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Memphisto

Depeche Mode
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 95 15:49:48 0000

From: bmcphail <bmcphail@cs.strath.ac.uk>

Subject: TAB: Memphisto - Depeche Mode

Memphisto - Depeche Mode

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(From Enjoy The Silence 12")

Comments to <bmcphail@cs.strath.ac.uk>

Or see my guitar homepage: http://www.strath.ac.uk/~aeu95317/

Nb: The song is in 12/8 time.

Riff 1 (Piano riff 1)

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e|-------3---1-------------|
B|-0-1-4---0---3-0-4-0-1---|
G|-----------------------0-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Riff 2 (Piano riff 2)

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e|-----1-4---3-8---7---13-11-|
B|-3-4-----3-----6-----------|
G|-------------------7-------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Riff 3 (Synth part arranged for guitar)

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e|-8------------------------------
B|-8------------------------------
G|-x-(Left hand mute)-------------
D|-10-----------------------------
A|-10-----------------------------
E|-8------------------------------

| C5

Riff 4

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e|-4------------------------------
B|-4------------------------------
G|-x-(Left hand mute)-------------
D|-6------------------------------
A|-6------------------------------
E|-4------------------------------

| Ab5

Riff 5

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e|-3------------------------------
B|-3------------------------------
G|-x-(Left hand mute)-------------
D|-5------------------------------
A|-5------------------------------
E|-3------------------------------

| G5

Riff 6 (2nd piano riff)

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e|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------4---3-4--3-4--3-3-0---4---3-4--3-4--3-1-----4---3-4--3-4--3-
G|-----0---0-----------------0---0---------------2-------------------
D|-0-----------------------------------------------4---4-------------
A|---2---------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
e|--------------------------------
B|-4--3-4--3-4--------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

Riff 7 (2nd synth riff worked out for guitar)

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e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|-4---5---8---7--*** One bar per chord
D|-4---5---8---7------------------
A|-2---3---6---5------------------
E|--------------------------------

| B5 C5 Eb5 D5

Riff 8 ('Voice' Riff worked out for guitar)

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e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|-12----10-----8-----------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

How To Play It:

Start off with riff 1 as many times as you like then:

Piano 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 |

Piano 2 | 3 4 5 | and then repeat this a few times...

Then:

Piano 1 | 6 |

Piano 2 | 7 | and then go back to the first riff...

Listen to the record for the exact order :)

Comments

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