Modern Love

Modern Love Bass Tab

from Let's Dance (1983)

Here's the complete tab to the song with every lick and variation. Pay attention to a moment in the
sax solo because the second note of the bar changes from there on. Have fun!

Tabbed by Leo Chiurco

[Intro] "I know when to go out ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----9---------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|-----10--------------------------|
E|-------0-------------------------|-8-----8-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-------------------------9*------|
D|---------------------------------|-----9---------------9*----------|
A|-----12--------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
E|-10----10------------------------|-------0-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

[Verse 1] "I catch a paper boy ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----5---------------------------|-----5---------------------------|
A|-3-----3-------------------------|-3-----3---------------------3-5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-3---3---------------------------|
A|-7---7---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------0-------------------------|-------1-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----3---------------------3-5-|-------------------------------5-|
E|---------------------------------|-3-----3-----------------x-5-7---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----7---------------------------|
E|-0-----0-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  

[Verse 2] "There's no sign of life ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----5---------------------------|-----5---------------------------|
A|-3-----3-------------------------|-3-----3-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----5---------------------------|-----7---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3---------------------3/--|-5-----5-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7---7---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------0-------------------------|-1---x-1-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

[Chorus 1] "Never gonna fall for ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----7-----------------------7-0-|-3-----3---------3-----3-----3-4-|
E|-0-----0-------------------------|---------------------------3-----|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-8-----8-------x-8---7---5---7-5-|-3-----3---------3-----3---3-----|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----9-------9-------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-------0-5-----5---5-0-5-|-7-----7---7---5-7-----7---7-5-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-8-----8-------x-8---7---5---7-5-|-3-----3---------3-----3-----3-4-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------3-----------3-----|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-8-----8-8-8---/-8-8-7-7-5-5-8---|
E|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  

[Post-Chorus]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----9---------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|-----10--------------------------|
E|-------0-------------------------|-8-----8-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----9---------------------------|
A|-----12--------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
E|-10----10------------------------|-------0-------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

[Sax solo]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3---x-3---------------------5-7-|-3---x-3---------------------3-5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (Second A falls on beat from here on)
E|-3-----3-------------------------|-5-------5-----------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------0-----------------------|-1-------1-----------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-------3-----------------0-3-5-|-------------------------------5-|
E|---------------------------------|-3-------3-----------------x-7---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------7\------|
E|---------0-----------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  

[Verse 3] "It's not really work ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-------3-----------------------|-3-------3-3-----------------3-5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-------x-3------------/3---4---|-5-------x-5-----------------5/7-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------7-------------------2h3-|-----------------------------0h2-|
E|-0---------0---0-----------------|-1-------x-1---1---------1h3-----|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

[Chorus 2 & Outro] "Never gonna fall for ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-----x-----------------7---5---|-3-------3-----3---------3-3-2-3-|
E|---------0-----------------------|-----------------------3---------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-8-------8-----8---8-7---5---7-5-|-3-------3-----3---------3-3---3-|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-----5-------3-5-5-0-5-|-7-------7-----7\----------7-5-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-8-------8-----8---8-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-3-------3-----3-------------2-3-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5-|---------------------------------|
A|-8-------8-----8---8-7-7-5-5-7---|-3-------3-----3---------3-3---3-|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5-|---------------------------------|
A|-8-------8-----8---8-7---5-5-7---|-3-------3-----3-----------3-2-3-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-8-----8-8------/8-8-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-3-------3-----3---------3-3---3-|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-----5-------3-5-5-0-5-|-7-------7-------------------5-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------0-----------8-----|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-8-------8-8-----8-8-8-8-7-7-5-7-|-3-------3-----3---------3---3-4-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------3-----|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-8-------8-8---/-8-8-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-3-------3-3---3-------------3-4-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------3-----|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-5---5-------3-5---3-5-|-7-------7-7-----------------5-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------0-----------8-----|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5-|---------------------------------|
A|-8-------8-----/-8-8-7-7-5-5-7---|-3-------3-3---3---------3---3-4-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------3-----|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-8-----8-8-----/-8-8-8-8-7-7-5-7-|-3-------3-3---3---------3---3-4-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------3-----|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-5---5-----------------|-7-------7-7-----------------5-7-|
E|-------------------------8---5-8-|---------------0-----------8-----|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-8-------8-8---8---8-7-7-5---7---|-3-------3-3---3---------3---3-4-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------3-----|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-8-------8-----8-----7---5---7---| (Fade)
E|---------------------------------|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  

************************************

|* Armonic
|h Hammer-on
|/ Slide up
|\ Slide down
|x Dead note

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Bass Tabs
Title Modern Love
Artist David Bowie
Tablature Type ASCII Tab
YouTube ID HivQqTtiHVw

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        G|-----------------|
        D|-----------------|
        A|---------3-------|
        E|---1-1---1---3---|

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