************************************************************************* GuitarZone (c) 2001 ************************************************************************* Please note that this file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research. ************************************************************************* SONG TITLE: Blackbird ARTIST/GROUP: The Beatles ALBUM: Greatest Hits TRANSCRIBED BY: Mike Dutton ************************************************************************* #1 #2 3/4 G Am7 G 4/4 G I|------------------------|--------------------------------| N|0-------1-------3-------|12----12--12----12----12--12----| T|----0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---| R|------------------------|--------------------------------| O|--------0-------2-------|10------10------10------10------| D|3-----------------------|--------------------------------| + . + . + . + . + . + . + . 3/4 G Am7 G 4/4 G V||-------------------------|--------------------------------| E||-0-------1-------3-------|12----12--12----12----12--12----| R||.----0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---| S||.------------------------|--------------------------------| E||---------0-------2-------|10------10------10------10------| S||-3-----------------------|--------------------------------| + . + . + . + . + . + . + . 1. Blackbird singing in the dead of night 2. Blackbird singing in the dead of 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 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| + . + . + . + . + . + . + . + . Take these broken wings and learn to fly Take these sunken eyes and learn to see 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. | #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. 4/4 F Em Dm C Bb C B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| R|10------8-------6-------5-------|3-----3---3-----5-----5---5-----| I|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|8-------7-------5-------3-------|1-------1-------3-------3-------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| + . + . + . + . + . + . + . + . Black - bird, fly, 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 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 4/4 G Am7 G 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|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| + . + . + . + . + . + . + . + . 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|-------------------------------------------------| + . + . + . 2/4 G A7 D7(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-----------| + . + . + . + . 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, 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 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 4/4 G Am7 G 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. 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. 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.