Black Diamond Guitar Tab

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From: robs@violet.berkeley.edu (Rob Schenk)
Date: Tue Jun  7 10:36:55 CDT 1994



Black Diamond (from the KISS-Album "Kiss")
-------------

transcribed by Rainer Montag(montag01@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de)

Tune Down 1/2 Step

Acoustic Intro:

There are two guitars playing different patterns

Guitar 1:

    Am
E|-------5-7-5-----------5-7-5-----------5-7-5---------------5-------7-|
B|-----5-------5-------5---------------5-------5-----------5-------5---|
G|---5-----------5---5---------5-----5-----------5-------5-------5-----|
D|-7---------------7-------------7-7---------------7---7-------7-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------5-7-----------5-7-------------5-7-5-----5-|
B|----5-----5-------5-----5---------5-------5---5-|
G|--5---------5---5---------5-----5-------------5-|
D|7-------------7-------------5-7---------------7-|
A|----------------------------------------------7-|
E|----------------------------------------------5-|


Guitar 2:

    Am
E|-------8-10-8-----------8-10-8------------8-10-8-------------8-------10-|
B|-----10-------10------10----------------10------10---------10------10---|
G|---9------------9---9-----------9-----9------------9-----9--------9-----|
D|-7----------------7---------------7-7------------------7--------7-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------8-10-8-----------8-10-8----------8-10-8-----8--|
B|-----10--------10------10--------------10------10---10-|
G|---9-------------9---9----------9-----9-------------9--|
D|-7-----------------7--------------7-7---------------7--|
A|----------------------------------------------------7--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


My Version to play it with one Guitar:

E|-----------8--10-8------------------8--10-8------------------8--10-8------|
B|-------10--10-12-10--10---------10--10-12-10-------------10--10-12-10--10-|
G|-----9--9------------9--9-----9--9------------9--------9-9-------------9--|
D|----10-----------------10----10--------------10-------10------------------|
A|-12-----------------------12--------------------12-12---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------8-------------10-|
B|-------10--10--------10--12-|
G|-----9--9----------9--9-----|
D|----10------------10--------|
A|-12------------12-----------|
E|----------------------------|

E|-----------8--10-8------------------8--10-8------------------8--10-8------|
B|-------10--10-12-10--10---------10--10-12-10-------------10--10-12-10--10-|
G|-----9--9------------9--9-----9--9------------9--------9-9-------------9--|
D|----10-----------------10----10--------------10-------10------------------|
A|-12-----------------------12--------------------12-12---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----|
B|-10-|
G|--9-|
D|-10-|
A|-12-|
E|----|


Intro

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-12--|
G|---------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D|--7--7---------------------3-----12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12--|
A|--7----7-----------3-2-0---3---------------------------------|
E|--5------5---0-3-5-------3-1---------------------------------|

Chorus

E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----5-------------------------|
D|--5--5--7-----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5--3--7-----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
E|--3-----5-----1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--|



E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------5-7-5--------------------------|
D|--7-7--5-7-5---5-5-5--7-5-3--5-------|
A|--7-7--3-5-3---5-5-5--7-5-3--5-------|
E|--5-5----------3-3-3--5-3-1--3--------|

outro rhythm
--------------------------
--------------------------
---5-----------------------
-7-5--5-7------------------
-7-3--5-7------------------
-5----3-5------------------


Solo

E|----------------------------------|
B|--13--13--13--13---13-12-10-------|
G|--15B-15B-15B-15B-----------12-10-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|



From: M C Vic Naughty 
Subject: TAB: Black Diamond by KISS
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 15:15:32 -0500 (EST)

Black Diamond - by KISS
Originally recorded on the album KISS (1974) Casablanca Records
Transcribed from the album Alive! (1975) Casablanca Records
Words and Music by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons

Transcribed by Mark Vignati (gs01mcv@panther.gsu.edu)

Letters above staff indicate time values of notes. 
Notes in parentheses are tied from previous measure. Time values followed 
by an 'r' are rests for the indicated time.

Lyrics are under the staff.

Song starts in 4/4 time.

Intro - Paul Stanley alone, w/ clean tone
Let all arpeggios ring as long as possible.

  e e q  q q   q  q e q  e   e e e q e e e   (e) q e e e e e
|-----3--0---|-------------|-------0-------|-------------0---|
|----------3-|-1--0---0----|-----1-------3-|-(3)-0---------3-|
|---2--------|------2----2-|---2-------2---|-----------4-----|
|-2----------|-------------|-3-------3-----|-------3-5-------|
|------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
|------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|

  e e q  q q   q  q e q  e   e e e q e e e   (e) q e e e e e
|-----3--0---|-------------|-------0-------|-------------0---|
|----------3-|-1--0---0----|-----1-------3-|-(3)-0---------3-|
|---2--------|------2----2-|---2-------2---|-----------4-----|
|-2----------|-------------|-3-------3-----|-------3-5-------|
|------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
|------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|

  e e e e e e e e   (e) e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----0h1-------0-|-(0)h1-----0h1-----|
|---2-----2---2---|-------2-------2---|
|-2---------2-----|---------2-------2-|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|

  e e e e e e e e   (e) e e e e e e e
|-----------------|---------------0---|
|-----0h1-------0-|-(0)h1-----------3-|
|---2-----2---2---|-------2-----4-----|
|-3---------3-----|---------3-5-------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|

  e e e e e e e e   (e) e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----0h1-------0-|-(0)h1-----0h1-----|
|---2-----2---2---|-------2-------2---|
|-2---------2-----|---------2-------2-|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|

  e e q  q  q     q  q  e e e e
|-----3--0-----|------------0---|
|-----------3--|--1--0--------3-|
|---2----------|----------4-----|
|-3------------|--------5-------|
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|

  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e 
|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
|-----0h1---1---1-|-----0h1---1---1-|-----0h1---1---1-|
|---2---------2---|---2---------2---|---2---------2---|
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 Out on the streets for a living     Picture's only begun

  e e e e e e e e   e e e e q e e    e  q e e e e e
|-------------0---|---------0-----|------------------|
|-----0h1-------3-|-----0h1-----3-|-(3)-0-------1----|
|---2-------4-----|---2-------2---|-------2---2---2--|
|-3-------5-------|-2-------------|---------2--------|
|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|------------------|

                                       x   x   x
|---------0-------|--0--------------|------------------|
|-----0h1---1---1-|--1--------------|------------------|
|---2---------2---|--2--------------|------------------|
|-3---------------|--2--------------|------------------|
|-----------------|--0--------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 Got you under their thumb ---                     Hit it!

Main Riff - Whole band enters (w/distortion)
  
  h  e e q    e e q  e e e e   h.   q     er  e  e  e  e  e  e  e 
|-----------|----------------|-----------|------------------------|
|-----------|----------------|-----------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12-|
|-2--2------|----------------|-----------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-2----2----|----------------|-3---------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12-|
|-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-3---------|------------------------|
|-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1--x/Xx--|------------------------|
|
| h  e e q    e e q  e e e e   h.   q     er  e  e  e  e  e  e  e 
|----2------|----------------|-----------|------------------------|
|------2----|----------------|-----------|------------------------|
|-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-----------|-------3-----3-----3----|
|-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1---x/Xx-|----3-----3-----3-----3-|


  h  e e q    e e q  e e e e   h.   q     er  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|-----------|----------------|-----------|------------------------|
|-----------|----------------|-----------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12-|
|-2--2------|----------------|-----------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-2----2----|----------------|-3---------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12-|
|-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-3---------|------------------------|
|-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1--x/Xx--|------------------------|
|
| h  e e q    e e q  e e e e   h.   q     er  e  e  e  e  e  e  e 
|----2------|----------------|-----------|------------------------|
|------2----|----------------|-----------|------------------------|
|-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-----------|-------3-----3-----3----|
|-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1---x/Xx-|----3-----3-----3-----3-|


Verse 1

  w           (h)    e e e e   h.   q     er  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|-----------|----------------|-----------|------------------------|
|-----------|----------------|-----------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12-|
|-2---------|-(2)------------|-----------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-2---------|-(2)------------|-3---------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12-|
|-0---------|-(0)----3-2-0---|-3---------|------------------------|
|-----------|--------------3-|-1--x/Xx--|------------------------|
|
| q.  e q. e (e)e q  e e e e   h.   q     er  e  e  e  e  e  e  e 
|-----------|----------------|-----------|------------------------|
|-----7-7--|---7-7---------|-----------|------------------------|
|-0--------0|(0)-----3-2-0---|-----------|-------3-----3-----3----|
|-----------|--------------3-|-1---x/Xx-|----3-----3-----3-----3-|
 Out on the streets            Picture's 
        for a living----         only begun ----

  w           (h)    e e e e   h..     e       e  e er h+e
|-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------|
|-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------|
|-2---------|-(2)------------|-----------|--------5----2------|
|-2---------|-(2)------------|-3---------|---5/7--5----2------|
|-0---------|-(0)----3-2-0---|-3-------3-|---5/7-------0------|
|-----------|--------------3-|-1-------1-|--------------------|
|
| q. e q  q   e  e q e e e e   h..     e       e  e er h+e
|-----------|----7-----------|-----------|--------------------|
|----7-7-10-|(10)-10--------|-----------|--------------------|
|-0---------|--------3-2-0---|-----------|--------3----0------|
|-----------|--------------3-|-1-------1-|----3/5-------------|
 Your day is so                Got you under
    in madness------               their thumb-----

Chorus
 er  e er e er e er e   er e er e er e er e
|---------------------|---------------------|
|----6----6----6----6-|----8----8----8----8-|     Note: These
|----5----5----5----5-|----7----7----7----7-|     chords are meant to
|----3----3----3----3-|----5----5----5----5-|     be played by two
|----3----3----3----3-|----5----5----5----5-|     guitars - one plays
|----1----1----1----1-|----3----3----3----3-|     the lower octave,
|                                                 one plays the higher.
| e er e er e er e er   e er e er e er e er
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-1----1----1----1----|-3----3----3----3----|
 Oooh-oooooh-----          Black Diamond


  e  e  e  er  e er e  er   e e e er e er e er 
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-10-10-13----15----13----|-8-8-8----10---8----|
|-9--9--12----14----12----|-7-7-7----9----7----|
|-7--7--10----12----10----|-5-5-5----7----5----|
|-7--7--10----12----10----|-5-5-5----7----5----|
|-5--5--8-----10----8-----|-3-3-3----5----3----|
|
| e  e  e  er e  er e  er   e e e er e er e er  
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------3-----5-----3-----|--------------------|
|-5--5--------------------|-3-3-3----5----3----|

  h..           s s    w
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-6-------------8-8-|--8----------------|
|-5-------------6-6-|--7----------------|
|-3-------------5-5-|--5----------------|
|-3-------------5-5-|--5----------------|
|-1-------------3-3-|--3----------------|
|
| h..           s s    w
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-1-------------3-3-|--3----------------|
 Oooh-oooooh-----       Black Diamond

Main Riff (one time through only)

Verse 2
  w          e e q  e e e e   h.  q     er e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|----------|----------------|----------|-----------------------|
|----------|----------------|----------|--12-13-12-13-12-13-12-|
|-2--------|----------------|----------|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-2--------|----------------|-3--------|--12-14-12-14-12-14-12-|
|-0--------|-----0--3-2-0---|-3--------|-----------------------|
|----------|-0-3----------3-|-1--x/Xx-|-----------------------|
|
| q.  e h    e e q  e e e e   h.  q     er e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|----------|----------------|----------|-----------------------|
|-----7-7-|----------------|----------|-----------------------|
|-0--------|-----0--3-2-0---|----------|------3-----3-----3----|
|----------|-0-3----------3-|-1--x/Xx-|---3-----3-----3-----3-|
 Darkness will                It seems to
  fall on the city--            fall on you too----

  w           e e q  e e e e   h..     e       e  e er h+e
|-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------|
|-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------|
|-2---------|----------------|-----------|--------5----2------|
|-2---------|----------------|-3---------|---5/7--5----2------|
|-0---------|-----0--3-2-0---|-3-------3-|---5/7-------0------|
|-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1-------1-|--------------------|
|
| q.  e h     e e q  e e e e   h..     e       e  e er h+e
|-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------|
|-----7-7--|----------------|-----------|--------------------|
|-0---------|-----0--3-2-0---|-----------|--------3----0------|
|-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1-------1-|----3/5-------------|
 Although you                 There's nothin'
  don't ask for pity--           that you can do----

Chorus

Interlude
* for this part, Ace and Paul play some harmonies. Where there are 
two connected guitar staves, the top one is Ace, the bottom one
is Paul.

   q.    q.    q       (e)      q.    s  s  e   s  s  e  
|-------------------|----------------13-12-----12--------|
|-13----13----13----|-(13---)--13----------13-----13-12--|
|-15b17-15b17-15b17-|-(15b17)--15b17---------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|
|  q.    q.    q       (e)      q.    s  s  e   s  s  e  
|-------------------|----------------10------------------|
|-10----10----10----|-(10---)--10-------13-10--13-10-----|
|-12b14-12b14-12b14-|-(12b14)--12b14-----------------12--|
|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| q      h.r           wr
|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|-5----------------|------------------------------------|

   w            er  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|--------------|--------------------------|
|-10~~~--------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12---|  Note - the 10's at the
|-10~~~--------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|  start of this staff are
|--------------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12---|  played by separate
|--------------|--------------------------|  guitars. I just put them
|--------------|--------------------------|  together here to save space.
|
| h.    q        er e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|--------------|--------------------------|
|--------------|--------------------------|
|--------------|-------3-----3-----3------|
|-1----x/Xx---|----3-----3-----3-----3---|

   
   |-----3--------| |-------3--------|
    e    e     e     e     e     e
|----------------------------------------|
|-13----13----13----13----13----13-------|
|-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|  
|  |-----3--------| |-------3--------|
|   e    e     e     e     e     e
|----------------------------------------|
|-10----10----10----10----10----10-------|
|-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| q      h.r
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------------|
                   
   
   |-----3--------| |-------3--------|
    e    e     e     e     e     e
|----------------------------------------|
|-13----13----13----13----13-----12------|
|-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17----------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|  
|  |-----3--------| |-------3--------|
|   e    e     e     e     e     e
|----------------------------------------|
|-10----10----10----10----10-------------|
|-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14--12------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|           
|  |-----3--------| |-------3--------|
|   e    e     e     e     e     e
|----------------------------------------|
|--14---12----10-----9-----7-----5-------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


   w            er  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|--------------|--------------------------|
|-10~~~--------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12---|  Note - the 10's at the
|-10~~~--------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|  start of this staff are
|--------------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12---|  played by separate
|--------------|--------------------------|  guitars. I just put them
|--------------|--------------------------|  together here to save space.
|
| h.    q        er e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|--------------|--------------------------|
|-3----x/Xx---|--------------------------|
|--------------|-------3-----3-----3------|
|--------------|----3-----3-----3-----3---|

*Note* - this guitar is just Paul alone
      e  q    e  q   e  e   (e)  e   e e  e er  e  er
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------7-------7------7-|-(7)------7----7-----------|
|---8h10-7--8h10-7-8h10-7-|-(7)-8h10-7-8--7----10-----|
|---8h10----8h10---8h10---|-----8h10---8-------10-----|
|
|    q          h.r           hr          e er  e er
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|----5-------------------|---------------5-----3-----|


  h.    q      er  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|------------|---------------------------|
|------------|----12-13-12-13-12-13-12---|
|------------|----12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
|-3----------|----12-14-12-14-12-14-12---|
|-3----------|---------------------------|
|-1---x/Xx--|---------------------------|
|
| h.    q      er  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|------------|---------------------------|
|------------|---------------------------|
|------------|--------3-----3-----3------|
|-1---x/Xx--|-----3-----3-----3-----3---|


Solo - over main riff (4 times)

Verse Three 

Instruments stop for one bar,
sing in harmony:     Out on the streets for a living---

  hr   e e e e   h.   q     er  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  
|--------------|-----------|-------------------------|
|--------------|-----------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12--|
|--------------|-----------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|--------------|-3---------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12--|
|------3-2-0---|-3---------|-------------------------|
|------------3-|-1--x/Xx--|-------------------------|
|
| hr   e e e e   h.   q     er  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  | 
|--------------|-----------|-------------------------|
|--------------|-----------|-------------------------|
|------3-2-0---|-----------|-------3-----3-----3-----|
|------------3-|-1--x/Xx--|----3-----3-----3-----3--|
                Picture's only begun--


  h  e e q    e e q  e e e e   h..     e       e  e er h+e
|-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------|
|-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------|
|-2--2------|----------------|-----------|--------5----2------|
|-2----2----|----------------|-3---------|---5/7--5----2------|
|-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-3-------3-|---5/7-------0------|
|-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1-------1-|--------------------|
|
| h  e e q    e e q  e e e e   h..     e       e  e er h+e
|----2------|----------------|-----------|--------------------|
|------2----|----------------|-----------|--------------------|
|-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-----------|--------3----0------|
|-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1-------1-|----3/5-------------|
 Your day is                   Got you under
    so in madness---                their thumb--

Chorus (Different from first two - see below)

 er  e er e er e er e   er e er e er e er e
|---------------------|---------------------|
|----6----6----6----6-|----8----8----8----8-|     Note: These
|----5----5----5----5-|----7----7----7----7-|     chords are meant to
|----3----3----3----3-|----5----5----5----5-|     be played by two
|----3----3----3----3-|----5----5----5----5-|     guitars - one plays
|----1----1----1----1-|----3----3----3----3-|     the lower octave,
|                                                 one plays the higher.
| e er e er e er e er   e er e er e er e er
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-1----1----1----1----|-3----3----3----3----|
 Oooh-oooooh-----          Black Diamond


  e  e  e  er  e er e  er   e e e er e er e er 
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-10-10-13----15----13----|-8-8-8----10---8----|
|-9--9--12----14----12----|-7-7-7----9----7----|
|-7--7--10----12----10----|-5-5-5----7----5----|
|-7--7--10----12----10----|-5-5-5----7----5----|
|-5--5--8-----10----8-----|-3-3-3----5----3----|
|
| e  e  e  er e  er e  er   e e e er e er e er  
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------3-----5-----3-----|--------------------|
|-5--5--------------------|-3-3-3----5----3----|
yeah------yeah--
  
  h..           s s    e     h..r
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-6-------------8-8-|--8---------------|
|-5-------------6-6-|--7---------------|
|-3-------------5-5-|--5---------------|
|-3-------------5-5-|--5---------------|
|-1-------------3-3-|--3---------------|
|
| h..           s s    e     h..r
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-1-------------3-3-|--3---------------|
 Oooh-oooooh-----       Black Diamond

  e  e  e  er  e er e  er     e  e e   h+e         (w)
|-------------------------|--------------------|--------|
|-10-10-13----15----13----|-----------10-------|--(10)--|
|-9--9--12----14----12----|------5----9--------|--(9)---|
|-7--7--10----12----10----|-5/7--5-5--7--------|--(7)---|
|-7--7--10----12----10----|-5/7----5--7--------|--(7)---|
|-5--5--8-----10----8-----|-----------5--------|--(5)---|
|
| e  e  e  er e  er e  er     e  e e  h+e         (w)
|-------------------------|--------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|--------|
|-------3-----5-----3-----|------3-------------|--------|
|-5--5--------------------|-3/5----3--5--------|--(5)---|

On drum cue in last bar, meter shifts to a slow 6/8 and
song goes to the Outro (below)
  
  e e e e e e   e e e e e e   e e e e e e   e e e e e e
|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|
|-----1---1---|-----1-------|-----1---1---|-----1-------|
|---2-------2-|---2-----2-0-|---2-------2-|---2-------0-|
|-2-----------|-2-----------|-3-----------|-3-------3---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|
| q.    q.      q.    q   e   q.    q.      q.    q   e
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------7-----|-------------|-------3-----|-------------|
|-------------|-7-----------|-------------|-3-----------|
|-5-----------|-------5---3-|-1-----------|-------1---3-|

This is repeated four times, with Ace soloing over it.
The fourth time, go to this instead of the last bar ---

|-------0-------|--------------|--------------|
|-----1---0-----|--------------|--------------|
|---2-------0---|-------0------|-------0------|
|-3-------------|-----2---2----|-----2---2----|
|---------------|---2-------2--|---2-------2--|
|---------------|-0------------|-0------------|
|
|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|
|-3----/7-5-----|------/7-5----|------/7-5----|
|-----------7--|-0---------7-|-0---------7-|


 hold until cue      Start slow, then increase tempo - 
                       then end on cue
|----------------||--------|-------|---------|--------|
|----------------||--------|-------|---------|--------|
|----------------||--2-----|--2----|--2------|-2------|
|----------------||--2-----|--2----|--2------|-2------|
|----------------||--0-----|--0----|--0------|-0------|
|--3~~~----------||--------|-------|---------|--------|
|
|
|----------------||--------|-------|---------|--------|
|----------------||--------|-------|---------|--------|
|----------------||--0-----|--0----|--0------|-0------|
|--3-------------||--------|-------|---------|--------|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques

No Picture Jake Wanna Be	#1 by Jake Stewart at May 5, 1985 at 3:03 AM EST
	Black Diamond was written by Paul Stanley of KISS, and Performed by Peter Criss, although the first line is sung by Paul. Anyways, this song is written about Street hookers that paul often saw around New York City during the 1970's. in which, there are all the street hookers, but the one sort of, Queen of them all, is the 'Black Diamond'

No Picture Jacob Lead Player	#2 by Jacob Julian at Nov 11, 1990 at 1:26 PM EST
	I'm afraid i dont quite see what the obvious reasons are... And Gene Simmons is amazing, if jsut a bit of a sell out.

No Picture brian Average	#3 by brian haun at May 30, 1995 at 11:10 AM EST
	i read in this book that it was their version of the rolling stones "brown sugar" except instead of it being some average whore it was the queen of whores

No Picture Justin Rhythm Player	#4 by Justin Lepera at Mar 22, 2005 at 3:57 PM EST
	I refuse to listen to KISS on principal (for obvious reasons) so have only experienced this song through the version by The Replacements. I fully admit I've never heard 'Black Diamond' performed by KISS, but I still know it's approximately three thousand times more awesome than anything Gene Simmons had to do with. By the way Gene, nice reality show. Real original.