|
Blackbird
More Guitar Tabs
Related Guitar Tabs Available
| Day Tripper | The Beatles |
| In My Life | The Beatles |
| And I Love Her | The Beatles |
| Day Tripper | The Beatles |
| She Loves You | The Beatles |
| Yellow Submarine | The Beatles |
| Blackbird | The Beatles |
Save
Print
Tab Folder
Upgrade
RingtoneGuitar Tab for Blackbird
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.
What is this?
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 18:03:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Douglas French
Subject: TAB: Blackbird, yet another
Yet another TAB of Blackbird by the Beatles. The existing TABs are
close but miss important runs in measures 5, 7, 20, 22, 39, and 41.
dfrench@site.gmu.edu
============================= CUT HERE ====================================
Title: Blackbird
Composers: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Group: The Beatles
Arranger: Doug French, dfrench@site.gmu.edu
Note timing changes throughout.
#1 #2
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-------0---|
D{|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A{|-----------0-------2-------|---10------10------10------10------|
E{|---3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + .
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-------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 D7 B7 Em Cm
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---5-------8-------7-------10------|---8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---3-------7-------5-------9-------|---7-------7-------6-------6-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
#7
3/2 G A7 Am7 Cm
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |---7-------8-------5-----5---5------4-----4---4-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |---5-------7-------3-------3--------3-------3-------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
+ . + . + .
All your life
All your life
#8
G A7 Am7 D7
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 D7(Am7)
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 |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---10------8-------6-------5-------|---3-----3---3-----5-----5---5-----|
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 D7(Am7)
E |----------------------|
B |---1-----1---1----1---|
G |-------0-------0------|
D |---0-------0----------|
A |----------------------|
E |----------------------|
+ . + .
light of a dark black
#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-------0---|
D |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |-----------0-------2-------|---10------10------10------10------|
E |---3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + .
night.
#20
C A7 D7 B7 Em Cm
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---5-------8-------7-------10------|---8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---3-------7-------5-------9-------|---7-------7-------6-------6-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
#22
3/2 G A7 Am7 Cm
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |---7-------8-------5-----5---5------4-----4---4-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |---5-------7-------3-------3--------3-------3-------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
+ . + . + .
#23 #24
G A7 D7(Am7) 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 |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---10------8-------6-------5-------|---3-----3---3-----5-----5---5-----|
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-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---8-------7-------5-------3-------|---1-------1-------0-------0-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Black - bird, fly, into the
#29
2/4 D7(Am7)
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 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--------------|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0---0---------------|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---10------10------10------10------|---10------10------10--------------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
molto rit.
#34
3/4 G Am7 G 3/4 C G A7
E||------------------------------|---------------------------|
B||------0-------1-------3-------|---5-------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 Am7/D
E |------------------|
B |--1-----1---1-----|
G |------0-------0---|
D |--0-------0-------|
A |------------------|
E |------------------|
+ . + .
#37
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-------0---|
D||.--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A||-----------0-------2-------|---10------10------10------10------|
E||---3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
#39
C A7 D7 B7 Em Cm
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---5-------8-------7-------10------|---8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---3-------7-------5-------9-------|---7-------7-------6-------6-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Take these broken wings and learn to fly;
#41
3/2 G A7 Am7 Cm
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |---7-------8-------5-----5---5------4-----4---4-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |---5-------7-------3-------3--------3-------3-------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
+ . + . + .
All your life
#42
4/4 G A7 Am7 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 A7 Am7 D7 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.
dfrench@site.gmu.edu
From: indigo@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Adam Schneider)
Blackbird by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
E-------------------- |--------------------------------------------
B---0-----1-----3---- |12-----12------12-----12-----12------12-----
3 G------0-----0-----0- 4|----0--------------0------0--------------0--
4 D-------------------- 4|--------------------------------------------
A---------0-----2---- |10---------10---------10---------10---------
E---3---------------- |--------------------------------------------
||-------------------- |--------------------------------------------
||---0-----1-----3---- |12-----12------12-----12-----12------12-----
3 ||.-----0-----0-----0- 4|----0--------------0------0--------------0--
4 ||.------------------- 4|--------------------------------------------
||---------0-----2---- |10---------10---------10---------10---------
||---3---------------- |--------------------------------------------
E---0-----3-----2-----5-----3------3-----3-----3----3-----3---------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
4 G------0-----0-----0-----0------0-----------0-----0----------0------
4 D---------------0------------2--------2--------1-------1------------
A---3-----4-----------6---------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
E---2-----3--------------------------------------|
B---------------5----5-----5----4----4----4------|
3 G------0-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0---|
2 D---0--------------------------------------------|
A---------4-----3-------3-------3------3---------|
E------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B---3------3-----3----2----2-----2----1----1---1---------------
3 G--------0---------0-----0---------0-----0-------0-------------
2 D-------------------------------------0------0-----------------
A---2---------2-------0-------0--------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------0------------------------------------------
B---0----0-----0----------3-----2----2---2----1-----1-----1----
4 G------0---------0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----------0-
4 D---------------------------------------------0--------0-------
A-------------------3-----2-----0------0-----------------------
E---3-------3--------------------------------------------------
E-------------------|| ----------------- -5-----3-----1---------
B--0----0-----0-----|| --0----0-----0--- -------------------5---
2 G-----0---------0--.||2 -----0---------0- 4 ----0-----0-----0-----0
4 D------------------.||4 ----------------- 4 -3-----2-----0---------
A-------------------|| ----------------- -------------------3---
E--3-------3--------|| --3-------3------ -----------------------
E--------------------------------|-5-----3-----1---------------
B--3---------3-----5---------5---|-------------------5---------
4 G-------0---------------0------0-|----0-----0-----0-----0------
4 D-----0---------0-----0----------|-3-----2-----0---------------
A--1------1--------3------3------|-------------------3---------
E--------------------------------|-----------------------------
E-------------------------------- ---------------------------
B--3---------3-----3---------2--- --1-----1-----1------------
4 G-------0---------------0------0- 2 -----0-----------0---------
4 D-----0---------0-----0---------- 4 --0--------0---------------
A--1------1--------0------0------ ---------------------------
E-------------------------------- ---------------------------
(one blank 3/4 measure, one blank 4/4, and one blank 2/4)
E--------------------|
B--0-----1-----3-----|
3 G-----0-----0-----0--|
4 D--------------2-----|
A--------0-----------|
E--3-----------------|
E---------------------------|---------------------------------|
B--12---12--12---12---------|-12-----------12-----------------|
4 G-----0--------0----0-/-/-/-|----/-/-/-/-/-----/-/-/-/-/------|
4 D---------------------|-|-|-|----|-|-|-|-|-----|-|-|-|-|------|
A--10-----10-----10---|_|_|-|-10-|_|_|_|_|-10--|_|_|_|_|------|
E---------------------------|---------------------------------|
(tie to 10, brush strokes on G)
E-----------------------------|
B--12-----12-----12-----------|
4 G------/------/------/---/-/--|
4 D------|------|------|---|-|--|
A--10__|--10__|--10__|---|_|--|
E-----------------------------|
E--------------------|--0----------------| ---------------------
B--0-----1-----3-----|--------3-----2----| --1----1-----1-------
3 G-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-| 2 -----0---------0-----
4 D--------------------|-------------------| 4 ---------------------
A--------0-----2-----|--3-----2-----0----| --0-------0----------
E--3-----------------|-------------------| ---------------------
(blank 3/4 measure, blank 3/2)
E-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B--3----3---3----2----2---2---|-1-----1---1-----0----0-----0---|
4 G-----0-------0-----0-------0-|----0---------0-----0---------0-|
4 D-----------------------------|-0-------0----------------------|
A--2------2------0------0-----|--------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------3-------3------|
||---0----------------------------|-----------------------------||
||---------3-----2-----2-----2----|-1----1---1----0----0----0---||
4 ||.-----0-----0-----0-----------0-|----0-------0-----0--------0.||
4 ||.-------------------------------|-0------0-------------------.||
||---3-----2-----0--------0-------|-----------------------------||
||--------------------------------|---------------3-------3-----||
E--------------------------------||
B--1----1----1-------------------||
G-----0--------0---/------/------||
D--0------0--------|------|------||
A------------------|------|------||
E--------------------------------||
(brush strokes on G chord)
From: momotaro@cwis.unomaha.edu (Bryan Stack)
Subject: Blackbird bridge
Blue Eyes writes:
I've known the fingering for Blackbird for some years.
But the middle part always fouls me up (yuck yuck).
You know the part.....'blackbird fly, blackbird fly
into the dark of the dark black night.."
Thanks. //Gary
I know there are tabs for Blackbird at Nevada, but as I recall, I don't
entirely agree with the one in normal tuning, and the one in open G seemed
harder than the normal version, for me at least. Anyway, this is how I
play the part in question. Normal tuning.
8 10 7 8 5 6 3 5 1 3 3 5
-|-|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
-|-|-|*|- -|-|*|- -|-|*|- -|-|-|*|- |-|-|*|- -|-|-|*|-
-|-|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
-|-|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
-|*|-|-|- -|*|-|- -|*|-|- -|*|-|-|- |*|-|-|- -|*|-|-|-
-|-|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
Black - - - - bird - - - - - fly
8 10 7 8 5 6 3 5 1 3 0 2
-|-|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|-|-
-|-|-|*|- -|-|*|- -|-|*|- -|-|-|*|- |-|-|*|- |-|*|-
-|-|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|-|-
-|-|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|-|-
-|*|-|-|- -|*|-|- -|*|-|- -|*|-|-|- |*|-|-|- *|-|-|-
-|-|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|-|-
Black - - - - bird - - - - - fly into the
0 1 0 3 0 1 1 3 10 12
|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|*|- *|-|-|-|- |*|- |-|-|*|- -|-|-|*|-
|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
*|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|-|- |-|-|-|- *|-|- |*|-|-|- -|*|-|-|-
|-|- |-|-|*|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
light of a dark black night
Etc. instrumentally through one verse, then repeat bridge, playing four
measures of the last chord (10/12), slowing tempo each measure. Rub a
wound string (A or D) with the tips of your thumb and forefinger to
simulate a European blackbird chirping. Then:
1 10 0 3 0 1 1 3 3 5
|-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|-|- -|-|- *|-|-|-|- |*|- |-|-|*|- -|-|-|*|-
|-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|*|
Think you can do better? Submit your own tab for this song!
Rate This Tab 
Love this tab? Hate it? Sign in or set up an account to rate, comment or submit a new guitar tab for Blackbird by The Beatles
User Tag Associations
Comments on this version of the 'Blackbird' guitar tab
Harmony Central
HC Search
Community
Resources
RSS User Feeds
Follow Us
Get Your Tabs
Get More MX
Copyright © 2007-2009 GuitarTabs, LLC.
All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy & Terms
Download Sheet Music at Musicnotes
No comments currently exist for this particular tab.
Leave a Comment on this guitar tab
Please login or register to post comments.