Diamonds And Pearls bass tab by Prince

Bass tabs (Ver. 2)

Diamonds and Pearls by Prince

Intro

  Harm...
G|-----|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----|---3-------------|(3)--------------|(3)--------------|(3)--------------|
E|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E  E E H.      W         W         W

G||-------12-14-12-------|-------9-7-------|-------5-4---------|--------------||
D||o-12-14---------------|---7-10----------|-----7-------5-5---|(5)----------o||
A||o---------------------|-8---------------|-5-8---------------|-------------o||
E||----------------------|-----------------|-------------3-3---|(3)-----------||
   S S S S H.     S S S  H.    S S S S Q. E Q   W

Verse 1

G|------12-14-12-------|-------9-7-------|-------5-4---------|-----------------|
D|-12-14---------------|---7-10----------|-----7-------5-5---|(5)--------------|
A|---------------------|-8---------------|-5-8---------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|-------------3-3---|(3)--------------|
  S S S S H.     S S S  H.    S S S S Q. E Q   W

G|------12-14-12-------|-------9-7-------|-------5-4---------|-----------------|
D|-12-14---------------|---7-10----------|-----7-------5-5---|(5)------------5-|
A|---------------------|-8---------------|-5-8---------------|-------5-5-5-7---|
E|---------------------|-----------------|-------------3-3---|(3)--------------|
  S S S S H.     S S S  H.    S S S S Q. E Q   H  E S S S S E

Chorus 1

  2/4    4/4
G|-----4---|-----------------|-----------------4---|-----------------|-----------------4---|
D|-5-7-----|-----------------|-----------5-5-7-----|-----------------|-----------5-5-7-----|
A|-------3-|(3)----3-3-------|---5-5-5-7---------3-|(3)----3-3-------|---5-5-5-7-----------|
E|---------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------0-|
  E E E E  Q.  E H     E S S S S E E E E E  Q.  E H     E S S S S E E E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|(0)----0---0-3---|-5-----5-5-------|-5---3-----------|
  Q.  Q  E Q   Q.  E H     Q  H.

Interlude 1

G||-------12-14-12-------|-------9-7-------|-------5-4---------|------------------||
D||o-12-14---------------|---7-10----------|-----7-------5-5---|(5)--------------o||
A||o---------------------|-8---------------|-5-8---------------|-----------------o||
E||----------------------|-----------------|-------------3-3---|(3)---------------||
   S S S S H.     S S S  H.    S S S S Q. E Q   W

Verse 2

G|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|---------5-5-x-------|---------5-5-x-------|---------5-5-------|-----------------|
A|---------------5/7\5-|---------------5/7\5-|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|-3-----------3-3---|(3)--------------|
  Q  Q  S E S S S E  Q  Q  S E S S S E  Q  Q  S S E Q   W

G|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|---------5-5-x-------|---------5-5-x-------|---------5-5-------|---------------5-|
A|---------------5/7\5-|---------------5/7\5-|-------------------|-------5-5-5-7---|
E|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|-3-----------3-3---|(3)--------------|
  Q  Q  S E S S S E  Q  Q  S E S S S E  Q  Q  S S E Q   H  E S S S S E

Chorus 2

  2/4    4/4
G|-----4---|-----------------|-----------------4---|-----------------|-----------------4---|
D|-5-7-----|-----------------|-----------5-5-7-----|-----------------|-----------5-5-7-----|
A|-------3-|(3)----3-3-------|---5-5-5-7---------3-|(3)----3-3-------|---5-5-5-7-----------|
E|---------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------0-|
  E E E E  Q.  E H     E S S S S E E E E E  Q.  E H     E S S S S E E E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|(0)----0---0-3---|-5-----5-5-------|-5---3-----------|
  Q.  Q  E Q   Q.  E H     Q  H.

Interlude 2

G|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----8-10-8------|-------5-3-------|
D|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-8-10------------|---3-6-----------|
A|-8---6---|(6)\-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|
E|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  Q  Q   H    H     W         S S S S H.    S S S S H.

G|-------1-0---------|-----------------|
D|-----3-------1-1---|(1)--------------|
A|-1-4---------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|
  S S S S Q. E Q   W

Bridge

G||------8-10-8------|-------5-3-------|-------------------|------------------||
D||o-8-10------------|---3-6-----------|-----3-6-5---------|-----------------o||
A||o-----------------|-4---------------|-1-4---------6-6---|(6)\-------------o||
E||------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------||
   S S S S H.    S S S S H.    S S S S Q. E Q   W

G|--------------12-14-12--|--------9-7---------5-4---|-4---------------|
D|-5-------12-14----------|---7-10-----------7-------|-----------------|
A|------------------------|-8------------5-8---------|-----------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|---3-------------|
  Q  Q  S S S S Q   S S S S Q  S S S S Q   E E H.

Verse 3

G|------12-14-12-------|-------9-7-------|-------5-4---------|-----------------|
D|-12-14---------------|---7-10----------|-----7-------5-5---|(5)--------------|
A|---------------------|-8---------------|-5-8---------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|-------------3-3---|(3)--------------|
  S S S S H.     S S S  H.    S S S S Q. E Q   W

G|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|---------5-5-x-------|---------5-5-x-------|---------5-5-------|---------------5-|
A|---------------5/7\5-|---------------5/7\5-|-------------------|-------5-5-5-7---|
E|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|-3-----------3-3---|(3)--------------|
  Q  Q  S E S S S E  Q  Q  S E S S S E  Q  Q  S S E Q   H  E S S S S E

Chorus 3/Outro

   2/4    4/4
G||------4---|-----------------|-----------------4---|-----------------|-----------------4---|
D||o-5-7-----|-----------------|-----------5-5-7-----|-----------------|-----------5-5-7-----|
A||o-------3-|(3)----3-3-------|---5-5-5-7---------3-|(3)----3-3-------|---5-5-5-7-----------|
E||----------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------0-|
   E E E E  Q.  E H     E S S S S E E E E E  Q.  E H     E S S S S E E E E E

                       Repeat to fade
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------5-o||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-5-5-7---o||
E|(0)----0---0-3---|-5-----5-5-------|-5---3----------------||
  Q.  Q  E Q   Q.  E H     Q  Q.  S S S S E


Key to rhythm notations:

W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
H - Half Note/Minim
Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet	Q. - Dotted Quarter Note
E - Eight Note/Quaver		E. - Dotted Eight Note
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver	S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note

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