WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Black Crowes - Cursed Diamond Tabs | Ver. 2
The Black Crowes
Song Title: Cursed Diamond
TBC OrThe Black Crowes
Song Title: Cursed Diamond
TBC Original? Yes
Recording Session: Tall, Amorica
Live Debut: 05/06/1994
Shows: 114 times played live
Related Song: Paris Song
Notes: This song was originally recorded during the Tall sessions and then re-
recorded during the Amorica sessions with no major changes. Early instrumental
versions were recorded under the working title "Paris Song" at Conway Studios on 8/12/93.
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Tuning: DGDGBD (Open G)
Intro
D------------------------------|-----|
B--12--10--10--8---10---10--7--|--5--|
G---0---0---0--0---0----7---7--|--5--|
D--12--11--10--10--10---9---7--|--5--|
G---0---0--10--9---8----7---7--|--5--|
D------------------------------|-----|
These are just the chords for the intro. It's easy to pick up the strumming
pattern just by listening to the first minute or so of the song. These chords
are repeated twice, but the last chord is only played on the repeat.
Verse
D----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----0---------------------------0-------------------------| x2
D--------3-3-3-3--0h3-3-3-3-3--------2-2-2-2--0h2-2-2-2-2--|
G--0---0-2-2-2-2--0h2-2-2-2-2--0---0-3-3-3-3--0h3-3-3-3-3--|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------|---------------------------|
B------------------------------|---------------------------|
G----0-------------------------|---0-----------------------|
D--------5-5-5-5--0h5-5-5-5-5--|-------5-5-5-4--4-4-4-4-4--|
G--0---0-4-4-4-4--0h4-4-4-4-4--|-0---0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--|
D------------------------------|---------------------------|
To my ears, that is how the first verse ends, meanwhile, the other two verses end like this:
D----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----0-----------------------|
D--------4-4-4-5--5-5-5-5-5--|
G--0---0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--|
D----------------------------|
Chorus
D--0---5-0---------5-0---------5-0-------------------------------|
B--0---------5-----------5-----------5-----5------5-----5--------|
G--7-----------7-----------7-----------7------7-----7------7-----|
D--7-------------7-----------7-----------7------7-----7------7---|
G--7-------7-----------7-----------7-----------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--0---3-0---------3-0---------3-0------------------------------|
B--0---------3-----------3--------------------------------------|
G--5-----------5-----------5---------3-3---3--3---3-3---3--3----|
D--5-------------5-----------5-------5-5---5--5---5-5---5--5----|
G--5-------5-----------5-----------5-----5------5-----5------5--|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----2-0-------------------2-0-----------------|
B--3-------2------2------3-------2------2-------|
G--4----------4------4---4----------4------4----|
D--4------------4------4-4------------4------4--|
G--4------4--------------4-----4----------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
D-------------2--------------------------|
B--2--2--2--2---2---2--2--2-2--2--2-2-0--|
G--0--0--0--0-----0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--|
D--0--0--0--0-------0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--|
G--2--2--2--2-------2--2--2-2--2--2-2-0--|
D----------------------------------------|
Solo rhythm
D-----------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------0--|
G--12--9-10--5-7--3-5--3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-0--|
D--12--9-10--5-7--3-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--|
G--12--9-10--5-7--3-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--|
D-----------------------------------------|
It sounds like the above rhythm part is played on the album, but all of the live
versions I have from throughout the years sound more like the following:
D--------------------------------------------|
B--12--8--10--5--7--3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--|
G---0--0---0--0--0--0--0--3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-0--|
D---0--0---0--0--0--0--0--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0--|
G--12--9--10--5--7--3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--|
D--------------------------------------------|
If you want proof, the Brothers of a Feather and Freak and Roll versions are both
clearly played the second way.