Precious chords by Depeche Mode (Official Version)

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Ebm
Ebm/Gb
Abm
Ebm/Db
Ab7
B
Gb/Bb
Gb6
Gb

Intro 1

Verse 1
Ebm 
Ebm/Gb 
Abm 
 (E flat minor) Precious and  (E flat minor/Gb) fragile   things  (A flat minor) 
Ebm 
Ebm/Gb 
Abm 
 (E flat minor) Need special  (E flat minor/Gb) handling   (A flat minor) 
Ebm 
 (E flat minor) My God,
Ebm/Gb 
Abm 
Ebm/Db 
Ab7 
what  (E flat minor/Gb) have      we done  (A flat minor) to    you?  (E flat minor/Db)  (A flat7) 
Ebm 
Ebm/Gb 
Abm 
 (E flat minor) We always  (E flat minor/Gb) tried     to share  (A flat minor) 
Ebm 
Ebm/Gb 
Abm 
 (E flat minor) The tender (E flat minor/Gb) est       of care  (A flat minor) 
Ebm 
Ebm/Gb 
 (E flat minor) Now look what  (E flat minor/Gb) we        have
Abm 
Ebm/Db 
Ab7 
put  (A flat minor) you   through  (E flat minor/Db)  (A flat7) 

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Chorus 1

Things get damaged, things get broken

I thought we'd manage

But words left unspoken

left us so brittle

There was so little left to give

Interlude 1

Verse 2
Ebm 
Ebm/Gb 
Abm 
 (E flat minor) Angels with  (E flat minor/Gb) silver    wings  (A flat minor) 
Ebm 
Ebm/Gb 
Abm 
 (E flat minor) Shouldn't know  (E flat minor/Gb) suffering  (A flat minor) 
Ebm 
Ebm/Gb 
 (E flat minor) I wish I could  (E flat minor/Gb) take      the pain
Abm 
Ebm/Db 
Ab7 
 (A flat minor) for   you  (E flat minor/Db)  (A flat7) 
Ebm 
Ebm/Gb 
Abm 
 (E flat minor) If God has a  (E flat minor/Gb) master    plan  (A flat minor) 
Ebm 
Ebm/Gb 
Abm 
 (E flat minor) That only He  (E flat minor/Gb) understands  (A flat minor) 
Ebm 
Ebm/Gb 
 (E flat minor) I hope it's your  (E flat minor/Gb) eyes
Abm 
Ebm/Db 
Ab7 
He's see (A flat minor) ing   through  (E flat minor/Db)  (A flat7) 

Chorus 2
B 
Gb/Bb 
Ebm 
 (B major) Things get  (G flat/Bb) damaged, things get  (E flat minor) broken
Gb6 
I thought we'd  (G flat6) manage
B 
But words left un (B major) spoken
Gb/Bb 
left us so  (G flat/Bb) brittle
Abm 
There was so  (A flat minor) little left to give

Solo 1

Interlude 2

Verse 3

I pray you learn to trust

Have faith in both of us

And keep room in your hearts

for two

Chorus 3
B 
Gb/Bb 
Ebm 
 (B major) Things get  (G flat/Bb) damaged, things get  (E flat minor) broken
Gb6 
I thought we'd  (G flat6) manage
B 
But words left un (B major) spoken
Gb/Bb 
left us so  (G flat/Bb) brittle
Abm 
There was so  (A flat minor) little left to give

Outro 1

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Ebm
Ebm/Gb
Abm
Ebm/Db
Ab7
B
Gb/Bb
Gb6
Gb

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Eb minorBPM: 105

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

Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x
Ebm/Gb: x-x-4-3-4-2
Abm: 4-6-6-4-4-4
Ebm/Db: x-4-x-3-4-2
Ab7: 4-6-4-5-4-4
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Gb/Bb: 6-4-4-6-x-x
Gb6: 2-x-1-3-2-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of Precious 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 Eb minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Depeche Mode's performance.