The Beautiful Girls - Blackbird
Album: Learn Yourself
Standard Tuning
b - bend
r - release
h - hammer
p - pull
\ - slide down
/ - slide up
. - hold bend
~ - vibrato
verse
try playing the chords in different positions
if you think it'll sound better.
Em
e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:--8--8----8----8--8----8-----8--8----8---------|
G:--9--9----9----9--9----9-----9--9----9---------|
D:--9--9----9----9--9----9-----9--9----9---------|
A:-----------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------|
Play that a few times then it changes to
D C Em
e:--------------------------------------------------------|
B:--10--10---10-----8---8------8-----8--8---8----8--8---8-|
G:--11--11---11-----9---9------9-----9--9---9----9--9---9-|
D:--12--12---12-----10--10-----10----9--9---9----9--9---9-|
A:--------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------|
D C Em
e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:--10--10---10-----8---8----8-----8--8----------|
G:--11--11---11-----9---9----9-----9--9----------|
D:--12--12---12-----10--10---10----9--9----------|
A:-----------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------|
and then the lead in to the chorus
D C Bm A Bm Em
e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:--10---8----7---5---7---8----------------------|
G:--11---9----7---6---7---9----------------------|
D:--12---10---9---7---9---9----------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------|
Chorus riffs
I'm pretty sure the notes are correct although they may be
played in a different octave, so play the same notes higher up the
neck if you don't think it sounds better.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_beautiful_girls/blackbird_tab.html ]
e:----------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----4--2--0-----0-----------4--2--0----0---------0-------|
D:--7-----------2------2----/7-----------2----2--0h2----2h5-|
A:----------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------|
e:----------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------3~--------------------------|
G:----4--2--0-------0-------2/4---2h4p2---2h4p2---2p0-------|
D:-/7-----------2-------2---------------2-------2-----2-0---|
A:--------------------------------------------------------2-|
E:----------------------------------------------------------|
e:----------------------------------------------------|
B:-3-----------------------3--------------------------|
G:---4-2-0------2--0----------4-2-0--------2--0-------| X 2
D:---------2-0-------2--0------------2--0--------(2/)-|
A:----------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------|
That last bit is played twice with the bracketed note only
played on the second time.
Solo
e:----------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------|
G:-/9b~..............r-7--9\---/9b~...........r-|
D:----------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------|
e:---------------------------------------------|
B:-----8----8h10p8-----8-----------------------|
G:-7h9---9----------9-----9p7-----7------------|
D:-----------------------------9------9p7------|
A:-----------------------------------------10\-|
E:---------------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------|
G:-9b..r-----------------------------------|
D:--------7--9-9b..r---9---7-7--7----------|
A:--------------------------------10----7\-|
E:-----------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------8\--------|
G:-9b..r-------------------------9\--------|
D:--------7--9-9b..r--7----------9\--------|
A:-----------------------7-7--7------------|
E:-----------------------------------------|
Solo probably isn't exact but just mess around in Em
anyway.
Hope you enjoy it, check out the other Beautiful Girls songs, if u like Jack Johnson,
like these Aussie guys for sure.
Neeky xoxo
