Careless Whisper - George Michael
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Intro]

Dm(add9) Bb(add9)
(Dm) (Gm7) Am7 Bb(maj7)
e|---0-----------0--------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----------3--------1-----------1--------------------------|
G|---------2-----------2--------3-----------3--------3--2-----------|
D|------------3-----------3--------3-(0)-------3-----------3--0-----|
A|------------------------------------4--------------------------1--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Am7
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------------------0--2-| Play the intro 2 times:)
D|----------0--2--3-------|
A|-0--1--3----------------|
E|------------------------|


[Verse]

Dm7 Gm7 Am7 Bb(maj7) Am7
I feel so unsure As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor
Dm Gm7 Am7 Bb(maj7)
As the music dies Somthing in your eyes Calls to mind a silver screen
Am7
And all it's sad goodbyes
Dm Gm7 Am7
I'm never gonna dance again Guilty feet have got no rythm
Bb(maj7) Am7
Though it's easy to pretend I know you're not a fool
Dm
Should have known better than to cheat a friend
Gm7 Am7
And waste the chance that I've been given
Bb(maj7) Am7 Dm
So I'm never gonna dance again The way I danced with you

Guitar Solo
(Dm) Gm7 Am7 Bb(maj7) Am7 D5
e|---------------------------------------10--12--13--10------|
B|-----------------------------------10--------------------3-|
G|-10--9--10--------10--9--10/12-12-----------------------2--|
D|------------8------------------------------------------0---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Dm7 Gm7 Am7 Bb(maj7) Am7
Time can never mend The careless whispers of a good friend
Dm Gm7
To the heart and mind (The Little Guitar Solo) Ignorance is kind

e|--------------------------|
B|-----5--6--8--8/10--8p6---|
G|--7---------------------7-|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Am7 Bb(maj7) Am7
There's no comfort in the truth Pain is all you'll find
e|---------------10-|
B|-----------1-3-10-|
G|-------0-2-----10-|
D|-0-2-3------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

Dm Gm7 Am7
I'm never gonna dance again Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Bb(maj7) Am7
Though it's easy to pretend I know you're not a fool
e|------------------|
B|-----------1-3----|
G|-------0-2--------|
D|-0-2-3------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Should have...
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Chords:
Dm7 xx0211
Dm xx0231
Gm7 353333
Am7 x02010 (or:575555)
Bb(maj7) x13231 (or:xx8765)
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Note:in the intro the chords Dm(add9) and Bb(add9) are the arpegio chords

that the Sax plays and the chords Dm Gm7 Am7 Bb(maj7) Am7 are the ones

the rhythm guitar plays...


Note:if it's hard for you to hold the chord Bb(add9) like that,you can use

the last note (D) on the open 4th string(as you can see it on the tab)

You can do the rest of the song urself....it's really easy

Just listen...play...enjoy...
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist: George Michael
Title: Careless Whisper

Dm = D Mineur = -X-5-7-7-6-5- of -X-X-0-10-10-10--|
Bb = Bes = -6-8-8-7-6-6---------------------------|
Bbmaj7 = Bes Majeur Zeven = -6-8-7-7-6-6----------|
Am7 = A Mineur Zeven = -5-7-5-5-5-5---------------|
C = C = -X-3-5-5-5-3------------------------------|

/ - slide into
p - Pull off

Riff.1 Riff.2
e|-------3-5---------| e|----------------|
B|-3-5-6-------7p5p3-| B|--------------3-|
G|-------------------| G|-------2-3-5----|
D|-------------------| D|-2-3-5----------|
A|-------------------| A|----------------|
E|-------------------| E|----------------|

--- - Fade out


Intro: Dm--- | Bb--- | Bbmaj7--- | Am7--- C--- |
Dm--- | Bb--- | Bbmaj7--- | Am7--- |

“Dm---“ “Bb---“ “Bbmaj7---------------------| “Am7”
e|-------1-0-1----1-0-1-1/3--5--10-12-13-10---|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------3------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

The careless whispers, of a good friend
Dm (riff.1)Bb
To the heart and mind, ignorance is kind
Bbmaj7
There's no comfort in the truth
Am7 (riff.2)
Pain is all you'll find

Dm--- | Bb | Bbmaj7 | Am7 |

Dm Bb Bbmaj7 | Am7
Should've known better, yeah

“Dm” “Bb” “Bbmaj7” “Am7” _2x_
Dm Bb
I feel so unsure
Bbmaj7 Am7
As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor
Dm Bb
As the music dies, something in your eyes
Bbmaj7
Calls to mind a silver screen
Am7
And all its sad good-byes

Dm C
I'm never gonna dance again
Bb
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Bbmaj7
Though it's easy to pretend
Am7
I know your not a fool
Dm C
Should've known better than to cheat a friend
Bb
And waste the chance that I'd been given
Bbmaj7
So I'm never gonna dance again
Am7
The way I danced with you

“Dm“ “Bb“ “Bbmaj7“ “Am7”
e|-------1-0-1----1-0-1-1/3--5--10-12-13-10-|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-------------3----------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Dm Bb
Time can never mend
Bbmaj7 Am7
The careless whispers, of a good friend
Dm (riff.1)Bb
To the heart and mind, ignorance is kind
Bbmaj7
There's no comfort in the truth
Am7 (riff.2) Dm---
Pain is all you'll find

I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know your not a fool
Should've known better than to cheat a friend
And waste the chance that I'd been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you

“Dm” “Bb” “Bbmaj7” “Am7” _2x_

Tonight the music seems so loud
I wish that we could lose this crowd
Maybe it's better this way
We'd hurt each other with the things we'd want to say
We could have been so good together
We could have lived this dance forever
But now who's gonna dance with me

I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know your not a fool
Should've known better than to cheat a friend
And waste the chance that I'd been given
So I'm never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you

“Dm” “Bb” “Bbmaj7” “Am7”
e|--12-10-------12-10-------|-8-6-----8-6-----|-6-5-------|---------3-5-10-|
B|--------10----------10----|-----6-------6---|-----6-3---|----3-5-6-------|
G|-----------10----------10-|-------7-------7-|---------3-|-2-3-5----------|
D|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------|

Dm Bb
Now that you're gone
Bbmaj7 Am7
Now that you're gone
Dm Bb
Now that you're gone
Bbmaj7
Was what I did so wrong, so wrong
Am7
That you had to leave me alone

Outro: Dm| Bb | Bbmaj7 | Am7 | 4x
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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CARELESS WHISPER - George Michael
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Tabbed by:e_b
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Tuning:Standard

I couldn't find this tab earlier. Here it is for y'all... enjoy!

Intro sax riff

e|-10h12-10-------10h12-10-----------------------------------|
B|----------10-------------10----11h13-11-------11h13-11-----|
G|-------------10-------------------------10-------------10--|
D|-------------------------------------------12--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10h11-10----------------------------------------10--|
G|-------------10-------------------------------10-12-----|
D|----------------12----------------------10-12-----------|
A|-------------------12----12p10----10-12-----------------|
E|-------------------------------13-----------------------|

Verse

e|---1------------------------1----------------------------------3----------|
B|---3----------3--3----------3----------3-------2---------------2----------|
G|---2----------2--3----------3----------3-------2---------------2----------|
D|-----------------5----------3----------3-------2---------------2----------|
A|-----------------5----------1---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3--------------------------------------------------------|
I feel so unsure / As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor
Dm Asus Gm Bb A# A A7


e|---1-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3------------3-----3----------------------------------------------------|
G|---2------------2-----3----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
As the music dies, something in your eyes
Dm Asus Gm

e|---1---------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
B|---3-----------------------3---------2-----------------2--------------------|
G|---3-----------------------3---------2-----------------2--------------------|
D|---3-----------------------3---------2-----------------2--------------------|
A|---1------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Calls to mind a silver screen and all those sad goodbyes
Bb A# A A7

Chorus

e|----1-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3----------------------3-----------3------------------------------------|
G|----2----------------------2-----------3------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------5------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------5------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------3------------------------------------|
I'm never gonna dance again / Cause guilty feet have got no rhythm
Dm Asus Gm

e|---1------------------------------------------------3-----------------------|
B|---3---------------------3---------2----------------2-----------------------|
G|---3---------------------3---------2----------------2-----------------------|
D|---3---------------------3---------2----------------2-----------------------|
A|---1------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Though it's easy to pretend / I know you're not a fool
Bb A# A A7

e|----1-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3---------------------------------------3-------------------------------|
G|----2---------------------------------------2-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I should have known better than to cheat a friend
Dm Asus

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
And waste the chance that I'd been given
Gm

e|---1------------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
B|---3--------------------------3---------2-----------------2-----------------|
G|---3--------------------------3---------2-----------------2-----------------|
D|---3--------------------------3---------2-----------------2-----------------|
A|---1------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
So I'm never gonna dance again / The way I danced with you
Bb A# A A7

Intro sax riff

repeat.

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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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Song info
Careless Whisper
George Michael
2001
  • Funk / Soul
  • Pop
  • Ballad
  • Downtempo
  • Soul
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