Blackbird The Beatles Lennon-McCartney a=[4/4] b=[3/4] c=[2/4] d=[5/4] ======================================================================== Translation ======================================================================== [Intro] b ;G Am7 G/B , a G' : [Verse 1] b ;G Am7 G/B , a G' ,C $ D @ ,Em Eb ,D $ C , Cm G/B ,A7 ^ , c G : [Interlude 1] a ;C G/B A7 ,C/D G : [Verse 2] [Chorus] a ;F Em Dm C ,Bb6 C ,F Em Dm C ,Bb6 A7 , c ^ : [Solo] {1} [Chorus] [Interlude 2] b ;G Am7 G/B , a G' ,G' ,... d G Am7 G/B C G/B , a A7 ^ : [Verse 3] [Outro] {2} ======================================================================== Notes ======================================================================== 1. Solo over [Verse 1] 2. Play [Interlude 1] twice ======================================================================== Chords Note: a=10,b=11,c=12 ======================================================================== EADGBe 654321 ------ G = 3xx00x Am7 = x0x01x G/B = x2x03x G' = xax0ax C = x3x05x C# b5 = x4x0x3 ($) Dadd4 = x5x07x (D) Eb b5 = x6x0x5 (@) Em = x7x08x Eb = x6x08x Cm = x3x04x A7 = x0x02x Gsus4/D = xx001x (^) Fadd2 = x8x0ax (F) Dmadd4 = x5x06x (Dm) Bb6 = x1x03x ======================================================================== Licks ======================================================================== ======================================================================== Lyrics ======================================================================== Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these sunken eyes and learn to see All your life You were only waiting for this moment to be free Blackbird fly blackbird fly Into the light of the dark black night Blackbird fly blackbird fly Into the light of the dark black night Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise You were only waiting for this moment to arise You were only waiting for this moment to arise [Intro] [Verse 1] [Interlude 1] [Verse 2] [Chorus] [Solo] [Chorus] [Interlude 2] [Verse 3] [Outro] ======================================================================== ======================================================================== Transcription: .=lead-in begin ;=section begin :=section end ,=measure separator (bar line) {=comment/note begin }=comment/note end [=section name begin ]=section name end ?=Fermata Chords: A-G=chord name 2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,13=note number add=add aug=augmented dim=diminished b=flat #=sharp m=minor maj=major M=major @$%^&*=token for a chord name a-z=more tokens for chord name '=2nd voicing ''=3rd voicing Licks: Ln=lick definition (n=1-9) h=hammer on p=pull off q=rasqueado r=bend and release s=slide v=bend t=trill x=rake Usage: o '.' lead-in to a section o ';' or ':' can substitue for ',' o only chord name, token, lick, or '{}' can lie between ',' or ';' or ':' o anything between '{}' is either a note reference or is user defined o ' '=one beat in [4/4] time; (four spaces) o 'actual' transcription o 'footnote' transcription o 'combination' transcription o 'implied' transcription ========================================================================