Depeche Mode — Never Let Me Down Tab
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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 95 17:39:44 EDT
From: Winston Campbell
Subject: NEVER LET ME DOWN by Depeche Mode
Never Let Me Down
(words & music by Martin L. Gore)
Before I transcribe this I have to acknowledge VIKTOR HOLUBEK (email:
holubek@managr.fm.uniba.sk). I figured out the keyboard configuration from
his chord progressions right here at the same site. All I am just doing is
adding on to his input.
The intro is:
G riff
E —3——1—3———3—3——3——1—3—1—3—||
B ——————————————————————————||
G ——————————————————————————||
D ——————————————————————————||
A ——————————————————————————||
E ——————————————————————————||
The Riff 1 chords and lines are:
Dm C F D#
E —————————1———|—————————1———|—————————————|————————————————|
B ——3——1—3———3—|——3——1—3—————|—————————1———|————————————————|
G —————————————|———————————2—|——2——0—2———2—|——2——2——0—2—0———|
D —————————————|—————————————|—————————————|——————————————3—|
A —————————————|—————————————|—————————————|————————————————|
E —————————————|—————————————|—————————————|————————————————|
The Riff 2 chords (featured at the end of the chorus and mostly at the end of
the verse when the song goes into the Cm, Bb, Gm, F progression):
Dm C G riff
E ———————————————|——8——6—8—————|—3——1—3———3—3——3——1—3—1—3—||
B ——3——1—3——3—1——|——————————8——|——————————————————————————||
G ———————————————|—————————————|——————————————————————————||
D ———————————————|—————————————|——————————————————————————||
A ———————————————|—————————————|——————————————————————————||
E ———————————————|—————————————|——————————————————————————||
For the chorus (the Cm part), the keyboard plays:
Cm Bb Gm F
E —————8—————8—————|—————6—————6—————|—————————————————|———————————3———3—||
B ———8———8—————8———|———6———6—————6———|—————8—————8—————|—————6———6———6———||
G —5———————5—————5—|—3———————3—————3—|———7———7—————7———|———5———5—————————||
D —————————————————|—————————————————|—5———————5—————5—|—3———————————————||
A —————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————||
E —————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————||
Those are basically all the keyboard lines. The lyrics are:
Dm C G riff
I~m taking a ride with my best friend
Dm C G riff
I hope he never lets me down again
Dm C
He knows where he~s taking me
Gm Bb
Taking me where I want to be
Dm C G riff
I~m taking a ride with my best friend
Riff 2: Dm C G riff
Cm Bb
We~re flying high
Gm F
We~re watching the world pass us by
Cm Bb
Never want to come down
Gm F
Never want to put my feet back down on the ground
Riff 1: Dm C F D#
Dm C G riff
I~m taking a ride with my best friend
Dm C G riff
I hope he never lets me down again
Dm C
Promises me I~m as safe as houses
Gm Bb
As long as I remember who~s wearing the trousers
Dm C G riff
I hope he never lets me down again
Riff 2: Dm C G riff
Cm Bb
We~re flying high
Gm F
We~re watching the world pass us by
Cm Bb
Never want to come down
Gm F
Never want to put my feet back down on the ground
Dm C A Gm
Dm C A Gm
Dm C
Never let me down
A Gm
Never let me down
Dm C
Never let me down
A Gm
Never let me down
Dm C
See the stars they~re shining bright
A Gm
Everything is alright tonight...
For playing guitar, I highly suggest you to play the ending chords in this
manner, as it does add gloom to the song:
Dm C A Gm
E —5——|—x——|—5——|—6——|
B —6——|—5——|—5——|—8——|
G —7——|—5——|—6——|—7——|
D —7——|—5——|—7——|—5——|
A —5——|—3——|—7——|————|
E ————|————|—5——|————|
And that is it.