Never Let Me Down
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## 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 Композиция:
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.
