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Song title:       Blackbird
Original Album:	  The White Album

Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Copyright © 1968 Northern Songs Limited
Published by Northern Songs Limited

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Much of the song would seem to be in 2/4, with a bar or two of 3/4. 
Please note that below the lyrics don't align with the tab
/ indicates slide up
\ indicates slide down


INTRO:

Let ring.

 3/4                       2/4
  G      Am7     G/B        G
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-------1-------3---/---|-12--12-12-----12|-12--12-12-----12|
|-----0-------0-----------|-----0--0----0-0-|-----0--0----0-0-|
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-------2---/---|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|
|-3-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - |


VERSE1:

 3/4                       2/4
  G      Am7     G/B        G
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-------1-------3---/---|-12--12-12-----12|-12--12-12-----12|
|-----0-------0-----------|-----0--0----0-0-|-----0--0----0-0-|
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-------2---/---|-10-------10-----|-10-------10-----|
|-3-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - |

  Blackbird singing in the dead of night



  C      A7/C#      D      B7/D#      Em                Eb
|---------3-------|---------5-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----------0---|-7-----------0---|-8---8-8-----8---|-8---8-8-----8---|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-0---0-0---|-----0-0---0-0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-------4-------|-5-------6-------|-7-------7-------|-6-------6-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - |

  Take these broken wings and learn to fly



  D      A7/C#      C                 Cm
|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---------------|-5---5-5-----5---|-4---4-4-----4---|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-0---0-0---|-----0-0---0-0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-------4-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - |

   All   your life____________________



  G/B               A7                C/D               G
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---3-3-----3---|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-1---1-1-----1---|-0-----0-----0---|
|-----0-0---0-0---|-----0-0---0-0-0-|-----0-0---0-----|-----0-0---0-0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----0-----0-----|
|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - |

  You were only waiting for this mo  - ment  to a -  rise



INTERLUDE1:

  C      G/B        A7                C/D               G
|-----------------|-------------0---|-------------0---|-----------------|
|-5-------3-------|-2-2-2-------2---|-1-1-1-------1---|-0---0-------0---|
|-----0-------0---|---0-0-----0-----|---0-0-----0-----|---0-0-----0-0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|---0-------0-----|
|-3-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - |


2nd VERSE:
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



BRIDGE:

  F       Em        Dm      C         Bb6               C
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-10------8-------|-6-------5-------|-3-3-3-------3---|-5-5-5-----------|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|---0-0-------0---|---0-0-----0-0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------------|
|-8-------7-------|-5-------3-------|-1-------1-------|-3-------3-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - |

   Black        -  bird,          fly,



  F       Em        Dm    C           Bb6               A7
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-10------8-------|-6-------5-------|--3-3-3------3---|-2-2-2----------|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|----0-0------0---|---0-0-------0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|-------------0--|
|-8-------7-------|-5-------3-------|--1------1-------|-0-------0------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - |

   Black        -  bird,          fly,                         into the 



   Dm7     G/D                
|-----------------|
|-1---1-1-----0---|
|-----0-----0-0---|
|-0-------0-------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - |

light of a dark black


INTERLUDE2:

 3/4                 2/4
    G     Am7   G/B      G                                 C    A7/C#
|------------------|---------------------|--------------|-------3--------|
|--0-----1-----3-s-|--s-12-----12--12----|-12--12--12-s-|-5--------------|
|-----0-----0------|2--------0--------0--|-----0--------|----0-----0-----|
|------------------|4--------------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------0-----2-s-|--s-10-------10------|-10------10-s-|-3-----4--------|
|--3---------------|---------------------|--------------|----------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - |

  night.



  D    B7/D#   Em              Eb               D   A7/C#   C 
|------5----|----------------|---------------|-------3----|---------------|
|-7-0-------|--8----8-----8--|-8----8---8----|--7---------|-5----5---5----|
|---0-----0-|-----0-----0----|----0-------0--|-----0---0--|----0-------0--|
|-----------|----------------|---------------|---------0--|---------------|
|-5----6----|--7------7------|-6------6------|--5----4----|-3------3------|
|-----------|----------------|---------------|------------|---------------|



  Cm            G/B           A7             C/D             G
|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-4----4---4---|-3----3---3-|-2----2---2---|-1----1---1----|-0----0---0----|
|----0-------0-|----0-------|----0-------0-|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|
|--------------|------------|--------------|-0------0------|---------------|
|-3------3-----|-2------2---|-0------0-----|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|-3------3------|



BRIDGE(again):

   F      Em       Dm    C       Bb6               C
|---------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
|--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------|
|---------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|

   Black        -  bird,          fly,


   F      Em       Dm    C       Bb6               A7
|---------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
|--10-----8-----|--6-----5-----|--3----3---3----|--2----2---2----|
|------0-----0--|-----0-----0--|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|
|---------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
|--8------7-----|--5-----3-----|--1------1------|--0------0------|
|---------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|

   Black        -  bird,          fly,                        into the 



   Dm7     G/D                
|---------------------|
|--1-----1---1----1---|
|------0-------0------|
|--0-------0----------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|

   light of a dark black



    G   Am7 G/B    G
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---0---1---3-s-|--12----12--12---|-12----12--12----|-12----12--12----|
|3----0---0-----|2-----0-------0--|-----0--------0--|-----0--------0--|
|4--------------|4----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------0---2-s-|--10------10-----|-10------10------|-10------10------|
|---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

    night.



|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
|-12----12--12----|-12----12--12----|-12------12------|-----12-s--|
|-----0--------0--|-----0--------0--|-----------------|3----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------rest-|4----------|
|-10------10------|-10------10------|-10------10------|-----10-s--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|



      G     Am7      G/B   C       G/B    A7       C/D
|-----------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|---s-0-----1-----|--3-----5-----|--3-----2-----|--1----1---1-----|
|2-------0-----0--|-----0-----0--|-----0-----0--|-----0-------0---|
|4-------0--------|--------------|--------------|--0------0-------|
|---s-3-----0-----|--2-----3-----|--2-----0-----|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|



[repeat 1st VERSE]



CODA:

   C     G/B      A7               C/D              G
|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--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 a -   rise.



                                                      (pat strings )
                                                      (with fingers)
   C     G/B      A7               C/D              G
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----3---------||
|--5-----3-----|--2----2---2----|--1----1---1----|--0--0---------||
|-----0-----0--|-----0-------0--|-----0-------0--|--0--0---------||
|--------------|----------------|--0------0------|--0--0---------||
|--3-----2-----|--0------0------|----------------|--x------------||
|--------------|----------------|----------------|--3------------||

  You were only waiting for this   moment to arise.