Get the Balance Right! chords by Depeche Mode (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Eb
Am7b5
Cm
Bb
Ab
Dm7b5
G
Fm
Gm
F

Intro 1

Am7b5

Verse 1
Cm 
There's more besides the joyrides
Little house in the countryside
Cm 
Understand, learn to demand
Compromise, and sometimes lie
Eb 
Am7b5 
Ab 
Dm7b5 
Ab 
G 

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Chorus 1

Am7b5

Get the balance right

Am7b5

Get the balance right

Am7b5

Be res

Verse 2
Cm 
ponsible, respectable
Stable but gullible
Cm 
Concerned and caring, help the helpless
But always remain, ultimately selfish
Eb 
Am7b5 
Ab 
Dm7b5 
Ab 
G 

Chorus 2

Am7b5

Get the balance right

Am7b5

Get the balance right

Bridge 1
Fm 
Eb 
When you think you've got a hold of it all
Gm 
Eb 
You haven't got a hold at all (all)
Fm 
When you reach the top
Eb 
Get ready to drop
Gm 
Eb 
Prepare yourself for the fall (fall)
F 
Gm 
You're going to fall

Interlude 1

Am7b5

It's almost predictable

Am7b5

(Almost)

Am7b5

Verse 3
Cm 
Don't tend this way
Don't tend that way
Cm 
Straight down the middle until next Thursday
Cm 
First to the left
Back to the right
Cm 
Twist and turn until you got it right
Eb 
Am7b5 
Ab 
Dm7b5 
Ab 
G 

Chorus 3
Cm 
Bb 
Am7b5 
Get the balance right
Cm 
Bb 
Am7b5 
Get the balance right
Cm 
Bb 
Am7b5 
Cm 
Bb 
Am7b5 
Cm 
Bb 
Am7b5 
Cm 
Bb 
Am7b5 
Cm 
Bb 
Am7b5 
Get the balance right
Cm 
Bb 
Am7b5 
Get the balance right
Cm 
Bb 
Am7b5 
Cm 
Bb 
Am7b5 
(Almost)
Cm 
Bb 
Am7b5 
Get the balance right
Cm 
Bb 
Am7b5 
Get the balance right
[Repeat and fade out]

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Eb
Am7b5
Cm
Bb
Ab
Dm7b5
G
Fm
Gm
F

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: C minorBPM: 130

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Am7b5: 5-x-5-5-4-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Dm7b5: x-x-0-1-1-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Get the Balance Right! by Depeche Mode, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Depeche Mode.