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Black Celebration - Depeche Mode
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This song is a sampling-synth song, originally. When playing
the basic keyboard phrases as distortion guitar riffs this
song turns into an interesting rock ballad. Thus, here you find the
main riffs tabbed for guitar.
Riff (A) - (guitar 1, dist + flanger):
Dm (chords: guitar 3)
E||------------------------------------|
B||------------------------------------|
G||*-----------------------------------|
D||*--0-0-7-0-8-7-0-10-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-7-|
A||------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------|
F
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Bb/G
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F F/E
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Riff (B) - (guitar 3, overdrive, delay):
E||-----------------------|---------------------|
B||------------10---------|-----------6---------|
G||*------7----------7----|------5---------5----|
D||*-----------7----------|-----------3---------|
A||-------5----------5----|------3---------3----|
E||-----------------------|---------------------|
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-----------6---------|-----------10-----------||
------3---------3----|-----------------10----*||
-----------3---------|------7----7-----------*||
------1---------1----|-----------------8------||
---------------------|------5-----------------||
Riff (C): (delay, reverb)
Dm F
E||-------------------------|--------------------------|
B||-------------6---8---10--|--8--6--------6---8---10--|
G||*---------7--------------|-------5---5--------------|
D||*------------3---5---7---|--5--3--------3---5---7---|
A||----------5--------------|-------3---3--------------|
E||-------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb/G F F/E
--------------------------|--10---8---------------------|
--8--6--------6---8---10--|-----------10--11---10-------|
-------7---7--------------|--7----5-----------------10--|
--5--3--------3---5---7---|-----------7---8----7--------|
-------5---5--------------|-------------------------8---|
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Dm (VERSE)
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--5----------------||
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INTRO with (A)+(B): || Dm | F | Bb/G | F F/E ||
CHORUS with (A):
Dm F
Lets have a black celebration
Bb/G F F/E Dm
Black celebration ... tonight
INTERLUDE with (A)+(B): || Dm | F | Bb/G | F F/E ||
VERSE with (A):
Dm
To celebrate the fact
F
That we've seen the back
Bb/G Bb
Of another black day
INTERLUDE with (A)+(B): || Dm | F | Bb/G | F F/E ||
VERSE with (A):
Dm F
I look to you ... how you carry on
Bb/G F F/E
When all hope is gone. Can't you see?
Dm F
Your optimistic eyes ... seem like paradise
Bb/G F F/E
To someone like ... me
BRIDGE (stop all riffs!)
Bb
I want to take you in my arms
C
Forgetting all I couldn't do today
CHORUS with (A):
Dm F
Black celebration
Bb/G F F/E
Black celebration ... tonight
INTERLUDE with (A)+(B)+(C): || Dm | F | Bb/G | F F/E ||
VERSE with (A):
Dm
To celebrate the fact
F
That we've seen the back
Bb/G Bb
Of another black day
INTERLUDE with (A)+(B): || Dm | F | Bb/G | F F/E ||
VERSE with (A):
Dm F
I look to you ... and your strong belief
Bb/G F F/E
Me, I won't believe ... tonight
Dm F
Consolation ... I want so much
Bb/G F F/E
Want to feel your touch ... tonight
BRIDGE (stop all riffs!)
Bb
Take me in your arms
C
Forgetting all I couldn't do today
CHORUS with (A):
Dm F
Black celebration (I'll drink to that)
Bb/G F F/E
Black celebration ... tonight
(repeat chorus and fade)