Chord/Tab song: The Ballad of Big Poppa and Diamond Girl

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: vdown ^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 Espaol)
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Congratulations!

You just learned The Ballad of Big Poppa and Diamond Girl by Cobra Starship!

I hope this helps.

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