Diamond Sea Tabs & Lyrics by Sonic Youth

Diamond Sea

guitar tabs lyrics

Sonic Youth

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DIAMOND SEA - Sonic Youth
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Tabbed by: Chapman Li (aka SonicYouthRules)
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: Standard

Very simple song, but also one of my favourites from this great band.








[0:02] INTRO/VERSE - Riff 1

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12--12-12-12-14----7--9-9-9~------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
X4

Nb. Slight variation on 3rd time round - i.e.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12--12-12-12-14- 141414---7-7/9-9-9~-99999----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|



[0:02] GUITAR 2 (Plays this with Riff 1 in Intro/Verses)

e|--5~-3~-2~--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|





[0:19]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------4~~-----------------------------------------------|
D|--9-7-5-7-2~~---2-5-2---------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then...

[ALSO used for CHORUS]

[0:24]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-2-0-2-----------4-2-0~---4-2-0-2~-----------------------------------|
D|----------0---0-5-0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------4~----4-2-0-2----------------------------------------------|
A|----2~~-2-5-2--------------0~~---0-5-0----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-2-0-2-----------4~---4-2-0-2------------4-2-0-2---etc--------------|
A|-----------2~~-2-5-2---------------0~--0-5-0----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|



CHORDS FOR RHYTHM GUITAR

INTRO
G - Em x4
Em - G x4

VERSE
G - Em x4

CHORUS
Em - G x4


| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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