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 LE--- --- --- --- --- ---|B-0- -1- -3- -12 -12 ---|G--- --- --- --- --- ---|D--- --- --- --- --- ---|A--- -0- -2- -10 -10 ---|E-3- --- --- --- --- ---|
VERSE(consisting of Intro+Rest):
S S S L LE--- --- --- --- --- ---|B-0- -1- -3- -12 -12 ---|G--- --- --- --- --- ---|D--- --- --- --- --- ---|A--- -0- -2- -10 -10 ---|E-3- --- --- --- --- ---|
S S S S L LE--- -3- --- -5- --- ---|B-5- --- -7- --- -8- -8-|G--- --- --- --- --- ---|D--- --- --- --- --- ---|A-3- -4- -5- -6- -7- -6-|E--- --- --- --- --- ---|
S S L L L L L LE--- -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 LE--- --- --- --- --- ---|B-10 -8- -6- -5- -3- -5-|G--- --- --- --- --- ---|D--- --- --- --- --- ---|A-8- -7- -5- -3- -1- -3-|E--- --- --- --- --- ---|
S S S S L L LE--- --- --- --- --- --- ---|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 LE--- --- --- --- --- --- ---|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 LE--- --- --- --- --- --- ---|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 chordD--- --- --- -0- ---|A-3- -2- -0- --- ---|E--- --- --- --- -3-|
INTRO
VERSE
TURNAROUND
VERSE
CHORUS
VERSE
CHORUS
BRIDGE
VERSE
OUTRO
