Blackbird Recordet on "The Beatles", 1968 Lennon/McCartney I once saw the original sheet music for this song and i promise you, that it's not like this. But not to worry this sounds just amazing, and by the way guys the fingerpicking style is used several times in other Beatles songs. The slides in this song is a bit hard to tab properly, so listen to the song to make ur own judgement. There are quite few shift slides in there. Don't forget to play the second part i the B part, slower and slower towards the all mighty blackbird slide. Enjoy this great song :D Playing order :Intro - 2*A - 2*b - A - C This is my 2nd tab and it should be 99% correct- Intro 1|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 2|-0-------1-------2------|-12------12----12----|-12------12----12----| 3|-----0-------0-------0--|-------0----------0--|-------0----------0--| 4|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 5|---------0-------3------|-10---------10-------|-10---------10-------| 6|-3----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A 1|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 2|-0-------1-------2------|-12------12----12----|-12------12----12----| 3|-----0-------0-------0--|-------0----------0--|-------0----------0--| 4|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 5|---------0-------3------|-10---------10-------|-10---------10-------| 6|-3----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 1. Blackbird singing in the dead of night, 2. Blackbird singing in the dead of night, 1|------------3--------|------------5-------|-----------------|-----------------| 2|-5-------------------|-7------------------|-8------8---8----|-8------8---8----| 3|------0----------0---|------0----------0--|------0-------0--|------0-------0--| 4|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 5|-3----------4--------|-5----------6-------|-7--------7------|-6--------6------| 6|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1. take these broken wings and learn to fly. 2. take these sunken eyes and learn to see. 1|------------3--------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 2|-7-------------------|-5------5---5-------|-4------4---4----|-3------3---3----| 3|------0----------0---|------0-------0-----|------0-------0--|------0-------0--| 4|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 5|-5----------4--------|-3--------3---------|-3--------3------|-2--------2------| 6|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1. All your life, you were only 2. All your life, you were only 1|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| Second time to B part. 2|-2------2---2----|-1------1---1----|-0------0---0---| Third time to "Coda" 3|------0-------0--|------0-------0--|------0-------0-| 4|-----------------|-0--------0------|----------------| 5|-0--------0------|-----------------|----------------| 6|-----------------|-----------------|-3--------3-----| 1. waiting for this moment to arise. 2. waiting for this moment to be free. 1|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 2|-5----------3--------|-2------2---2----|-1------1---1----|-0------0---0----| 3|-------0----------0--|------0-------0--|------0-------0--|------0-------0--| 4|---------------------|-----------------|-0--------0------|-----------------| 5|-3----------2--------|-0--------0------|-----------------|-----------------| 6|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3--------3------| Dont forget to skip this part the second time i the A part. B 1|-5----------3--------|-1---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------| 2|---------------------|-------------------|-3------3---3----|-5------5---5----| 3|------0-----------0--|------0---------0--|------0-------0--|------0-------0--| 4|-3----------2--------|-0-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 5|---------------------|-----------3-------|-1--------1------|-3--------3------| 6|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| Black bird fly 1|-3----------2--------|-1---------0-------|-----------------| 2|---------------------|-------------------|-3------3---3----| 3|------0-----------0--|------0---------0--|------0-------0--| 4|-5----------3--------|-0-----------------|-----------------| 5|---------------------|-----------3-------|-1--------1------| 6|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------| Black bird fly 1|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------------------| 2|-2------2---2----|-1------1---1----|-----------1---------3-------| 3|------0-------0--|------0-------0--|------0---------0---------0--| 4|-----------------|-0--------0------|-----------------------------| 5|-0--------0------|-----------------|-----------0---------2-------| 6|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------------------| 1. In to the light of a dark black night First time in B part (means play this only the first time in B part) 1|---------------------|---------------------|-----------3-------|-----------5-------| 2|-12------12----12----|-12---------12-------|-5-----------------|-7-----------------| 3|-------0----------0--|-------0----------0--|------0---------0--|------0---------0--| 4|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 5|-10---------10-------|-10---------10-------|-3---------4-------|-5---------6-------| 6|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 1|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-------|-----------------| 2|-8------8---8----|-8------8---8----|-7-----------------|-5------5---5----| 3|------0-------0--|------0-------0--|------0---------0--|------0-------0--| 4|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| 5|-7--------7------|-6--------6------|-5---------4-------|-3--------3------| 6|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| 1|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 2|-4------4---4----|-3------3---3----|-1------1---1----|-0------0---0----| 3|------0-------0--|------0-------0--|------0-------0--|------0-------0--| 4|-----------------|-----------------|-0--------0------|-----------------| 5|-3--------3------|-2--------2------|-----------------|-----------------| 6|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3--------3------| Second time in B part (play tis part slower and slower towards the slide) 1|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| 2|-12------12----12-----|-12------12----12-----|-12------12----12-----| 3|-------0----------0---|-------0----------0---|-------0----------0---| 4|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| 5|-10---------10--------|-10---------10--------|-10---------10--------| 6|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| 1|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------| 2|-12------12----12-----|-12---------12--------|-12---------12--------|-12---------12-------| 3|-------0----------0---|-------0----------0---|-------0----------0---|-------0----------0--| 4|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------| 5|-10---------10--------|-10---------10--------|-10---------10--------|-10---------10-------| 6|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------| 1|----------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| 2|-12----12-|----0---------1-------|-3---------5-------|-3---------2-------|-1------1---1---| 3|----------|---------0---------0--|------0---------0--|------0---------0--|------0-------0-| 4|----------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-0--------0-----| 5|-10----10-|--------------0-------|-2---------5-------|-2---------0-------|----------------| 6|----------|-10/3-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| Back to A part. C (Coda) 1|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 2|-5---------3-------|-2------2---2----|-1------1---1----|-0------0---0----| 3|------0---------0--|------0-------0--|------0-------0--|------0-------0--| 4|-------------------|-----------------|-0--------0------|-----------------| 5|-3---------2-------|-0--------0------|-----------------|-----------------| 6|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3--------3------| you were only waiting for this moment to arise, 1|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3--| 2|-5---------3-------|-2------2---2----|-1------1---1----|-0---0--| 3|------0---------0--|------0-------0--|------0-------0--|-0---0--| 4|-------------------|-----------------|-0--------0------|--------| 5|-3---------2-------|-0--------0------|-----------------|--------| 6|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3------| you were only waiting for this moment to arise. Made By David On the 17 juni 2005. Email Darkblitzer@hotmail.com