Personal Jesus Tab by Depeche Mode

Personal Jesus tab by Depeche Mode

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Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode features a distinctive bluesy guitar riff played by Martin Gore, utilizing a slide technique for a gritty sound. The song's pulsating bassline, played by Andrew Fletcher, drives the track with a hypnotic groove. Producer Flood used innovative sampling techniques to create the industrial sound that became a signature of Depeche Mode's music in the late 80s. Released in 1989, "Personal Jesus" marked a shift towards a more rock-oriented sound for the band.

Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
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Riff 1
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e|-9----s14-----------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

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Riff 2
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e|----------------|
b|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-------4--------|
A|----------------|
E|-2-5p2----5p2---|
 | F#5            |

Riff 3
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e|------------------|
b|------------------|
G|-------4----------|
D|------------7--6--|
A|-2-5p2----5-7--6--|
E|------------5--4--|
 | B5         A5 G#5


Chords/How to play it:
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[Start] : Riff 1

                          F#m      [Riff 2 plays over F#m]

[Riff 2 over next few lines]                                       [Riff 3]

[Riff 2, etc]                                                        [Riff 3]

[Riff 2 for four bars]

F#m [No riff]                          A                      E

Bm                          C#sus4      Dmaj7  F#m [with riff 2]

F#m [No Riff]                         A

    E                Bm                  C#msus4      Dmaj7

F#m [With riff 1]         G#   G

F#m [etc]                 G#   G

[Riff 2]                                                           [Riff 3]

[Riff 2]

              B5      A#5   A5   G#5

[Following verse/chorus as above]

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