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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:
[email protected]). 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.
