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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # 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 ============================= CUT HERE ==================================== 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 #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||---103-----------------------|---------------------------| + . + . + . + . + . + . 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 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) 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 Back to index / b / beatl
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