George Michael — Amazing
This is not what is actually played during the song, but rather my personal rendition.
Couldn't figure what is played by Deon Estus?. Anyway, it fits the song. Play it funky ;—)
A=10th fret
Intro; 8 bars rest
Pre—Verse1 (tadada, tadada);
G|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
D|—————8————8—————!————————8—8—————|—————4————4—————!————————————————|
A|—————————————8——|——————————————8—|—————————————4——|—————4——————————|
E|6———————6———————|6———————————————|2———————2———————|2———————2——4—5——| 2x
Verse1 (I was mixed up when you came to me);
G|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
D|—————8————8—————!————————8/A\8———|—————4————4—————!————————————————|
A|—————————————8——|——————————————8—|—————————————4——|—————4——————————|
E|6———————6———————|6———————————————|2———————2———————|2———————2——4—5——| 2x
Verse2 (I was stitched up by the hands of fate);
G|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
D|—————8————8—————!————————8/A\8———|—————4————4—————!————————————————|
A|—————————————8——|——————————————8—|—————————————4——|—————4——————————|
E|6———————6———————|6———————————————|2———————2———————|2———————2——4—5——|
G|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
D|—————8————8—————!————————8/A\8———|—————4————4—————!————————————————|
A|—————————————8——|——————————————8—|—————————————4——|—————4—————4—5——|
E|6———————6———————|6———————————————|2———————2———————|2———————2———————|
Pre—Chorus1 (I was going down for the third time);
G|—————8————8—————!————————8———6h8—|————————————————|————————————————|
D|—————————————8——|——————————8—————|—————8———8——————!—————6———6——————!
A|6———————6———————|6———————————————|————————————————|————————————4—5—|
E|————————————————|————————————————|6——————6————6—5—|4——————4————————|
G|—————8————8—————!————————8———6h8—|————————————————|————————————————|
D|—————————————8——|——————————8—————|—————4————4—————!————————————————!
A|6———————6———————|6———————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
E|————————————————|————————————————|2——————2————2—3—|4———————————————|
Chorus1 (Tell me, I guess that cupid....);
play next 8 bars 2x
G|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
D|—————8————8—————!————————8———6h8—|—————4————4—————!————————4———————|
A|—————————————8——|——————————8—————|—————————————4——|——————————4—————|
E|6———————6———————|6———————————————|2———————2———————|2———————————3—2—|
G|————————————————|————————————————|————8———8———6h8—|————A———A———8hA—|
D|—————3————3—————!————————3———1h3—|——————————8—————!——————————A—————|
A|—————————————3——|——————————3—————|6—————6—————————|8—————8—————————|
E|1———————1———————|1———————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
Pre—Verse3;
– play as Pre—Verse1
Verse3 (You tried to save me from myself)
– play as Verse1
Verse4 (We're like victims of the same disease)
– play as Verse2
Pre—Chorus2 (I was going down for the third time);
– play as Pre—Chorus1
Chorus2 (Tell me, I guess that cupid....)
– play as Chorus1
Outro (Celebrate the love of the one you're with);
– play as Chorus1 2x fading out
George Michael, born as Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Greek: ???????? ???????? ??????????, 25 June 1963) is a two-time Grammy Award winning English singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the 1980s, when he formed the pop duo Wham! along with his school friend Andrew Ridgeley. His first solo single, "Careless Whisper" was released when he was still in the duo and sold about six million copies worldwide.
Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---3---------------|
E|-------------------|
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
G|-------------------|
D|-------5h7---------|
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
G|-------------------|
D|-------7p5---------|
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
G|-------------------|
D|-------5/7---------|
G|-------7b9---------|G|-------7~----------|Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.
Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸
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You're absolutely right. The song is mixed very well, so that I also sometimes can't tell whether guitar or bass is playing a note. My second thought is that GM played the bass on two tracks, one basic (bass) and one with accents and a flanger as effect.
I will spend much time with your tab, although I can tell you right now, that I think it's not E standard tuning but Eb standard as the lowest note being played is an Eb. Just check the first part of the chorus. It goes like:
Bb - Ab - F# - F - Eb - Ab - Bb.
Anyway thank you very much one more time for taking your time.
Cheers!
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Tuning: Eb standard, Difficulty: Hard
The beginning (tadada tadada…) I play like this:
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|7---7-----5--7--|-----7--5-------|3---3-----2-3-3-|2-3-3---5------0|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|7---7----5---7-7|7-------5------0|3---3-----2-3-3-|3---3---5-------|
Sorry, I never tabbed before, so the ASCII might be wrong in timing, but those are basically the notes from the beginning as I can hear them. The open Eb is audible sometimes when GM emphasizes a vocal that's short and sitting in the middle:
for example “AND your mom” where Eb is played shortly under the AND.
Like I said, IMHO this is one of the best Pop song bass lines ever played. Just listen how GM uses the bass to emphasizes the syllables. You won't find this precision in many songs once you start listening for it explicitly. GM wrote this for his boyfriend and you can clearly FEEL the love that he put into it, especially when playing the bass. In the end he only says “Celebrate the love of the one you're with”. Who wouldn't wish for that?!
I might be completely wrong of course, but I hope that you enjoy rethinking and replaying the song like this.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUBWvMiSQow.
Well, he's playing a 5-string, so easy to play the low Eb without de-tuning
Cheers
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