Diamonds And Pearls tab by Prince

Tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: G+G

🎸 Intro:


e|--10/12-12/15-15\12--12\10-10/12-12-|
BB|--10/12-12/15-15\12--12\10-10/12-12-|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|

(* mostly Bass in Intro)

 G+G      Fmaj7Fmaj7    G/DG/D Dm7Dm7  G/BG/B  G+G  NC
e|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
BB|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
G+G|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
E MajorE|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|

 G+G       Fmaj7Fmaj7   G/DG/D Dm7Dm7  G/BG/B  G+G  NC
e|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
BB|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
G+G|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
E MajorE|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
     Mm        Mm

🎸 Verse 1:
  G+G          Fmaj7Fmaj7    G/DG/D   Dm7Dm7  G/BG/B  G+G    F/GF/G    G+G
e|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------|
BB|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----1-------|
G+G|-------------------|-------------------|---------5--4-------|---0---0-----|
D MajorD|---------5--7--5---|-------------------|-------7------5--5--|-3-------/5--|
A augmentedA|--5---7------------|---------3---7---5-|--5--8--------------|-------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|--1--5-------------|--------------------|-------------|
 This will be the day U will hear me say I will never run away      A minorAm
                  that

  G+G       Fmaj7Fmaj7    G/DG/D   Dm7Dm7  G/BG/B  G+G   F/GF/G   G+G
e|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
BB|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----1----3--------------|
G+G|----------------|-------------------|--------5-4------|---0---0----4------------|
D MajorD|--------5--7--5-|-------------------|------7------5-5-|-3-------5-------------5-|
A augmentedA|--5--7----------|----------3---7--5-|--5-8------------|---------------5-5-5h7---|
E MajorE|----------------|--1---5------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
 I am here for U Love is meant for 2 tell me what U're       If I gave U
                  now      gonna do

🎸 Chorus:
  G+G    Cmaj7Cmaj7  Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7Cmaj7   G+G  A minorAm G+G Cmaj7Cmaj7 Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7Cmaj7
e|-----5------------|--10---------------|----5----------|-10-----------------|
BB|--8--5--3---5-----|------8------------|-8--5--3---5---|-----8--------------|
G+G|--7--7--4---4-----|--9---7------------|-7--5--4---4---|--9--7--------------|
D MajorD|--9-----5---5-----|--9---7----------5-|-9--7--5---3---|--9--7------------5-|
A augmentedA|------------3-----|----------5-5-5h7--|-----------5---|----------5-5-5h7---|
E MajorE|------------------|--8---8------------|---------------|--8--8--------------|
 diamonds and pearls      Would you boy or a girl      If I could I
               be a happy                would

  G+G    E minor 7Em7          Bm7/E A7A7      | (2/4 time)| Am7Am7 G+G
e|-7--5-----9-------------------|--7----5-------------|--5--------|--5---3-----------|
BB|-8--5--3--8-9h8p9-------------|--7----5-------------|--5--------|--5---3-----------|
G+G|-7--5--4--7------7h9p7--------|--7----6-------------|--6--------|--5---4-----------|
D MajorD|-9--7--5--9-----------7h9p7---|--9----5-------------|--5--------|--5---5-----------|
A augmentedA|----------7----------------10-|--7----7-------------|--7--------|--7---5-----------|
E MajorE|----------0-------------------|-------5-------------|--5--------|--5---------------|
 give you the world       but all I can do is -fer U my love
                     just of-


Link:
 Fmaj7Fmaj7    G/DG/D  Dm7Dm7   G/BG/B  G+G  F/GF/G    G+G  G+G
e|----------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------|
BB|----------------|-------------------|-----1-------|--------------|
G+G|----------------|---------5-4-------|---0---0-----|--------------|
D MajorD|----------------|-------7-----5--5--|-3-------/5--|--------5-7-5-|
A augmentedA|------3--7--5---|--5--8-------------|-------------|----5-7-------|
E MajorE|-1--5-----------|-------------------|-------------|--------------|

 Fmaj7Fmaj7    G/DG/D  Dm7Dm7  G/BG/B  G+G  F/GF/G    G+G
e|----------------|-------------------|-------------|
BB|----------------|-------------------|-----1-------|
G+G|----------------|--------5--4-------|---0---0-----|
D MajorD|----------------|------7------5--5--|-3-------/5--|
A augmentedA|--------3--7--5-|--5-8--------------|-------------|
E MajorE|--1--5----------|-------------------|-------------|
 Mmm        Mmmm           Which


🎸 Verse 2:
  G+G         Fmaj7Fmaj7    G/DG/D  Dm7Dm7  G/BG/B  G+G  F/GF/G   G+G
e|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------15\10-10/12-12\10-|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----1------15\10-10/12-12\10-|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|--------5--4------|---0---0----------------------|
D MajorD|---------5-7-5---|-----------------|------7------5-5--|-3-------/5-------------------|
A augmentedA|--5--7-----------|-------3---7---5-|-5--8-------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-1--5------------|------------------|------------------------------|
 one of us is right If we always fight can't we just let let love          A minorAm
                 why
love decide  decide


  G+G       Fmaj7Fmaj7    G/DG/D   Dm7Dm7  G/BG/B  G+G   F/GF/G   G+G
e|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
BB|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----1----3--------------|
G+G|----------------|-------------------|--------5-4------|---0---0----4------------|
D MajorD|--------5--7--5-|-------------------|------7------5-5-|-3-------5-------------5-|
A augmentedA|--5--7----------|----------3---7--5-|--5-8------------|---------------5-5-5h7---|
E MajorE|----------------|--1---5------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
 I the weaker man because I understand love must be the       If I gave U
               that   master plan


🎸 Chorus:
  G+G    Cmaj7Cmaj7  Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7Cmaj7   G+G  A minorAm G+G Cmaj7Cmaj7 Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7Cmaj7
e|-----5------------|--10---------------|----5----------|-10-----------------|
BB|--8--5--3---5-----|------8------------|-8--5--3---5---|-----8--------------|
G+G|--7--7--4---4-----|--9---7------------|-7--5--4---4---|--9--7--------------|
D MajorD|--9-----5---5-----|--9---7----------5-|-9--7--5---3---|--9--7------------5-|
A augmentedA|------------3-----|----------5-5-5h7--|-----------5---|----------5-5-5h7---|
E MajorE|------------------|--8---8------------|---------------|--8--8--------------|
 diamonds and pearls      would you boy or a girl      If I could I
               be a happy                would

  G+G Am7Am7 G+G E minor 7Em7          Bm7/E A7A7      | (2/4 time) | Am7Am7 G+G  5/4 time|
e|----5-----9--------------------|--7----5-------------|--5---------|--5---3-----------|
BB|-8--5--3--8-9h8p9--------------|--7----5-------------|--5---------|--5---3-----------|
G+G|-7--5--4--7------7h9p7---------|--7----6-------------|--6---------|--5---4----/10-8--|
D MajorD|-9--7--5--9-----------7h9p7----|--9----5-------------|--5---------|--5---5-----------|
A augmentedA|----------7-----------------10-|--7----7-------------|--7---------|--7---5----/8--6--|
E MajorE|----------0--------------------|-------5-------------|--5---------|--5---------------|
give you the world        but all I can do is   -fer U my love
                     just of

🎸 Interlude:

 Eb MajorEb        Eb MajorEb         Eb MajorEb        Dbmaj7Dbmaj7  Eb/BbEb/Bb
e|-3---------------|--3--------------|------------------|------------------|
BB|-4---------------|--4--------------|-----4-6-4--------|--------1---------|
G+G|-3---------------|--3--------------|-3-5--------------|------1---3-------|
D MajorD|-5---------------|--5--------------|------------------|----3-------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|--4---------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|

  BbM7Bbm7 Eb/GEb/G  Eb MajorEb  Eb MajorEb        DbDb     Eb MajorEb  Dbmaj7Dbmaj7  Eb/BbEb/Bb
e|------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
BB|------------------|----------------|------4-6-4-------|-------1----------|
G+G|-------1-0-(0)----|----------------|-3-5--------------|-----1---3--------|
D MajorD|-----3--------1-1-|-(1)------------|------------------|---3--------------|
A augmentedA|-1-4--------------|----------------|------------------|-4----------------|
E MajorE|------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
                   D MajorD to the I to the
                    A augmentedA to the M

  BbM7Bbm7 Eb/GEb/G  Eb MajorEb  Eb MajorEb       DbDb     Eb MajorEb   Dbmaj7Dbmaj7   Eb/BbEb/Bb
e|------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
BB|------------------|----------------|-------4-6-4------|-------1----------|
G+G|-------1-0-(0)----|----------------|-3-5--------------|-----1---3--------|
D MajorD|-----3--------1-1-|-(1)------------|------------------|---3--------------|
A augmentedA|-1-4--------------|----------------|------------------|-4----------------|
E MajorE|------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
 O 2 the N to the D MajorD          D MajorD 2 the I to the A augmentedA
 2 the pearls of love          2 the M

  BbM7Bbm7 Eb/GEb/G  Eb MajorEb  NC          | NC   3/4 time        |
e|-------------------|-------------------11-|--------------------------------|
BB|-------------------|------------8h11p8----|----------8--------------8-10-8-|
G+G|-------1-0-(0)-----|--8---8---8-----------|--------8---10-8-7---7-9--------|
D MajorD|-----3--------1-1--|----8---8-------------|------8-----------10------------|
A augmentedA|-1-4---------------|----------------------|--10----------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|
 O 2 the N 2 the D MajorD
 2 the pearls of love

  G+G Fmaj7Fmaj7   G/DG/D Dm7Dm7  G/BG/B G+G  | 2/4 time |
e|-----------------------|------------|-----------|
BB|-----------------------|------------|-----------|
G+G|----------9-7--------5-|-4----------|-----------|
D MajorD|----7-10-----------7---|-----5-5----|-(5)-------|
A augmentedA|-8-------------5-8-----|------------|-----------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|------------|-----------|


🎸 Verse:
  G+G          Fmaj7Fmaj7    G/DG/D   Dm7Dm7  G/BG/B  G+G    F/GF/G    G+G
e|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------|
BB|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----1-------|
G+G|---------------------|-------------------|---------5--4-------|---0---0-----|
D MajorD|---------5--7--5-----|-------------------|-------7------5--5--|-3-------/5--|
A augmentedA|--5---7--------------|---------3---7---5-|--5--8--------------|-------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|--1--5-------------|--------------------|-------------|
There will come a time love will blow and everything U'll look (Take a look
   your mind when             4 look 4 U'll find   inside)

  G+G       Fmaj7Fmaj7    G/DG/D    Dm7Dm7  G/BG/B  G+G   F/GF/G   G+G
e|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
BB|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----1----3--------------|
G+G|----------------|--------------------|--------5-4--------|---0---0----4------------|
D MajorD|--------5--7--5-|--------------------|------7------5-5---|-3-------5-------------5-|
A augmentedA|--5--7----------|----------3---7--5--|--5-8--------------|---------------5-5-5h7---|
E MajorE|----------------|--1---5-------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
 That will be the everything will shine bright it makes you        If I gave U
  time that            so    colorblind


🎸 Chorus:
  G+G    Cmaj7Cmaj7  Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7Cmaj7   G+G    Cmaj7Cmaj7 Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7Cmaj7
e|-----5------------|--10---------------|----5---------|-10-----------------|
BB|--8--5--3---5-----|------8------------|-8--5--3---5--|-----8--------------|
G+G|--7--7--4---4-----|--9---7------------|-7--5--4---4--|--9--7--------------|
D MajorD|--9-----5---5-----|--9---7----------5-|-9--7--5---3--|--9--7------------5-|
A augmentedA|------------3-----|----------5-5-5h7--|-----------5--|----------5-5-5h7---|
E MajorE|------------------|--8---8------------|--------------|--8--8--------------|
 diamonds and pearls    Would you   boy or a girl      If I could I
              be a happy                would

  G+G     E minor 7Em7         Bm7/E A7A7     | (2/4 time) | Am7Am7 G+G
e|-7--5--3--9--------------------|--7----5-----------|--5---------|--5---3-----------|
BB|-8--5--3--8-9h8p9--------------|--7----5-----------|--5---------|--5---3-----------|
G+G|-7--5--4--7------7h9p7---------|--7----6-----------|--6---------|--5---4-----------|
D MajorD|-9--7--5--9-----------7h9p7----|--9----5-----------|--5---------|--5---5-----------|
A augmentedA|----------7-----------------10-|--7----7-----------|--7---------|--7---5-----------|
E MajorE|----------0--------------------|-------5-----------|--5---------|--5---------------|
 give you the world       but all I can do is  -fer U my love
                       just of


🎸 Outro:
  G+G    Cmaj7Cmaj7  Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7Cmaj7   G+G    Cmaj7Cmaj7 Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7Cmaj7
e|-----5------------|--10---------------|----5---------|-10-----------------|
BB|--8--5--3---5-----|------8------------|-8--5--3---5--|-----8--------------|
G+G|--7--7--4---4-----|--9---7------------|-7--5--4---4--|--9--7--------------|
D MajorD|--9-----5---5-----|--9---7----------5-|-9--7--5---3--|--9--7------------5-|
A augmentedA|------------3-----|----------5-5-5h7--|-----------5--|----------5-5-5h7---|
E MajorE|------------------|--8---8------------|--------------|--8--8--------------|
 diamonds and pearls(Pearls) Would you boy or a girl(Yeah yeah)If I could I
               be a happy                would

  G+G     E minor 7Em7         Bm7/E A7A7     | (2/4 time) | Am7Am7 G+G
e|-7--5--3--9--------------------|--7----5-----------|--5---------|--5---3-----------|
BB|-8--5--3--8-9h8p9--------------|--7----5-----------|--5---------|--5---3-----------|
G+G|-7--5--4--7------7h9p7---------|--7----6-----------|--6---------|--5---4-----------|
D MajorD|-9--7--5--9-----------7h9p7----|--9----5-----------|--5---------|--5---5-----------|
A augmentedA|----------7-----------------10-|--7----7-----------|--7---------|--7---5-----------|
E MajorE|----------0--------------------|-------5-----------|--5---------|--5---------------|
 give you the world(Give you the but all I can do is -fer U my love  If I gave you
             world)    just of


  G+G    Cmaj7Cmaj7  Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7Cmaj7   G+G    Cmaj7Cmaj7 Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7Cmaj7
e|-----5------------|--10---------------|----5---------|-10-----------------|
BB|--8--5--3---5-----|------8------------|-8--5--3---5--|-----8--------------|
G+G|--7--7--4---4-----|--9---7------------|-7--5--4---4--|--9--7--------------|
D MajorD|--9-----5---5-----|--9---7----------5-|-9--7--5---3--|--9--7------------5-|
A augmentedA|------------3-----|----------5-5-5h7--|-----------5--|----------5-5-5h7---|
E MajorE|------------------|--8---8------------|--------------|--8--8--------------|
 diamonds and pearls((Diamonds)Would you boy or a girl      If I could I
               be a happy                would

  G+G    E minor 7Em7          Bm7/E A7A7      | (2/4 time) | Am7Am7 G+G
e|----5-----9--------------------|--7----5-----------|--5---------|--5---3-----------|
BB|-8--5--3--8-9h8p9--------------|--7----5-----------|--5---------|--5---3-----------|
G+G|-7--5--4--7------7h9p7---------|--7----6-----------|--6---------|--5---4-----------|
D MajorD|-9--7--5--9-----------7h9p7----|--9----5-----------|--5---------|--5---5-----------|
A augmentedA|----------7-----------------10-|--7----7-----------|--7---------|--7---5-----------|
E MajorE|----------0--------------------|-------5-----------|--5---------|--5---------------|
 give you the world        but all I can do is -fer U my love
                       just of

🏷Legend:
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer on
p - pull off

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