DIAMOND HEAD As recorded by The Ventures (From the 1964 Album WALK DON'T RUN VOL. 2) Music by Danny Hamilton Arranged by The Ventures Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Nokie Edwards - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Don Wilson - Electric Guitar' Q=152 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I PM------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E ||-----------------------------------||-----------------| ||o---------------------------------o||-----------------| ||-----------------------------------||-----------------| ||-----------------------------------||---2---2---2---2-| ||o---------------------------------o||-0---0---0---0---| ||--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3--||-----------------| Gtr I PM----------------------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |---2-----2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2-----2---2---2-|| |-0----0----0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0----0----0---0---|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| | | Gtr II | Q E E H W Q E E H |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----/x-/x---------|-----------------|-----/x-/x---------|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| $ N.C. 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Q |---------------------|---------------------|-0--------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----3-----------| |-7-7p5---5-7-7p5---5-|-7-7p5---5-7-7p5-----|-------4s2--0---| |-------7---------7---|-------7---------7---|----------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------| | | PM-----------------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E |---------------------|---------------------|----------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------| |---2-----2---2-----2-|---2-----2---2-----2-|-4--4--4----4---| |-0-----0---0-----0---|-0-----0---0-----0---|-2--2--2----2---| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------| To Coda N.C. W |------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------o|| |------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------o|| |------------------------------------------------|| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------o|| |------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------|| |-19S18S17S16S15S14S13S12S11S10S9S8S7S6S5S4\----o|| |------------------------------------------------|| Dm/F Fm Dm/F Fm N.C. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q q E S +S Q Q q S E. Q |-^1-----^4-----|-^1-----^4-----|-5----------------------|--------------------| |-^3-----^6-----|-^3-----^6-----|-----8------------------|--------------------| |-^2-----^5-----|-^2-----^5-----|-----------7pb9r(7)-5---|--------------------| |-^3-----^3-----|-^3-----^3-----|------------------------|-7---5--------------| |---------------|---------------|------------------------|---------7s5----3---| |---------------|---------------|------------------------|--------------------| | | PM----------------------------------------| | H H H H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--1------4-----|--1------4-----|------------------------|--------------------| |--3------6-----|--3------6-----|------------------------|--------------------| |--2------5-----|--2------5-----|------------------------|--------------------| |--0------3-----|--0------3-----|---2---2---2----------2-|---2---2------2---2-| |---------------|---------------|-0---0---0----------0---|-0---0---0------0---| |---------------|---------------|------------------------|--------------------| Dm/F Fm Dm/F Fm E7 PM------------------------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-^1-----^4-----|-^1-----^4-----|-----------------|-----------------| |-^3-----^6-----|-^3-----^6-----|-----------------|-----------------| |-^2-----^5-----|-^2-----^5-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-^3-----^3-----|-^3-----^3-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| | | PM------------------------------| | H H H H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--1------4-----|--1------4-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |--3------6-----|--3------6-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |--2------5-----|--2------5-----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |--0------3-----|--0------3-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------|---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D.S. al Coda N.C. Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |---------0-2-0---|---------0-2-0---|---------0-2-0---|---------0-2-0-----|| |-0---3---------3-|-0---3---------3-|-0---3---------3-|-0---3---------3---|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| | | PM------------------------------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---|| |-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0-----|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| & N.C. Q. E +E E Q H E E E E ||-----------------------|-----------------| ||o----------------------|-----------------| ||----------------5------|-4-------4-5-4---| ||--/7------7-(7)---7\---|-5-------------5-| ||o----------------------|-----------------| ||-----------------------|-----------------| | | PM------------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-----------------------|-----------------| ||o----------------------|-----------------| ||-----------------------|-----------------| ||------2---2-----2----2-|-----------------| ||o--0----0----0----0----|---5---5---5---5-| ||-----------------------|-3---3---3---3---| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x |----5-----7-----8-|-----7-----5-------|| |------5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5----o|| |--------5-----5---|---5-----5-----5---|| |-/7---------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------o|| |------------------|-------------------|| | |----------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x |------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------o|| |------------------|-------------------|| |----2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---|| |--0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0----o|| |------------------|-------------------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths