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The Ballad Of Big Poppa And Diamond Girl

Cobra Starship

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This should be about 95% correct whereas the other tab is about 50% correct (not trying 
offend)

The other tab is a full step too high.  You can see that the chords are C minor and G 
not D minor and A minor.

Anyways...

Intro (Keytar arranged for Guitar :D)
0:00-0:04                                  0:05-0:09
      C minor                              G minor
E|-----------3~--------------------------------3~----------------------|
B|-----------4~----------8--6--4--6--4--3------3~---------3--4--3------|
G|-----------5~--------------------------------3~---3--5---------------|
D|-----------5~----------------------------5---5~----------------------|
A|---3---3---3~----------------------------5---5~----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3---3~----------------------|
     0:10-0:12                             0:13-0:17
      C minor                              Not so sure about this part
E|-----------3~--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------4~----------8--6--4--6--4--3-----------------3--4--3------|
G|-----------5~----------------------------5--5-----3--5---------------|
D|-----------5~----------------------------------5---------------------|
A|---3---3---3~--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse (Listen for timing because I had a hard time trying to put it to paper)
0:17-0:31
Strum Pattern: v=down ^=up
     C minor                         G minor
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
   & ^ v ^ v         ^   ^   ^ ^ v & ^ v ^ v         ^   ^   ^ ^ v
E|---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3-----|
B|---4-4-4-4---x-----4---4---4-4-4---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3-----|
G|---5-5-5-5---x-----5---5---5-5-5---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3-----|
D|---5-5-5-5---x-----5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---x-----5---5---5-5-5-----|  X2
A|---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3---5-5-5-5---x-----5---5---5-5-5-----|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3-----|

Pre-Chorus
0:32-0:47
Notes In ()'s are optional
   C5                                    G5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--------------------------------|
D|-5--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--5--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)-(5)|  X2
A|-3--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--5--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)-(5)|
E|---------------------------------------3--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)-(3)|

Chorus
0:48-1:02
    C5                              G5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|  X2
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|

Post-Chorus (You can also play the intro keytar part which fits and sounds fine)
1:03-1:17
    C5                              G5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|  X2
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|

1:18-1:22
E|---7-bend-up-�-step-release-and-let-ring-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2 (En Espa�ol)
1:23-1:36
     C minor                         G minor
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
   & ^ v ^ v         ^   ^   ^ ^ v & ^ v ^ v         ^   ^   ^ ^ v
E|---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3-----|
B|---4-4-4-4---x-----4---4---4-4-4---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3-----|
G|---5-5-5-5---x-----5---5---5-5-5---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3-----|
D|---5-5-5-5---x-----5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---x-----5---5---5-5-5-----|  X2
A|---3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3---5-5-5-5---x-----5---5---5-5-5-----|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3---x-----3---3---3-3-3-----|

Pre-Chorus 2
1:37-1:52
   C5                                    G5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--------------------------------|
D|-5--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--5--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)-(5)|  X2
A|-3--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--5--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)--(5)-(5)|
E|---------------------------------------3--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)-(3)|

Chorus 2
1:52-2:07
    C5                              G5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|  X2
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|

Post Chorus 2 (again you can play the intro keytar part)
2:08-2:21
    C5                              G5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|  X2
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|

Break
2:22-2:35                                             2:36-2:38
                                                      G5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------Vinyl-Scratches---------------------Say-Wachoo-Want-----|
G|--Blah-Blah-Blah-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------More-Talking-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|----------Lot's-of-nonsense-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------Get-Ready------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

Chorus 3
2:48-3:08
    C5                              G5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|  X4
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|

Post Chorus 2 (again you can play the intro keytar part)
3:09-3:23
    C5                              G5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|  X2
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|

That Last Sustained Chord :D
      3:24-3:27
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
D|----5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A|----3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

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The Ballad Of Big Poppa And Diamond Girl

Cobra Starship