A Question Of Time tab by Depeche Mode

DEPECHE MODE - A QUESTION OF TIME

Tuning: Drop D & Full Step (CGCFAD)

MAIN (SYNTH)
A:--------1--------------1-------------3-------------3------:
F:--2-0-2---2--2---2-0-2---2-2---2-0-2---2-----2-0-2---2----:
C:-----------------------------------------3-------------3--: x2

VERSE A PALM MUTED: (SYNTH BASS)
G:--7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--:
C:--7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--: x2

VERSE B PALM MUTED: (SYNTH BASS)
G:--0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--:
C:--0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--:

PRE-CHORUS A (LEAD TO BASS SYNTH)
A:---------------------------9--9-9-------------------------------------:
F:--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---7--7-7-------------------------------------:
C:----------------------------------------------------------------------:
G:-----------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--:
C:-----------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--:
                                     PALM MUTED         :
*Maybe bend the first 8 notes?

PRE-CHORUS B PALM MUTED: (SYNTH BASS)
G:--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10--:
C:--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10--:

PRE-CHORUS C (SYNTH BASS)
G:--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10---10--:
C:--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10---10--:
*Alternately play each of the chords once instead and let them ring out
(as I recorded), let the last C&G10 stop abruptly as PRE-CHORUS B

MAIN OVERLAY (SYNTH)
F:--9--7--5-7-------10-9-5-7---------9--7--5-7-------10-9-5-7--:
C:------------9---9----------10---10-----------9---9-----------:

MID A/OUTRO (SYNTH)
D:--13(Holdx16)-16(Holdx3)-18(Holdx13)--: x2 (x6 on Outro)

MID B (SYNTH)
A:--19(Holdx16)-16(Holdx16)-19(Holdx16)-16(Holdx6)-14(Holdx9)--:

ARRANGEMENT (arranged as best as possible to let most audible riffs breathe for guitar):
MAIN
VERSE A
VERSE B
MAIN
VERSE A variation:
VERSE B variation:
PRE-CHORUS A
PRE-CHORUS B
first 5 notes of MAIN then: MAIN OVERLAY
VERSE A
VERSE B
PRE-CHORUS A
PRE-CHORUS B
PRE-CHORUS C
first 5 notes of MAIN then: MAIN OVERLAY
MID A/OUTRO
MID B
MAIN
MID A/OUTRO