Blackbird
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Performed by: The Beatles. Composed by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney.
This song is published by SONY/ATV TUNES LLC DBA ATV (NORTHERN SONGS CATALOG), EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC COLLECTING AGENT-LENNON/MCCARTNEY WRITERS and displayed here with permission. All rights reserved.
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Band:Beatles
Song:Blackbird
Tabbed by:Bryant
The existing TABs are close but some miss the timing, others leave out notes.
The TAB by Douglas French from 1995 (which this tab is greatly based on) is very good but misses the very important chromatic bass line through the verses (only 3 notes...but important). Others that have the bass line show a really wierd fingering for it. Try this one out. It's really pretty easy. Check out measure #5 where the chromatic bass notes all stay on the A string.
#1 #2
3/4 G Am7 G/B 4/4 G
E{|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B{|---0-------1-------3-------|---12----12--12----12----12--12----|
G{|-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D{|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A{|-----------0-------2-------|---10------10------10------10------|
E{|---3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + .
3/4 G Am7 G/B 4/4 G
E||---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B||---0-------1-------3-------|---12----12--12----12----12--12----|
G||.------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D||.--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A||-----------0-------2-------|---10------10------10------10------|
E||---3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + .
1. Blackbird singing in the dead of night
2. Blackbird singing in the dead of night
#5
C A7/C# D B7/D# Em Cm/Eb
E |-----------3---------------5-------|-----------------------------------|
B |---5--(5)----------7--(7)----------|---8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---3-------4-------5-------6-------|---7-------7-------6-------6-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see (notes in () not played 2nd verse)
#7
3/2 D A7/C# C Cm
E |-----------3----------------------------------------|
B |---7---------------5-----5---5------4-----4---4-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |---5-------4-------3-------3--------3-------3-------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
+ . + . + .
All your life
All your life
#8
G/B A7 C/D
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2------1-----1---1-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|
D |------------------------------------0-------0-------|
A |---2-------2-------0-------0------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
+ . + . + .
You were only waiting for this moment to a-
You were only waiting for this moment to be
-----------------------------------------------------------------------...
| 1.
#9
4/4 G C G A7 C/D
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---0-----0---0-----5-------3-------|---2-----2---2-----1-----1---1-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-------------------0-------0-------|
A |-------------------3-------2-------|---0-------0-----------------------|
E |---3-------3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
rise.
... ----------------- -------------------
|| 2. |
#11 || |
2/2 G
E |--------------------||-------------------|
B |---0-----0---0------||---0-----0---0-----|
G |-------0-------0---.||-------0-------0---|
D |-------------------.||-------------------|
A |--------------------||-------------------|
E |---3-------3--------||---3-------3-------|
+ . + . + . + .
free.
#13
4/4 F Em Dm C Bb C
E |-----------------------------------|-------------------0-----0---0-----|
B |---10------8-------6-------5-------|---3-----3---3---------------------|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---8-------7-------5-------3-------|---1-------1-------3-------3-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Black - bird, fly,
#15
4/4 F Em Dm C Bb A7
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---10------8-------6-------5-------|---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---8-------7-------5-------3-------|---1-------1-------0-------0-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Black - bird, fly, into the
#17
2/4 C/D
E |----------------------|
B |---1-----1---1----1---|
G |-------0-------0------|
D |---0-------0----------|
A |----------------------|
E |----------------------|
+ . + .
light of a dark blackc
#18
3/4 G Am7 G 4/4 G
E |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---0-------1-------3-------|---12----12--12----12--12--12------|
G |-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-----------|
D |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |-----------0-------2-------|---10------10------10------10------|
E |---3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + .
night.
#20
C A7/C# D7 B7/D# Em * Cm/Eb
E |-----------3---------------5-------|-----------------------------------|
B |---5---5-----------7---7-----------|---8-----8-----8---8-----8---8-----|*note small
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-----0---------0-------0---| change in
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| picking pattern
A |---3-------4-------5-------6-------|---7-------7-------6-------6-------| here
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
#22
3/2 D A7/C# C Cm
E |-----------3----------------------------------------|
B |---7---------------5-----5---5------4-----4---4-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |---5-------4-------3-------3--------3-------3-------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
+ . + . + .
#23 #24
G A7 C/D 2/4 G
E |----------------------------------------------------|---------------|
B |---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2------1-----1---1-----|---0-----------|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|---0-----------|
D |------------------------------------0-------0-------|---------------|
A |---2-------2-------0-------0------------------------|---------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|---3-----------|
+ . + . + . + .
#25
4/4 F Em Dm C Bb C
E |-----------------------------------|-------------------0-----0---0-----|
B |---10------8-------6-------5-------|---3-----3---3---------------------|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---8-------7-------5-------3-------|---1-------1-------3-------3-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Black - bird, fly,
#27
4/4 F Em Dm C Bb A7
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---10------8-------6-------5-------|---3---3-------3---2-----2---2-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------------0---------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---8-------7-------5-------3-------|---1-------1-------0-------0-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Black - bird, fly, into the
#29
2/4 C/D
E |----------------------|
B |---1-----1---1----1---|
G |-------0-------0------|
D |---0-------0----------|
A |----------------------|
E |----------------------|
+ . + .
light of a dark, black
#30
3/4 G Am7 G/B 4/4 G
E |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---0-------1-------3-------|---12----12--12----12----12--12----|
G |---------------------------|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |-----------0-------2-------|-----------------------------------|
E |---3-----------------------|---10------10------10------10------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + .
night.
#31
G
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---12----12--12----12----12--12----|---12----12--12----12---------12/--|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0---0---------------|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---10------10------10------10------|---10------10------10---------10/--|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
molto rit.
#34
3/4 G Am7 G/B 3/4 C G/B A7
E||------------------------------|---0-----------------------|
B||------0-------1-------3-------|-----------3-------2-------|
G||----------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0---|
D||------------------------------|---------------------------|
A||--------------0-------2-------|---3-------2-------0-------|
E||---10\\3-----------------------|---------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + .
slide down
a tempo
#36
2/4 C/D
E |------------------|
B |--1-----1---1-----|
G |------0-------0---|
D |--0-------0-------|
A |------------------|
E |------------------|
+ . + .
#37
3/4 G Am7 G/B 4/4 G
E||---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B||---0-------1-------3-------|---12----12--12----12----12--12----|
G||.------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D||.--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A||-----------0-------2-------|---10------10------10------10------|
E||---3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
#39
C A7/C# D B7/D# Em Cm/Eb
E |-----------3---------------5-------|-----------------------------------|
B |---5---------------7---7-----------|---8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---3-------4-------5-------6-------|---7-------7-------6-------6-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Take these broken wings and learn to fly;
#41
3/2 D A7/C# C * Cm *
E |-----------3----------------------------------------|
B |---7---------------5---5-------5----4---4-------4---| * note change in
G |-------0-------0---------0---0------------0---0-----| picking pattern here
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |---5-------4-------3-------3--------3-------3-------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
+ . + . + .
All your life
#42
4/4 G/B A7 C/D G
E||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
B||---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-----|---1-----1---1-----0---------------||
G||.------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0---0--------------.||
D||.----------------------------------|---0-------0----------------------.||
A||---2-------2-------0-------0-------|-----------------------------------||
E||-----------------------------------|-------------------3---------------||
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
You were only waiting for this moment to a-rise.
#44
C G/B A7 C/D G
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||}
B |---5-------3-------2-----2---2-----|---1-----1---1-----3---------------||}
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0---0---------------||}
D |-----------------------------------|---0-------0-------0---------------||}
A |---3-------2-------0-------0-------|-----------------------------------||}
E |-----------------------------------|-------------------3---------------||}
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
You were only waiting for this moment to a-rise.
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