Blackbird The Beatles
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
The Beatles
TAB by: Robb Anagnostis
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002
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 but misses the very important chromatic bass line through the verses (only 3 notes...but important). Others that have the bass line show a really wierd fingering for it. Try this one out. It's really pretty easy. Check out measure #5 where the chromatic bass notes all stay on the A string.
[#1] [#2]
[3/4] [G] [Am7] [G/B] [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/B] [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/C#] [D] [B7/D#] [Em] [Cm/Eb]
E |-----------3---------------5-------|-----------------------------------| B |---5--(5)----------7--(7)----------|---8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----| G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---| D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A |---3-------4-------5-------6-------|---7-------7-------6-------6-------| E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see (notes in () not played 2nd verse)
[#7]
[3/2] [D] [A7/C#] [C] [Cm]
E |-----------3----------------------------------------| B |---7---------------5-----5---5------4-----4---4-----| G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---| D |----------------------------------------------------| A |---5-------4-------3-------3--------3-------3-------| E |----------------------------------------------------|
+ . + . + .
All your life
All your life
[G/B] [A7] [C/D]
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] [C/D]
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. |
[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 |-----------------------------------|-------------------0-----0---0-----| B |---10------8-------6-------5-------|---3-----3---3---------------------| 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] [C/D]
E |----------------------| B |---1-----1---1----1---| G |-------0-------0------| D |---0-------0----------| A |----------------------| E |----------------------|
+ . + .
light of a dark blackc
[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-----------| D |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| A |-----------0-------2-------|---10------10------10------10------| E |---3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + .
night.
C A7/C# D7 B7/D# Em * Cm/Eb
E |-----------3---------------5-------|-----------------------------------| B |---5---5-----------7---7-----------|---8-----8-----8---8-----8---8-----|*note small G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-----0---------0-------0---| change in D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| picking pattern A |---3-------4-------5-------6-------|---7-------7-------6-------6-------| here E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
[#22]
[3/2] [D] [A7/C#] [C] [Cm]
E |-----------3----------------------------------------| B |---7---------------5-----5---5------4-----4---4-----| G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---| D |----------------------------------------------------| A |---5-------4-------3-------3--------3-------3-------| E |----------------------------------------------------|
+ . + . + .
[#23] [#24]
[G] [A7] [C/D] [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 |-----------------------------------|-------------------0-----0---0-----| B |---10------8-------6-------5-------|---3-----3---3---------------------| 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---| D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A |---8-------7-------5-------3-------|---1-------1-------0-------0-------| E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Black - bird, fly, into the
[#29]
[2/4] [C/D]
E |----------------------| B |---1-----1---1----1---| G |-------0-------0------| D |---0-------0----------| A |----------------------| E |----------------------|
+ . + .
light of a dark, black
[3/4] [G] [Am7] [G/B] [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---------12/--| G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0---0---------------| D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A |---10------10------10------10------|---10------10------10---------10/--| E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
molto rit.
[#34]
[3/4] [G] [Am7] [G/B] [3/4] [C] [G/B] [A7]
E||------------------------------|---0-----------------------| B||------0-------1-------3-------|-----------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] [C/D]
E |------------------| B |--1-----1---1-----| G |------0-------0---| D |--0-------0-------| A |------------------| E |------------------|
+ . + .
[#37]
[3/4] [G] [Am7] [G/B] [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/C#] [D] [B7/D#] [Em] [Cm/Eb]
E |-----------3---------------5-------|-----------------------------------| B |---5---------------7---7-----------|---8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----| G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---| D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A |---3-------4-------5-------6-------|---7-------7-------6-------6-------| E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Take these broken wings and learn to fly;
[#41]3/2 D A7/C# C * Cm *
E |-----------3----------------------------------------| B |---7---------------5---5-------5----4---4-------4---| * note change in G |-------0-------0---------0---0------------0---0-----| picking pattern here D |----------------------------------------------------| A |---5-------4-------3-------3--------3-------3-------| E |----------------------------------------------------|
+ . + . + .
All your life
[#42]
[4/4] [G/B] [A7] [C/D] [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/B] [A7] [C/D] [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.
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