66 67 68

10 10 9 10 10
12 (12) (12) X 8 (8) (8) X

B Am
sl.
69 70 71 72

sl.
10 12 13 10 (10) (10)
10
9 10 10 12 (12)

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 Dm
73 sl. 74

sl.

10 (10)
12 10 12 10 10 10 12
12 12 10 12

Gm Am
P
75 sl. 76

full
sl. P

12 12 10
12 10 12 10 10 10 12 12
12 12 10 12

77
B sl. 78

P
full
sl.

10 12 (12) 10
(12) 12 10 12 10 10 10 12 12
12 12 10 12

Am H P
79 80 P P H

full
H P P P H

10 12 10 12 12 10 10 10
12 12 10 12 12 10 10 12
12

Dm
81 82

7 9 10 12 10 9
5 7 8 10 8 7 7 8 10 12
5 7 8 10
6 8

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 Gm Am
sl.
83 84

sl.

7 9 10 12 10 9 9 10 12 14 12 10
(12) 7 8 10 12 12
7 8 10
8 10

85
B sl. 86 P

¼
sl. P

10
10 10
(12) 12 10 12 10 10 12 12 10 10 12
12 12

Am sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. P H

87 88

P
full full
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. H

12 10 12 12 10 12 12 10 12 12 10 12 12 10 12 12 (12) 10 10 12 12
12

Chorus 2
Dm Gm sl. Am
P P
89 90 91 92

full
P P sl.

10 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 (7) 10 7 10 7 10 12 10 10 9 7
12

93
B P
94 95
Am H

full
P H

(7) 10 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 (7) 9 9 9 7 5 7

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 H H
H H P P H H
H P H P
H P
96 P

3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3
H H
H P P H P H P H H P P H H
10 12 13
10 11 13 11 10 10 11 13
9 10 9 9 10 9 10 9 12 12
12 10 12

Dm Gm Am
P P H P

97 98 99 100

full full full full

P
P H P
15 (15) 13 13 12 12 12
15 15 15 (15) 18 15 18 15 15 18 18 18 17 18 17 15

P H
P
B Am
101 102 103 104

P
full full full
P H

(15) 18 18 18 17 17 17 15 15 15 15 15 17 18 20 (20) (20) 18 18 20 20

17 19

Solo
Dm

105 106

full full full

20 20 20 (20) 17 18

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 Gm

107

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 18 17 17 18 20 18 17 17 18 20 18 17 17 18 20 18 17 17 18
20 20 20 20

Am

108

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 18 17 17 18 20 18 17 17 18 20 18 17 17 18 20 18 17 17
20 20 20 20 20

B P
P

109 110

P TH
full full full
full
P

20 20 (20) 18 18 20 20 <32> 20 18
19 19

P sl.
Am P sl.
P sl. P sl.

111

P sl. P sl. P sl. P sl.

20 20 18 15 18 18 15 13 15 15 13 10 13 13 10 8

P sl. P sl.
P
112

P sl. P sl. P

10 10 8 6 8 8 6 3 6 6 3 3
5

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 H H
Dm
113 114

full
full
H H
8 10 13 (13) 13 8 10
10
7

Gm
P P P P P P P P P P P P
P P P P

115

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
P P P P P P P P P P P P
P P P P
15 10 8 13 10 8 15 10 8 13 10 8 15 10 8 13 10 8
13 10 8 13 10 8

Am
P P P P P P P P
P P P P

116

3 3 3 3 3 3 3
full
P P P P P P P P
P P P P
15 10 8 13 10 8 15 10 8 13 10 8
13 10 8 13 10 8 13 (13)

B
P P P P P P
P P P P
117

3 3 3 3 3
full
P P P P P P P P P P

(13) (13) 10 8 13 (13) 10 8 13 (13) 10 8

12 9 7 12 9 7

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 P P P P
P P P P P
118

3 3 3 3 3
P P P P P P P P P

13 (13) 10 8 13 13 10 8
12 9 7 12 9 7 12 10

Am P P P
P P P P P P
P P
119 P
P P P
P 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

12 10 12 10 9 7 12 9 12 9 7 5
12 10 12 10 8 7 12 8 12 8 7 5

P P P P
P P
120 3 P 3 3 P 3

P P P P P P P P

12 10 12 10 8 7 12 8 12 8 7 5 5 (5)

Dm sl. H
P
121 3 122

3 3 3
3
full
P.M. sl. P H

7 9 10 12 10 9 9 10 12 12 10 10
7 8 12
5 7 8

Gm Am
H
sl. P H P sl.
123 124

H sl. P H P sl.

(10) 12
10 12 (12) 12 10
12 10 12 10 8 8
10

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 B sl.
3
125 H sl. 126 3

3
3
H sl. P.M. sl. P.M. P.M.
10
10 10
10 10 12
(8) 10 8 10 12 12
8 10 (10) 8 10

Am
127 128

3 3 3 3 3 3 3
P
full
P.M. P.M.
10 12 13 13 15 17 15 20 17 20 15 (15) 13
10 13 13 15 15 15 18 18 20
12 14

Dm sl.
sl. H

129 130

sl. sl. H

15 15 13 15 (15) 15 15 10 10 13
12

Gm Am
H H H H

131 132

H H H H

10 13 10 13 10 13 10 13
(12) 10 9 (9)
12 10

B
133 sl. 134 3

3
sl.

(10) 7 8 10 8
12 10 8 10 8 (8) 8 10

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 Am H H
135 H H

3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3
H H H H
10 12 13
10 11 13 10 11 13
7 9 10 9 10 12 9 10 12
7 8 10 8 10 12

136

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
12 13 15 13 15 17 15 17 18 17 18 20
11 13 15 13 15 17 15 17 18 17 18 20

Main melody
Dm Gm Am

137 138 139 140

full full full

20 (20)
11 11 11 (11) 11
10 10 (10)
12

B Am
141 142 143 144

10 10
10 7 3 (3) 7 9 10 12 14
7 8 10

Dm Gm Am

145 146 147 148

full full full full

15 15 15 (15) 15 11 11 11 (11) 11
14 14 10 10 (10)
15 15 12

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 B Am sl.
P P
149 150 151 152

½
P P sl.

10 10
10 7 3 (3) 7 9 10 12 12 14
10 8 7 8 10

Outro
Dm Gm Am

153 154 H 155 156 sl.

H sl.

10
12 (12) 10 12 10 12 (12) (12) 10
12 10 8 10 8 8
10

B Am H P
H P
sl. H P H P
157 158 159 160

sl. H P H P H P H P

10 13 10
10 12 10
10 12 10
(8) 10 10 12 10
8 10 (10)

Dm H P H sl. P H P
H P H sl. P H P

161

3 3 3 3
H P H sl. P H P
H P H sl. P H P
13 15 13 15 13 10 13 10
13 15 13 15 13 10 13 10

H P H sl. P H P
H P H sl.
162 H P

3 3
3
H P H sl. P H P H P H sl. H P

12 14 12 14 12 10 12 10
12 14 12 14 12 10 12 10
12

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 Gm Am B

163 H 164 sl. P P sl. 165 P 166

H sl. P P sl. P

10 12 (12) 10
12 10 8 10 8 10 12 8 (8)
10 8 10 (10)

Am H
167 168 P

P H
10 13 10 12 11 10 9
10 11 13 13 10 11 12 11 10 10
10 12 12 12 10 10 12 (12)
12 10

Dm P Gm P
169 170 171

full
full full
P P

12 12 12 12 10 12 12 10

sl.
sl.
Am B
P
172 173 sl. 174

sl.
sl. P sl.

13 15 13
(10) 12 14 14 12 12 10 10 12
12 10 12 (12)

Am Dm

175 176 177 178

13 15 18 20 (20)
10 12 12 14 14 17 17 19
10 12 12 15 15 17 17 19
10 12 12 15 15 17 17 20

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