From: landman@hal.COM (Howard Landman)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
Subject: Blackbird in open G
Summary: take these broken chords and learn to pick
Keywords: Beatles McCartney Blackbird open G Spanish tuning
Date: 4 Jan 93 06:46:06 GMT
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				  BLACKBIRD
				Paul McCartney

		Arrangement in open G ("Spanish") tuning
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Here is the first in what I hope will be a series of pieces in open G tuning.
This is a nice relaxed tuning with lots of rich drony chords and easy fingering.
The third is on the 2nd string where it isn't too hard to get rid of.

For Blackbird, almost all the action is on the 2nd and 5th strings, with some
alternating bass on the 4th.  The 4th may be open, damped by the 5th string
finger ("X" in the tab), or damped to a harmonic by the same finger (fret in
[] brackets in the tab, e.g. "[12]").  A zero in parens (like "(0)") means
either open or damped, that is, either "0" or "X" is OK..

The two notes marked "8?" seem to work OK on either the 8th or 9th fret.
The 8th gives a more chromatic sound, the 9th a more in key sound.  The 8th
is a little easier to play since it maintains identical finger position with
the preceding and succeeding chords.  Try them both and see which one you like.

Most of the harmonics ("[12]") can be muffed with no major ill effect.  The
exception is in the outro, where they must ring clearly.  To do this, first
place fingers on the strings directly over the indicated fret (NOT behind
the fret), touching the string without pressing it against the fret.  Pluck
the strings with a pinch, then immediately remove the fret-fingers.  If you
do this right you should get a pure, bell-like tone.



INTRO:
   3/4                     4/4
D -------------------------------------------------------------
B |---0-------1-------3---|-s/12--------12----12--------12----|
G |-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
D |-----------------------|------[12]----[12]----[12]----[12]-|
G |---0-------2-------4---|-s/12------12------12------12------|
D -------------------------------------------------------------

VERSE:
   3/4                                  4/4
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B |--0----------1-------------3---------|-s/12--------12----12--------12----|
G |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D |-------0-----------(0)-----------X---|------[12]----[12]----[12]----[12]-|
G |--0----------2-------------4---------|-s/12------12------12------12------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Black-bird singing in the dead of night

D --------------------------------------------------------------------------
B |--5-------8-------7--------10-------|---8---------8-----8---------8-----|
G |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D |------X-------X--------X--------X---|-------X-------X-------X-------X---|
G |--5-------6-------7---------8-------|---9-------9-------8-------8-------|
D --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Take these broken wings and learn to    fly,
	     sunken eyes                  see,

   2/4                4/4
D -----------------------------------------------------
B |--7-------8------|--5---------5-----4---------4----|
G |-----------------|---------------------------------|
D |------X-------X--|------X-------X-------X-------X--|
G |--7-------6------|--5-------5-------5-------5------|
D -----------------------------------------------------
    All     your      life

D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B |--3-------3-------2---------2----|--1----------1-----0---------0----|
G |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |------X-------X-------X-------X--|------(0)-----(0)------0-------0--|
G |--4-------4-------2-------2------|--2--------2-------0-------0------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    You were only  waiting for this   moment   to a - rise
						  be free

TURNAROUND: (after 1st verse, instrumental only; at end, with vocals)
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B |--5-------3-------2---------2----|--1----------1-----0---------0-----|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D |------X-------X-------X-------X--|------(0)-----(0)------0-------0---|
G |--5-------4-------2-------2------|--2--------2-------0-------0-------|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    You were on- ly  waiting for this mo - ment to a - rise

CHORUS:
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------
B |-10-------8-------7-------5------|--3---------3-----5---------5----|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |------X-------X-------X-------X--|------X-------X-------X-------X--|
G |-10-------8?------7-------5------|--3-------3-------5-------5------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Black -          bird             fly

D ---------------------------------------------------------------------
B |-10-------8-------7-------5------|--3---------3-----2---------2----|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |------X-------X-------X-------X--|------X-------X-------X-------X--|
G |-10-------8?------7-------5------|--3-------3-------2-------2------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Black -          bird             fly                     into the light

   2/4                3/4
D -----------------------------------------------
B |--1----------1----|--0-------1-------3-------|
G |------------------|--------------------------|
D |------(0)-----(0)-|------0------(0)------X---|
G |--2--------2------|--0-------2-------4-------|
D -----------------------------------------------
      of the dark black night

BRIDGE:
   6/4 
D -----------------------------------------------
B |--12\s-0------1-------3-------5-------3------|
G |---------------------------------------------|
D |----------0-------X-------X-------X-------X--|
G |--12\s-0------2-------4-------5-------4------|
D -----------------------------------------------

   4/4
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------
B |--2---------2-----2---------2----|--1---------1-----1---------1----|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |------X-------X-------X-------X--|-----(0)-----(0)-----(0)-----(0)-|
G |--2-------2-------2-------2------|--2-------2-------2-------2------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------

OUTRO:
   4/4
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------
B |--0-------------[12]-------------|--[5]----------------------------|
G |----------0-------------[12]-----|---------------------------------|
D |----------0-------------[12]-----|---------------------------------|
G |--0-------------[12]-------------|--[5]----------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------


Song structure is:
	INTRO
	VERSE 1 - TURNAROUND (instrumental)
	VERSE 2 - CHORUS
	VERSE (instrumental) - CHORUS
	bird whistles - BRIDGE
	VERSE 1 - TURNAROUND - TURNAROUND - OUTRO
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