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BLACKBIRD
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1968 Album THE BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM))
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul McCartney - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=96
G Am7 G/B G
 3/4            4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|--------------|--------------------------------------|
|-0---1---3----|-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-12----12-12\-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|---0---2------|--------------------------------------|
|-----0---2-2/-|-10-10----10----10-10-10----10----10\-|
|-3------------|--------------------------------------|
   1st - 3rd Verses
    $$
    G   Am7 G/B    G                                      C   C#° DaddD#°
   3/4            4/4
    E E E E E E     E  S  S  S  S  E  E  S  S  S  S  E    E E E E E E E E
||---------------|--------------------------------------|-----3-------5---|
||o-0---1---3----|-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-12----12-12\-|-5---0---7---0---|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
||----0---2------|--------------------------------------|-----------------|
||o-----0---2-2/-|-10-10----10----10-10-10----10----10\-|-3---4---5---6---|
||--3------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------|
                                                  To Dbl. Coda
  Em          Eb            DaddC#°   C           Cm
                           2/4       4/4
  E S S S S E E S S S S E   E E E E   E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-----3---|--------------------------|
|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-|-7---0---|-5-5-5---5-5-4-4-4---4-4--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-------------------------|---------|--------------------------|
|-7-7---7---7-6-6---6---6-|-5---4---|-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3--|
|-------------------------|---------|--------------------------|
                           1.
  G/B         A7            C/D         G             C   G/B A7
  E S S S S E E S S S S E   E S S S S E E S S S S E   E E E E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-3-3-3---3-3-2-2-2---2-2-|-1-1-1---1-1-0-0-0---0-0-|-5---3---2-2-2---2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------|-0-0---0---0-------------|---------------------|
|-2-2---2---2-0-0---0---0-|-------------------------|-3---2---0-0---0---0-|
|-------------------------|-------------3-3---3---3-|---------------------|
                                                        Bridge
                             2.
                                                      $
  C/D         G               C/D         G              Fadd9Em  DmadC4
  E S S S S E E S S S S E     E S S S S E E S S S S E     E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------||-------------------------||-------------------|
|-1-1-1---1-1-0-0-0---0-0-o||-1-1-1---1-1-0-0-0---0-0-||-10---8---6---5----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0---0---0--------------||-0-0---0---0-------------||-------------------|
|-------------------------o||-------------------------||--8---7---5---3----|
|-------------3-3---3---3--||-------------3-3---3---3-||-------------------|
  Bb6         C             Fadd9Em  DmadC4    Bb6         A7
  E S S S S E E S S S S E    E E E E E E E E   E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|-3-3-3---3-3-5-5-5---5-5-|-10---8---6---5---|-3-3-3---3-3-2-2-2---2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-------------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|-1-1---1---1-3-3---3---3-|--8---7---5---3---|-1-1---1---1-0-0---0---0--|
|-------------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
                 Interlude
       To Coda
  C/D             G   Am7 G/B    G
 2/4             3/4            4/4
  E S S S S E     E E E E E E     E  S  S  S  S  E  E  S  S  S  S  E
|--------------||--------------|--------------------------------------|
|-1-1-1---1-1--||-0---1---3----|-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-12----12-12\-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-0-0---0---0--||---0---2------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------||-----0---2-2/-|-10-10----10----10-10-10----10----10\-|
|--------------||-3------------|--------------------------------------|
  C   C#° DaddD#°   Em          Eb            DaddC#°
                                             2/4
  E E E E E E E E   E S S S S E E S S S S E   E E E E
|-----3-------5---|-------------------------|-----3----|
|-5---0---7---0---|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-|-7---0----|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0---0--|
|-----------------|-------------------------|----------|
|-3---4---5---6---|-7-7---7---7-6-6---6---6-|-5---4----|
|-----------------|-------------------------|----------|
  C           Cm            G/B         A7
 4/4
  E S S S S E E S S S S E   E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5---5-5-4-4-4---4-4-|-3-3-3---3-3-2-2-2---2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-|-2-2---2---2-0-0---0---0-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
              D.S. al Coda
  C/D         G
  E S S S S E E S S S S E
|---------------------------||
|-1-1-1---1-1-0-0-0---0-0---||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
|-0-0---0---0---------------||
|---------------------------||
|-------------3-3---3---3---||
 Interlude
  &
  G   Am7 G/B    G
 3/4            4/4
  E E E E E E     E  S  S  S  S  E  E  S  S  S  S  E
|--------------|-------------------------------------|
|-0---1---3----|-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-12----12-12-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
|---0---2------|-------------------------------------|
|-----0---2-2/-|-10-10----10----10-10-10----10----10-|
|-3------------|-------------------------------------|
   E  S  S  S  S  E  E  S  S  S  S  E
|-------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-12----12-12-|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-10-10----10----10-10-10----10----10-|
|-------------------------------------|
  Q=86        Q=76                    in time Q=9
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    +H.       +E   +E
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-(12)------(12)-(12)-|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--(0)-------(0)--(0)-|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-10----10----10----10-10-|-(10)------(10)-(10)-|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
 6
                     D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
  G   Am7 G/B C     G/B A7  C/D
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E S S S S E
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-0---1---3---5---|-3---2---1-1-1---1-1---||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
|---0---2---0-----|---------0-0---0---0---||
|-----0---2---3---|-2---0-----------------||
|-3---------------|-----------------------||
 Outro
  &&
  G/B         A7            C/D         G             C   G/B A7
  E S S S S E E S S S S E   E S S S S E E S S S S E   E E E E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-3-3-3---3-3-2-2-2---2-2-|-1-1-1---1-1-0-0-0---0-0-|-5---3---2-2-2---2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------|-0-0---0---0-------------|---------------------|
|-2-2---2---2-0-0---0---0-|-------------------------|-3---2---0-0---0---0-|
|-------------------------|-------------3-3---3---3-|---------------------|
  C/D         G             C   G/B A7
  E S S S S E E S S S S E   E E E E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-1-1-1---1-1-0-0-0---0-0-|-5---3---2-2-2---2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0---0---0-------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|-3---2---0-0---0---0-|
|-------------3-3---3---3-|---------------------|
H.=H
C/D G
E S S S S E E E +Q +W
|---------------3-(3)--|-(3)----*|
|-1-1-1---1-1-0-0-(0)--|-(0)----*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)--|-(0)----*|
|-0-0---0---0---0-(0)--|-(0)----*|
|----------------------|--------*|
|-------------3--------|--------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
1x