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Personal Jesus

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Depeche Mode

Violator (1990)electronicTop 5%4:27SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: F# minorTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%8 tracks · 4,914 notes · F# minor · 130 BPM· 4:27Recommended
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Intro
Your own personal Jesus
Verse
Reach out, touch faith
Your own personal Jesus
Interlude
Verse
Reach out, touch faith
Outro
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Synth 1
FX
Synth 2
Piano
Drums
100%7 tracks · 1,795 notes · F# minor · 95 BPM· 3:48
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Electric Guitar (clean) 1
Electric grand piano
Lead 8 (bass + lead)
Electric guitar (clean) 2
Distortion guitar
Hand Clap
Drumkit
95%6 tracks · 5,121 notes · G minor · 135 BPM· 3:24partial
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Keyboard
Electric guitar (clean)
Bass
Reverse cymbal
Vocals
Drums
92%6 tracks · 3,775 notes · G minor · 135 BPM· 3:24partial
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Keyboard
Bass
Vocals
Cabasa
Maracas
Drumkit
68%1 tracks · 1,147 notes · F# minor · 100 BPM· 2:24partialfingerstyle guitar
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Riff A
Pre-verse
Riff A
Verse 1
Riff B
Pre-verse
Riff A
Verse 2
Riff B
Riff A
Riff B
Guitar
27%2 tracks · 58 notes · E minor · 130 BPM· 0:15partialBeginner NO CAPO
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
1 tracks · 1 notes · E major · 120 BPM· 0:01partialFingerstyle
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Guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 4:27

About this song

Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode is in F# minor, 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 4:27 (Electric grand piano, Electric guitar (clean), Overdriven guitar, Synth bass 2, Lead 8 (bass + lead), Pad 1 (new age), and Drums), with an intro, 2 verses, an interlude, and an outro. 7 versions available to play and practice.

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DrumsAdvanced
7.97 notes/sec
OtherAdvanced
4.15 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.79 notes/sec
GuitarIntermediate
1.37 notes/sec
PianoBeginner
0.14 notes/sec

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Intro
Verse
Interlude
Outro

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0:001:002:003:004:27
Intro0:00Verse0:42Interlude1:59Verse2:14Outro2:58

About the key of F# minor

F# minor is the 13th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are F♯m, Bm, and C♯m.

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Personal Jesus appears on the soundtrack of Der letzte Bulle, Volume 2, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack – Box Set.