Blackbird - The Beatles
Version 7 of 26
- Blackbird (Bass Tabs) (v1)Rating: 2.97 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Bass Tabs) (v2)Rating: 4.7 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Bass Tabs) (v3)Rating: 0 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Chords) (v1)Rating: 4.77 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Chords) (v2)Rating: 4.77 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Chords) (v3)Rating: 4.62 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Chords) (v4)Rating: 4.64 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Chords) (v5)Rating: 4.83 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v1)Rating: 4.78 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v1)Rating: 4.86 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v2)Rating: 4.74 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v3)Rating: 4.02 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v4)Rating: 4.4 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v5)Rating: 4.92 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v6)Rating: 4.7 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v8)Rating: 4.22 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v9)Rating: 4.81 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v10)Rating: 4.6 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v11)Rating: 4.73 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v12)Rating: 4.82 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v13)Rating: 4.86 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v14)Rating: 0 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v15)Rating: 4.89 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v16)Rating: 4.71 / 5.00
- Blackbird (Tabs) (v17)Rating: 4.49 / 5.00
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
misses the very important chromatic bass line through the verses (only 3 notes...but
Others that have the bass line show a really wierd fingering for it. Try this one out.
really pretty easy. Check out measure #5 where the chromatic bass notes all stay on the A string.
#1
3/4 G
E{|-----------
B{|---0-------
G{|-------0---
D{|-----------
A{|-----------
E{|---3-------
+ .
Am7 G/B
--------------
1-------3-----
----0-------0-
--------------
0-------2-----
--------------
+ . + .
#2
4/4 G
--|-----------
--|---12----12
--|-------0---
--|-----------
--|---10------
--|-----------
+ .
--------------
--12----12----
----0-------0-
--------------
10------10----
--------------
+ . + .
----------|
12--12----|
------0---|
----------|
--10------|
----------|
+ .
3/4 G
E||-----------
B||---0-------
G||.------0---
D||.----------
A||-----------
E||---3-------
+ .
1. Blackbir
2. Blackbir
Am7 G/B
--------------
1-------3-----
----0-------0-
--------------
0-------2-----
--------------
+ . + .
d singing in t
d singing in t
4/4 G
--|-----------
--|---12----12
--|-------0---
--|-----------
--|---10------
--|-----------
+ .
he dead of nig
he dead of nig
------------------------|
--12----12----12--12----|
----0-------0-------0---|
------------------------|
10------10------10------|
------------------------|
+ . + . + .
ht
ht
#5
C
E |-----------
B |---5--(5)--
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |---3-------
E |-----------
+ .
Take the
Take the
A7/C# D
3-------------
--------7--(7)
----0-------0-
--------------
4-------5-----
--------------
+ . + .
se broken wing
se sunken eyes
B7/D#
--5-------|---
----------|---
------0---|---
----------|---
--6-------|---
----------|---
+ .
s and learn to
and learn to
Em
--------------
8-----8---8---
----0-------0-
--------------
7-------7-----
--------------
+ . + .
fly
see (notes in
Cm/Eb
--------------
--8-----8---8-
------0-------
--------------
--6-------6---
--------------
+ . +
() not played
----|
----|
0---|
----|
----|
----|
.
2nd verse)
#7
3/2 D
E |-----------
B |---7-------
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |---5-------
E |-----------
+
All
All
A7/C# C Cm
3----------------------------------------|
--------5-----5---5------4-----4---4-----|
----0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|
-----------------------------------------|
4-------3-------3--------3-------3-------|
-----------------------------------------|
. + . + .
your life
your life
#8
G/B
E |-----------
B |---3-----3-
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |---2-------
E |-----------
+
You were
You were
A7
--------------
--3-----2-----
----0-------0-
--------------
2-------0-----
--------------
. +
only waiting
only waiting
C/D
--------------
2---2------1--
------0-------
-----------0--
--0-----------
--------------
. +
for this mom
for this mom
-------------|
---1---1-----|
-0-------0---|
-----0-------|
-------------|
-------------|
.
ent to a-
ent to be
-----------
| 1.
#9
4/4 G
E |-----------
B |---0-----0-
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |-----------
E |---3-------
+ .
rise.
--------------
C
--------------
--0-----5-----
----0-------0-
--------------
--------3-----
3-------------
+ . + .
--------------
G
----------|---
--3-------|---
------0---|---
----------|---
--2-------|---
----------|---
+ .
--------------
A7
--------------
2-----2---2---
----0-------0-
--------------
0-------0-----
--------------
+ . + .
--------------
C/D
--------------
--1-----1---1-
------0-------
--0-------0---
--------------
--------------
+ . +
----...
----|
----|
0---|
----|
----|
----|
.
... --------
#11
2/2 G
E |-----------
B |---0-----0-
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |-----------
E |---3-------
+ .
--------- ---
|| 2
||
---------||---
--0------||---
----0---.||---
--------.||---
---------||---
3--------||---
+ .
----------------
. |
|
----------------|
0-----0---0-----|
----0-------0---|
----------------|
----------------|
3-------3-------|
+ . + .
free.
#13
4/4 F
E |-----------
B |---10------
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |---8-------
E |-----------
+ .
Black
Em Dm
--------------
8-------6-----
----0-------0-
--------------
7-------5-----
--------------
+ . + .
- bird,
C
----------|---
--5-------|---
------0---|---
----------|---
--3-------|---
----------|---
+ .
f
Bb C
----------------0-----0---0-----|
3-----3---3---------------------|
----0-------0-------0-------0---|
--------------------------------|
1-------1-------3-------3-------|
--------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + .
ly,
#15
4/4 F
E |-----------
B |---10------
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |---8-------
E |-----------
+ .
Black
Em Dm
--------------
8-------6-----
----0-------0-
--------------
7-------5-----
--------------
+ . + .
- bird,
C
----------|---
--5-------|---
------0---|---
----------|---
--3-------|---
----------|---
+ .
f
Bb
--------------
3-----3---3---
----0-------0-
--------------
1-------1-----
--------------
+ . + .
ly,
A7
--------------
--2-----2---2-
------0-------
--------------
--0-------0---
--------------
+ . +
into
----|
----|
0---|
----|
----|
----|
.
the
#17
2/4 C/D
E |-----------
B |---1-----1-
G |-------0---
D |---0-------
A |-----------
E |-----------
+ .
light of
-----------|
--1----1---|
----0------|
0----------|
-----------|
-----------|
+ .
a dark blackc
#18
3/4 G
E |-----------
B |---0-------
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |-----------
E |---3-------
+ .
night.
Am7 G
--------------
1-------3-----
----0-------0-
--------------
0-------2-----
--------------
+ . + .
4/4 G
--|-----------
--|---12----12
--|-------0---
--|-----------
--|---10------
--|-----------
+ .
--------------
--12----12--12
----0-------0-
--------------
10------10----
--------------
+ . + .
----------|
--12------|
----------|
----------|
--10------|
----------|
+ .
#20
C
E |-----------
B |---5---5---
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |---3-------
E |-----------
+ .
A7/C# D7
3-------------
--------7---7-
----0-------0-
--------------
4-------5-----
--------------
+ . + .
B7/D#
--5-------|---
----------|---
------0---|---
----------|---
--6-------|---
----------|---
+ .
Em *
--------------
8-----8-----8-
----0-----0---
--------------
7-------7-----
--------------
+ . + .
Cm/Eb
--------------
--8-----8---8-
------0-------
--------------
--6-------6---
--------------
+ . +
----|
----|*note small
0---| change in
----| picking pattern
----| here
----|
.
#22
3/2 D
E |-----------
B |---7-------
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |---5-------
E |-----------
+
A7/C# C
3-------------
--------5-----
----0-------0-
--------------
4-------3-----
--------------
. +
Cm
--------------
5---5------4--
------0-------
--------------
--3--------3--
--------------
. +
-------------|
---4---4-----|
-0-------0---|
-------------|
-----3-------|
-------------|
.
#23
G
E |-----------
B |---3-----3-
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |---2-------
E |-----------
+
A7
--------------
--3-----2-----
----0-------0-
--------------
2-------0-----
--------------
. +
C/D
--------------
2---2------1--
------0-------
-----------0--
--0-----------
--------------
. +
#
2
-------------|
---1---1-----|
-0-------0---|
-----0-------|
-------------|
-------------|
.
24
/4 G
---------------|
---0-----------|
---0-----------|
---------------|
---------------|
---3-----------|
+ .
#25
4/4 F
E |-----------
B |---10------
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |---8-------
E |-----------
+ .
Black
Em Dm
--------------
8-------6-----
----0-------0-
--------------
7-------5-----
--------------
+ . + .
- bird,
C
----------|---
--5-------|---
------0---|---
----------|---
--3-------|---
----------|---
+ .
Bb C
----------------0-----0---0-----|
3-----3---3---------------------|
----0-------0-------0-------0---|
--------------------------------|
1-------1-------3-------3-------|
--------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + .
fly,
#27
4/4 F
E |-----------
B |---10------
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |---8-------
E |-----------
+ .
Black
Em Dm
--------------
8-------6-----
----0-------0-
--------------
7-------5-----
--------------
+ . + .
- bird,
C
----------|---
--5-------|---
------0---|---
----------|---
--3-------|---
----------|---
+ .
Bb
--------------
3---3-------3-
----------0---
--------------
1-------1-----
--------------
+ . + .
fly,
A7
--------------
--2-----2---2-
------0-------
--------------
--0-------0---
--------------
+ . +
into
----|
----|
0---|
----|
----|
----|
.
the
#29
2/4 C/D
E |-----------
B |---1-----1-
G |-------0---
D |---0-------
A |-----------
E |-----------
+ .
light of a
-----------|
--1----1---|
----0------|
0----------|
-----------|
-----------|
+ .
dark, black
#30
3/4 G
E |-----------
B |---0-------
G |-----------
D |-----------
A |-----------
E |---3-------
+ .
night.
Am7 G/B
--------------
1-------3-----
--------------
--------------
0-------2-----
--------------
+ . + .
4/4 G
--|-----------
--|---12----12
--|-------0---
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|---10------
+ .
--------------
--12----12----
----0-------0-
--------------
--------------
10------10----
+ . + .
----------|
12--12----|
------0---|
----------|
----------|
--10------|
+ .
#31
G
E |-----------
B |---12----12
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |---10------
E |-----------
+ .
--------------
--12----12----
----0-------0-
--------------
10------10----
--------------
+ . + .
----------|-----------------------------------|
12--12----|---12----12--12----12---------12/--|
------0---|-------0-------0---0---------------|
----------|-----------------------------------|
--10------|---10------10------10---------10/--|
----------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + .
molto rit.
#34
3/4 G
E||-----------
B||------0----
G||----------0
D||-----------
A||-----------
E||---10\3----
+
slide down
a temp
Am7 G/B 3/4 C G/B A7
-------------------|---0-----------------------|
---1-------3-------|-----------3-------2-------|
-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0---|
-------------------|---------------------------|
---0-------2-------|---3-------2-------0-------|
-------------------|---------------------------|
. + . + . + . + . + .
o
#36
2/4 C/D
E |-----------
B |--1-----1--
G |------0----
D |--0-------0
A |-----------
E |-----------
+ . +
-------|
-1-----|
---0---|
-------|
-------|
-------|
.
#37
3/4 G
E||-----------
B||---0-------
G||.------0---
D||.----------
A||-----------
E||---3-------
+ .
Blackbird
Am7 G/B
--------------
1-------3-----
----0-------0-
--------------
0-------2-----
--------------
+ . + .
singing in the
4/4 G
--|-----------------------------------|
--|---12----12--12----12----12--12----|
--|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
--|-----------------------------------|
--|---10------10------10------10------|
--|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + .
dead of night
#39
C
E |-----------
B |---5-------
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |---3-------
E |-----------
+ .
Take the
A7/C# D
3-------------
--------7---7-
----0-------0-
--------------
4-------5-----
--------------
+ . + .
se broken wing
B7/D#
--5-------|---
----------|---
------0---|---
----------|---
--6-------|---
----------|---
+ .
s and learn to
Em Cm/Eb
--------------------------------|
8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----|
----0-------0-------0-------0---|
--------------------------------|
7-------7-------6-------6-------|
--------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + .
fly;
#41
3/2 D
E |-----------
B |---7-------
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |---5-------
E |-----------
+
All
A7/C# C * Cm *
3----------------------------------------|
--------5---5-------5----4---4-------4---| * note change in
----0---------0---0------------0---0-----| picking pattern here
-----------------------------------------|
4-------3-------3--------3-------3-------|
-----------------------------------------|
. + . + .
your life
#42
4/4 G/B
E||-----------
B||---3-----3-
G||.------0---
D||.----------
A||---2-------
E||-----------
+ .
You were
A7
--------------
--3-----2-----
----0-------0-
--------------
2-------0-----
--------------
+ . + .
only waiting
----------|---
2---2-----|---
------0---|---
----------|---
--0-------|---
----------|---
+ .
for this
C/D
--------------
1-----1---1---
----0-------0-
0-------0-----
--------------
--------------
+ . + .
moment to
G
------------------||
--0---------------||
--0--------------.||
-----------------.||
------------------||
--3---------------||
+ . + .
a-rise.
#44
C
E |-----------
B |---5-------
G |-------0---
D |-----------
A |---3-------
E |-----------
+ .
You were
G/B A7
--------------
3-------2-----
----0-------0-
--------------
2-------0-----
--------------
+ . + .
only waiting
----------|---
2---2-----|---
------0---|---
----------|---
--0-------|---
----------|---
+ .
for this
C/D
--------------
1-----1---1---
----0-------0-
0-------0-----
--------------
--------------
+ . + .
moment to
G
------------------||}
--3---------------||}
--0---------------||}
--0---------------||}
------------------||}
--3---------------||}
+ . + .
a-rise.
************************************
| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
************************************