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Blackbird

by The Beatles
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Beatles (Paul McCartney) - Blackbird
tabbed by Andreas Schwarz
The song consist of 2 different picking patterns. One short (S) and one long (L)
one. In the studio version you can also hear Paul stomping his foot in the background.
1. Picking pattern(example) SHORT
e|----------|
B|-0--------|
G|----0-----| = in the tab marked with "S"
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|-3--------|
2. Picking pattern(example) LONG
e|-------------------------|
B|-12-----12-----12--------|
G|-----0-------------0-----| = in the tab marked with "L"
D|-------------------------|
A|-10---------10-----------|
E|-------------------------|
Intro 
   S   S   S   L   L
e|--- --- --- --- --- ---|
B|-0- -1- -3- -12 -12 ---|
G|--- --- --- --- --- ---|
D|--- --- --- --- --- ---|
A|--- -0- -2- -10 -10 ---|
E|-3- --- --- --- --- ---|
[Verse](consisting of Intro+Rest):
   S   S   S   L   L
e|--- --- --- --- --- ---|
B|-0- -1- -3- -12 -12 ---|
G|--- --- --- --- --- ---|
D|--- --- --- --- --- ---|
A|--- -0- -2- -10 -10 ---|
E|-3- --- --- --- --- ---|
   S   S   S   S   L   L
e|--- -3- --- -5- --- ---|
B|-5- --- -7- --- -8- -8-|
G|--- --- --- --- --- ---|
D|--- --- --- --- --- ---|
A|-3- -4- -5- -6- -7- -6-|
E|--- --- --- --- --- ---|
   S   S   L   L   L   L   L   L
e|--- -3- --- --- --- --- --- ---|
B|-7- --- -5- -4- -3- -2- -1- -0-|
G|--- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---|
D|--- --- --- --- --- --- -0- ---|
A|-5- -4- -3- -3- -2- -0- --- ---|
E|--- --- --- --- --- --- --- -3-|
[Turnaround]
   S   S   L   L   L 
e|--- --- --- --- ---|
B|-5- -3- -2- -1- -0-|
G|--- --- --- --- ---|
D|--- --- --- -0- ---|
A|-3- -2- -0- --- ---|
E|--- --- --- --- -3-|
Chorus 
   S   S   S   S   L   L
e|--- --- --- --- --- ---|
B|-10 -8- -6- -5- -3- -5-|
G|--- --- --- --- --- ---|
D|--- --- --- --- --- ---|
A|-8- -7- -5- -3- -1- -3-|
E|--- --- --- --- --- ---|
   S   S   S   S   L   L   L
e|--- --- --- --- --- --- ---|
B|-10 -8- -6- -5- -3- -2- -1-|
G|--- --- --- --- --- --- ---|
D|--- --- --- --- --- --- -0-|
A|-8- -7- -5- -3- -1- -0- ---|
E|--- --- --- --- --- --- ---|
Bridge 
   S   S   S   L   L   L   L
e|--- --- --- --- --- --- ---|
B|-0- -1- -3- -12 -12 -12 -12|
G|--- --- --- --- --- --- ---|
D|--- --- --- --- --- --- ---|
A|--- -0- -2- -10 -10 -10 -10|
E|-3- --- --- --- --- --- ---|
   (slowing down)
e|-----------------------|
B|--12----12----12----12-|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----| (short break + slide down)
D|-----------------------|
A|--10----10----10----10-|
E|-----------------------|
   S   S   S   S   S   S   L
e|--- --- --- --- --- --- ---|
B|-0- -1- -3- -5- -3- -2- -1-|
G|--- --- --- --- --- --- ---|
D|--- --- --- --- --- --- -0-|
A|--- -0- -2- -3- -2- -0- ---|
E|-3- --- --- --- --- --- ---|
[Outro](same as TURNAROUND)
   S   S   L   L   L 
e|--- --- --- --- ---|
B|-5- -3- -2- -1- -0-|
G|--- --- --- --- ---| X2 then a G chord
D|--- --- --- -0- ---|
A|-3- -2- -0- --- ---|
E|--- --- --- --- -3-|
INTRO
VERSE
TURNAROUND
VERSE
CHORUS
VERSE
CHORUS
BRIDGE
VERSE
OUTRO
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