From fndaj@acad3.alaska.edu Thu Mar 24 01:54:23 EST 1994 Article: 15172 of rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Xref: undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature:15172 Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Path: undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca!watserv2.uwaterloo.ca!torn!utnut!cs.utexas.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!news.acns.nwu.edu!raven.alaska.edu!acad3.alaska.edu!fndaj From: fndaj@acad3.alaska.edu (Daniel A. Johnson) Subject: TAB: Blackbird Message-ID: <22MAR199409533258@acad3.alaska.edu> News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41.UAF Sender: news@raven.alaska.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of Alaska - Fairbanks References: <2mkukc$q8f@unbc.edu> Distribution: na Date: Tue, 22 Mar 1994 18:53:00 GMT Lines: 210 This was requested recently. Since it is one of the few songs I have tabbed, I try to post it whenever the request comes in. I'm pretty sure a very similar version is in the Nevada ftp site. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dan Johnson fndaj@aurora.alaska.edu Alaska Center for Rural Health Fairbanks, Alaska USA Hit <return> for next message ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Blackbird by Lennon and McCartney >From the White Album Standard Tuning Tabbed by Dan Johnson s = slide p = pull off h = hammer b = bend tr = triplet (three notes during one down/up beat) roman numeral = barre at that fret \ = down beat / = up beat alternate fingerings in parentheses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sequence: Intro Instrumental II (verse w/o words) Verse 1 Chorus Instrumental I Instrumental III (with bird sounds) Verse 2 Verse 1 Chorus Ending (similar to Instrumental I) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO <long slide> tr tr E--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------| B--0---------1-------|--3-------s-12------|----12-----12-------|---12----| G-------0---------0--|-------0---------0--|-------0---------0--|-------0-| D--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------| A------------0-------|--2-------s-10------|-10--------10-------|-10------| E--3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------| \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / VERSE tr tr E--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------| B--0---------1-------|--3-------s-12------|----12-----12-------|---12----| G-------0---------0--|-------0---------0--|-------0---------0--|-------0-| D--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------| A------------0-------|--2-------s-10------|-10--------10-------|-10------| E--3-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------| \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / Blackbird singing in the dead of night tr tr E----------(3)-----|----------(5)-----|-------------------|--------------------| B-5---------8------|-7--------10------|-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 tr tr tr E----------(3)-----|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| B-7---------8------|-5-----------5----|--4-----------4----|--3-----------3-----| G------0---------0-|------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-------0----------0-| D------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| A-5---------4------|-3---------3------|--3---------3------|--2---------2-------| E------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / All your life you were on ly tr tr tr E--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B--2-----------2-----|--1-----------1-----|--0-----------0-----| G-------0---------0--|-------0---------0--|-------0---------0--| D--------------------|--0--------0--------|--------------------| A--0---------0-------|--------------------|--------------------| E--------------------|--------------------|--3---------3-------| \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / waiting for this moment to a rise (arrive?) INSTRUMENTAL I tr tr E--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B--5---------3-------|--2-----------2-----|--1-----------1-----| G-------0---------0--|-------0---------0--|-------0---------0--| D--------------------|--------------------|--0---------0-------| A--3---------2-------|--0---------0-------|--------------------| E--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / VERSE 2 - PLAYED EXACTLY AS VERSE 1 Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these sunken eyes and learn to see All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to be free CHORUS tr tr E-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| B-10---------8------|-6---------5------|--3-----------3----|-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 tr tr E-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| B-10---------8------|-6---------5------|--3-----------3----|-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 tr E--------------------| B--1------------1----| G-------0---------0--| D--0---------0-------| A--------------------| E--------------------| \ / \ / \ light of the dark black night ("night" is on first down beat of instrumental II) INSTRUMENTAL II - PLAYED EXACTLY AS VERSE, WITHOUT WORDS REPEAT CHORUS (WITH WORDS) INSTRUMENTAL III: tr tr E-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| B--0---------1------|-3--s--s-s-12-----|----12-----12------|---12-------12-----| G-------0---------0-|------0---------0-|-------0---------0-|-------0---------0-| D-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A------------0------|-2--s--s-s-10-----|-10--------10------|-10---------10-----| E--3----------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / g r a d u a l l y slow tempo sustain slide down this to open strings E-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------| B-12-------12-------|-12--------12-s--s-|-0---------1------|-3---------5-------| G------0---------0--|-------------------|------0---------0-|------0---------0--| D-------------------|----rest-----------|------------------|-------------------| A-10-------10-------|-10--------10-s--s-|-----------0------|-2---------3-------| E-------------------|-------------------|-3----------------|-------------------| \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / to a stop ------------| "tweet tweet" E--------------------|--------------------| B--3---------2-------|--1-----------1-----| G-------0---------0--|-------0---------0--| D--------------------|--0---------0-------| A--2---------0-------|--------------------| E--------------------|--------------------| \ / \ / \ / \ / REPEAT VERSE 1 - WITH WORDS ENDING (WITH WORDS) tr tr tr E------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| B-5---------3------|-2-----------2----|-1-----------1-----|--0-----------0-----| G------0---------0-|------0---------0-|------0---------0--|-------0---------0--| D------------------|------------------|-0---------0-------|--------------------| A-3---------2------|-0---------0------|-------------------|--------------------| E------------------|------------------|-------------------|--3---------3-------| \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / You were only waiting for this moment to a rise (these words are repeated from the last line of the verse) tr tr slow strum - G chord E------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------3--| B-5---------3------|-2-----------2----|-1-----------1----|--------------------| G------0---------0-|------0---------0-|------0---------0-|-----------0--------| D------------------|------------------|-0---------0------|--------------------| A-3---------2------|-0---------0------|------------------|-------2------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|--3-----------------| \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / (no words here) slow tempo slow tempo