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-------------||--------|-------|---------|--------|