The Beautiful Girls - Blackbird
Album: Learn Yourself
Standard Tuning
b - bend
r - release
h - hammer
p - pull
\ - slide down
/ - slide up
. - hold bend
~ - vibrato
verse
try playing the chords in different positions
if you think it'll sound better.
Eme:-----------------------------------------------|B:--8--8----8----8--8----8-----8--8----8---------|G:--9--9----9----9--9----9-----9--9----9---------|D:--9--9----9----9--9----9-----9--9----9---------|A:-----------------------------------------------|E:-----------------------------------------------|
Play that a few times then it changes to
D C Eme:--------------------------------------------------------|B:--10--10---10-----8---8------8-----8--8---8----8--8---8-|G:--11--11---11-----9---9------9-----9--9---9----9--9---9-|D:--12--12---12-----10--10-----10----9--9---9----9--9---9-|A:--------------------------------------------------------|E:--------------------------------------------------------|
D C Eme:-----------------------------------------------|B:--10--10---10-----8---8----8-----8--8----------|G:--11--11---11-----9---9----9-----9--9----------|D:--12--12---12-----10--10---10----9--9----------|A:-----------------------------------------------|E:-----------------------------------------------|
and then the lead in to the chorus D C Bm A Bm Eme:-----------------------------------------------|B:--10---8----7---5---7---8----------------------|G:--11---9----7---6---7---9----------------------|D:--12---10---9---7---9---9----------------------|A:-----------------------------------------------|E:-----------------------------------------------|
Chorus riffs
I'm pretty sure the notes are correct although they may be
played in a different octave, so play the same notes higher up the
neck if you don't think it sounds better.
e:----------------------------------------------------------|B:----------------------------------------------------------|G:-----4--2--0-----0-----------4--2--0----0---------0-------|D:--7-----------2------2----/7-----------2----2--0h2----2h5-|A:----------------------------------------------------------|E:----------------------------------------------------------|
e:----------------------------------------------------------|B:------------------------------3~--------------------------|G:----4--2--0-------0-------2/4---2h4p2---2h4p2---2p0-------|D:-/7-----------2-------2---------------2-------2-----2-0---|A:--------------------------------------------------------2-|E:----------------------------------------------------------|
e:----------------------------------------------------|B:-3-----------------------3--------------------------|G:---4-2-0------2--0----------4-2-0--------2--0-------| X 2D:---------2-0-------2--0------------2--0--------(2/)-|A:----------------------------------------------------|E:----------------------------------------------------|
That last bit is played twice with the bracketed note only
played on the second time.
Solo
e:----------------------------------------------|B:----------------------------------------------|G:-/9b~..............r-7--9\---/9b~...........r-|D:----------------------------------------------|A:----------------------------------------------|E:----------------------------------------------|
e:---------------------------------------------|B:-----8----8h10p8-----8-----------------------|G:-7h9---9----------9-----9p7-----7------------|D:-----------------------------9------9p7------|A:-----------------------------------------10\-|E:---------------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------|G:-9b..r-----------------------------------|D:--------7--9-9b..r---9---7-7--7----------|A:--------------------------------10----7\-|E:-----------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------|B:-------------------------------8\--------|G:-9b..r-------------------------9\--------|D:--------7--9-9b..r--7----------9\--------|A:-----------------------7-7--7------------|E:-----------------------------------------|
Solo probably isn't exact but just mess around in Em
anyway.
Hope you enjoy it, check out the other Beautiful Girls songs, if u like Jack Johnson,
like these Aussie guys for sure.
Neeky xoxo
