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Shine On You Crazy Diamond

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[Part I Flute-Synth (Minimoog)]
Gm
[Part I Guitar Solo (blues-minor G)]
Gm
Gm
Dm
Cm
Gm
Gm
Dm
Cm D7
Gm
[Part II Syd’s Guitar Riff (starts with notes: Bb F G E)]
Gm
Gm
Gm
C F Gm
Gm
Gm
Eb D F Gm
Gm Gm6
[Part II Guitar Solo (natural minor G)]
Gm Gm6
Gm Gm6
C
Gm Gm6
Eb D7
Gm Gm/F# Gm/F Gm/E Eb D Ebdim D
[Part III Flute-Solo (Minimoog)]
Gm
Cm
Gm
Eb D Eb D
Gm Cm Gm D7
[Part III Guitar-Solo]
Gm
Cm
Gm
Eb D Eb D
Gm Cm Gm D7

[Part IV Verse 1]
Gm Gb Bb
Remember when you were young, You shone like the sun.
Eb Eb/D Cm Eb/Bb F/A F (F#dim7)
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Gm Gb Bb
Now there’s a look in your eyes, Like black holes in the sky.
Eb Eb/D Cm Eb/Bb F/A F
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Gm Gm/F#
You were caught in the crossfire of childhood and stardom,
Gm7/F Edim7
Blown on the steel breeze.
Eb Edim7
Come on you target for faraway laughter,
Bb/F Dm/F D7/F# Gm
Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!

[Part IV Guitar Solo]
Gm Gb Bb Eb Eb/D Cm Cm/Bb F

[Part IV Verse 2]
Gm Gb Bb
You reached for the secret too soon, You cried for the moon.
Eb Eb/D Cm Eb/Bb F/A F
Shine on you cra- -zy diamond.
Gm Gb Bb
Threatened by shadows at night, And exposed in the light.
Eb Eb/D Cm Eb/Bb F/A F
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Gm Gm/F#
Well you wore out your welcome, with random precision,
Gm7/F Edim7
Rode on the steel breeze.
Eb Edim7
Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
Bb/F Dm/F D7/F# Gm
Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner and shine!

[Part V] [Sax Solo] not tabbed

[Part VI] [Synth and guitar soli] not tabbed

[Part VII Intro]
Eb Eb/D Cm Eb/Bb F/A F (F#dim7)

[Part VII Verse 3]
Gm Gb Bb
Nobody knows where you are, How near or how far.
Eb Eb/D Cm Eb/Bb F/A F
Shine on you cra- -zy diamond.
Gm Gb Bb
Pile on many more layers, And I’ll be joining you there.
Eb Eb/D Cm Eb/Bb F/A F
Shine on you cra- -zy diamond.
Gm Gm/F#
And we’ll bask in the shadow of yesterday’s triumph,
Gm7/F Edim7
Sail on the steel breeze.
Eb Edim7
Come on you boy child, you winner and loser,
Bb/F Dm/F D7/F# Gm
Come on you miner for truth and delusion and shine!

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