Diamonds On The Inside Ben Harper backing track and tabs

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

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* Ben Harper - Diamonds On The Inside *
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Artist : Ben Harper
Song : Diamonds On The Inside
Tabbed : Tom Francis
Email : tom_francis@telstra.com

Standard Tuning
Capo 1st Fret
All chords and tablature are relative to capo

Key
h : Hammer On
p : Pluck

Intro and the cool riff

E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G--0----------------|
D----2-0------------|
A--------2-0--------|
E------------3-0-3--|

VERSE'S: (these are by no means indicitive of timing)

G Am Bm Am C G
E--3-------------------------------------3-----|
B--0--0-0-0--0----1-1-1----3-3-3--1-1-1--0-0---|
G--0--0-0-0--0----2-2-2----4-4-4--2-2-0--0-0---|
D--0--0-0-0--0----2-2-2----4-4-4--2-2-2--0-0---|
A--2------------0------0-1------0--------2-2---|
E--3---------3h4-------------------------------|

CHORUS: (these are by no means indicitive of timing)
F C G
E-------------------|-1------------------------|
B-------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-----1-0-0------|
G--0----------------|-2-2-2-0-0-0h2p0-0-0------|
D----2-0------------|-3-3-3-2-2-----2-0-0------|
A--------2-0--------|-3-3---3-3-----3-2-2------|
E------------3-0----|-2-----------------3------|

That's basically the whole song, except for the solo
which u can just improv over the verse chords. There
is alot more to this song, like two guitars, and Ben
doesn't just keep it like this, he alters it almost
everytime. But this base is fine to work with and
cool just for an acoustic jam! So have fun!

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TABBED using notepad

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Diamonds on the inside
By Ben Harper

Riff

e ---------------------------
b ---------------------------
g --0------------------------
d ----2p0--------------------
a --------2p0----------------
E ------------3p0------------

Verse 1 (0:02 0:50)

G
I new a girl
A7
Her name was truth
Bb A7 G G
She was a horrible lair
G A7
She couldn’t spend one day alone
Bb A7 G G
But she couldn’t be satisfied
G A7
When you have everything
Bb A7 G G
You have everything to lose
G A7
She made herself a bed of nails
Bb A7 G G
And she’s planning on putting it to use

Chorus (0:50 1:15)

This has the riff played trough it, just listen to the song and you will pick it
up, so does every other chorus.

F C G
But she had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
Diamonds

Verse 2 (1:15 2:03)

G A7
A candle throws its light into the darkness
Bb A7 G G
In a nasty world so shines a good deed
G A7
Make sure the fortune that you seek
Bb A7 G G
Is the fortune that you need
G A7
Tell me why the first to ask
Bb A7 G G
Is the last to give every time
G A7
What you say and do not mean
Bb A7 G G
Follows you close behind

Chorus (2:03 2:33)

F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She wore diamonds on the inside
F C G F C G
Diamonds diamonds

Solo (2:33 3:00)

Verse 3 (3:00 3:23)

G A7
Like the soldier long standing under fire
Bb A7 G G
Any change comes as a relief
G A7
Let the givers name remain unspoken
Bb A7 G G
She is just a generous thief

Chorus (3:23 4:20)

F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She wore diamonds on the inside
F C G
She wore diamonds
F C G
Oh diamonds
F C G
She had diamonds
F C G
She wore diamonds
F C G
Diamonds

Key
P = pull off
X = muted with thumb
() = time signature

Chords
G 320033
A7 X02010
Bb X24232
F 033210
C 332010

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

[Riff]
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--0------------------------|
D|----2-0--------------------|
A|--------2-0----------------|
E|------------3-0-3----------|

[Verse 1]
G
I new a girl
Am
Her name was truth
Bm Am G G
She was a horrible lair
G Am
She couldn’t spend one day alone
Bm Am G G
But she couldn’t be satisfied
G Am
When you have everything
Bm Am G G
You have everything to lose
G Am
She made herself a bed of nails
Bm Am G G
And she’s planning on putting it to use

[Chorus]
(Below is the riff for the C chord )
e|--0-------------------------------|
B|--1-------------------------------|
G|--0---------0/2/0----0------------|
D|--2----0/2---------2--------------|
A|--3-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

F C G
But she had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
Diamonds

[Verse 2]
(1:15 2:03)
G Am
A candle throws its light into the darkness
Bm Am G G
In a nasty world so shines a good deed
G Am
Make sure the fortune that you seek
Bm Am G G
Is the fortune that you need
G Am
Tell me why the first to ask
Bm Am G G
Is the last to give every time
G Am
What you say and do not mean
Bm Am G G
Follows you close behind

[Chorus]
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She wore diamonds on the inside
F C G F C G
Diamonds diamonds

[Solo]
e|-----------------------|
B|9--- 9-----------------|
G|8h10-8---8-------------|
D|--------8h10-p8--6-----|
A|------------------6----|
E|-----------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|8-------------8-----|6-------------6-----|
A|6----6-(8)/10----10-|4----4-(6)/8----8---|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------10--|--------------------|
G|-----10---8/10----10|8p5-----------------|
D|8/10---10-----------|----8p6-------------|
A|--------------------|--------8p6---------|
E|--------------------|------------8p6-----|

e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|6-------------6-----|8-------------8-----|
A|6----4-(6)/8----8---|6----6-(8)/10----10-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

e|--------------------|------------------------|
B|9p8-----------------|9-----------------------|
G|----10-8--10v-------|8h10-8-------------8----|
D|--------------------|-------10\8-6-8/10---10-|
A|--------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------------|

e|--------------------|--------11---------------------|
B|----------9-11--9---|(11)b13----(13)r11-9--11p9---9-|
G|8h10--8-10----------|---------------------------10--|
D|--------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------------------|

e|--------------------|------------------------|
B|(11)b13°-9----------|------------------------|
G|-----------10-10----|8h10-8------------------|
D|--------------------|------ 10\8-6-8p6------|
A|--------------------|--------------------8\--|
E|--------------------|------------------------|

e|--------------------|-----------------------|
B|7p6-----------------|------------9----------|
G|-----8p6-------6-6--|6-8p6--8/10------------|
D|----------6h8-------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|

e|--------------------|------------------------|
B|9p8-----------------|------------------------|
G|-----10p8-------8-8-|8-10p8-(10)b11\---------|
D|----------8h10------|------------------------|
A|--------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------------|

[Verse 3]
G Am
Like the soldier long standing under fire
Bm Am G G
Any change comes as a relief
G Am
Let the givers name remain unspoken
Bm Am G G
She is just a generous thief

[Chorus]
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She wore diamonds on the inside
F C G
She wore diamonds
F C G
Oh diamonds
F C G
She had diamonds
F C G
She wore diamonds
F C G
Diamonds