------------------------------------------------------------ Black Celebration - Depeche Mode ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| --0-0-7-0-8-7-0-10-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-7-| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| Bb/G -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| --0-0-7-0-8-7-0-10-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-7-| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| F F/E ------------------------------------|| ------------------------------------|| -----------------------------------*|| --0-0-7-0-8-7-0-10-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-7-*|| ------------------------------------|| ------------------------------------|| Riff (B) - (guitar 3, overdrive, delay): E||-----------------------|---------------------| B||------------10---------|-----------6---------| G||*------7----------7----|------5---------5----| D||*-----------7----------|-----------3---------| A||-------5----------5----|------3---------3----| E||-----------------------|---------------------| ---------------------|------------------------|| -----------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---| --------------------------|-----------------------------| Dm (VERSE) -------------------|| -------------------|| --7----------------|| -------------------|| --5----------------|| -------------------|| 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)