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Tune Down 1/2 Step Acoustic Intro: There are two guitars playing different patterns Guitar 1: Am E|-------5-7-5-----------5-7-5-----------5-7-5---------------5-------7-| B|-----5-------5-------5---------------5-------5-----------5-------5---| G|---5-----------5---5---------5-----5-----------5-------5-------5-----| D|-7---------------7-------------7-7---------------7---7-------7-------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------5-7-----------5-7-------------5-7-5-----5-| B|----5-----5-------5-----5---------5-------5---5-| G|--5---------5---5---------5-----5-------------5-| D|7-------------7-------------5-7---------------7-| A|----------------------------------------------7-| E|----------------------------------------------5-| Guitar 2: Am E|-------8-10-8-----------8-10-8------------8-10-8-------------8-------10-| B|-----10-------10------10----------------10------10---------10------10---| G|---9------------9---9-----------9-----9------------9-----9--------9-----| D|-7----------------7---------------7-7------------------7--------7-------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------8-10-8-----------8-10-8----------8-10-8-----8--| B|-----10--------10------10--------------10------10---10-| G|---9-------------9---9----------9-----9-------------9--| D|-7-----------------7--------------7-7---------------7--| A|----------------------------------------------------7--| E|-------------------------------------------------------| My Version to play it with one Guitar: E|-----------8--10-8------------------8--10-8------------------8--10-8------| B|-------10--10-12-10--10---------10--10-12-10-------------10--10-12-10--10-| G|-----9--9------------9--9-----9--9------------9--------9-9-------------9--| D|----10-----------------10----10--------------10-------10------------------| A|-12-----------------------12--------------------12-12---------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------8-------------10-| B|-------10--10--------10--12-| G|-----9--9----------9--9-----| D|----10------------10--------| A|-12------------12-----------| E|----------------------------| E|-----------8--10-8------------------8--10-8------------------8--10-8------| B|-------10--10-12-10--10---------10--10-12-10-------------10--10-12-10--10-| G|-----9--9------------9--9-----9--9------------9--------9-9-------------9--| D|----10-----------------10----10--------------10-------10------------------| A|-12-----------------------12--------------------12-12---------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----| B|-10-| G|--9-| D|-10-| A|-12-| E|----| Intro E|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-12--| G|---------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| D|--7--7---------------------3-----12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12--| A|--7----7-----------3-2-0---3---------------------------------| E|--5------5---0-3-5-------3-1---------------------------------| Chorus E|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-----5-------------------------| D|--5--5--7-----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--| A|--5--3--7-----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--| E|--3-----5-----1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--| E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------5-7-5--------------------------| D|--7-7--5-7-5---5-5-5--7-5-3--5-------| A|--7-7--3-5-3---5-5-5--7-5-3--5-------| E|--5-5----------3-3-3--5-3-1--3--------| outro rhythm -------------------------- -------------------------- ---5----------------------- -7-5--5-7------------------ -7-3--5-7------------------ -5----3-5------------------ Solo E|----------------------------------| B|--13--13--13--13---13-12-10-------| G|--15B-15B-15B-15B-----------12-10-| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| From: M C Vic Naughty Subject: TAB: Black Diamond by KISS Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 15:15:32 -0500 (EST) Black Diamond - by KISS Originally recorded on the album KISS (1974) Casablanca Records Transcribed from the album Alive! (1975) Casablanca Records Words and Music by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons Transcribed by Mark Vignati ([email protected]) Letters above staff indicate time values of notes. Notes in parentheses are tied from previous measure. Time values followed by an 'r' are rests for the indicated time. Lyrics are under the staff. Song starts in 4/4 time. Intro - Paul Stanley alone, w/ clean tone Let all arpeggios ring as long as possible. e e q q q q q e q e e e e q e e e (e) q e e e e e |-----3--0---|-------------|-------0-------|-------------0---| |----------3-|-1--0---0----|-----1-------3-|-(3)-0---------3-| |---2--------|------2----2-|---2-------2---|-----------4-----| |-2----------|-------------|-3-------3-----|-------3-5-------| |------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------| |------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------| e e q q q q q e q e e e e q e e e (e) q e e e e e |-----3--0---|-------------|-------0-------|-------------0---| |----------3-|-1--0---0----|-----1-------3-|-(3)-0---------3-| |---2--------|------2----2-|---2-------2---|-----------4-----| |-2----------|-------------|-3-------3-----|-------3-5-------| |------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------| |------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------| e e e e e e e e (e) e e e e e e e |-----------------|-------------------| |-----0h1-------0-|-(0)h1-----0h1-----| |---2-----2---2---|-------2-------2---| |-2---------2-----|---------2-------2-| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| e e e e e e e e (e) e e e e e e e |-----------------|---------------0---| |-----0h1-------0-|-(0)h1-----------3-| |---2-----2---2---|-------2-----4-----| |-3---------3-----|---------3-5-------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| e e e e e e e e (e) e e e e e e e |-----------------|-------------------| |-----0h1-------0-|-(0)h1-----0h1-----| |---2-----2---2---|-------2-------2---| |-2---------2-----|---------2-------2-| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| e e q q q q q e e e e |-----3--0-----|------------0---| |-----------3--|--1--0--------3-| |---2----------|----------4-----| |-3------------|--------5-------| |--------------|----------------| |--------------|----------------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------| |-----0h1---1---1-|-----0h1---1---1-|-----0h1---1---1-| |---2---------2---|---2---------2---|---2---------2---| |-2---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Out on the streets for a living Picture's only begun e e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e q e e e e e |-------------0---|---------0-----|------------------| |-----0h1-------3-|-----0h1-----3-|-(3)-0-------1----| |---2-------4-----|---2-------2---|-------2---2---2--| |-3-------5-------|-2-------------|---------2--------| |-----------------|---------------|------------------| |-----------------|---------------|------------------| x x x |---------0-------|--0--------------|------------------| |-----0h1---1---1-|--1--------------|------------------| |---2---------2---|--2--------------|------------------| |-3---------------|--2--------------|------------------| |-----------------|--0--------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Got you under their thumb --- Hit it! Main Riff - Whole band enters (w/distortion) h e e q e e q e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e |-----------|----------------|-----------|------------------------| |-----------|----------------|-----------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12-| |-2--2------|----------------|-----------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-2----2----|----------------|-3---------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12-| |-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-3---------|------------------------| |-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1--x/X\x--|------------------------| | | h e e q e e q e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e |----2------|----------------|-----------|------------------------| |------2----|----------------|-----------|------------------------| |-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-----------|-------3-----3-----3----| |-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1---x/X\x-|----3-----3-----3-----3-| h e e q e e q e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e |-----------|----------------|-----------|------------------------| |-----------|----------------|-----------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12-| |-2--2------|----------------|-----------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-2----2----|----------------|-3---------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12-| |-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-3---------|------------------------| |-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1--x/X\x--|------------------------| | | h e e q e e q e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e |----2------|----------------|-----------|------------------------| |------2----|----------------|-----------|------------------------| |-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-----------|-------3-----3-----3----| |-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1---x/X\x-|----3-----3-----3-----3-| Verse 1 w (h) e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e |-----------|----------------|-----------|------------------------| |-----------|----------------|-----------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12-| |-2---------|-(2)------------|-----------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-2---------|-(2)------------|-3---------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12-| |-0---------|-(0)----3-2-0---|-3---------|------------------------| |-----------|--------------3-|-1--x/X\x--|------------------------| | | q. e q. e (e)e q e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e |-----------|----------------|-----------|------------------------| |-----7-7\--|---7-7\---------|-----------|------------------------| |-0--------0|(0)-----3-2-0---|-----------|-------3-----3-----3----| |-----------|--------------3-|-1---x/X\x-|----3-----3-----3-----3-| Out on the streets Picture's for a living---- only begun ---- w (h) e e e e h.. e e e er h+e |-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------| |-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------| |-2---------|-(2)------------|-----------|--------5----2------| |-2---------|-(2)------------|-3---------|---5/7--5----2------| |-0---------|-(0)----3-2-0---|-3-------3-|---5/7-------0------| |-----------|--------------3-|-1-------1-|--------------------| | | q. e q q e e q e e e e h.. e e e er h+e |-----------|----7-----------|-----------|--------------------| |----7-7-10-|(10)-10\--------|-----------|--------------------| |-0---------|--------3-2-0---|-----------|--------3----0------| |-----------|--------------3-|-1-------1-|----3/5-------------| Your day is so Got you under in madness------ their thumb----- Chorus er e er e er e er e er e er e er e er e |---------------------|---------------------| |----6----6----6----6-|----8----8----8----8-| Note: These |----5----5----5----5-|----7----7----7----7-| chords are meant to |----3----3----3----3-|----5----5----5----5-| be played by two |----3----3----3----3-|----5----5----5----5-| guitars - one plays |----1----1----1----1-|----3----3----3----3-| the lower octave, | one plays the higher. | e er e er e er e er e er e er e er e er |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-1----1----1----1----|-3----3----3----3----| Oooh-oooooh----- Black Diamond e e e er e er e er e e e er e er e er |-------------------------|--------------------| |-10-10-13----15----13----|-8-8-8----10---8----| |-9--9--12----14----12----|-7-7-7----9----7----| |-7--7--10----12----10----|-5-5-5----7----5----| |-7--7--10----12----10----|-5-5-5----7----5----| |-5--5--8-----10----8-----|-3-3-3----5----3----| | | e e e er e er e er e e e er e er e er |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------3-----5-----3-----|--------------------| |-5--5--------------------|-3-3-3----5----3----| h.. s s w |-------------------|-------------------| |-6-------------8-8-|--8----------------| |-5-------------6-6-|--7----------------| |-3-------------5-5-|--5----------------| |-3-------------5-5-|--5----------------| |-1-------------3-3-|--3----------------| | | h.. s s w |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-1-------------3-3-|--3----------------| Oooh-oooooh----- Black Diamond Main Riff (one time through only) Verse 2 w e e q e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e |----------|----------------|----------|-----------------------| |----------|----------------|----------|--12-13-12-13-12-13-12-| |-2--------|----------------|----------|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-2--------|----------------|-3--------|--12-14-12-14-12-14-12-| |-0--------|-----0--3-2-0---|-3--------|-----------------------| |----------|-0-3----------3-|-1--x/X\x-|-----------------------| | | q. e h e e q e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e |----------|----------------|----------|-----------------------| |-----7-7\-|----------------|----------|-----------------------| |-0--------|-----0--3-2-0---|----------|------3-----3-----3----| |----------|-0-3----------3-|-1--x/X\x-|---3-----3-----3-----3-| Darkness will It seems to fall on the city-- fall on you too---- w e e q e e e e h.. e e e er h+e |-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------| |-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------| |-2---------|----------------|-----------|--------5----2------| |-2---------|----------------|-3---------|---5/7--5----2------| |-0---------|-----0--3-2-0---|-3-------3-|---5/7-------0------| |-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1-------1-|--------------------| | | q. e h e e q e e e e h.. e e e er h+e |-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------| |-----7-7\--|----------------|-----------|--------------------| |-0---------|-----0--3-2-0---|-----------|--------3----0------| |-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1-------1-|----3/5-------------| Although you There's nothin' don't ask for pity-- that you can do---- Chorus Interlude * for this part, Ace and Paul play some harmonies. Where there are two connected guitar staves, the top one is Ace, the bottom one is Paul. q. q. q (e) q. s s e s s e |-------------------|----------------13-12-----12--------| |-13----13----13----|-(13---)--13----------13-----13-12--| |-15b17-15b17-15b17-|-(15b17)--15b17---------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------------| | | q. q. q (e) q. s s e s s e |-------------------|----------------10------------------| |-10----10----10----|-(10---)--10-------13-10--13-10-----| |-12b14-12b14-12b14-|-(12b14)--12b14-----------------12--| |-------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------------| | | q h.r wr |-------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------------| |-5\----------------|------------------------------------| w er e e e e e e e |--------------|--------------------------| |-10~~~--------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12---| Note - the 10's at the |-10~~~--------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| start of this staff are |--------------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12---| played by separate |--------------|--------------------------| guitars. I just put them |--------------|--------------------------| together here to save space. | | h. q er e e e e e e e |--------------|--------------------------| |--------------|--------------------------| |--------------|-------3-----3-----3------| |-1----x/X\x---|----3-----3-----3-----3---| |-----3--------| |-------3--------| e e e e e e |----------------------------------------| |-13----13----13----13----13----13-------| |-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17----| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | | |-----3--------| |-------3--------| | e e e e e e |----------------------------------------| |-10----10----10----10----10----10-------| |-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14----| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | | q h.r |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-5\-------------------------------------| |-----3--------| |-------3--------| e e e e e e |----------------------------------------| |-13----13----13----13----13-----12------| |-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17----------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | | |-----3--------| |-------3--------| | e e e e e e |----------------------------------------| |-10----10----10----10----10-------------| |-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14--12------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | | |-----3--------| |-------3--------| | e e e e e e |----------------------------------------| |--14---12----10-----9-----7-----5-------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| w er e e e e e e e |--------------|--------------------------| |-10~~~--------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12---| Note - the 10's at the |-10~~~--------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| start of this staff are |--------------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12---| played by separate |--------------|--------------------------| guitars. I just put them |--------------|--------------------------| together here to save space. | | h. q er e e e e e e e |--------------|--------------------------| |-3----x/X\x---|--------------------------| |--------------|-------3-----3-----3------| |--------------|----3-----3-----3-----3---| *Note* - this guitar is just Paul alone e q e q e e (e) e e e e er e er |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--------7-------7------7-|-(7)------7----7-----------| |---8h10-7--8h10-7-8h10-7-|-(7)-8h10-7-8--7----10-----| |---8h10----8h10---8h10---|-----8h10---8-------10-----| | | q h.r hr e er e er |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |----5\-------------------|---------------5-----3-----| h. q er e e e e e e e |------------|---------------------------| |------------|----12-13-12-13-12-13-12---| |------------|----12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| |-3----------|----12-14-12-14-12-14-12---| |-3----------|---------------------------| |-1---x/X\x--|---------------------------| | | h. q er e e e e e e e |------------|---------------------------| |------------|---------------------------| |------------|--------3-----3-----3------| |-1---x/X\x--|-----3-----3-----3-----3---| Solo - over main riff (4 times) Verse Three Instruments stop for one bar, sing in harmony: Out on the streets for a living--- hr e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e |--------------|-----------|-------------------------| |--------------|-----------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12--| |--------------|-----------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| |--------------|-3---------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12--| |------3-2-0---|-3---------|-------------------------| |------------3-|-1--x/X\x--|-------------------------| | | hr e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e | |--------------|-----------|-------------------------| |--------------|-----------|-------------------------| |------3-2-0---|-----------|-------3-----3-----3-----| |------------3-|-1--x/X\x--|----3-----3-----3-----3--| Picture's only begun-- h e e q e e q e e e e h.. e e e er h+e |-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------| |-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------| |-2--2------|----------------|-----------|--------5----2------| |-2----2----|----------------|-3---------|---5/7--5----2------| |-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-3-------3-|---5/7-------0------| |-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1-------1-|--------------------| | | h e e q e e q e e e e h.. e e e er h+e |----2------|----------------|-----------|--------------------| |------2----|----------------|-----------|--------------------| |-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-----------|--------3----0------| |-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1-------1-|----3/5-------------| Your day is Got you under so in madness--- their thumb-- Chorus (Different from first two - see below) er e er e er e er e er e er e er e er e |---------------------|---------------------| |----6----6----6----6-|----8----8----8----8-| Note: These |----5----5----5----5-|----7----7----7----7-| chords are meant to |----3----3----3----3-|----5----5----5----5-| be played by two |----3----3----3----3-|----5----5----5----5-| guitars - one plays |----1----1----1----1-|----3----3----3----3-| the lower octave, | one plays the higher. | e er e er e er e er e er e er e er e er |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-1----1----1----1----|-3----3----3----3----| Oooh-oooooh----- Black Diamond e e e er e er e er e e e er e er e er |-------------------------|--------------------| |-10-10-13----15----13----|-8-8-8----10---8----| |-9--9--12----14----12----|-7-7-7----9----7----| |-7--7--10----12----10----|-5-5-5----7----5----| |-7--7--10----12----10----|-5-5-5----7----5----| |-5--5--8-----10----8-----|-3-3-3----5----3----| | | e e e er e er e er e e e er e er e er |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------3-----5-----3-----|--------------------| |-5--5--------------------|-3-3-3----5----3----| yeah------yeah-- h.. s s e h..r |-------------------|-------------------| |-6-------------8-8-|--8\---------------| |-5-------------6-6-|--7\---------------| |-3-------------5-5-|--5\---------------| |-3-------------5-5-|--5\---------------| |-1-------------3-3-|--3\---------------| | | h.. s s e h..r |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-1-------------3-3-|--3\---------------| Oooh-oooooh----- Black Diamond e e e er e er e er e e e h+e (w) |-------------------------|--------------------|--------| |-10-10-13----15----13----|-----------10-------|--(10)--| |-9--9--12----14----12----|------5----9--------|--(9)---| |-7--7--10----12----10----|-5/7--5-5--7--------|--(7)---| |-7--7--10----12----10----|-5/7----5--7--------|--(7)---| |-5--5--8-----10----8-----|-----------5--------|--(5)---| | | e e e er e er e er e e e h+e (w) |-------------------------|--------------------|--------| |-------------------------|--------------------|--------| |-------3-----5-----3-----|------3-------------|--------| |-5--5--------------------|-3/5----3--5--------|--(5)---| On drum cue in last bar, meter shifts to a slow 6/8 and song goes to the Outro (below) e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----| |-----1---1---|-----1-------|-----1---1---|-----1-------| |---2-------2-|---2-----2-0-|---2-------2-|---2-------0-| |-2-----------|-2-----------|-3-----------|-3-------3---| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| | | q. q. q. q e q. q. q. q e |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------7-----|-------------|-------3-----|-------------| |-------------|-7-----------|-------------|-3-----------| |-5-----------|-------5---3-|-1-----------|-------1---3-| This is repeated four times, with Ace soloing over it. The fourth time, go to this instead of the last bar --- |-------0-------|--------------|--------------| |-----1---0-----|--------------|--------------| |---2-------0---|-------0------|-------0------| |-3-------------|-----2---2----|-----2---2----| |---------------|---2-------2--|---2-------2--| |---------------|-0------------|-0------------| | | |---------------|--------------|--------------| |---------------|--------------|--------------| |-3----/7-5-----|------/7-5----|------/7-5----| |-----------7\--|-0---------7\-|-0---------7\-| hold until cue Start slow, then increase tempo - then end on cue |----------------||--------|-------|---------|--------| |----------------||--------|-------|---------|--------| |----------------||--2-----|--2----|--2------|-2------| |----------------||--2-----|--2----|--2------|-2------| |----------------||--0-----|--0----|--0------|-0------| |--3~~~----------||--------|-------|---------|--------| | | |----------------||--------|-------|---------|--------| |----------------||--------|-------|---------|--------| |----------------||--0-----|--0----|--0------|-0------| |--3-------------||--------|-------|---------|--------|
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