The Beatles

The Beatles - Blackbird guitar tab

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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

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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

|-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-

|-|- -|-|- *|-|-|-|- |*|- |-|-|*|- -|-|-|*|-

|-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-

|-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-

|*|

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