ALL THE DIAMONDS IN THE WORLD
As recorded by Bruce Cockburn
(From the 1974 Album SALT, SUN AND TIME)
Words and Music by Bruce Cockburn
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Bruce Cockburn - Acoustic Guitar w/ capo 5th fret'
Intro
Q=144
C Cadd4
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. w/ capo 5th fret)
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----0----------|---0-------------|----------0-----|-------0----------|
|---------1-----|-------1---------|----1-----------|-1---------1------|
|-0-----------0-|-----------0---0-|------0-------0-|---0-----------0--|
|----2------2---|-----2-------2h==|=3--3-------3---|-----3-------3----|
|-3-----3-------|-3-------3-------|-3------3-------|-3-------3--------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
C Cadd4
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------0-|-----------------|----------0-----|-------0---------||
|----1----------|---1-------1-----|----1-----------|-1---------1-----||
|---------0-----|-------0-------0-|------0-------0-|---0-----------0-||
|----2------2---|-----2-------2h==|=3--3-------3---|-----3-------3---||
|-3-----3-------|-3-------3-------|-3------3-------|-3-------3-------||
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
1st - 3rd Verses
$
C Cadd4 C Am G/B C
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q
||----------------|---------------|-------------|-0--------0-----|
||o-1-------1-----|---1-----1-----|-1-----3-----|----------1-----|
||--------------0-|-------0-------|-------------|------0---------|
||-----2------2---|-----3------2--|----2-----0--|----2-------0---|
||o-3-----3-------|-3-------3-----|-0-----2-----|-3------3-------|
||----------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
Fmaj7 Fsus2
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0--------------|-0--------0-----|-0--------0-----|-----------------|
|-1--------1-----|-1--------1-----|-1--------1-----|---1-------1-----|
|------2-------2-|------2-------2-|------2-------2-|-------0-------0-|
|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-1------1-------|-1------1-------|-1------1-------|-1-------1-------|
To Coda
Am G Fsus2 G/B D/F#
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E
|----------------|---------------|-1------0-----|-2---------------|
|-1------0h1-----|-3------1h3----|-1------0-----|-3------3--------|
|------2-------0-|------0--------|------0-------|------2----2-----|
|----2-------2---|----0-------0--|----3------0--|-0--0--------0---|
|-0------0-------|---------------|-0------2-----|-----------------|
|----------------|-3------3------|--------------|--------2--------|
C/G G
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-0--------0-----|-0--------0-----|----------------|--------------0-|
|-1--------1-----|-1--------1-----|-3--------3-----|-3------3p1-3---|
|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0---------|
|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-3------3-------|-3------3-------|-3------3-------|-3------3-------|
Q Q Q Q
1.
Am G Am
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|-1------1p0-1h3-|-3------0---0-1-|------1---1-0---|------1---------o||
|------2---------|------0---2-----|-2------------0-|-2------------0--||
|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|----2-----0------||
|-0------0-------|----------------|-0------0-------|-0------0---2---o||
|----------------|-3------3-------|----------------|-----------------||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Bridge
2.
Am Dm
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------0----||-1-----0-------1-|-1--------0-----|
|------1---1-0---|------1--------||---3-------3-----|------3-------3-|
|-2------------0-|-2-------------||-----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
|----2-------2---|----2-------0--||-0-------0-------|-0------0-------|
|-0------0-------|-0------0------||-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------||-----------------|----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G9 Am
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
|-1-----0-------1-|-------1-----0---|---------------0-|-----------------|
|-----------3-----|-----------------|-------1---------|-----1p0---0-----|
|---2---0-------2-|---2-------0---0-|---2-------2-----|---2-----------2-|
|-----0-----3-----|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-------------0---|-3---------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
|-3-------3-------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Am7 Dm
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q
|-3-------------3-|-----------3----|-1-----0-------1-|----------1----|
|---1p0-----0h1---|---1------------|---3-------3-----|------3--------|
|-------2---------|-------2--------|-----2-------2---|----2-------2--|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2--|-0-------0-------|-0------0------|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G9 Am
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-----0-------1-|-------1-----0---|---------------0-|
|-----------3-----|-----------------|-------1---------|
|---2---0-------2-|---2-------0---0-|---2-------2-----|
|-----0-----3-----|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
|-------------0---|-3---------------|-0-------0-------|
|-3-------3-------|---------3-------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q
D.S. al Coda
G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|-----------------|-----0-----------|--------------||
|-----1p0---0-----|-1h3---1---0-----|---0-----3----||
|---2-----------2-|---------------0-|--------------||
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-------0------||
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0--------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-3------------||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
&
C/G G
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q
|-0--------0-----|-0--------0-----|----------------|---------------|
|-1--------1-----|-1--------1-----|-3--------3-----|-3--------3----|
|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0--------|
|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-3------3-------|-3------3-------|-3------3-------|-3------3------|
Am G Fsus2 G/B D/F#
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q
|----------------|---------------|-1------0-----|-2-------------|
|-1------0h1-----|-3------1h3----|-1------0-----|-3------3------|
|------2-------0-|------0--------|------0-------|------2---2----|
|----2-------2---|----0-------0--|----3------0--|-0--0-------0--|
|-0------0-------|---------------|-0------2-----|---------------|
|----------------|-3------3------|--------------|--------2------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
C/G G
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-0--------0-----|-0--------0-----|----------------|--------------0-|
|-1--------1-----|-1--------1-----|-3--------3-----|-3------3p1-3---|
|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0---------|
|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-3------3-------|-3------3-------|-3------3-------|-3------3-------|
Q Q Q Q
Am G Am
|-3-|
Q E E E E E E Q E E S S S E E E Q E E E E Q W +W
|----------------|--------------------|------------0--|-^5--------|-(5)----*|
|-1------1p0-1h3-|-0------0h1p0---0h1-|------1--------|-^1--------|-(1)----*|
|------2---------|------0-------2-----|-2--------2----|-^2--------|-(2)----*|
|----2-------2---|----0-----------0---|----2-------2--|-^2--------|-(2)----*|
|-0------0-------|--------------------|-0------0------|-^0--------|-(0)----*|
|----------------|-3------3-----------|---------------|-----------|--------*|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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
All the diamonds in this world
That mean anything to me
Are conjured up by wind and sunlight
Sparkling on the sea
I ran aground in a harbour town
Lost the taste for being free
Thank God He sent some gull-chased ship
To carry me to sea
Two thousand years and half a world away
Dying trees still grow greener when you pray
Silver scales flash bright and fade
In reeds along the shore
Like a pearl in sea of liquid jade
His ship comes shining
Like a crystal swan in a sky of suns
His ship comes shining
