The Ballad of Big Poppa and Diamond Girl Cobra Starship
This should be about 95% correct whereas the other tab is about 50% correct (not trying
offend)
The other tab is a full step too high. You can see that the chords are C minor and G
not D minor and A minor.
Anyways...
Intro (Keytar arranged for Guitar :D)
0:00-0:04 0:05-0:09
C minor G minor
E|-----------3~--------------------------------3~----------------------| B|-----------4~----------8--6--4--6--4--3------3~---------3--4--3------| G|-----------5~--------------------------------3~---3--5---------------| D|-----------5~----------------------------5---5~----------------------| A|---3---3---3~----------------------------5---5~----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------3---3~----------------------|
0:10-0:12 0:13-0:17
C minor Not so sure about this part
E|-----------3~--------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------4~----------8--6--4--6--4--3-----------------3--4--3------| G|-----------5~----------------------------5--5-----3--5---------------| D|-----------5~----------------------------------5---------------------| A|---3---3---3~--------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse (Listen for timing because I had a hard time trying to put it to paper)
0:17-0:31
Strum Pattern: v=down ^=up
C minor G minor
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
& ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v & ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v
E|---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3-----| B|---4-4-4-4---x-----4---4---4-4-4---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3-----| G|---5-5-5-5---x-----5---5---5-5-5---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3-----| D|---5-5-5-5---x-----5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---x-----5---5---5-5-5-----| X2 A|---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3---5-5-5-5---x-----5---5---5-5-5-----| E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3-----|
Pre-Chorus
0:32-0:47
Notes In ()'s are optional
[C5] [G5]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--------------------------------| D|-5--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--5--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)-(5)| X2 A|-3--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--5--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)-(5)| E|---------------------------------------3--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)-(3)|
Chorus
0:48-1:02
[C5] [G5]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------| D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| X2 A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
Post-Chorus (You can also play the intro keytar part which fits and sounds fine)
1:03-1:17
[C5] [G5]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------| D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| X2 A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
1:18-1:22
E|---7-bend-up-½-step-release-and-let-ring-----------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 (En Español)
1:23-1:36
C minor G minor
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
& ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v & ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v
E|---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3-----| B|---4-4-4-4---x-----4---4---4-4-4---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3-----| G|---5-5-5-5---x-----5---5---5-5-5---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3-----| D|---5-5-5-5---x-----5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---x-----5---5---5-5-5-----| X2 A|---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3---5-5-5-5---x-----5---5---5-5-5-----| E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3-----|
Pre-Chorus 2
1:37-1:52
[C5] [G5]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--------------------------------| D|-5--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--5--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)-(5)| X2 A|-3--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--5--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)-(5)| E|---------------------------------------3--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)-(3)|
Chorus 2
1:52-2:07
[C5] [G5]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------| D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| X2 A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
Post Chorus 2 (again you can play the intro keytar part)
2:08-2:21
[C5] [G5]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------| D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| X2 A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
Break
2:22-2:35 2:36-2:38
[G5]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------Vinyl-Scratches---------------------Say-Wachoo-Want-----| G|--Blah-Blah-Blah-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------More-Talking-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| A|----------Lot's-of-nonsense-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|-------------------------------------Get-Ready------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Chorus 3
2:48-3:08
[C5] [G5]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------| D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| X4 A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
Post Chorus 2 (again you can play the intro keytar part)
3:09-3:23
[C5] [G5]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------| D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| X2 A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
That Last Sustained Chord :D
3:24-3:27
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
D|----5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A|----3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Congratulations!
You just learned The Ballad of Big Poppa and Diamond Girl by Cobra Starship!
I hope this helps.
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