Diamonds On The Inside by Ben Harper Diamonds on the Inside Ben Harper (album "Diamonds on the Inside", 2003) Tabbed by lsw444, Milan 2004. Basic chords for rhythm: Verse A Bm C#m Bm A Chorus G D A These chords ornamented by the lead (eg Marc Ford in Hollywood Bowl concert) In Hendrix style, eg his embellishments on Watchtower Riff --------------| --------------| --------------| --7p4---------| -----7p4------| --------7p5-2-| thats how I prefer to play it, could be played open(ish) neck position D lick in chorus G--7-----------| D--7-----7h9p7-| A--5--/9-------| E--------------| Solo chords E D F#m D E F#m D E F#m D D D E E E F#m A E D F#m --------------------------------------------2--------2-----5-----------------| --10----10--------------------------------2---2--5(7)--5(7)-(7)5p2-----------| ---9h11--9------------------------------4(6)----------------------4(6)-4-2---| -----------11p9-7---------9---------7--------------------------------------4-| ------------------7-7-/11----5-5-/9------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D E F#m ------------------------------------------------------------------------------12----------| ------------------10h12-10--------------------------------------10-12-10-12(14)-(14012-10-| -(similar licks)-----------11-9-11-9h11-9------------9-9h11p9h11--------------------------| ------------------------------------------11-9---9-11-------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------12-----------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------------- -----------------------| --12(14)-10--12(14)-10------------------------ -8p7-------------------| -----------11---------11--9h11p9------------9- ----9p7------------7-7-| ---------------------------------11p9---9h11-- -------9p7------7/9-9--| --------------------------------------12------ ----------9-9-9--------| ---------------------------------------------- -----------------------| E ------------------------------| -10p9-------------------------| -----11p9----------------9--9-| ---------11p9--------9/11-11--| -------------11-11-11---------| ------------------------------| Verse i knew a girl her name was truth she was a terrible liar she couldnt spend one day alone buut she couldnt be satisfied when you have everything you have everything to lose she made herself a bed of nails and she's planning on putting it to use Chorus but she had diamonds on the inside she had diamonds on the inside she had diamonds on the inside diamonds verse a candle throws its light into the dark in a nasty world so shines a good deed make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need tell me why the first to ask is the last to give every time what you say and do not mean follows you close behind chorus solo verse like the soldier long standing under fire any change comes as a relief let the giver's name remain unspoken she is just a generous thief chorus NOTES OK, by my own admission I am not the most accurate tabber. I have always preferred to approximate solos,etc, reproducing the feel overall and the memorable bits where you have to. The first lick in the solo - the F#m pentatonic lick - is not accurate, but I have provided an approximate alternative.I don't think (in fact I am sure) Marc Ford plays each solo the same every night - he'd die from boredom! But the last lick of the solo is quite accurate, apart from my tabbing of timing; i can't do that, i rely on drums and the band feel when I play. Oh, and its down a semitone to Eb. www.TAB6.com