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The Darkest Star by Depeche Mode

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)




Riff 1:

    D     D     D    D
E|-----5--------5--------5------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--7---------7------7----------| x2
D|------------------------------|
A|--5---------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

    D#m        D#m       D#m        D#m
E|----6---------6----------6----------6-------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--8---8-----8---8------8---8------8---8-----| x2
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--6-----------------------------------------|
E|--6-----------------------------------------|

Riff 2:

    A#m  F#m    A#m    A#m
E|-------------------------1--|
B|--------------2------4------|
G|--3-----5-------------------| x2
D|--------------3------3------|
A|--1-----4-------------------|
E|----------------------------|


Riff 3: (Can be played with harmonics)

   D D D   D    D D          D#m D#m D#m D#m D#m D#m D#m D#m
E|-----5------------5----------|
B|------7------------7---------|
G|-------7------------7--------|
D|--------7--5-4-------7--5----|
A|-------------------------8---|
E|-----------------------------|
______________________________________________________________
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Riff 1:

D D D D
D D D D
D#m D#m D#m D#m
D#m D#m D#m D#m

D D D D
D D D D
D#m D#m D#m D#m
D#m D#m D#m D#m


Riff 2:

A#m F#m A#m A#m
A#m F#m A#m A#m


Verse 1:

A#m  F#m     A#m    A#m
     Oh, you sad one
A#m  F#m          A#m    A#m
     Playing the angel
A#m  F#m      A#m        A#m       D#m D#m D#m D#m
     Isn't so easy where you're from
A#m  F#m      A#m       A#m
      Oh, you wild one
A#m  F#m          A#m    A#m
      Devil's companion
A#m  F#m            A#m   A#m       D#m D#m D#m D#m
     You won't stay satisfied for long


Chorus:

D  D       D     D     D       D   D    D
   I don't want you to change anything you do

D#m D#m D#m D#m
D#m D#m D#m D#m

D  D       D     D     D   D       D     D
   I don't want you to be someone else for me

D#m D#m D#m D#m
D#m D#m D#m D#m

A#m F#m A#m A#m
A#m F#m A#m A#m
A#m F#m A#m A#m
A#m F#m A#m A#m

Verse 2:

A#m  F#m     A#m    A#m
     Oh, you dark one
A#m  F#m       A#m    A#m
    Eternal outsider
A#m  F#m            A#m      A#m         D#m D#m D#m D#m
     Caught in the spider's web you've spun
A#m  F#m     A#m      A#m
     Oh, you blind one
A#m  F#m        A#m    A#m
    Gentle and kind one
A#m  F#m       A#m        A#m      D#m D#m D#m D#m
    Seeing the world as a loaded gun


Chorus:

D  D       D     D     D       D   D    D
   I don't want you to change anything you do

D#m D#m D#m D#m
D#m D#m D#m D#m

D  D       D     D     D   D       D     D
   I don't want you to be someone else for me

D#m D#m D#m D#m
D#m D#m D#m D#m


Outro:

F#m F#m  F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m  C#m C#m C#m C#m C#m C#m C#m C#m
     Stay as you are the darkest star
F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m  C#m C#m C#m C#m C#m C#m C#m C#m
    Shining for me   majestically

Riff 3:

D D D D
D D D D
D#m D#m D#m D#m
D#m D#m D#m D#m

D D D D
D D D D
D#m D#m D#m D#m
D#m D#m D#m D#m

The Darkest Star Chords Info

Last Updated: February 9, 2026

Chords: E, A, D, G, B, D#m, A#m, F#m, C#m