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Blackbird Tab

by Alter Bridge


Alter Bridge
Blackbird
Blackbird
2007

Key: 

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
 -    x02220
 -    022100
 -  244222
/ - 143xxx
 - 476xxx
 -    xx0232
 -    133211
 -  x46654
 -   x24432
 - x476xx
 -  466444


Intro: F#m--C#/F--E--A-E/G#- x2

Plucking:
                       /                      
          
e|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|-------|
B|----2-------2---|----2----4--2----|-----------------|-------|-------|
G|-2----2--1----2-|-1----1--------1-|-1----2----2p1---|-------|-------|
D|----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-----4-|---2-4-|
A|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---4---|-------|
E|-2-------2------|-1---------------|-0--0----0-------|-5-----|-4-----|


Verse 1:
                   /
The willow it weeps today
  
A breeze from a distance
               
Is calling your name
                         /
Unfurl your black wings and wait
                   
Across the horizons coming
           / 
to sweep you away
                     / 
 
Its coming to sweep you away


Distortion: F#m--E/G#--F--A--E--A--A--E/G#- x2


Chorus 1:
                      
Let the wind carry you home
         
Blackbird fly away
                
May you never be broken again


Interlude: F#m--C#/F--E--A-E/G#- x2

Tremonti Semi Solo:
e|-2--2--2--2--5--2--2-|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
a|---------------------|
E|---------------------|


Verse 2:
                   /
The fragile can not endure
    
The wrecked and the and
                  
jaded a place so impure
                      /
The static of this cruel world
                       
Cause some birds to fly long
                       / 
before they've seen their day
                              / 
 /G#
long before they've seen their day


Chorus 2:
                      
Let the wind carry you home
         
Blackbird fly away
                       
May you never be broken again
                         
Beyond the suffering you’ve known
          
I hope you find your way
                      - -
May you never be broken again


Interlude: C#m--C#m-D-E-F-E-D-
  - -
C#m--C#m-D-E-A-G#m-Bm-


Guitar Solo:

Silence: F#m--D--A-E/G#-F#m-- x2

Tremonti:
e|----------14-------12-|
B|-14-14-14----14-14----|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------| repeat many times
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

Guitar 2: Solo Guitar
                                                       
e|-------------------------------------|----------------------------0-------|
B|----0-0-0-2----0h2-----0-0-0-3-2-0h2-|----0-0-0-2----0h2----0-0-0---3-2h3-|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-4-----------4------4----------------|-0-----------0------0---------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

                                   
e|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|------2----2h4--2--1---|------1-----2h4--2--1---|
D|----2----2-----------2-|----2----2------------2-|
A|-0---------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-4----------------------|

                   
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----0-0-0-2----0h2-----0-0-0-3-2-0h2-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-4-----------4------4----------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


Bass Solo:
G|-14-13-11----------------------------|
D|----------14-12-11-------------------|
A|-------------------14-12-11----------|
E|----------------------------14-12-10-|


Bridge:
  
Ascend may you find no resistance

Know that you've made
such a difference
               
All you leave behind will
             
live to the end
    
The cycle of suffering goes
           
on But the memories
of you stay strong
                  
Someday I too will fly
               
and find you again


Real Guitar Solo:

Tremonti did a Very fast Sweeping and shredding here!!!

F#m--D--A-F-F#m-E/G-------------------| x2,
D--C#m--E--Bm--D--C#m--F#m-E/G#-A-Bm--|
D--C#m--E--Bm--D--C#m--F#m-E/G#-A-Bm--|


Chorus 3:
                      
Let the wind carry you home
         
Blackbird fly away
                       
May you never be broken again
                         
Beyond the suffering you’ve known
          
I hope you find your way
        D        C#m     F#m--E/G#--F--A--E--A--A--E/G#-
May you never be broken again
        A        E/G#    F#m--E/G#--F--A--E--A--A--E/G#-
May you never be broken again


F#m--E/G#--F--A--E--A--A--E/G#- x2


Outro: F#m--C#/F--E--A-E/G#- x4, F#m(hold)

Plucking:
                       /                      
          
e|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|-------|
B|----2-------2---|----2----4--2----|-----------------|-------|-------|
G|-2----2--1----2-|-1----1--------1-|-1----2----2p1---|-------|-------|
D|----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-----4-|---2-4-|
A|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---4---|-------|
E|-2-------2------|-1---------------|-0--0----0-------|-5-----|-4-----|