Black Diamond KISS
Date: Tue Jun 7 10:36:55 CDT 1994
Black Diamond (from the KISS-Album "Kiss")
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transcribed by Rainer Montag(montag01@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de)
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]D [--9-]-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 (gs01mcv@panther.gsu.edu)
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------------- -------- ------- --------- --------
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