Blackbird The Beatles
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 18:03:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Douglas French
Subject: TAB: Blackbird, yet another
Yet another TAB of Blackbird by the Beatles. The existing TABs are
close but miss important runs in measures 5, 7, 20, 22, 39, and 41.
dfrench@site.gmu.edu
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Title: Blackbird
Composers: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Group: The Beatles
Arranger: Doug French, dfrench@site.gmu.edu
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
[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
[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.
[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
[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;
[#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.
dfrench@site.gmu.edu
From: indigo@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Adam Schneider)
>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)
From: momotaro@cwis.unomaha.edu (Bryan Stack)
Subject: Blackbird bridge
Blue Eyes writes:
>I've known the fingering for Blackbird for some years.
>But the middle part always fouls me up (yuck yuck).
>You know the part.....'blackbird fly, blackbird fly
>into the dark of the dark black night.."
>Thanks. //Gary
I know there are tabs for Blackbird at Nevada, but as I recall, I don't
entirely agree with the one in normal tuning, and the one in open G seemed
harder than the normal version, for me at least. Anyway, this is how I
play the part in question. Normal tuning.
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
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * - - - - * - - - * - - - - * - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
* t in the tab, just the fingering.
PS Please write back when you have received this
I would like to exchange more mails DS
So long, Lars
e83lp@tde.lth.se
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