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. |
[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
|-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|- -|-|- *|-|-|-|- |*|- |-|-|*|- -|-|-|*|- |-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|*|
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