This is my first ever time writing a tab. Mainly because the other dear diary song is in chord
form when Stephen Lynch did his gig live, so I tried to tab this by ear.
Took me a while... so go easy :D
As an example for lyrics I've written in the first time Stephen Lynch sings it on the album.
Enjoy. Feedback is welcome because I'm only a novice guitarist! :D
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|Key: |
|(*~)= let ring [.] |
| [.] |
| h= hammer-on [.] |
| [.]=Pause in string pickings |
| [.] |
|________________[.]__________________________|
*!STANDARD TUNING!*
Chords:
Am C Cmaj9 Em F G
e]---0----0----0----0----1----3---|
B]---1----1----1----0----1----0---|
G]---2----0----0----0----2----0---|
D]---2----2----0----2----3----0---|
A]---0----3----2----2----3----2---|
E]------------------0----1----3---|
INTRO:
C Em C Em
e]---------------------0------------------------0------------|
B]------------------0----0--------------------0---0----------|
G]----0----0----0-----0---0------0----0---0----0---0---------|
D]------0h2--0h2-------------------0h2-0h2-------------------|
A]--3--------------2--------0-3--------------2-------0-------|
E]-----------------------------------------------------------|
*intro into song does not have lyrics
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stephen_lynch/dear_diary_tab_ver_2.html ]
CHORUS:
C Em C Em
e]-------0----------0-----------0---------0------|\
B]---1----0-----0----0------1----0-----0---0-----| \
G]-----0---0------0---0-------0---0------0--0----| |x2
D]-----------------------------------------------| |
A]--3--------0-2---------0-3--------0-2--------0-| /
E]-----------------------------------------------|/
C Em
Dear Diary, today was a good day
C Em
Papa and I picked wild flowers
C Em
Mama joined and we lay in the sunshine
C Em
Then we sang and danced for hours
VERSE:
F G C Cmaj9 Am F G
e]-------1----------3---.-----------------0---.-----1--------(3~)--|
B]---1----1-----3----3--.--1-1---1-1---1---1--.--1---1----3--------|
G]-----2---2------0---0-.---0-----0-----2---2-.----2--2-----0------|
D]----------------------.---------------------.--------------------|
A]--3-------------------.-3------2-----0------.-3------------------|
E]------------3---------.---------------------.----------3---------|
F G
I know tomorrow will be even better
C Cmaj9 Am
So the good Lord I thank
F G
I'll write more later. Love,
(*mute strings abruptly*)
...Anne Frank
OUTRO:
C Em C
e]---------------------0-----(0~)---:||
B]------------------0----0---(1~)---:||
G]----0----0----0-----0---0--(0~)---:||
D]------0h2--0h2-------------(2~)---:||
A]--3--------------2---------(3~)---:||
E]---------------------------(0~)---:||
*silence on the outro... let ring at the end for dramatic taste haha*
Hope you enjoyed my tab :D
