Diamonds chords by
Rihanna (Official Version)

2012Pop13.7K views

Key: B minorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

G

Bm

Shine bright like a diamond

A

Bm7/A

Shine bright like a diamond

Verse 1
G G 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Find light in the beautiful sea,
I choose to be happy
A A 
 
You and I, you and I,
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
G G 
 
we're like diamonds in the sky
Bm Bm 
 
You're a shooting star I see,
a vision of ecstasy
A A 
 
When you hold me, I'm alive
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
G G 
 
We're like diamonds in the sky
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
I knew that we'd become one right away
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
Oh, right away
G G 
 
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
At first sight I   felt the energy of sun rays
I saw the life inside (your eyes)

Chorus 1
G G 
 
Bm Bm 
 
So shine bright tonight
A A 
 
You and I
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
G G 
 
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
Eye to eye, so alive
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
G G 
 
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Bm Bm 
 
Shine bright like a diamond
A A 
 
Shine bright like a diamond
Shining bright like a dia(mond)
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
G G 
 
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Bm Bm 
 
Shine bright like a diamond
A A 
 
Shine bright like a diamond
Shining bright like a dia(mond)
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
We're beautiful like diamonds in the

Verse 2
G G 
 
(sky)
Palms rise to the universe,
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
as we moonshine and molly
Feel the warmth, we'll never die
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
G G 
 
We're like diamonds in the sky
Bm Bm 
 
You're a shooting star I see,
a vision of ecstasy
A A 
 
When you hold me, I'm alive
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
G G 
 
We're like diamonds in the sky
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
At first sight I   felt the energy of sun rays
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
I saw the life inside     (your eyes)

Chorus 2
G G 
 
Bm Bm 
 
So shine bright tonight
A A 
 
You and I
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
G G 
 
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
Eye to eye, so alive
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
G G 
 
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Bm Bm 
 
Shine bright like a diamond
A A 
 
Shine bright like a diamond
Shining bright like a dia(mond)
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
G G 
 
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Bm Bm 
 
Shine bright like a diamond
A A 
 
Shine bright like a diamond
Shining bright like a dia(mond)
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
We're beautiful like diamonds in the

Chorus 3
G G 
 
(sky)
Bm Bm 
 
Shine bright like a diamond
A A 
 
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
G G 
 
Bm Bm 
 
So shine bright tonight
A A 
 
You and I
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
G G 
 
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
Eye to eye, so alive
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
G G 
 
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Bm Bm 
 
Shine bright like a diamond
A A 
 
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
G G 
 
Oh,      yeah
Bm Bm 
 
Shine bright like a diamond
A A 
 
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Bm7/A Bm7/A 
 
Shine bright like a diamond
Bm Bm 
 

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG Bm A Bm7/A

Chords

G
Bm
A
Bm7/A

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Bm7/A: x-0-4-4-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Diamonds by Rihanna, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B minor. It suits players who want to learn Diamonds the way Rihanna intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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