Listen to song for rhythm and timing
**Capo 3rd fret**
[Intro]
E:---------------|---3--------|--2------------||
B:---------------|---3--------|--3------------||
G:---------------|---0--------|--2------------|| Repeat as necessary
D:–-3------------|---2--------|-0-------------||
A:–-2--2-0-2-----|-3----------|---------------||
E:–0-------------|------------|---------------||
[Verse 1]
E:---------------|---3--------|--2------------||
B:---------------|---3--------|--3------------||
G:---------------|---0--------|--2------------|| Repeat throughout verse
D:–-3------------|---2--------|-0-------------||
A:–-2--2-0-2-----|-3----------|---------------||
E:–0-------------|------------|---------------||
You’ll never make me stay, so take your weight offa me.
I know your every move, so won’t you jus’ let me be.
I've been here times before, but I was too blind t’see,
That you se-duce every man. This time you won't se-duce me.
She’s sayin’, “That’s ok. Hey baby do what you please.
I have the stuff that you want, I am the thing that you need.”
She looked me deep in the eyes, she’s touchin’ me so to start.
She says “There’s no turnin’ back.” she trapped me in ‘er heart.
[Chorus Tab]
Dirty Diana! No . . .
E:-----|-----------------||
B:-----|-----------------||
G:-----|-----------------||
D:-----|---------5-2-----||
A:–0h2-|-5-2-5-2---------||
E:-----|-----------------||
Dirty Diana! No . . .
E:-----|-----------------||
B:-----|-----------------||
G:-----|-----------------||
D:-----|---------5-2-----||
A:–0h2-|-5-2-5-2---------||
E:-----|-----------------||
Dirty Di--ana! No . . .
E:-----|-----x-----------||
B:-----|-----x-----------||
G:-----|-----x-----------||
D:-----|-----x---5-2-----||
A:–0h2-|-5-2-x-----------||
E:-----|-----x-----------||
Dirty Diana!
E:-----|-----------------||
B:-----|-----------------||
G:-----|-----------------||
D:-----|---------5-2-----||
A:–0h2-|-5-2-5-2---------||
E:-----|-----------------||
C D
Lemme be!
(Repeat the Intro/verse tab throughout the “Oh No”’s)
Oh no...
Oh no...
Oh no...
[Verse 2]
E:---------------|---3--------|--2------------||
B:---------------|---3--------|--3------------||
G:---------------|---0--------|--2------------|| Repeat throughout verse
D:–-3------------|---2--------|-0-------------||
A:–-2--2-0-2-----|-3----------|---------------||
E:–0-------------|------------|---------------||
She likes the boys in the band, she knows when they come to town.
Every musician’s fan after the curtain comes down.
She waits at backstage doors for those who have prestige,
Who promise fortune and fame, a life that's so carefree.
She’s sayin’, “That’s ok. Hey baby do what you want.
I’ll be your night lovin’ thang. I’ll be the freak you can taunt.
An’ I don't care what you say, I wanna go too far.
I’ll be your everything if you make me a star.”
Repeat [Chorus tab] 2x (excluding the ‘Lemme be’ part)
(Below, you can either chose to play the chorus tab, or you can play the Intro/Verse
They both work.)
Diana!
Diana!
Dirty Diana!
It’s Dia...ana...ana
Come on!
[Verse 3]
E:---------------|---3--------|--2------------||
B:---------------|---3--------|--3------------||
G:---------------|---0--------|--2------------|| Repeat throughout verse
D:–-3------------|---2--------|-0-------------||
A:–-2--2-0-2-----|-3----------|---------------||
E:–0-------------|------------|---------------||
She said, “I hafta go home ‘cause I’m real tired, you see.
But I hate sleepin’ alone, why don't you come with me?”
I said, “My baby’s at home, she's prob’ly worried tonight.
I didn’ call on the phone to say that I’m alright.”
Diana walked up to me, she said, “I’m all yours tonight.”
At that I ran to the phone sayin’, “Baby I’m alright.”
I said, “But unlock the door, ‘cause I forgot the key.”
She said “He’s not comin’ back, because he’s sleepin’ with me.”
Repeat [Chorus tab] 2x (excluding the ‘Lemme be’ part)
Come on! (Repeat line until fade)
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| x Dead note
************************************
Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Michael Jackson
Dirty Diana
Bad (1987)
Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
The song revolves around two main themes and may also suitable in D Standard tuning (DGCFAD)
Tremolo used for outro solo
Adapted from a version by Tylerbag (Youtube)
[Intro]
Guitar volume knob back to 3/4
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|x2
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
D|-5-------1----3---5---|
[Intro/Verse]
Slight staccato feel
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-------------3----5-----------3--------------3----5---|
D|---3-------------3----5-----------3--------------3----5---| Repeat x6
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5-3-5----------------5-3--------5--5-3-5-----------|
Same can also be played with added root notes between stabs:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3---------------3-----5--------------3--------------3----5---|
D|-------3---------------3-----5--------------3--------------3----5---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5-3-5---1-1---3-3--------5-3---------5-3-5--1-1---3-3----|
[Pre-Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------/7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0---0----0-0-0---/5-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0---0----0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 1]
Volume all the way up into distortion
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3------------------------3--------------------3---------------------3-------|
D|------3---3------5~~----------3---3------5~---------3----------5~---------3---3------5~---|
A|---/5---5---5--------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m..... pm....... p.m... . pm.......
Big bend at the end of 1st Chorus
e|-------------------------------|
B|-18b20-18b20-18b20~~~~~~~~18\--|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
Volume knob down to 3/4
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-------------3----5-----------3-----------3----5---|
D|---3-------------3----5-----------3-----------3----5---| Repeat x6
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5-3-5----------------5-3-----5--5-3-5-----------|
[Pre-Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------/7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0---0----0-0-0---/5-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0---0----0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 2]
Same as the 1st but with chords at the end of each section
Volume all the way up into distortion
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3------------------------3--------------------3---------------------3-------3---5-|
D|------3---3------5~~----------3---3------5~---------3----------5~---------3---3------5~---5---7-|
A|---/5---5---5--------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m..... pm....... p.m... . pm.......
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3------------------------3--------------------3---------------------3-------3---2-|
D|------3---3------5~~----------3---3------5~---------3----------5~---------3---3------5~---5---3-|
A|---/5---5---5--------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m..... pm....... p.m... . pm.......
[Solo]
Difficult to hear at first as it creeps up in the mix
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------18-18-18-18-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------17-17-17-17-----------------------------10----------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-10p0-12p0-10p0-12p0----12p10----12p10-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------13-------13p10-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m............. p.m....
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------18-18-18-18---------18-18-18-18-----------------|
G|-----------------17-17-17-17---------17-17-17-17-----------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m............. p.m....
Crazy bend section, throw the note over a full tone bend, can also be achieved with a tremolo wiggle
e|-18-15--------------------------------------------------------------------------18b20~~~~~|
B|-------18-15------------------------------------------------------------------x-----------|
G|--------------17b20bd17p15----17b20bd17p15----17b20bd17p15---17b20bd17p15----x------------|
D|---------------------------17--------------17-------------17--------------17--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x-Rake into
e|-------20-15---20-15----20-15----20-15----20-15-----20b22\-----------------|
B|-18-18-------18------18-------18-------18-------18-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
[Chorus/Outro]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3------------------------3--------------------3---------------------3-------3---5-|
D|------3---3------5~~----------3---3------5~---------3----------5~---------3---3------5~---5---7-|
A|---/5---5---5--------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m..... pm....... p.m... . pm.......
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3------------------------3--------------------3---------------------3-------3---2-|
D|------3---3------5~~----------3---3------5~---------3----------5~---------3---3------5~---5---3-|
A|---/5---5---5--------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m..... pm....... p.m... . pm.......
[Outro Solo]
Tremolo bar the first rise D=dive
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------10------------18br20-15------------------------------------|
G|-2p0D--3p0D--5p0D--7p0D--8p0D--10p0D--12~~---12b14------------------17-15-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------17-15-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------17-5--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20-17-15-17-20-17~-|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------3----------------15-15-------15-----------------15-15-------15------------------------------|
D|-----------5~~------17-17-------17-17-----17-------17-17-------17-17-----17--------------------------|
A|-----3-5---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~-|
p.m... p.m.. p.m.. pm...
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------3-3-----3-------------3-3------3--------|Repeat until finish
D|------5-5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-5----5~~~---|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
************************************
| x Dead note
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| D tremolo dive
************************************
Dirty Diana
Bad (1987)
Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)
The song revolves around two main themes and may also suitable in D Standard tuning (DGCFAD)
Tremolo used for outro solo
Adapted from a version by Tylerbag (Youtube)
[Intro]
Guitar volume knob back to 3/4
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|x2
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
D|-5-------1----3---5---|
[Intro/Verse]
Slight staccato feel
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-------------3----5-----------3--------------3----5---|
D|---3-------------3----5-----------3--------------3----5---| Repeat x6
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5-3-5----------------5-3--------5--5-3-5-----------|
Same can also be played with added root notes between stabs:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3---------------3-----5--------------3--------------3----5---|
D|-------3---------------3-----5--------------3--------------3----5---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5-3-5---1-1---3-3--------5-3---------5-3-5--1-1---3-3----|
[Pre-Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------/7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0---0----0-0-0---/5-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0---0----0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 1]
Volume all the way up into distortion
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3------------------------3--------------------3---------------------3-------|
D|------3---3------5~~----------3---3------5~---------3----------5~---------3---3------5~---|
A|---/5---5---5--------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m..... pm....... p.m... . pm.......
Big bend at the end of 1st Chorus
e|-------------------------------|
B|-18b20-18b20-18b20~~~~~~~~18\--|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
Volume knob down to 3/4
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-------------3----5-----------3-----------3----5---|
D|---3-------------3----5-----------3-----------3----5---| Repeat x6
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5-3-5----------------5-3-----5--5-3-5-----------|
[Pre-Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------/7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0---0----0-0-0---/5-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0---0----0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 2]
Same as the 1st but with chords at the end of each section
Volume all the way up into distortion
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3------------------------3--------------------3---------------------3-------3---5-|
D|------3---3------5~~----------3---3------5~---------3----------5~---------3---3------5~---5---7-|
A|---/5---5---5--------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m..... pm....... p.m... . pm.......
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3------------------------3--------------------3---------------------3-------3---2-|
D|------3---3------5~~----------3---3------5~---------3----------5~---------3---3------5~---5---3-|
A|---/5---5---5--------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m..... pm....... p.m... . pm.......
[Solo]
Difficult to hear at first as it creeps up in the mix
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------18-18-18-18-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------17-17-17-17-----------------------------10----------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-10p0-12p0-10p0-12p0----12p10----12p10-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------13-------13p10-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m............. p.m....
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------18-18-18-18---------18-18-18-18-----------------|
G|-----------------17-17-17-17---------17-17-17-17-----------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m............. p.m....
Crazy bend section, throw the note over a full tone bend, can also be achieved with a tremolo wiggle
e|-18-15--------------------------------------------------------------------------18b20~~~~~|
B|-------18-15------------------------------------------------------------------x-----------|
G|--------------17b20bd17p15----17b20bd17p15----17b20bd17p15---17b20bd17p15----x------------|
D|---------------------------17--------------17-------------17--------------17--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x-Rake into
e|-------20-15---20-15----20-15----20-15----20-15-----20b22\-----------------|
B|-18-18-------18------18-------18-------18-------18-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
[Chorus/Outro]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3------------------------3--------------------3---------------------3-------3---5-|
D|------3---3------5~~----------3---3------5~---------3----------5~---------3---3------5~---5---7-|
A|---/5---5---5--------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m..... pm....... p.m... . pm.......
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3------------------------3--------------------3---------------------3-------3---2-|
D|------3---3------5~~----------3---3------5~---------3----------5~---------3---3------5~---5---3-|
A|---/5---5---5--------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m..... pm....... p.m... . pm.......
[Outro Solo]
Tremolo bar the first rise D=dive
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------10------------18br20-15------------------------------------|
G|-2p0D--3p0D--5p0D--7p0D--8p0D--10p0D--12~~---12b14------------------17-15-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------17-15-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------17-5--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20-17-15-17-20-17~-|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------3----------------15-15-------15-----------------15-15-------15------------------------------|
D|-----------5~~------17-17-------17-17-----17-------17-17-------17-17-----17--------------------------|
A|-----3-5---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~-|
p.m... p.m.. p.m.. pm...
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------3-3-----3-------------3-3------3--------|Repeat until finish
D|------5-5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-5----5~~~---|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
************************************
| x Dead note
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| D tremolo dive
************************************
Song info
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Dirty Diana
Michael Jackson
2001
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- Disco
- Synth-pop
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