Diamonds chords
by Rihanna
- Diamonds was written by Sia Furler, Benjamin Levin, Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen.
- Recorded in 2012
- Released as a single on September 27, 2012
- Album: Unapologetic
- Music: Key of B Minor in 4/4 time at 92 bpm (♩)
- Chords: G, Bm, A, F#m
- You can replace F#m with F#m(add4)
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
ASCII Chord Charts: number = fret, x = don't play, 0 = play open string, (B) Barre Chord
| Chord | Guitar | Piano | Chord | Guitar | Piano |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 310003 | G-B-D | A | x02220 | A-C#-E |
| Bm | xx4432 | B-D-F# | F#m | 244222 (B) | F#-A-C# |
| Bm | x24432 (B) | B-D-F# | F#m(add4) | x4420x | F#-A-B-C# |
Diamonds by Rihanna
The Relative Major Key of Bm is highlighted - Transpose to any other key.
G Bm A A F#m
| Shine bright like a dia-mond | | Shine bright like a diamond | - |
G Bm A
1. Find light in the beau-ti-ful sea I choose to be hap-py
A F#m G
You and I You and I We’re like dia-monds in the sky
Bm A
You’re a shoot-ing star I see A vi-sion of ec-sta-sy
A F#m G
When you hold me I’m a-live We’re like dia-monds in the sky
Bm A A F#m
Bridge: I knew that we’d be-come one right a-way Oh right a-way
G Bm A
At first sight I felt the e-ner-gy of sun rays
A F#m
I saw the life in-side your eyes
G Bm A
Pre Chorus: So shine bright To-night You and I
A F#m G
We’re beau-ti-ful like dia-monds in the sky
Bm A
Eye to eye So a-live
A F#m G
We’re beau-ti-ful like dia-monds in the sky
Chorus: Shine bright like a dia-mond (oh-oh-oh)
Bm
Shine bright like a diamond (oh-oh-oh)
A A F#m G
Shine bright like a dia-mond We’re beau-ti-ful like dia-monds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond (oh-oh-oh)
Bm
Shine bright like a diamond (oh-oh-oh)
A A F#m G
Shine bright like a dia-mond We’re beau-ti-ful like dia-monds in the sky
Bm A
2. Palms rise to the u-ni-verse As we moon-shine and mol-ly
A F#m G
Feel the warmth, we’ll ne-ver die We’re like dia-monds in the sky
Bm A
You’re a shoot-ing star I see A v-ision of ec-st-asy
A F#m G
When you hold me, I’m a-live We’re like dia-monds in the sky
Bm A
Bridge: At first sight I felt the energy of sun rays
A F#m
I saw the life in-side your eyes
G Bm A
Pre Chorus: So shine bright To-night You and I
A F#m G
We’re beau-ti-ful like dia-monds in the sky
Bm A
Eye to eye So a-live
A F#m G
We’re beau-ti-ful like dia-monds in the sky
Chorus: Shine bright like a dia-mond (oh-oh-oh)
Bm
Shine bright like a diamond (oh-oh-oh)
A A F#m G
Shine bright like a dia-mond We’re beau-ti-ful like dia-monds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond (oh-oh-oh)
Bm
Shine bright like a diamond (oh-oh-oh)
A A F#m G
Shine bright like a dia-mond We’re beau-ti-ful like dia-monds in the sky
Bridge: Shine bright like a dia-mond
Bm
Shine bright like a diamond
A F#m
Shine bright like a diamond | |
G Bm A
Pre Chorus: So shine bright To-night You and I
A F#m G
We’re beau-ti-ful like dia-monds in the sky
Bm A
Eye to eye So a-live
A F#m G
We’re beau-ti-ful like dia-monds in the sky
Chorus: Shine bright like a dia-mond (oh-oh-oh)
Bm
Shine bright like a diamond (oh-oh-oh)
A A F#m
Shine bright like a dia-mond - Oh - oh Yeah
G
Shine bright like a diamond (oh-oh-oh)
Bm
Shine bright like a diamond (oh-oh-oh)
A A F#m Bm
Shine bright like a dia-mond Shine bright like a dia-mond| ... |Notes:
- Level Of Ease: Easy - this song is a great song for beginners that have just started playing barre chords, as they are very easy to play, especially F#m.
- 4/4 time: 4 quarter-note/crotchet beats per bar.
- The 4 bar Intro is pretty well the chord pattern that occurs throughout the song. The hyphen between 2 chords simply means the bar-count is split evenly between the 2 chords. As this song is in 4/4 time, the bar | A - F#m | means 2 beats on A and 2 beats on F#m.
- The first 4 bars: | G | Bm | A | A - F#m | ... 4 beats on G, 4 beats on Bm, 6 beats on A and 2 beats on F#m... The A chord in the the third bar carries over for the first 2 beats of the last bar hence 6 beats on A.
- The song is basically a continuation of these 4 bars.
- Hyphens have been included throughout the song to help you if you are counting the beats.
- If this is confusing, listen to the song and tap it out using a | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 | OR | 1& 2& 3& 4& | count.
- Experiment with your strumming patterns. You can keep it fairly sparse like the piano or you can try a full strum pattern or experiment with both.
