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Date: Sat, 22 Aug 92 17:14:21 MDT
From: The Mighty Tabster 
Subject: The Beatles -- Blackbird

Well, in one of my fits of insanity, I arranged the Beatles' tune "Blackbird"
for bass.  The following is the arrangement, which combines the vocal line
and the guitar line.  I've worked on it on and off for about a week, and can
play it almost up to speed.  You will notice that some of the rhythms don't
add up per measure.  This is due to some notes in the chords having different
lenghts, which I can't show in tab.  Also, '$' means "D.S. Sign" and '@' is
a fermata.  The arrangement is in the original key (G), which means I
use 24 frets.  If you don't have 24 frets on your bass, just move everything
down a couple of frets.

Enjoy!

 The Beatles: 
              
      q  q  q 
G|+-----------
D|3:-17-17-17-
A|4:-14-15-17-
E|+---15-17-19

  Blackbird
              
     E  s+s  s
-+------------
|2:-19--------
|4:-21------21
-+---22-22----

              
  e    e  e  e
-----+--------
----|-19------
----|----21---
--22-+-------2

     $
  e       q  e
-----+--------
----|*3:-17-17
-21-|*4:-14---
2----+----15--

  q  s  s  s  
--------------
-17-17-17-17-1
-15----------1
--17----------

e  e
---19--|
7------|
7------|
19-----|

    E  s+s  s 
G|+-19--------
D|------------
A|-17------17-
E|+-15-15-----

 e    e  e  e 
----+-19------
---|----------
---|----17----
-15-+-------15

 e    q  e  q 
----+-16----14
---|-14-17-14-
17-|-15----16-
----+---------

 e    q  q  q 
-14-+-14-14-17
---|-16----16-
---|-17----18-
----+---------

 e    E  s+s  
-19-+-16------
---|-17------1
---|-19-19----
----+---------

s  e
---16--|
7------|
-------|
-------|


    e  e  e  e
G|+-16--------
D|-17-17----17
A|-18----18---
E|+-----------

    q  q    E 
--+-14-16-+-12
-|-16-14-|-14-
-|-17-16-|-15-
--+-------+---

 s+s  s  s    
---------12-+-
-----14----|-1
15---------|-1
------------+-

e  e  e  e    
12----------+-
3-13----13-|-1
5----15----|-1
------------+-

h  e  e  e
12-12-12-14--|
2------------|
4------------|
-------------|

              
              
    h  e  e  e
G|+-16-14-----
D|-14----17-14
A|-16---------
E|+-----------

              
        To Cod
    h  e  e  e
--+-14----16-1
-|-14-17------
-|-15---------
--+-----------

  ------------
a 1.
    E  s+s  s 
4-+-----------
-|-17---------
-|-14------14-
--+-15-15-----

--------------
 e    q  q    
----+-------+-
---|-------|-1
---|-15-14-|-1
-15-+-------+-

--------------
h  q    h  q
------+-17----
7----|-17-----
6----|-17-17--
17-17-+-------

-|
-|
-|
-|

 -------------
              
    E  s+s  s 
G|+-----------
D|-17---------
A|-14------14-
E|+-15-15-----

--------------
    |2.
 e  |  E  s+s 
-----+--------
---*|-17------
---*|-14------
-15--+-15-15--

-------
 s  e     c  q
-------+--17--
------|*------
14----|*-20-19
----15-+------

  e+h    q  q 
-------+------
-17---|-------
------|-20-19-
-------+------

   E  s+s  s  
-+------------
|-17----------
|-17------17--
-+-18-18------

e
----|
----|
----|
18--|

    e  e  e  e
G|+-----------
D|-17---------
A|-19-19----19
E|+-20----20--

    c  q  e+h 
--+-17--------
-|-------17---
-|-20-19------
--+-----------

   q  q    E  
-+-------+----
|-------|-17--
|-20-19-|-17--
-+-------+-18-

s+s  s  e    E
-----------+--
----------|-17
----17----|-16
18------18-+-1

  s+s  s  e
--24---22-19--
--------------
--------------
7-------------

|
|
|
|

              
              
    e  s  s  e
G|+-22-19----1
D|-------19---
A|------------
E|+-----------

              
              
  e      q  q 
7-15-+--------
----|3:-17-17-
----|4:-14-15-
-----+---15-17

    ----------
    1.
 q      E  s+s
----+---19----
17-|2:-21-----
17-|4:-22-22--
-19-+---------

--------------
  s  e    e  e
--------+-19--
-21----|----21
----22-|------
--------+-----

--------------
  e  e    h  q
--------+-12--
----21-|-14---
-22----|-15-16
--------+-----

----------
    h  q
--+-14-----|
-|-16------|
-|-17-18---|
--+--------|

--------------
    E  s+s  s 
G|+-16--------
D|-17------17-
A|-19-19------
E|+-----------

--------------
 e    e  e  c 
----+-16------
---|-17-17----
19-|-18----18-
----+---------

--------------
 e    q  q    
----+-14-16-+-
17-|-16-14-|-1
---|-17-16-|-1
----+-------+-

--------------
E  s+s  s  e  
12------------
4------14----|
5-15------15-|
--------------

-------------
  e  e  e  e
+-12----------
-13-13----13--
-15----15-----
+-------------

-|
-|
-|
-|

 -------------
              
    E  s+s  s 
G|+-12--------
D|-12------12-
A|-14-14------
E|+-----------

--------------
              
 e    e  e  e 
----+-12------
---|-11-11----
14-|-12----12-
----+---------

--------------
              
 e    E  s+s  
----+-17------
11-|-17------1
---|-17-17----
----+---------

--------------
              
s  e    h  q  
------+-------
7----|-17----*
--17-|-14----*
------+-15-15-

--------------
|2.
|  E  s+s  s  
-+-19---------
|-21------21--
|-22-22------2
-+------------

---
e
----|
----|
2---|
----|

              
    e  e  e  e
G|+-19--------
D|----21----21
A|-------22---
E|+-----------
              

              
    E  s+s  s 
--+-19--------
-|-21------21-
-|-22-22------
--+-----------
              

              
 e    e  e  e 
----+-19------
---|----21----
22-|-------22-
----+---------
              

              
 e    q  e  q 
----+-19----19
21-|-21----21-
---|-22-22-22-
----+---------
   rit. poco a

            @
 e    q  e  q   q s  E
----+-19----19-+-----19--|
---|-21----21-|-R-R-21---|
22-|-22-22-22-|-----22---|
----+----------+---------|
 poco

              
    q  q    q 
G|+-------+---
D|-17-17-|-17-
A|-14-15-|-17-
E|+-15-17-+-19

              
 q    q  q    
----+-------+-
17-|-17-17-|-1
19-|-17-16-|-1
-20-+-19-17-+-

  D.S al Coda|
E  s+s  s  e |
17------------
7------17----|
7-17------17-|
--------------

Coda
  E  s+s  s  e
+-------------
-17-----------
-14------14---
+-15-15------1

    q  e  q  e
--+-12-12-12-1
-|-14----12---
-|-15----14---
5-+-----------

4--|
---|
---|
---|


    q  e  e  e
G|+-16-14-----
D|-14----17-14
A|-16---------
E|+-----------

    q  e  e  e
--+-14----16-1
-|-14-17------
-|-15---------
--+-----------

    E  s+s  s 
4-+-----------
-|-17---------
-|-14------14-
--+-15-15-----

 e    q  e  q 
----+-12-12-12
---|-14----12-
---|-15----14-
-15-+---------

 e    q  e  e 
-14-+-16-14---
---|-14----17-
---|-16-------
----+---------

 e
-----|
14---|
-----|
-----|

              
    q  e  e  e
G|+-14----16-1
D|-14-17------
A|-15---------
E|+-----------

    @
    h
4-+-----|
-|-17---|
-|-14---|
--+-15--|

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| *  Natural harmonic
| s  Slap

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