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Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 18:03:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Douglas French <dfrench@site.gmu.edu>
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
#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;
#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 <blueeyes@netcom.com> 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
|-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|-|- -|-|- *|-|-|-|- |*|- |-|-|*|- -|-|-|*|-
|-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|*|<-slide down-|*|- |-|-|-|- *|-|- |*|-|-|- -|*|-|-|-
|-|- -|-|- |-|-|*|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
2 3 0 2 0 1
-|-|-|- |-|-|- |-|-
-|-|*|- |-|*|- |*|-
-|-|-|- |-|-|- |-|-
-|-|-|- |-|-|- *|-|-
-|*|-|- *|-|-|- |-|-
-|-|-|- |-|-|- |-|-
And back into the last verse.
By the way, listen to Blackbird and then I'll Follow the Sun. Aren't they
really just variations on the same song? For that matter, how about Lady
Madonna and Get Back? Any other recycled Beatles songs?
-- Bryan
From: e83lp@tde.lth.se (Lars Persson)
BLACKBIRD (written down in Lund, Sweden Dec 5, 1994)
(The corrected version)
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.
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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COMMENTS:
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Great tab...the first one is done A+++
first tab is great...nice job!
Hey man this tab is really great. sweet job. keep tabbin'!
This is a great tab!
It sounds great, and I understood everything.. and that's unusual 4 me.. because I'm Dutch.. Soww.. thank u very much!
Mazzell.. (Dutch.. DUUUUHH)
Dutch, eh?... i mean, GREAT TAB mate. Really got my meant and two curnels jumpin. The first one has to be the only one that stand billie-no-mates. Jolly good tab, bobby-crock pot.
Yes! Yes!Quite the guitar tab.....It was most adequate to my guitar needs.And easy to play..............mmmmmm! crumpets.Oh , eh great tab.(-:
great tab!... i couldnt find the right one any where.. thanks a lot!
I can't believe I can now play this song. Whoever tabbed the first one above is right up there with Paul and John in my book.
Who cares how it was originally played if you can't figure out what the hell your reading. You da bomb
yeah yeah yeah!
nice 1 fella cool tab
Fantastic tab mate, first time I have been able to play the "blackbird" after years of trying even the bride likes it cheers!
yo Doug E. French.. nice work man.. never thought i'd be able to play this song.. thanks a bunch
nice job man super clear thanks!
The best example of Blackbird in Tab Form I've seen. Grand job, shame about the other version, but at least its playable.
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