BLACKBIRD TAB
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BlackbirdJohn Lennon and Paul McCartneyThe BeatlesTAB 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 GE{|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|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 GE||---------------------------|-----------------------------------|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/EbE |-----------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                CmE |-----------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  #8      G/B             A7               C/DE |----------------------------------------------------|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.               |  #11                  ||                   |  2/2 GE |--------------------||-------------------|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              CE |-----------------------------------|-------------------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              A7E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|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/DE |----------------------|B |---1-----1---1----1---|G |-------0-------0------|D |---0-------0----------|A |----------------------|E |----------------------|      +   .   +   .      light of a dark blackc  #18  3/4 G       Am7     G       4/4 GE |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|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.  #20      C       A7/C#   D7      B7/D#       Em        *     Cm/EbE |-----------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 inD |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| picking patternA |---3-------4-------5-------6-------|---7-------7-------6-------6-------| hereE |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|      +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .       +   .   +   .   +   .   +   .  #22  3/2 D       A7/C#   C                CmE |-----------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 GE |----------------------------------------------------|---------------|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              CE |-----------------------------------|-------------------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              A7E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|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/DE |----------------------|B |---1-----1---1----1---|G |-------0-------0------|D |---0-------0----------|A |----------------------|E |----------------------|      +   .   +   .    light of a dark, black  #30  3/4 G       Am7     G/B     4/4 GE |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|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      GE |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|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     A7E||------------------------------|---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/DE |------------------|B |--1-----1---1-----|G |------0-------0---|D |--0-------0-------|A |------------------|E |------------------|     +   .   +   .  #37  3/4 G       Am7     G/B     4/4 GE||---------------------------|-----------------------------------|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/EbE |-----------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 hereD |----------------------------------------------------|A |---5-------4-------3-------3--------3-------3-------|E |----------------------------------------------------|      +       .       +       .        +       .      All     your    life  #42  4/4 G/B             A7                  C/D             GE||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||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             GE |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||}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.