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Diamond Ring

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Emixolydian

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1/95

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 95Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tabbed By: Macheeoo
E-mail: [email protected]
chord shapes and picking pattern until I was satisfied with the result. These will not be the correct chord
Tuning: Standard
Chords Used:
      EE1  E2   E3    AA1   B   Bm7   C#m   G#   G#m  D  
e|--0--X--4--0--0--0--2--7---4---4--4---5--|
B|--0--5--4--3--2--5--4--7---5---4--4---7--|
G|--1--4--4--4--2--6--4--7---6---5--4---7--|
D|--2--6--6--6--2--7--4--7---6---6--6---7--|
A|--2--X--X--X--0--0--2--9---4---6--6---5--|
E|--0--0--0--0--X--X--X--7---X---4--4---X--|
Picking Pattern for Verse:
                                   E                        E2             E3           Bm7A1
e|--------------------------0---2---4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------2-1-0---2---------------4-------4---4-------3---3--------7-------7---5--------5-------|
G|------------------------------------------4-----------4-----------4--------7-----------6------------|
D|~~--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6----7-------7---7--------6-----|
A|~~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------0---------|
E|~~0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------7-----7----------------------|
 |  A1                               C#m                        G#m              A            B              E|
 |--------------------------4-----------------------4------------------------------------------------0|
 |--5-------5---5-------5-------5-------4-------4-------4--------2-------2---4-------2---0-------0----|
 |------6-----------6---------------6-------4---------------4--------2-----------4-----------1--------|
 |----7-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6----2-------2---4-------4---2-------2--|
 |--0-----0-----4-----4-----4-----4------------------------------0-----0-----2-----2------------------|
 |--------------------------------------4-----4-----4-----4------------------------------0-----0-----0|
Picking Pattern for Chorus:
     A(x4)         E1 (x4)         G#(x2)                 C#m               A   D(x2)         D  
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------------|--------------|-5~|
B|--2-------2---|--5-------5---|--4-------4---|--5-------5---5-------5---|-7-------7----|-7~|
G|------2-------|------6-------|------5-------|------6-----------6-------|-----7--------|-7~|
D|----2-------2-|----4-------4-|----6-------6-|----6-------6---7-------7-|---7-------7--|-7~|
A|--0-----0-----|--------------|--------------|--4-----4-----------------|-5-----5------|-5~|
E|--------------|--0-----0-----|--4-----4-----|--------------5-----5-----|--------------|-X-|
Open with E bass notes
(Verse:)
EIf I ever get back to E2St. Louis again
There's gonna E3be some Bm7changes Amade
I'm gonna C#mfind old Alice and right where G#mI left off
It's gonna Abe just as Bif I Estayed
EThat old organ grinder's gonna E2wind his box
And the E3knife sharpener's Bm7gonna Asing
When C#mI get back to St. LouG#mis again
I'm gonna Abuy that Bdiamond Ering
(Chorus:)
Diamond Aring
Diamond E1ring
Shine like G#gold
BeC#mhold that Adiamond Dring
(End on D strummed ^)

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Diamond Ring

by The New Basement Tapes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

C#m

G#m

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Tabbed By: Macheeoo

E-mail: [email protected]

chord shapes and picking pattern until I was satisfied with the result. These will not be the correct chord

Tuning: Standard

Chords Used:

E E2 E3 A B Bm7 C#m G# G#m D

E1 A1

e|--0--X--4--0--0--0--2--7---4---4--4---5--|

B|--0--5--4--3--2--5--4--7---5---4--4---7--|

G|--1--4--4--4--2--6--4--7---6---5--4---7--|

D|--2--6--6--6--2--7--4--7---6---6--6---7--|

|--2--X--X--X--0--0--2--9---4---6--6---5--|

|--0--0--0--0--X--X--X--7---X---4--4---X--|

Picking Pattern for Verse:

E E2 E3 Bm7

e|--------------------------0---2---4-----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------2-1-0---2---------------4-------4---4-------3---3--------7-------7---5--------5-------|

G|------------------------------------------4-----------4-----------4--------7-----------6------------|

D|~~--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6----7-------7---7--------6-----|

A|~~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------0---------|

E|~~0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------7-----7----------------------|

C#m G#m A B E

| A1 |

|--------------------------4-----------------------4------------------------------------------------0|

|--5-------5---5-------5-------5-------4-------4-------4--------2-------2---4-------2---0-------0----|

|------6-----------6---------------6-------4---------------4--------2-----------4-----------1--------|

|----7-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6----2-------2---4-------4---2-------2--|

|--0-----0-----4-----4-----4-----4------------------------------0-----0-----2-----2------------------|

|--------------------------------------4-----4-----4-----4------------------------------0-----0-----0|

Picking Pattern for Chorus:

A G# C#m A D D

(x4) E1 (x4) (x2) (x2)

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------------|--------------|-5~|

B|--2-------2---|--5-------5---|--4-------4---|--5-------5---5-------5---|-7-------7----|-7~|

G|------2-------|------6-------|------5-------|------6-----------6-------|-----7--------|-7~|

D|----2-------2-|----4-------4-|----6-------6-|----6-------6---7-------7-|---7-------7--|-7~|

A|--0-----0-----|--------------|--------------|--4-----4-----------------|-5-----5------|-5~|

E|--------------|--0-----0-----|--4-----4-----|--------------5-----5-----|--------------|-X-|

Open with E bass notes

(Verse:)

E E2

If I ever get back to St. Louis again

E3 Bm7 A

There's gonna be some changes made

C#m G#m

I'm gonna find old Alice and right where I left off

A B E

It's gonna be just as if I stayed

E E2

That old organ grinder's gonna wind his box

E3 Bm7 A

And the knife sharpener's gonna sing

C#m G#m

When I get back to St. Louis again

A B E

I'm gonna buy that diamond ring

(Chorus:)

Diamond ring

Shine like gold

C#m A D

Behold that diamond ring

(End on D strummed ^)

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