The Beatles Complete Songbook The Beatles, aka The White Album (1)22 November 1968 UK (Apple/Parlophone)
BACK IN THE U.S.S.R.
DEAR PRUDENCE
GLASS ONION
OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA
WILD HONEY PIE
THE CONTINUING STORY OF BUNGALOW BILL
WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN
MARTHA MY DEAR
I’M SO TIRED
BLACKBIRD
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 04:51:29 -0600
From: cts@mail.utexas.edu (chris)
Subject: Back in the U.S.S.R by The Beatles
Back in the U.S.S.R
(Lennon/McCartney)
The Beatles
The "White Album" (1968)
E E7
A D
Flew in from Miami Beach B. O. A. C.
C D
Didn't get to bed last night
A D
On the way the paperback was on my knee
C D
Man I had a dreadful flight
A
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
C D
You don't know how lucky you are boy
A D Eb E
Back in the U.S.S.R.
A D
Been away so long I hardly knew the place
C D
Gee it's good to be back home
A D
Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case
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The Beatles Complete Songbook
C D
Honey disconnect the phone
A
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
C D
You don't know how lucky you are boy
Gadd9
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.
A
Back in the U.S.S.R.
D
Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out
A
They leave the West behind
D D/C# D/C D/B
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout
E D A D Eb E
That Geogia's always on my mi mi mi mi mi mi mind [Oh come on!]
[solo]
A D
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|15-------15--15-------15--15-------15--15-------15--15------15------15-----|
|17b(19)-(19)-17b(19)-(19)-17b(19)-(19)-17b(19)-(19)-17b(19)-17b(19)-17b(19)|
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C D A D
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|-17--17------------------17--14--14-----15-b(19)17-b(19)17-b(19)17-b(19)17-|
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C D
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|---------15--15b(17)b15--------------|
|-17--17------------------17--14--14--|
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A
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
C D
You don't know how lucky you are boy
A
Back in the U.S.S.R.
D
Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out
A
They leave the West behind
D D/C# D/C D/B
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout
E D A D Eb E
That Geogia's always on my mi mi mi mi mi mi mind
A D
Oh, show me 'round your snow-peaked mountains way down south
C D
Take me to your daddy's farm
A D
Let me hear your balalaikais ringing out
C D
Come and keep your comrade warm
A
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
C D
You don't know how lucky you are boy
A D Eb E A
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Gadd9
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transcribed by Chris Sears
cts@mail.utexas.edu
Dear Prudence
intro:
D add9 D C/D G/D A/D C/D D D/C D/B D/Bb
Couplet:
D D/C D/B D/Bb D D/C D/B D/Bb
Dear prudence won't you come out to play
==>Same chords (mêmes accords)
Dear prudence greet the brand new day
D D/C D/B D/Bb D
The sun is up The sky is blue it's beautiful and so are you dear prudence
C G D D/C D/B D/Bb
Won't you come out to play
2° couplet, same chords (mêmes accords)
Dear prudence open up your eyes
Dear prudence See the sunny skies
The wind is low the birds will sing that you are part of everything Dear
Prudence
Won't you open up your eyes
Bridge:
G/D A/D G/D
D G/D A/D G/D
Look around round (round round round....)
D G/D A/D G/D
Look around round (round round round...)
F Ab G
Look around
D D/C D/B D/Bb
3°Couplet, same chords (mêmes accords)
Dear prudence let me see your smile
Dear prudence see the sunny like a little child
The clouds will be a daisy chain so let me see you smile again dear prudence
Won't you let me see you smile?
4° couplet
D D/B D/Bb D D/B D/Bb
Dear prudence Won't you come out to play
==>same chords (mêmes accords)
Dear prudence greet the brand new day
D D/C D/B D/Bb D
The sun is up the sky is blue it's beautiful and so are you dear prudence
C G D
Won't you come out to play?
ending: (fin)
D Dadd9 D C/D G/D A/D C/D
Glass onion
From: Paul Zimmerman <AUDSM@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU>
Subject: CRD: Glass Onion - Beatles
Glass Onion
The Beatles
Am F7
I told you 'bout Strawberry fields,
Am F7
you know the place where nothing is real
Am Gm7
Well here's another place you can go - wo
C7 Gm7
Where everything flow - ows
C7 F7 D7
Looking through the bent backed tulips To
F7 D7 F7 G7
see how the other half lives Looking through a glass onion
I told you 'bout the Walrus and me man
You know that we're as close as can be man
Well here's another clue for you all
The Walrus was Paul
Standing on a cast iron whore yeah
Lady Madonna tryin' to make ends meet yeah Looking through a glass onion
BRIDGE
Am F Am Am7
oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah
F7 G7
Looking through a glass onion
I told you 'bout the Fool on the Hill
I tell you that he's living there still
Well here's another place you can be
Listen to me
Fixing a hole in the ocean Try- G Adim7
ing to make a dove tail joint Looking through a glass onion
Coda, repeat and fade (each "-" represents a beat)
|Adim7 - Abdim7 Gdim7 |F#dim7 - - - |- - Gdim7 G#dim7 |Adim7 - - - |
Adim7 = xx1212, Abdim7 = xx3434, Gdim7 = xx2323, F#dim7 = xx1212
Gm7 = xx3333, F7 = xx1211
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
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From: Carlos Li <chopin!carlos@uunet.uu.net>
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Subject: MOST WANTED
To: jamesb@nevada.edu
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 15:35:01 EDT
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Hi,
I saw the following song in your most wanted list. Here are the chords
for it. I would also like to request that you put the song "Jackie
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Thanks,
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{t:Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da}
{st:John Lennon and Paul McCartney}
[G]Desmond had a barrow in the [D7]market place,
Molly is the singer in a [G]band.
Desmond says to [G7]Molly, girl I [C]like your face
and Molly [G]says this as she [D7]takes him by the [G]hand.
{start_of_chorus}
Ob-la-[G]di, ob-la-da, life goes [Bm]on [Em]bra.
[G]La la how the [D7]life goes [G]on. (repeat)
{end_of_chorus}
[G]Desmond takes a trolley to the [D7]jeweller's store,
buys a twenty carat golden [G]ring.
Takes it back to [G7]Molly, waiting [C]at the door
and as he [G]gives it to her [D7]she begins to [G]sing.
{c: chorus}
[NC]In a couple of [C]years they have built a home sweet [G]home
[NC]with a couple of [C]kids running in the yard
of [G]Desmond and Molly [D7]Jones.
[G]Happy ever after in the [D7]market place,
Desmond lets the children lend a [G]hand.
Molly stays at [G7]home and does her [C]pretty face
and in the [G]evening she still [D7]sings it with the [G]band.
{c: chorus}
(NC --> No chord is played)
Wild honey pie
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Wild Honey Pie
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by Lennon/McCartney
from The White Album
Main riff:
G7 F7
-|-7------------7-------------|-5------------5--------------
-|-------6------------6-------|-------4-------------4-------
-|----7-----7------7-----7----|----5-----5-------5-----5----
-|----------------------------|-----------------------------
-|----------------------------|-----------------------------
-|----------------------------|-----------------------------
E7 Eb7 D7
-|----------------------------|-----------------------------
-|----------------------------|-----------------------------
-|----------------------------|-----------------------------
-|----------------------------|-----------------------------
-|----------------------------|-----------------------------
-|----------------------------|-----------------------------
(Main Riff)
G7
Honey Pie Honey Pie
(Main Riff)
G7
Honey Pie Honey Pie
(Main Riff)
G7 F7
Honey Pie Honey Pie
G7 F7
Honey Pie Honey Pie
G7
I love you
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Tab Special Notations:
----0---- play the open string ('fret zero')
----5---- play fret five
----5~--- play fret five with vibrato
---5/7--- play fret five, slide up to fret seven
---7\5--- play fret seven, slide down to fret five
--8b(9)-- play fret eight, bend the string (at fret eight) to reach
the pitch of fret nine
--b(9)8-- play fret eight already bent to the pitch of fret nine,
unbending until it reaches the normal pitch of fret eight
----h7--- hammer-on to fret seven
----p5--- pull-off to fret five
---/7---- slide up to fret 7 (the starting fret of the slide is
undefined, judge by ear)
---15\--- play fret 15, slide down (the ending fret of the slide is
undefined, judge by ear)
---0h3--- play the open string and immediately hammer-on to fret
three
---7p5--- play fret seven and immediately pull-off to fret five
CHORDS:
D7- XX0212
E7- X79797
Eb7- X68686
F7- 131211
G7- 320001
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The continuing story of Bungalow Bill
From: hertzberg@ifthen.enet.dec.com (Marc Hertzberg (History: Love It Or Leave
It))
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
A Chorus:
C G C Fm C Fm G
Hey bungalow bill what did you kill bungalow bill
A E7 A Dm A Dm E7
Hey bungalow bill what did you kill bungalow bill
A Verse:
Am C F G Am
He went out tiger hunting with his elephant and gun
C F
In case of accidents he always took his mom
Em G Am Fm (I think... maybe Cm?)
He's the all american bullet headed saxon mother's son
From: Harlan L Thompson <harlant@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>
THE CONTINUING STORY OF BUNGALOW BILL- The Beatles
CHORUS:
C G7 C Fm C Fm G
Hey bungalow bill what did you kill bungalow bill
Am E7 A Dm Am Dm E
Hey bungalow bill what did you kill bungalow bill
VERSE:
Am Am/C F G
He went out tiger hunting with his elephant and gun
Am Am/C F G
In case of accidents he always took his mom
E G Am Fm
He's the all american bullet headed Saxon mother's son
All the children sing ...CHORUS
Deep in the jungle where the mighty tiger lies
Bill and his elephant were taken by surprise
So Captain Marvel zapped him right between the eyes
All the children sing ...CHORUS
The children asked him if to kill was not a sin
"Not when he looked so fierce" his mommy butted in
"If looks could kill it would have been us instead of him"
All the children sing ...CHORUS
(from The White Album, 1968)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)
While my guitar gently weeps
WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
transcribed by MaxxDaddy
Am Am/G D/F# F
I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
Am G D E
While my guitar gently weeps
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-14(16)-14(16)-(16)14-13-13-13(14)----------
-----------------------------------14p12-14-
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Am Am/G D/F# F
I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
Am G C E
Still my guitar gently weeps
-------------5----------
------------5--8-5------
-7(9)~--7(9)-------7-5~-
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A C#m F#m C#m
I don't know why nobody told you
Bm E E/F# E/G E/G#
how to unfold your love
A C#m7 F#m C#m
I don't know how someone controlled you
Bm E E/F# E/G E/G#
They bought and sold you
Am Am/G D/F# F
I look at the world and I notice it's turning
Am G D E
While my guitar gently weeps
--------5-----------8(10)8-----
------5---5-8(10)-5--------10~-
-7(9)--------------------------
-------------------------------
-------------------------------
-------------------------------
Am Am/G D/F# F
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Am G C E
Still my guitar gently weeps
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------------------13(14)13-15(17)-----
-(16)14-12h14(16)-----------------14~-
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(heavy whammy throughout)
(2X)
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-12h14(16)14(16)~~sb14~~-
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----------------------------------15-----15--15(17)-15(17)-15(17)~-
-----------15(17)15p13-15(17)-15~-15(17)---------------------------
-12h14(16)---------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-(17)15-15(17)~--15p12-------15-15---------
-----------------------15(17)---15(17)-13~-
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-(16)14-12h14-14(16)-14(16)-------12----------------------
----------------------------12h14----14\12p10-12-10h12-10-
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-----------------------------------17---------
--------------------------------17-17-20(22)~-
-------12h14-14/17-17/19-19(21)---------------
-12h14----------------------------------------
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A C#m F#m C#m
I don't know how you were diverted
Bm E E/F# E/G E/G#
You were perverted too
A C#m F#m C#m Bm
I don't know how you were inverted
Bm E E/F# E/G E/G#
No one alerted you
Am Am/G D/F# F
I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
Am G D E
While my guitar gently weeps
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-14(16)-14(16)-(16)14-13-13-13(14)----------
-----------------------------------14p12-14-
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Am Am/G D/F# F
Look at you all...
Am G C E
Still my guitar gently weeps
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-7(9)~~-7(9)~~-7(9)~~-7(9)~~-7(9)~~-7(9)~~-7(9)~~-7(9)~~-
---------------------------------------------------------
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--------------------5-5-5---8(10)-5----------
-8(10)~-8(10)~--------5---5------------------
---------------7(9)-----------------7(9)-5~~-
---------------------------------------------
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-----5~~-/17-17(19)17~-(19)17-(19)17-17-14/17-17p14-
-5h7------------------------------------------------
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-----------------------------17-------------------------
--------------------------------17h20-19p17----20(22)~~-
-14-14h17-17-17-17/19-19(21)----------------------------
--------------------------------------------19----------
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--------------------------------------17----17----------17-----
-20(22)-(22)20-20(22)~sb(20)-------20----20----------17----20~-
-----------------------------19(21)------------19(21)----------
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-19(21)19-17-19-------17~-
----------------17h19-----
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------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------5-8------------------5-8-----------------------8(10)~~-
-5/7-7(9)~-----7(9)7-5~~--7(9)7-----7(9)7-5h7p5-7p5-7-5h7---------
------------------------------------------------------------------
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(fade)
Happiness is a warm gun
From: Paul Zimmerman <AUDSM@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU>
Subject: CRD: Happiness is a Warm Gun - Beatles
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
The Beatles
Am9 Am6 Em Am Em
She's not a girl who misses much Du du du du du du Oh yeah
Dm
She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand
Am
like a lizard on a window pane The
Dm Am
man in the crowd with the multicolored mirrors on his hobnail boots
Dm Am
Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy working overtime
Dm Am
A soap impression of his wife which he ate and donated to the national trust
double tempo, 3/4 time, "-" equals one measure
A7 - - - - - - C - Am -
A7 - - - - - -
I need a fix 'cause I'm goin' down, down to the bits that I left up town
C - - -
I need a fix 'cause I'm goin' down.
A7 C - A7 G7 -
Mother Superior jump the gun, Mother Superior jump the gun. (3X)
half tempo, still 3/4 time, lyrics in () are spoken, with "oo" etc in back
C Am F G7 C Am F G7
Happiness is a warm gun Happiness is a warm gun, mama
Cmaj7 Am7 F G7 C Am7 F G7 C
(When I hold you in my arms And I feel my finger on your trigger I
Am7 F G7
know nobody can do me no harm, because)
Happiness is a warm gun mama, etc, blah, blah (same chords, C Am F G7)
Martha my dear
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 08:38:11 -0800
From: Brad Mahugh <bmahugh@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: TAB: <martha my dear> by <the beatles>
MARTHA,MY DEAR
Written by: John Lennon - Paul McCartney
orginially appeared on the album, "The Beatles" (the White Album), 1968
Notes:
This is mostly a piano & orchestra performance on the White album.
I've always liked the song, so came up with this arrangement for guitar
accompaniment.
Any ideas for fleshing this out, improving or arranging an intro for it,
let me know. Also, this is my first full attempt at writing guitar
tab notation, so hope its close enough for government work <g>.
I use capo at 3rd fret (chords listed are transposed to 1st position)
The song is really in key of E flat on the record (not C)
Martha my dear though I spend my days in conver-sa-tion
C C5 C6 C C5 C6 Em Em9 Dsus4 D D5 Dsus4
E|-0---3-------5---0-------3---5--|-0---2---3---3---3---2----5--3--|
B|-1---1-------1---1-------1---1--|-0-------3---3---3---3----3--3--|
G|-0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|-0-------2---2---2---2----2--2--|
D|-2---------------2--------------|-2------------------------------|
A|-3---------------3--------------|-2------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
please... be good to me Martha, my love
D G5 F
E|-2-------------------3---2---0--|-3-------3-------1---1---1---1--|
B|-3------------------------------|-3----------3----1---1---1---1--|
G|-2------------------------------|-----0---------0-2---2---2---2--|
D|-0------------------------------|-----------------3---3---3---3--|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
don't forget me Martha, my
G7 F F(add 9) G7 F F(add 9)
E|-1---1---0-------1-------3--------|-1---1---0-------1-------3--------|
B|-0---0------3--0----1-------1-----|-0---0------3--0----1-------1-----|
G|-0---0-----------------2-------2--|-0---0-----------------2-------2--|
D|-0---0-----------3-------3--------|-0---0-----------3-------3--------|
A|-2---2----------------------------|-2---2----------------------------|
E|-3---3----------------------------|-3---3----------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
dear ... Hold your head up ....
-------
G5 | Bm
|
E|-3---3---1--0------------0--1----|---this part I just strum the---|
B|-3---3---------3---0--3----------|---chords as shown below--------|
G|-2---2---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Bm Em D D/F# D/G D/G#
Hold your head up, you silly girl, look what you've done
A Em
When you find yourself in the thick of it,
A Em F#m Bm
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you,
Bm Em Em7 Em C Csus4 C
You silly girl
(middle eight - staccato eighth feel for the chording)
Bm Em
Take a good look around you
Bm Em A
Take a good look around to see, that you and me
G Bm Em Em7 Em C Csus4 C
Were meant to be with each other, you silly girl
Hold your head up, you silly girl, see what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it,
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you,
You silly girl
Martha, my dear, you have always been my inspiration
Please, be good to me,
Martha, my dear, don't forget me,
Martha, my love
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ transcribed by Brad Mahugh <bmahugh@ix.netcom.com> ~
~ ~
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Brad Mahugh
e-mail:bmahugh@ix.netcom.com
I’m so tired
From: infidel+@operations.cis.pitt.edu
[hee hee. couldn't pass up just one more. Good song for 4am.]
A G#7 D E7 A F#m7 D E7
I'm so tired, I haven't slept a wink, I'm so tired, my mind is on the blink.
A E+ F#m Dm
I wonder should I get up and fix myself a drink, no, no, no
I'm so tired, I don't know what to do, I'm so tired, my mind is set on you.
I wonder should I call you but I know what you would do...
A
You say I'm putting you on but it's no joke, it's doing me harm you know I
E7
can't sleep, I can't stop my brain, you know it's three weeks, I'm going insane
D A
you know I'd give you everything I've got for a little peace of mind.
I'm so tired, I'm feeling so upset. Although I'm so tired, I'll have another
cigarette and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid get.
You say...
todd (infidel+@pitt.edu)
--
todd j. derr - the c.o.m.a. moderator! "happy, happy, joy, joy.
infidel+@pitt.edu (412) 661-8617 happy, happy, joy, joy.
infidel@pittunix (BIT) work: 648-1247 happy, happy, joy, joy."
.if your mail bounces, send it to infidel@unix.cis.pitt.edu. thanks!
Blackbird
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 18:03:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Douglas French <dfrench@site.gmu.edu>
Subject: TAB: Blackbird, yet another
Yet another TAB of Blackbird by the Beatles. The existing TABs are
close but miss important runs in measures 5, 7, 20, 22, 39, and 41.
dfrench@site.gmu.edu
============================= CUT HERE ====================================
Title: Blackbird
Composers: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Group: The Beatles
Arranger: Doug French, dfrench@site.gmu.edu
Note timing changes throughout.
#1 #2
3/4 G Am7 G 4/4 G
E{|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B{|---0-------1-------3-------|---12----12--12----12----12--12----|
G{|-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D{|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A{|-----------0-------2-------|---10------10------10------10------|
E{|---3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + .
3/4 G Am7 G 4/4 G
E||---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B||---0-------1-------3-------|---12----12--12----12----12--12----|
G||.------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D||.--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A||-----------0-------2-------|---10------10------10------10------|
E||---3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + .
1. Blackbird singing in the dead of night
2. Blackbird singing in the dead of night
#5
C A7 D7 B7 Em Cm
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---5-------8-------7-------10------|---8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---3-------7-------5-------9-------|---7-------7-------6-------6-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
#7
3/2 G A7 Am7 Cm
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |---7-------8-------5-----5---5------4-----4---4-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |---5-------7-------3-------3--------3-------3-------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
+ . + . + .
All your life
All your life
#8
G A7 Am7 D7
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2------1-----1---1-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|
D |------------------------------------0-------0-------|
A |---2-------2-------0-------0------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
+ . + . + .
You were only waiting for this moment to a-
You were only waiting for this moment to be
-----------------------------------------------------------------------...
| 1.
#9
4/4 G C G A7 D7(Am7)
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---0-----0---0-----5-------3-------|---2-----2---2-----1-----1---1-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-------------------0-------0-------|
A |-------------------3-------2-------|---0-------0-----------------------|
E |---3-------3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
rise.
... ----------------- -------------------
|| 2. |
#11 || |
2/2 G
E |--------------------||-------------------|
B |---0-----0---0------||---0-----0---0-----|
G |-------0-------0---.||-------0-------0---|
D |-------------------.||-------------------|
A |--------------------||-------------------|
E |---3-------3--------||---3-------3-------|
+ . + . + . + .
free.
#13
4/4 F Em Dm C Bb C
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---10------8-------6-------5-------|---3-----3---3-----5-----5---5-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---8-------7-------5-------3-------|---1-------1-------3-------3-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Black - bird, fly,
#15
4/4 F Em Dm C Bb A7
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---10------8-------6-------5-------|---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---8-------7-------5-------3-------|---1-------1-------0-------0-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Black - bird, fly, into the
#17
2/4 D7(Am7)
E |----------------------|
B |---1-----1---1----1---|
G |-------0-------0------|
D |---0-------0----------|
A |----------------------|
E |----------------------|
+ . + .
light of a dark black
#18
3/4 G Am7 G 4/4 G
E |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---0-------1-------3-------|---12----12--12----12----12--12----|
G |-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |-----------0-------2-------|---10------10------10------10------|
E |---3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + .
night.
#20
C A7 D7 B7 Em Cm
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---5-------8-------7-------10------|---8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---3-------7-------5-------9-------|---7-------7-------6-------6-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
#22
3/2 G A7 Am7 Cm
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |---7-------8-------5-----5---5------4-----4---4-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |---5-------7-------3-------3--------3-------3-------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
+ . + . + .
#23 #24
G A7 D7(Am7) 2/4 G
E |----------------------------------------------------|---------------|
B |---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2------1-----1---1-----|---0-----------|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|---0-----------|
D |------------------------------------0-------0-------|---------------|
A |---2-------2-------0-------0------------------------|---------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|---3-----------|
+ . + . + . + .
#25
4/4 F Em Dm C Bb C
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---10------8-------6-------5-------|---3-----3---3-----5-----5---5-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---8-------7-------5-------3-------|---1-------1-------3-------3-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Black - bird, fly,
#27
4/4 F Em Dm C Bb A7
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---10------8-------6-------5-------|---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---8-------7-------5-------3-------|---1-------1-------0-------0-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Black - bird, fly, into the
#29
2/4 D7(Am7)
E |----------------------|
B |---1-----1---1----1---|
G |-------0-------0------|
D |---0-------0----------|
A |----------------------|
E |----------------------|
+ . + .
light of a dark, black
#30
3/4 G Am7 G 4/4 G
E |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---0-------1-------3-------|---12----12--12----12----12--12----|
G |---------------------------|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |-----------0-------2-------|-----------------------------------|
E |---3-----------------------|---10------10------10------10------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + .
night.
#31
G
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---12----12--12----12----12--12----|---12----12--12----12--------------|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0---0---------------|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---10------10------10------10------|---10------10------10--------------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
molto rit.
#34
3/4 G Am7 G 3/4 C G A7
E||------------------------------|---------------------------|
B||------0-------1-------3-------|---5-------3-------2-------|
G||----------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0---|
D||------------------------------|---------------------------|
A||--------------0-------2-------|---3-------2-------0-------|
E||---10\3-----------------------|---------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + .
slide down
a tempo
#36
2/4 Am7/D
E |------------------|
B |--1-----1---1-----|
G |------0-------0---|
D |--0-------0-------|
A |------------------|
E |------------------|
+ . + .
#37
3/4 G Am7 G 4/4 G
E||---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B||---0-------1-------3-------|---12----12--12----12----12--12----|
G||.------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D||.--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A||-----------0-------2-------|---10------10------10------10------|
E||---3-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
#39
C A7 D7 B7 Em Cm
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B |---5-------8-------7-------10------|---8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A |---3-------7-------5-------9-------|---7-------7-------6-------6-------|
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
Take these broken wings and learn to fly;
#41
3/2 G A7 Am7 Cm
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |---7-------8-------5-----5---5------4-----4---4-----|
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |---5-------7-------3-------3--------3-------3-------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
+ . + . + .
All your life
#42
4/4 G A7 Am7 G
E||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
B||---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-----|---1-----1---1-----0---------------||
G||.------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0---0--------------.||
D||.----------------------------------|---0-------0----------------------.||
A||---2-------2-------0-------0-------|-----------------------------------||
E||-----------------------------------|-------------------3---------------||
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
You were only waiting for this moment to a-rise.
#44
C G A7 Am7 D7 G
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||}
B |---5-------3-------2-----2---2-----|---1-----1---1-----3---------------||}
G |-------0-------0-------0-------0---|-------0-------0---0---------------||}
D |-----------------------------------|---0-------0-------0---------------||}
A |---3-------2-------0-------0-------|-----------------------------------||}
E |-----------------------------------|-------------------3---------------||}
+ . + . + . + . + . + . + . + .
You were only waiting for this moment to a-rise.
dfrench@site.gmu.edu
From: indigo@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Adam Schneider)
>Blackbird by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
> E-------------------- |--------------------------------------------
> B---0-----1-----3---- |12-----12------12-----12-----12------12-----
>3 G------0-----0-----0- 4|----0--------------0------0--------------0--
>4 D-------------------- 4|--------------------------------------------
> A---------0-----2---- |10---------10---------10---------10---------
> E---3---------------- |--------------------------------------------
> ||-------------------- |--------------------------------------------
> ||---0-----1-----3---- |12-----12------12-----12-----12------12-----
>3 ||.-----0-----0-----0- 4|----0--------------0------0--------------0--
>4 ||.------------------- 4|--------------------------------------------
> ||---------0-----2---- |10---------10---------10---------10---------
> ||---3---------------- |--------------------------------------------
> E---0-----3-----2-----5-----3------3-----3-----3----3-----3---------
> B-------------------------------------------------------------------
>4 G------0-----0-----0-----0------0-----------0-----0----------0------
>4 D---------------0------------2--------2--------1-------1------------
> A---3-----4-----------6---------------------------------------------
> E-------------------------------------------------------------------
> E---2-----3--------------------------------------|
> B---------------5----5-----5----4----4----4------|
>3 G------0-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0---|
>2 D---0--------------------------------------------|
> A---------4-----3-------3-------3------3---------|
> E------------------------------------------------|
> E--------------------------------------------------------------
> B---3------3-----3----2----2-----2----1----1---1---------------
>3 G--------0---------0-----0---------0-----0-------0-------------
>2 D-------------------------------------0------0-----------------
> A---2---------2-------0-------0--------------------------------
> E--------------------------------------------------------------
> E-------------------0------------------------------------------
> B---0----0-----0----------3-----2----2---2----1-----1-----1----
>4 G------0---------0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----------0-
>4 D---------------------------------------------0--------0-------
> A-------------------3-----2-----0------0-----------------------
> E---3-------3--------------------------------------------------
> E-------------------|| ----------------- -5-----3-----1---------
> B--0----0-----0-----|| --0----0-----0--- -------------------5---
>2 G-----0---------0--.||2 -----0---------0- 4 ----0-----0-----0-----0
>4 D------------------.||4 ----------------- 4 -3-----2-----0---------
> A-------------------|| ----------------- -------------------3---
> E--3-------3--------|| --3-------3------ -----------------------
> E--------------------------------|-5-----3-----1---------------
> B--3---------3-----5---------5---|-------------------5---------
> 4 G-------0---------------0------0-|----0-----0-----0-----0------
> 4 D-----0---------0-----0----------|-3-----2-----0---------------
> A--1------1--------3------3------|-------------------3---------
> E--------------------------------|-----------------------------
> E-------------------------------- ---------------------------
> B--3---------3-----3---------2--- --1-----1-----1------------
> 4 G-------0---------------0------0- 2 -----0-----------0---------
> 4 D-----0---------0-----0---------- 4 --0--------0---------------
> A--1------1--------0------0------ ---------------------------
> E-------------------------------- ---------------------------
> (one blank 3/4 measure, one blank 4/4, and one blank 2/4)
> E--------------------|
> B--0-----1-----3-----|
> 3 G-----0-----0-----0--|
> 4 D--------------2-----|
> A--------0-----------|
> E--3-----------------|
> E---------------------------|---------------------------------|
> B--12---12--12---12---------|-12-----------12-----------------|
> 4 G-----0--------0----0-/-/-/-|----/-/-/-/-/-----/-/-/-/-/------|
> 4 D---------------------|-|-|-|----|-|-|-|-|-----|-|-|-|-|------|
> A--10-----10-----10---|_|_|-|-10-|_|_|_|_|-10--|_|_|_|_|------|
> E---------------------------|---------------------------------|
> (tie to 10, brush strokes on G)
> E-----------------------------|
> B--12-----12-----12-----------|
> 4 G------/------/------/---/-/--|
> 4 D------|------|------|---|-|--|
> A--10__|--10__|--10__|---|_|--|
> E-----------------------------|
> E--------------------|--0----------------| ---------------------
> B--0-----1-----3-----|--------3-----2----| --1----1-----1-------
> 3 G-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-| 2 -----0---------0-----
> 4 D--------------------|-------------------| 4 ---------------------
> A--------0-----2-----|--3-----2-----0----| --0-------0----------
> E--3-----------------|-------------------| ---------------------
> (blank 3/4 measure, blank 3/2)
> E-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
> B--3----3---3----2----2---2---|-1-----1---1-----0----0-----0---|
> 4 G-----0-------0-----0-------0-|----0---------0-----0---------0-|
> 4 D-----------------------------|-0-------0----------------------|
> A--2------2------0------0-----|--------------------------------|
> E-----------------------------|-----------------3-------3------|
> ||---0----------------------------|-----------------------------||
> ||---------3-----2-----2-----2----|-1----1---1----0----0----0---||
> 4 ||.-----0-----0-----0-----------0-|----0-------0-----0--------0.||
> 4 ||.-------------------------------|-0------0-------------------.||
> ||---3-----2-----0--------0-------|-----------------------------||
> ||--------------------------------|---------------3-------3-----||
> E--------------------------------||
> B--1----1----1-------------------||
> G-----0--------0---/------/------||
> D--0------0--------|------|------||
> A------------------|------|------||
> E--------------------------------||
> (brush strokes on G chord)
From: momotaro@cwis.unomaha.edu (Bryan Stack)
Subject: Blackbird bridge
Blue Eyes <blueeyes@netcom.com> writes:
>I've known the fingering for Blackbird for some years.
>But the middle part always fouls me up (yuck yuck).
>You know the part.....'blackbird fly, blackbird fly
>into the dark of the dark black night.."
>Thanks. //Gary
I know there are tabs for Blackbird at Nevada, but as I recall, I don't
entirely agree with the one in normal tuning, and the one in open G seemed
harder than the normal version, for me at least. Anyway, this is how I
play the part in question. Normal tuning.
8 10 7 8 5 6 3 5 1 3 3 5
-|-|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
-|-|-|*|- -|-|*|- -|-|*|- -|-|-|*|- |-|-|*|- -|-|-|*|-
-|-|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
-|-|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
-|*|-|-|- -|*|-|- -|*|-|- -|*|-|-|- |*|-|-|- -|*|-|-|-
-|-|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
Black - - - - bird - - - - - fly
8 10 7 8 5 6 3 5 1 3 0 2
-|-|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|-|-
-|-|-|*|- -|-|*|- -|-|*|- -|-|-|*|- |-|-|*|- |-|*|-
-|-|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|-|-
-|-|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|-|-
-|*|-|-|- -|*|-|- -|*|-|- -|*|-|-|- |*|-|-|- *|-|-|-
-|-|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|- -|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|-|-
Black - - - - bird - - - - - fly into the
0 1 0 3 0 1 1 3 10 12
|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|*|- *|-|-|-|- |*|- |-|-|*|- -|-|-|*|-
|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
*|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|-|- |-|-|-|- *|-|- |*|-|-|- -|*|-|-|-
|-|- |-|-|*|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
light of a dark black night
Etc. instrumentally through one verse, then repeat bridge, playing four
measures of the last chord (10/12), slowing tempo each measure. Rub a
wound string (A or D) with the tips of your thumb and forefinger to
simulate a European blackbird chirping. Then:
1 10 0 3 0 1 1 3 3 5
|-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|-|- -|-|- *|-|-|-|- |*|- |-|-|*|- -|-|-|*|-
|-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|-|- -|-|- |-|-|-|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
|*|<-slide down-|*|- |-|-|-|- *|-|- |*|-|-|- -|*|-|-|-
|-|- -|-|- |-|-|*|- |-|- |-|-|-|- -|-|-|-|-
2 3 0 2 0 1
-|-|-|- |-|-|- |-|-
-|-|*|- |-|*|- |*|-
-|-|-|- |-|-|- |-|-
-|-|-|- |-|-|- *|-|-
-|*|-|- *|-|-|- |-|-
-|-|-|- |-|-|- |-|-
And back into the last verse.
By the way, listen to Blackbird and then I'll Follow the Sun. Aren't they
really just variations on the same song? For that matter, how about Lady
Madonna and Get Back? Any other recycled Beatles songs?
-- Bryan
From: e83lp@tde.lth.se (Lars Persson)
BLACKBIRD (written down in Lund, Sweden Dec 5, 1994)
(The corrected version)
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B----0----1---3----12---12-----12--12----12----12--------------
G------0----0---0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A---------0---2----10--------------10--------------------------
E----3---------------------------------------------------------
same thing again..
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B----0----1---3----12---12-----12--12----12----12--------------
G------0----0---0-----0-----0----------0-----0-----------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A---------0---2----10--------------10--------------------------
E----3---------------------------------------------------------
E---0----3---2---5---3---3---3-3---3---3-2---3-----------------
B-----0----0---0---4---0---0-----0---0-----0---5---5---5-------
G------------------------------------------------0---0---------
D--------2---0---4---2---------1---------0---------------------
A---3----------------------------------------2-3---------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B---4---4---4--3---3---3--2---2---2-1---1---1-0---0---0--------
G-----0---0------0---0------0---0-----0---0-----0---0----------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A---3----------2----------0---------2--------------------------
E---------------------------------------------3----------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B---10----8-----6----5----3---3---3-5---5---5------------------
G------0-----0-----0---0----0---0-----0---0--------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A---8-----7-----5----3----1---------3--------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B---10----8-----6----5----3---3---3-2---2---1---1---1-0---0---0
G------0-----0-----0---0----0---0-----0---0---0---0-----0---0--
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A---8-----7-----5----3----1---------0--------------------------
E-------------------------------------------2---------3--------
Then it starts again.
The song consists of these parts in a mix I can't remember
exactly right now but listen to the recording and I think
you will find out.
As always, the timing isn't in the tab, just the fingering.
PS Please write back when you have received this
I would like to exchange more mails DS
So long, Lars
e83lp@tde.lth.se