Title: Blackbird
Composers: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Group: The Beatles
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;
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/blackbird_tab_ver_6.html ]
#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.
-----------------------------
Another:
-----------------------------
>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)
----------------------
and another:
----------------------
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
|-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|-|- -|-|- *|-|-|-|- |*|- |-|-|*|- -|-|-|*|-
|-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|*|<-slide down-|*|- |-|-|-|- *|-|- |*|-|-|- -|*|-|-|-
|-|- -|-|- |-|-|*|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
2 3 0 2 0 1
-|-|-|- |-|-|- |-|-
-|-|*|- |-|*|- |*|-
-|-|-|- |-|-|- |-|-
-|-|-|- |-|-|- *|-|-
-|*|-|- *|-|-|- |-|-
-|-|-|- |-|-|- |-|-
---------------
another:
---------------
BLACKBIRD
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--------------------------
E----3---------------------------------------------------------
same thing again..
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--------------------------
E----3---------------------------------------------------------
E---0----3---2---5---3---3---3-3---3---3-2---3-----------------
B-----0----0---0---4---0---0-----0---0-----0---5---5---5-------
G------------------------------------------------0---0---------
D--------2---0---4---2---------1---------0---------------------
A---3----------------------------------------2-3---------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B---4---4---4--3---3---3--2---2---2-1---1---1-0---0---0--------
G-----0---0------0---0------0---0-----0---0-----0---0----------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A---3----------2----------0---------2--------------------------
E---------------------------------------------3----------------
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---------3--------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B---10----8-----6----5----3---3---3-2---2---1---1---1-0---0---0
G------0-----0-----0---0----0---0-----0---0---0---0-----0---0--
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A---8-----7-----5----3----1---------0--------------------------
E-------------------------------------------2---------3--------
Then it starts again.
The song consists of these parts in a mix I can't remember
exactly right now but listen to the recording and I think
you will find out.
As always, the timing isn't in the tab, just the fingering.
