blackbird
john lennon and paul mccartney
the beatles
tab by: robb anagnostis
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---------------||}
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
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