Michael Jackson – Dirty Diana (Guitar Tab)

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Bad (1987) Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) The song revolves around two main themes and may also suitable in D Standard tuning (DGCFAD) Tremolo used for outro solo Adapted from a version by Tylerbag (Youtube) [Intro] Guitar volume knob back to 3/4
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|x2
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
D|-5-------1----3---5---|
[Intro/Verse] Slight staccato feel
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-------------3----5-----------3--------------3----5---|
D|---3-------------3----5-----------3--------------3----5---| Repeat x6
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5-3-5----------------5-3--------5--5-3-5-----------|
Same can also be played with added root notes between stabs:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3---------------3-----5--------------3--------------3----5---|
D|-------3---------------3-----5--------------3--------------3----5---| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5-3-5---1-1---3-3--------5-3---------5-3-5--1-1---3-3----|
[Pre-Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------/7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0---0----0-0-0---/5-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0---0----0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 1] Volume all the way up into distortion
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3------------------------3--------------------3---------------------3-------|
D|------3---3------5~~----------3---3------5~---------3----------5~---------3---3------5~---|
A|---/5---5---5--------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      p.m.....                pm.......            p.m...   .            pm.......
Big bend at the end of 1st Chorus
e|-------------------------------|
B|-18b20-18b20-18b20~~~~~~~~18\--|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
[Verse 2] Volume knob down to 3/4
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-------------3----5-----------3-----------3----5---|
D|---3-------------3----5-----------3-----------3----5---| Repeat x6 
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5-3-5----------------5-3-----5--5-3-5-----------|
[Pre-Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------/7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0---0----0-0-0---/5-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0---0----0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 2] Same as the 1st but with chords at the end of each section Volume all the way up into distortion
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3------------------------3--------------------3---------------------3-------3---5-|
D|------3---3------5~~----------3---3------5~---------3----------5~---------3---3------5~---5---7-|
A|---/5---5---5--------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      p.m.....                pm.......            p.m...   .            pm....... 

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3------------------------3--------------------3---------------------3-------3---2-|
D|------3---3------5~~----------3---3------5~---------3----------5~---------3---3------5~---5---3-|
A|---/5---5---5--------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      p.m.....                pm.......            p.m...   .            pm.......
[Solo] Difficult to hear at first as it creeps up in the mix
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------18-18-18-18-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------17-17-17-17-----------------------------10----------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-10p0-12p0-10p0-12p0----12p10----12p10-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------13-------13p10-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  p.m.............             p.m....

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------18-18-18-18---------18-18-18-18-----------------|
G|-----------------17-17-17-17---------17-17-17-17-----------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  p.m.............             p.m....
Crazy bend section, throw the note over a full tone bend, can also be achieved with a tremolo wiggle
e|-18-15--------------------------------------------------------------------------18b20~~~~~|
B|-------18-15------------------------------------------------------------------x-----------|
G|--------------17b20bd17p15----17b20bd17p15----17b20bd17p15---17b20bd17p15----x------------|
D|---------------------------17--------------17-------------17--------------17--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                            x-Rake into

e|-------20-15---20-15----20-15----20-15----20-15-----20b22\-----------------|
B|-18-18-------18------18-------18-------18-------18-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
[Chorus/Outro]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3------------------------3--------------------3---------------------3-------3---5-|
D|------3---3------5~~----------3---3------5~---------3----------5~---------3---3------5~---5---7-|
A|---/5---5---5--------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      p.m.....                pm.......            p.m...   .            pm....... 

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3------------------------3--------------------3---------------------3-------3---2-| 
D|------3---3------5~~----------3---3------5~---------3----------5~---------3---3------5~---5---3-|
A|---/5---5---5--------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5------------/5---5---5---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      p.m.....                pm.......            p.m...   .            pm.......
[Outro Solo] Tremolo bar the first rise D=dive
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------10------------18br20-15------------------------------------|
G|-2p0D--3p0D--5p0D--7p0D--8p0D--10p0D--12~~---12b14------------------17-15-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------17-15-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------17-5--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20-17-15-17-20-17~-|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------3----------------15-15-------15-----------------15-15-------15------------------------------|
D|-----------5~~------17-17-------17-17-----17-------17-17-------17-17-----17--------------------------|
A|-----3-5---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~-|
                      p.m...      p.m..              p.m..       pm...

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------3-3-----3-------------3-3------3--------|Repeat until finish
D|------5-5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----5-5----5~~~---|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
************************************ | x Dead note | p Pull-off | b Bend | br Bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | D tremolo dive ************************************