Blackbird - The Beatles
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
Blackbird ver. 5 does a perfect job of transcribing the exact
guitar notes from the original recording - learn it from there.
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/t/the_beatles/blackbird_ver5_tab.htm
Once you know it, this tab makes it much easier to follow along and sing
by using a shorthand to describe repeating finger picking sections.
When you see a
by the repeati
e|--|
B|0-|
G|--| become
D|--|
A|--|
E|3-|
single dash after a note, you should play that followed
ng open G:
e|----|
B|0---|
s G|--0-|
D|----|
A|----|
E|3---|
When you see a
e|----|
B|12--|
G|----| beco
D|----|
A|10--|
E|----|
double dash a
e|------
B|12----
mes G|----0-
D|------
A|10----
E|------
fter a note:
----------|
12--12----|
------0---|
----------|
--10------|
----------|
[Intro]
e|------------
B|0-1-3/12--12
G|------------
D|------------
A|--0-2/10--10
E|3-----------
[Verse]
--|-----------
--|0-1-3/12--1
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|--0-2/10--1
--|3----------
Blackbird ..
Take these b
All your ...
----(3)-(5)---
2--5-8-7-10-8-
--------------
--------------
0--3-4-5-6 -7-
--------------
. dead of nigh
roken ... lear
you were only
-----(3)------
-8--7-8-5--4--
--------------
--------------
-6--5-4-3--3--
--------------
t
n to fly
... moment to
------------|
3--2--1--0--|
------------|
------0-----|
2--0--------|
---------3--|
arise
[Fill]
e|------------
B|-5-3-2--1--0
G|------------
D|--------0---
A|-3-2-0------
E|-----------3
[Verse]
--|-----------
--|0-1-3/12--1
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|--0-2/10--1
--|3----------
Blackbird ..
Take these s
All your ...
----(3)-(5)---
2--5-8-7-10-8-
--------------
--------------
0--3-4-5-6 -7-
--------------
. dead of nigh
unken ... lear
you were only
-----(3)------
-8--7-8-5--4--
--------------
--------------
-6--5-4-3--3--
--------------
t
n to see
... moment to
------------|
3--2--1--0--|
------------|
------0-----|
2--0--------|
---------3--|
be free
[Chorus]
e|------------
B|10-8-6-5-3--
G|------------
D|------------
A|8 -7-5-3-1--
E|------------
Blackbird fly
--------------
5--10-8-6-5-3-
--------------
--------------
3--8 -7-5-3-1-
--------------
... light of t
-------|
-2--1--|
-------|
----0--|
-0-----|
-------|
he dark black
night
[Verse - solo
e|------------
B|0-1-3/12--12
G|------------
D|------------
A|--0-2/10--10
E|3-----------
guitar]
---(3)-(5)----
--5-8-7-10-8--
--------------
--------------
--3-4-5-6 -7--
--------------
----(3)-------
8--7-8-5--4--3
--------------
--------------
6--5-4-3--3--2
--------------
-----------|
--2--1--0--|
-----------|
-----0-----|
--0--------|
--------3--|
[Chorus]
e|------------
B|10-8-6-5-3--
G|------------
D|------------
A|8 -7-5-3-1--
E|------------
Blackbird fly
--------------
5--10-8-6-5-3-
--------------
--------------
3--8 -7-5-3-1-
--------------
... light of t
-------|
-2--1--|
-------|
----0--|
-0-----|
-------|
he dark black
night
[Verse - solo
e|------------
B|0-1-3/12--12
G|------------
D|------------
A|--0-2/10--10
E|3-----------
guitar]
--------------
--12--12--12-1
--------------
--------------
--10--10--10-1
--------------
--------------
2-12-12~12\0-1
------0~------
--------------
0-10-10~10\--0
-----------3--
------------|
-3-5-3-2-1--|
------------|
---------0--|
-2-3-2-0----|
------------|
[Verse]
e|------------
B|0-1-3/12--12
G|------------
D|------------
A|--0-2/10--10
E|3-----------
Blackbird ...
Take these bro
All your ... y
---(3)-(5)----
--5-8-7-10-8--
--------------
--------------
--3-4-5-6 -7--
--------------
dead of night
ken ... learn
ou were only .
----(3)-------
8--7-8-5--4--3
--------------
--------------
6--5-4-3--3--2
--------------
to fly
.. moment to a
-----------|
--2--1--0--|
-----------|
-----0-----|
--0--------|
--------3--|
rise
e|------------
B|5-3-2--1--0-
G|------------
D|-------0----
A|3-2-0-------
E|----------3-
You were only
You were only
--------------
-5-3-2--1--0--
-----------0--
--------0--0--
-3-2-0--------
-----------3--
... moment to
... moment to
---|
-0~|
-0~|
-0~|
-2~|
---|
arise
arise
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| / slide up
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| ~ let it ring
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