Diamond Sea Chords & Tabs
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DIAMOND SEA - Sonic Youth
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Tabbed by: Chapman Li (aka SonicYouthRules)
Email: chapman_li@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Very simple song, but also one of my favourites from this great band.
[0:02] INTRO/VERSE - Riff 1
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B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12--12-12-12-14----7--9-9-9~------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
X4
Nb. Slight variation on 3rd time round - i.e.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12--12-12-12-14- 141414---7-7/9-9-9~-99999----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[0:02] GUITAR 2 (Plays this with Riff 1 in Intro/Verses)
e|--5~-3~-2~--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sonic_youth/diamond_sea_tab_ver_3.html ]
[0:19]
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B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------4~~-----------------------------------------------|
D|--9-7-5-7-2~~---2-5-2---------------------------------------------------|
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E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then...
[ALSO used for CHORUS]
[0:24]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-2-0-2-----------4-2-0~---4-2-0-2~-----------------------------------|
D|----------0---0-5-0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------4~----4-2-0-2----------------------------------------------|
A|----2~~-2-5-2--------------0~~---0-5-0----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-2-0-2-----------4~---4-2-0-2------------4-2-0-2---etc--------------|
A|-----------2~~-2-5-2---------------0~--0-5-0----------------------------|
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CHORDS FOR RHYTHM GUITAR
INTRO
G - Em x4
Em - G x4
VERSE
G - Em x4
CHORUS
Em - G x4
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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