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Careless Whisper

George Michael
Versions5TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
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Readable tablature for Careless Whisper by George Michael

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

Track 1 · 6 strings · tuning low to high: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4
Symbols: h hammer-on, p pull-off, t tied note, x dead note, () ghost note, <> harmonic, PM palm mute, LR let ring, b bend, / slide, v vibrato.
Measure 1 · 4/4 · tempo 120 BPM
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/4-1/4-1/8|
E4  |2---0---0-------2--|
B3  |------------0------|
G3  |-------------------|
D3  |-------------------|
A2  |0------------------|
E2  |-------------------|

Measure 2 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/4-1/4.|
E4  |2---0---0-------|
B3  |------------0---|
G3  |----------------|
D3  |----------------|
A2  |----------------|
E2  |----------------|

Measure 3 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/4-1/4-1/8|
E4  |3---1-----------3--|
B3  |--------0----------|
G3  |------------2------|
D3  |0------------------|
A2  |-------------------|
E2  |-------------------|

Measure 4 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/2-1/8|
E4  |3---1----------|
B3  |--------0---0--|
G3  |---------------|
D3  |---------------|
A2  |---------------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 5 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/4-1/4-1/8|
E4  |1---0--------------|
B3  |--------0----------|
G3  |------------2------|
D3  |3---------------3--|
A2  |-------------------|
E2  |-------------------|

Measure 6 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/1|
E4  |---|
B3  |---|
G3  |2--|
D3  |3--|
A2  |---|
E2  |---|

Measure 7 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/4-1/4|
E4  |---------------|
B3  |---------------|
G3  |--------0---2--|
D3  |2---3----------|
A2  |---------------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 8 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/4-1/4|
E4  |------------0--|
B3  |----0---2------|
G3  |4--------------|
D3  |---------------|
A2  |---------------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 9 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/4-1/4-1/8|
E4  |0---0---0-------2--|
B3  |0-----------0------|
G3  |-------------------|
D3  |-------------------|
A2  |0------------------|
E2  |-------------------|

Measure 10 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/4-1/4.|
E4  |2---0---0-------|
B3  |------------0---|
G3  |----------------|
D3  |----------------|
A2  |----------------|
E2  |----------------|

Measure 11 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/4-1/4-1/8|
E4  |3---1-----------3--|
B3  |--------0----------|
G3  |------------2------|
D3  |0------------------|
A2  |-------------------|
E2  |-------------------|

Measure 12 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/2-1/8|
E4  |3---1----------|
B3  |--------0---0--|
G3  |---------------|
D3  |---------------|
A2  |---------------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 13 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/4-1/4-1/8|
E4  |1---0--------------|
B3  |--------0----------|
G3  |------------2------|
D3  |3---------------3--|
A2  |-------------------|
E2  |-------------------|

Measure 14 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/1|
E4  |---|
B3  |---|
G3  |---|
D3  |3--|
A2  |---|
E2  |---|

Measure 15 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/4-1/4|
E4  |---------------|
B3  |---------------|
G3  |--------0---2--|
D3  |2---3----------|
A2  |---------------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 16 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/4-1/4|
E4  |------------0--|
B3  |----0---2------|
G3  |4--------------|
D3  |---------------|
A2  |---------------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 17 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/2-1/4|
E4  |0---0------|
B3  |--------2--|
G3  |-----------|
D3  |-----------|
A2  |-----------|
E2  |-----------|

Measure 18 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/2-1/8-1/8|
E4  |---------------|
B3  |2---0---0------|
G3  |------------2--|
D3  |---------------|
A2  |---------------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 19 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/1|
E4  |---|
B3  |---|
G3  |---|
D3  |0--|
A2  |---|
E2  |---|

Measure 20 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/2-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |---------------|
B3  |--------0------|
G3  |------------2--|
D3  |0---2----------|
A2  |---------------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 21 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/2-1/4-1/4|
E4  |0---1------|
B3  |--------2--|
G3  |-----------|
D3  |0----------|
A2  |-----------|
E2  |-----------|

Measure 22 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/4-1/4|
E4  |---------------|
B3  |2-------0------|
G3  |----2-------2--|
D3  |---------------|
A2  |---------------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 23 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/2-1/2|
E4  |0------|
B3  |----2--|
G3  |-------|
D3  |2------|
A2  |-------|
E2  |-------|

Measure 24 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/2-1/2|
E4  |-------|
B3  |0------|
G3  |----4--|
D3  |-------|
A2  |-------|
E2  |-------|

Measure 25 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------------------0--|
B3  |------------0----------|
G3  |----2---4-------2------|
D3  |-----------------------|
A2  |0----------------------|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 26 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/1|
E4  |0--|
B3  |---|
G3  |---|
D3  |---|
A2  |---|
E2  |---|

Measure 27 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |--------------------3--|
B3  |------------0----------|
G3  |----2---4-------2------|
D3  |0----------------------|
A2  |-----------------------|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 28 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/2.|
E4  |3---1---|
B3  |--------|
G3  |--------|
D3  |--------|
A2  |--------|
E2  |--------|

Measure 29 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/4-1/4|
E4  |0---1---0---1--|
B3  |---------------|
G3  |---------------|
D3  |3--------------|
A2  |---------------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 30 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/4|
E4  |0---1---0---0------|
B3  |-------------------|
G3  |-------------------|
D3  |----------------3--|
A2  |-------------------|
E2  |-------------------|

Measure 31 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/2-1/2|
E4  |0------|
B3  |----2--|
G3  |-------|
D3  |2------|
A2  |-------|
E2  |-------|

Measure 32 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/2-1/4-1/4|
E4  |-----------|
B3  |0----------|
G3  |----4---2--|
D3  |0----------|
A2  |-----------|
E2  |-----------|

Measure 33 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4.-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-----3---3---2---2---2--|
B3  |------------------------|
G3  |------------------------|
D3  |------------------------|
A2  |0-----------------------|
E2  |------------------------|

Measure 34 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/2|
E4  |0---2---0---0---0--|
B3  |-------------------|
G3  |-------------------|
D3  |-------------------|
A2  |0------------------|
E2  |-------------------|

Measure 35 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/8-1/4-1/8|
E4  |3---0---3---0---5--|
B3  |-------------------|
G3  |-------------------|
D3  |0------------------|
A2  |-------------------|
E2  |-------------------|

Measure 36 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/4-1/4|
E4  |5---3---2---0--|
B3  |---------------|
G3  |--------0------|
D3  |---------------|
A2  |---------------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 37 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/4|
E4  |----3---3---3---2--|
B3  |-------------------|
G3  |-------------------|
D3  |3------------------|
A2  |-------------------|
E2  |-------------------|

Measure 38 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/4.-1/4|
E4  |2---0---0----0--|
B3  |----------------|
G3  |----------------|
D3  |----------------|
A2  |----------------|
E2  |----------------|

Measure 39 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/4.-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |2---2----2---0---0--|
B3  |--------------------|
G3  |--------------------|
D3  |2-------------------|
A2  |--------------------|
E2  |--------------------|

Measure 40 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/4.-1/2|
E4  |0---3----3--|
B3  |------------|
G3  |------------|
D3  |------------|
A2  |------------|
E2  |------------|

Measure 41 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |3---3---3---3---2---2---2--|
B3  |---------------------------|
G3  |---------------------------|
D3  |---------------------------|
A2  |0--------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 42 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/2-1/8|
E4  |2---0---0---0--|
B3  |---------------|
G3  |---------------|
D3  |---------------|
A2  |---------------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 43 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/8-1/4-1/8|
E4  |3---0---3---0---5--|
B3  |-------------------|
G3  |-------------------|
D3  |0------------------|
A2  |-------------------|
E2  |-------------------|

Measure 44 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/4-1/4|
E4  |5---3---2---0--|
B3  |---------------|
G3  |--------0------|
D3  |---------------|
A2  |---------------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 45 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |----3---3---3---2---2---2--|
B3  |---------------------------|
G3  |---------------------------|
D3  |3--------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 46 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/4.-1/4|
E4  |2---0---0----0--|
B3  |----------------|
G3  |----------------|
D3  |----------------|
A2  |----------------|
E2  |----------------|

Measure 47 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/4.-1/4-1/4|
E4  |2---2----0---2--|
B3  |----------------|
G3  |----------------|
D3  |----------------|
A2  |----------------|
E2  |----------------|

Measure 48 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/2-1/2|
E4  |3---2--|
B3  |-------|
G3  |-------|
D3  |-------|
A2  |-------|
E2  |-------|

Measure 49 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/1|
E4  |0--|
B3  |0--|
G3  |2--|
D3  |2--|
A2  |0--|
E2  |---|

Measure 50 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/1|
E4  |0--|
B3  |0--|
G3  |2--|
D3  |2--|
A2  |0--|
E2  |---|

Measure 51 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/1|
E4  |0--|
B3  |0--|
G3  |2--|
D3  |2--|
A2  |0--|
E2  |---|
AlphaTex source notation
\tempo 120
\tuning E4 B3 G3 D3 A2 E2
\instrument 25
.
\ts 4 4 :4 (2.1 0.5) :8 0.1 :4 0.1 0.2 :8 2.1 |
:4 2.1 :8 0.1 :4 0.1 :4 0.2 {d} |
:4 (3.1 0.4) :8 1.1 :4 0.2 2.3 :8 3.1 |
:4 3.1 :8 1.1 :2 0.2 :8 0.2 |
:4 (1.1 3.4) :8 0.1 :4 0.2 2.3 :8 3.4 |
:1 (2.3 3.4) |
:4 2.4 3.4 0.3 2.3 |
4.3 0.2 2.2 0.1 |
(2.1 0.1 0.2 0.5) :8 0.1 :4 0.1 0.2 :8 2.1 |
:4 2.1 :8 0.1 :4 0.1 :4 0.2 {d} |
:4 (3.1 0.4) :8 1.1 :4 0.2 2.3 :8 3.1 |
:4 3.1 :8 1.1 :2 0.2 :8 0.2 |
:4 (1.1 3.4) :8 0.1 :4 0.2 2.3 :8 3.4 |
:1 3.4 |
:4 2.4 3.4 0.3 2.3 |
4.3 0.2 2.2 0.1 |
0.1 :2 0.1 :4 2.2 |
2.2 :2 0.2 :8 0.2 2.3 |
:1 0.4 |
:2 0.4 :4 2.4 :8 0.2 2.3 |
:2 (0.1 0.4) :4 1.1 2.2 |
2.2 2.3 0.2 2.3 |
:2 (0.1 2.4) 2.2 |
0.2 4.3 |
:4 0.5 :8 2.3 4.3 :4 0.2 :8 2.3 0.1 |
:1 0.1 |
:4 0.4 :8 2.3 4.3 :4 0.2 :8 2.3 3.1 |
:4 3.1 :2 1.1 {d} |
:4 (0.1 3.4) 1.1 0.1 1.1 |
0.1 :8 1.1 0.1 :4 0.1 3.4 |
:2 (0.1 2.4) 2.2 |
(0.2 0.4) :4 4.3 2.3 |
:4 0.5 {d} :8 3.1 3.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 |
(0.1 0.5) 2.1 0.1 0.1 :2 0.1 |
:4 (3.1 0.4) 0.1 :8 3.1 :4 0.1 :8 5.1 |
:4 5.1 3.1 (2.1 0.3) 0.1 |
3.4 :8 3.1 3.1 :4 3.1 2.1 |
2.1 :8 0.1 :4 0.1 {d} :4 0.1 |
:8 (2.1 2.4) :4 2.1 {d} :4 2.1 :8 0.1 0.1 |
0.1 :4 3.1 {d} :2 3.1 |
:8 (3.1 0.5) 3.1 :4 3.1 :8 3.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 |
:4 2.1 :8 0.1 :2 0.1 :8 0.1 |
:4 (3.1 0.4) 0.1 :8 3.1 :4 0.1 :8 5.1 |
:4 5.1 3.1 (2.1 0.3) 0.1 |
3.4 :8 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 |
:4 2.1 :8 0.1 :4 0.1 {d} :4 0.1 |
:8 2.1 :4 2.1 {d} :4 0.1 2.1 |
:2 3.1 2.1 |
:1 (0.1 0.1 0.2 2.3 2.4 0.5) |
(0.1 0.1 0.2 2.3 2.4 0.5) |
(0.1 0.1 0.2 2.3 2.4 0.5)

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