Blackbird - The Beatles

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Beatles (Paul McCartney) - Blackbird

tabbed by Andreas Schwarz

The song consist of 2 different picking patterns. One short (S) and one long (L) 
one. In the studio version you can also hear Paul stomping his foot in the background.


1. Picking pattern(example) SHORT

e|----------|
B|-0--------|
G|----0-----| 
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|-3--------|

= in the tab m

arked with "S"


2. Picking pattern(example) LONG

e|------------
B|-12-----12--
G|-----0------
D|------------
A|-10---------
E|------------

-------------|
---12--------|
-------0-----| = in the tab marked with "L"
-------------|
10-----------|
-------------|


[Intro]

   S   S   S  
e|--- --- --- 
B|-0- -1- -3- 
G|--- --- --- 
D|--- --- --- 
A|--- -0- -2- 
E|-3- --- --- 

 L   L
--- --- ---|
-12 -12 ---|
--- --- ---|
--- --- ---|
-10 -10 ---|
--- --- ---|


[Verse](consisting of Intro+Rest):

   S   S   S  
e|--- --- --- 
B|-0- -1- -3- 
G|--- --- --- 
D|--- --- --- 
A|--- -0- -2- 
E|-3- --- --- 

 L   L
--- --- ---|
-12 -12 ---|
--- --- ---|
--- --- ---|
-10 -10 ---|
--- --- ---|

   S   S   S  
e|--- -3- --- 
B|-5- --- -7- 
G|--- --- --- 
D|--- --- --- 
A|-3- -4- -5- 
E|--- --- --- 

 S   L   L
-5- --- ---|
--- -8- -8-|
--- --- ---|
--- --- ---|
-6- -7- -6-|
--- --- ---|

   S   S   L  
e|--- -3- --- 
B|-7- --- -5- 
G|--- --- --- 
D|--- --- --- 
A|-5- -4- -3- 
E|--- --- --- 

 L   L   L   L
--- --- --- --
-4- -3- -2- -1
--- --- --- --
--- --- --- -0
-3- -2- -0- --
--- --- --- --

   L
- ---|
- -0-|
- ---|
- ---|
- ---|
- -3-|


[Turnaround]

   S   S   L  
e|--- --- --- 
B|-5- -3- -2- 
G|--- --- --- 
D|--- --- --- 
A|-3- -2- -0- 
E|--- --- --- 

 L   L 
--- ---|
-1- -0-|
--- ---|
-0- ---|
--- ---|
--- -3-|


[Chorus]

   S   S   S  
e|--- --- --- 
B|-10 -8- -6- 
G|--- --- --- 
D|--- --- --- 
A|-8- -7- -5- 
E|--- --- --- 

 S   L   L
--- --- ---|
-5- -3- -5-|
--- --- ---|
--- --- ---|
-3- -1- -3-|
--- --- ---|

   S   S   S  
e|--- --- --- 
B|-10 -8- -6- 
G|--- --- --- 
D|--- --- --- 
A|-8- -7- -5- 
E|--- --- --- 

 S   L   L   L
--- --- --- --
-5- -3- -2- -1
--- --- --- --
--- --- --- -0
-3- -1- -0- --
--- --- --- --

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


[Bridge]

   S   S   S  
e|--- --- --- 
B|-0- -1- -3- 
G|--- --- --- 
D|--- --- --- 
A|--- -0- -2- 
E|-3- --- --- 

 L   L   L   L
--- --- --- --
-12 -12 -12 -1
--- --- --- --
--- --- --- --
-10 -10 -10 -1
--- --- --- --

-|
2|
-|
-|
0|
-|

   (slowing do
e|------------
B|--12----12--
G|-----0-----0
D|------------
A|--10----10--
E|------------

wn)
-----------|
--12----12-|
-----0-----| (short break + slide down)
-----------|
--10----10-|
-----------|

   S   S   S  
e|--- --- --- 
B|-0- -1- -3- 
G|--- --- --- 
D|--- --- --- 
A|--- -0- -2- 
E|-3- --- --- 

 S   S   S   L
--- --- --- --
-5- -3- -2- -1
--- --- --- --
--- --- --- -0
-3- -2- -0- --
--- --- --- --

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


[Outro](same as TURNAROUND)

   S   S   L  
e|--- --- --- 
B|-5- -3- -2- 
G|--- --- --- 
D|--- --- --- 
A|-3- -2- -0- 
E|--- --- --- 

 L   L 
--- ---|
-1- -0-|
--- ---| X2 then a G chord
-0- ---|
--- ---|
--- -3-|



INTRO

VERSE
TURNAROUND
VERSE
CHORUS

VERSE
CHORUS

BRIDGE
VERSE

OUTRO