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Diamonds Tab

by Ben Howard
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author callum.arnold [a] 83.
1 contributor total, last edit on Oct 18, 2016
Much trickier than first appears, but once you get the picking pattern it all falls in
to place. As with all of Ben's songs it's fun to play and is in an awkward tuning.
Because of the strange capo positioning all notes are NOT relative to the capo
positioning, but to nut, i.e. 0th fret. Hope that makes sense and enjoy!
P.s. All thanks to Tom Wheeler who sent me off with the basics to refine!
 
Diamonds - Ben Howard
Tabbed by: Callum Arnold
Tuning:CGCGGc and capo covering the bottom five strings on the 7th fret.
 
[Intro]
c|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------7-------7-----7-|-------7-------7-----7-|---------7---------7------7-|
C|---9-------9-------9---|---9-------9-------9---|----9---------9---------9---|
G|-7---7---7---7---7-----|-7---7---7---7---7-----|----------------------------|
C|-----------------------|-----------------------|-12---12---12---12---12-----|
 
c|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------7---------7------7-|---------7---------7------7-|---------7---------7------7-|
C|----9---------9---------9---|----9---------9---------9---|----9---------9---------9---|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-12---12---12---12---12-----|-11---11---11---11---11-----|-11---11---11---11---11-----|
 
c|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------7---------7------7-|---------7---------7------7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|
C|----9---------9---------9---|----9---------9---------9---|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|
C|-10---10---10---10---10-----|-10---10---10---10---10-----|-----------------|-----------------|
 
c|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|
C|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|
G|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|
C|-----------------|-----------------|
 
[Verse 1]
c|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------7-------7-----7-|-------7-------7-----7-|---------7---------7------7-|
C|---9-------9-------9---|---9-------9-------9---|----9---------9---------9---|
G|-7---7---7---7---7-----|-7---7---7---7---7-----|----------------------------|
C|-----------------------|-----------------------|-12---12---12---12---12-----|
 
c|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------7---------7------7-|---------7---------7------7-|---------7---------7------7-|
C|----9---------9---------9---|----9---------9---------9---|----9---------9---------9---|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-12---12---12---12---12-----|-11---11---11---11---11-----|-11---11---11---11---11-----|
 
c|----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
G|----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------7---------7------7-|----7----7----7----7-|-------12-------10-----10-|
C|----9---------9---------9---|----9----9----9----9-|---9--------9--------9----|
G|----------------------------|---------------------|-7---7----7---7----7------|
C|-10---10---10---10---10-----|-10---10---10---10---|--------------------------|
 
c|--------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------12-------10-----10-|---------12---------10------10-|---------12---------10------10-|
C|---9--------9--------9----|----9----------9----------9----|----9----------9----------9----|
G|-7---7----7---7----7------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|--------------------------|-12---12----12---12----12------|-12---12----12---12----12------|
 
c|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------12---------10------10-|---------12---------10------10-|---------7---------7------7-|
C|----9----------9----------9----|----9----------9----------9----|----9---------9---------9---|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-11---11----11---11----11------|-11---11----11---11----11------|-10---10---10---10---10-----|
 
c|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
G|---------7---------7------7-|
C|----9---------9---------9---|
G|----------------------------|
C|-10---10---10---10---10-----|
 
[Verse 2]
c|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------7-------7-----7-|-------7-------7-----7-|---------7---------7------7-|
C|---9-------9-------9---|---9-------9-------9---|----9---------9---------9---|
G|-7---7---7---7---7-----|-7---7---7---7---7-----|----------------------------|
C|-----------------------|-----------------------|-12---12---12---12---12-----|
 
c|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------7---------7------7-|---------7---------7------7-|---------7---------7------7-|
C|----9---------9---------9---|----9---------9---------9---|----9---------9---------9---|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|-12---12---12---12---12-----|-11---11---11---11---11-----|-11---11---11---11---11-----|
 
c|----------------------------|---------------------|
G|----------------------------|---------------------|
G|---------7---------7------7-|----7----7----7----7-|
C|----9---------9---------9---|----9----9----9----9-|
G|----------------------------|---------------------|
C|-10---10---10---10---10-----|-10---10---10---10---|
 
[Bridge]
c|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
G|---7---7---7---7-|
C|---9---9---9---9-|
G|-7---7---7---7---|
C|-----------------|
 
[Chorus 1]
(I've just written the chords played, as the strum pattern is easy enough to figure out)
c|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7-------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7-------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7-------|
C|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-9-------|
G|-9--------|-7--------|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-7--------|-9--------|-9--------|-7-------|
C|-4--------|-7--------|-0--------|-0--------|-4--------|-7--------|-0--------|-0--------|-6-------|
 
c|-7-----7----|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7-----7----|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
C|-7-----7----|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-11----9----|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7-----7----|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|
C|-7-----7----|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|
 
c|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
C|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-12-------|-12-------|-12-------|-12-------|
C|-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|
 
c|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
C|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-12-------|-12-------|-12-------|-12-------|
C|-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|
 
[Chorus 2]
c|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7-------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7-------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7-------|
C|-9--------|-11-------|-7--------|-7--------|-9--------|-11-------|-7--------|-7--------|-9-------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-9--------|-9--------|-7--------|-7--------|-9--------|-9--------|-7-------|
C|-6--------|-7--------|-0--------|-0--------|-6--------|-7--------|-0--------|-0--------|-6-------|
 
c|-7-----7----|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7-----7----|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7-----7----|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
C|-11----9----|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7-----7----|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|
C|-7-----7----|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|
 
c|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
C|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-12-------|-12-------|-12-------|-12-------|
C|-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|
 
c|-7--------|-7-----7----|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7-----7----|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7-----7----|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7-----7----|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7-----7----|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7-----7----|-7--------|
C|-9--------|-11----9----|-7--------|-7--------|-9--------|-11----9----|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7-----7----|-9--------|-9--------|-7--------|-7-----7----|-9--------|
C|-6--------|-7-----7----|-0--------|-0--------|-6--------|-7-----7----|-0--------|
 
c|-7--------|-7--------|-7-----7----|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7-----7----|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7-----7----|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
C|-7--------|-9--------|-11----9----|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-9--------|-7--------|-7-----7----|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|
C|-0--------|-6--------|-7-----7----|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|
 
c|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
C|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-12-------|-12-------|-12-------|-12-------|
C|-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|
 
c|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7------7--|----7----|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-12-----11-|----9----|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7------7--|----7----|
C|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7------7--|----7----|
G|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-12-------|-12-------|-12-----11-|----9----|
C|-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0------0--|----0----|
 
[Outro]
c|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|
C|-9--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-9--------|-11--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-9--------|-9--------|-7--------|-7---------|-9--------|-9--------|
C|-6--------|-7--------|-0--------|-0--------|-6--------|-7---------|-0--------|-0--------|
 
c|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|
C|-9--------|-11--------|-7--------|-7--------|-9--------|-11--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7---------|-9--------|-9--------|-7--------|-7---------|-9--------|-9--------|
C|-6--------|-7---------|-0--------|-0--------|-6--------|-7---------|-0--------|-0--------|
 
c|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|
C|-9--------|-11--------|-7--------|-7--------|-9--------|-11--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7---------|-9--------|-9--------|-7--------|-7---------|-9--------|-9--------|
C|-6--------|-7---------|-0--------|-0--------|-6--------|-7---------|-0--------|-0--------|
 
c|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|
C|-9--------|-11--------|-7--------|-7--------|-9--------|-11--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7---------|-9--------|-9--------|-7--------|-7---------|-9--------|-9--------|
C|-6--------|-7---------|-0--------|-0--------|-6--------|-7---------|-0--------|-0--------|
 
c|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|
C|-9--------|-11--------|-7--------|-7--------|-9--------|-11--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7---------|-9--------|-9--------|-7--------|-7---------|-9--------|-9--------|
C|-6--------|-7---------|-0--------|-0--------|-6--------|-7---------|-0--------|-0--------|
 
c|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|
G|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|
G|-7--------|-7---------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7---------|
C|-9--------|-11--------|-7--------|-7--------|-9--------|-11--------|
G|-7--------|-7---------|-9--------|-9--------|-7--------|-7---------|
C|-6--------|-7---------|-0--------|-0--------|-6--------|-7---------|
 
c|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
C|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|
G|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-12-------|-12-------|-12-------|-12-------|
C|-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|
 
c|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7------7--|-7---7---7--|-7---7---7--7-|-7---7---7--|-7---------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7------7--|-12--11--9--|-12--11--9--7-|-12--11--9--|-14--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7------7--|-12--11--9--|-12--11--9--7-|-12--11--9--|-14--------|
C|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7------7--|-7---7---7--|-7---7---7--7-|-7---7---7--|-7---------|
G|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-9------9--|-12--11--9--|-12--11--9--7-|-12--11--9--|-14--------|
C|-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-4------6--|-0---0---0--|-0---0---0--0-|-0---0---0--|-0---------|
 
c|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7------7--|-7---7---7--|-7---7---7--7-|-7-----7----|-7---------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7------7--|-12--11--9--|-12--11--9--7-|-12----14---|-16--------|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7------7--|-12--11--9--|-12--11--9--7-|-12----14---|-16--------|
C|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7------7--|-7---7---7--|-7---7---7--7-|-7-----7----|-7---------|
G|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-9------9--|-12--11--9--|-12--11--9--7-|-12----14---|-16--------|
C|-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-4------6--|-0---0---0--|-0---0---0--0-|-0-----0----|-0---------|
 
c|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7-----7-----|-7----7----|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-12-------|-12-------|-12----11----|-9----7----|
G|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-12-------|-12-------|-12----11----|-7----7----|
C|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7-----7-----|-7----7----|
G|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-12-------|-12-------|-12----11----|-9----7----|
C|-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-4--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0-----0-----|-0----0----|
 
 
c|-7--------|
G|-7--------|
G|-7--------|
C|-7--------|
G|-9--------|
C|-4--------|
 
[Structure]
[Intro]
[Verse 1] x2
[Verse 2]
[Bridge] x4
[Chorus 1]
[Verse 1]
[Bridge] x8
[Chorus 2]
[Outro]

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straca
Don't worry I got it, was being an idiot, canoeing the low e string. I might just add Ben Howard is rather good.
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Sigma85
Excellent tab, really fun to play (indeed as are all of his songs)! Except for that nasty 4th-9th fret stretch around the capo... @pkv260: This is easier if you write the chords as follows (open to diverse interpretations because of the tuning... I think the song is more or less in G major): G5/E 497777 G5 777777 Cadd9 097777 Dadd11/F# 679777 G 7 7 11 7 7 7 Gsus2 779777 G5/C 0 12 7 7 7 7 Chorus 1, using the chord structures from the tab: | G5/E | G5 | Cadd9 | Cadd9 | Oh there ain't no diamonds in the bottom Oh there ain't no darkness that I fear | Dadd11/F# | G Gsus2 |: Cadd9 :| (x4) Oh there ain't no way to say I love you more |: G5/E :|(x4) |: G5/C :|(x4) So be clear, just to be clear So be clear, be clear These phrasings reappear in slightly different order in Chorus 2/Outro, with some modified chords at the end of chorus 2: G5*/C 0 12 7 7 12 7 G5add7/C 0 11 7 7 11 7 (G + D + F#) Cadd9* 097797 Even more exotic voicings occur in the outro which I'm not sure what to call... if the ones tabbed out above are correct, they are just intervals of G with 1 additional note, played over the C bass note. However, using the 1st chorus I wrote out above you should be able to get a feeling for the timing. @Callum.Arnold: Feel free to add this to the tab, I don't see why I should post a new one as your is already complete :)
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Sigma85
Whoops, forgot UG strips duplicate spaces (why?!)... The correct timing should look like: _______| G5/E___| G5____________| Cadd9 | Cadd9 | Oh there ain't no diamonds in the bottom Oh there ain't no darkness that I fear _______| Dadd11/F# | G______Gsus2 |: Cadd9 :| (x4) Oh there ain't____no way to say____I love you more ___|: G5/E :|(x4)____|: G5/C :|(x4) So be clear, just to be clear So be clear..._______be clear
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