Blackbird Chords
Blackbird by The Beautiful Girls is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, D, C, Bm and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
tabbed by nick, [email protected]
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.
Em
e:-----------------------------------------------
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 Em
e:--------------------------------------------------------
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 Em
e:-----------------------------------------------
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 Em
e:-----------------------------------------------
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 2
D:---------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.
Comments or corrections
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