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Blackbird

Lennon/McCartney
Album: The Beatles (The White Album)

This entire song is plucked so, the chords above the
lyrics are only a guide to what tab should be played.
Have fun with this song!




Intro:


|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-----1-----3-----/12-----12---12----12-----12---12----|
|-----0-----0-----0-------0----------0------0----------0--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------0-----2-----/10-------10-------10-------10-------|
|--3------------------------------------------------------|



here is the tab for the verses:

   A                 G                             
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-----1-----3-----/12-----12---12----12-----12---12----|
|-----0-----0-----0-------0----------0------0----------0--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------0-----2-----/10-------10-------10-------10-------|
|--3------------------------------------------------------|


   E                           F
|--------3-----------5---------------------------------|
|--5-----------7---------8-----8---8----8-----8---8----|
|-----0-----0-----0---------0--------0-----0--------0--|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--3-----4-----5-----6---7-------7------6-------6------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
 

   A                      E
|--------3-------------------------------------|
|--7-------------5-----5---5----4-----4---4----|
|-----0-----0-------0--------0-----0--------0--|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--5-----4-------3-------3------3-------3------|
|----------------------------------------------|


   G              D                C
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3-----3---3-----2-----2---2----1-----1---1----0-----0---0-----|
|-----0--------0------0--------0-----0--------0-----0---------0--|
|---------------------------------0-------0----------------------|
|--2-------2-------0-------0-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------3-------3-------|
  



  A                G
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
  E                          F
Take these broken wings and learn to fly 
 A                      E
All   your   life
G               D               C
You were only waiting for this moment to     arrive.


bridge between Verse 1 and Verse 2

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-----3----2-----2---2----1-----1---1----0-----0---0-----|
|-----0----0-----0--------0-----0--------0-----0---------0--| 
|----------------------------0-------0----------------------|
|--3-----2----0-------0-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------3-------3-------|



  A                G
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
  E                          F
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
 A                      E
All   your   life
G               D               C
You were only waiting for this moment to be free.




Chorus

   F#                G                   Em
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-----8-----6-----5-----3----3---3----5----5---5----|
|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-------0--|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--8-----7-----5-----3-----1------1------3------3------|
|------------------------------------------------------|


   G                       Am            D
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-----8-----6-----5-----3----3---3----2----2---2----1-----1---1----|
|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0--------0--|
|------------------------------------------------------0-------0------|
|--8-----7-----5-----3-----1------1------0------0---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#                  G                     Em
 Black        bird        fly       
      G                       Am            D
 Black       bird         fly               

into the light of a dark black night




Instrumental (plucking of verse 1 followed by chorus)


Now play this

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---1---3---/12---12--12---12---12--12---12---12--12---12---12---12---12-|
|---0---0---0-----0--------0----0--------0----0--------0----0----0----0----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0---2---/10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10-----10---10---10------|
|-3---------------------------------------------------------------------10-|


|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--12\---0-----1----3-----5-----3-----2-----1-----1---1-----|
|-----------0----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------0--|
|-------------------------------------------0-------0-------|
|--10\---------0----2-----3-----2-----0---------------------|
|--------3--------------------------------------------------|


Repeat Verse 1



Outro (slower):

   
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-----3------2-----2---2----1-----1---1----0-----0---0-----|
|-----0-----0------0--------0-----0--------0-----0---------0--|
|------------------------------0-------0----------------------|
|--3-----2------0-------0-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------3-------3-------|
  
  You were only waiting for this moment to     arrive.

|-----------------------------------------------3--|
|--5-----3-----2-----2---2----1-----1---1-------0--|
|-----0-----0-----0--------0-----0--------0-----0--|
|-----------------------------0-------0------------|
|--3-----2-----0-------0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------3-----|
 
  You were only waiting for this moment to     arrive.
© Colin Hawkes