UG Plus guitar tabs / updates / news / reviews / interviews / columns / lessons / community / forums / contests
TABS BANDS   NEWS REVIEWS INTERVIEWS COLUMNS LESSONS VIDEOS   USERS
TABS
FRESH TABS | 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | TOP 100 TABS
Advanced + Submit your tab
+ Submit your review
+ Submit your article
 

Blackbird Tab


by Alter Bridge tabs | tabbed by luminousgreen | comments (8) Open comments in new window
1 2 3 4 5
22 votes

Blackbird Tab
print
send
report
More versions: solos versions
 
Ver 1
Ver 2
Ver 1 		 
Recommended tabs
If you like Blackbird Tab by Alter Bridge you might also like these songs:

White Knuckles Intro Guitar Pro
by Alter Bridge

Watch Over You Chords
by Alter Bridge

Slam Crunk Chords
by Holiday Parade

Blackbird Lyrics
by Alter Bridge Lyrics
Blackbird tab by Alter Bridge, www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com
UG app View Blackbird tab on your iPhone, iPod Touch or Android
Listen to Blackbird
Add to favourites 
WARNING: You are trying to view
content from Ultimate-Guitar.com
in an unauthorized application,
which is prohibited.

Please use an official Ultimate
Guitar Tabs application for iPhone,
iPad or Android to access legitimate
chords, guitar, bass, and drum tabs
from Ultimate-Guitar.com database.

Type "ultimate guitar tabs" in Apple
App Store's or Android Market's
search to find the application.
Alter Bridge - Blackbird

Tabbed by: Bill
E mail: luminousgreen@yahoo.com

Tuning: 1/2 step down 

Yeah and the tuning is half step down that is only 1 fret!

1=D#
2=A#
3=F#
4=C#
5=G#
6=D#

|----------------------------------------0------------------|
|-------3------------3------------3-------3-----------------|
|-3-------3-----2------0----2-------2------2-----2----3-----|
|-------------------------------------------0----------0----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--3----------3--3--------2---2-----2-------0--1--1-----1-|

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-3p2-0-------------0---------0-|
|-------0--------0----------0---|
|-----------8----------8--------|
|-----------6--6-------5--5-----|

|----------------------------------------0------------------|
|-------3------------3------------3-------3-----------------|
|-3-------3-----2------0----2-------2------2-----2----3-----|
|-------------------------------------------0----------0----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--3----------3--3--------2---2-----2-------0--1--1-----1-|

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-3p2-0-------------0---------0-|
|-------0--------0----------7---|
|-----------8----------8--------|
|-----------6--6-------5--5-----|

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------5---5--5--|
|----------------------8---8--8----7---7--7--| x2
|-5------5------3------8---8--8----8---8--8--|
|-3--5b--2--5b--1--5b--6---6--6----5---5--5--|

Chorus Riff!

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| strumming pattern not 
|-8--8-8--7--7-7--3--3-3--2--2-2--8--8-8--7--7-7--| exact!
|-6--6-6--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--6--6-6--5--5-5--|
|-6--6-6--5--5-5--1--1-1--0--0-0--6--6-6--5--5-5--|

2nd verse

|----------------------------------------0------------------|
|-------3------------3------------3-------3-----------------|
|-3-------3-----2------0----2-------2------2-----2----3-----|
|-------------------------------------------0----------0----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--3----------3--3--------2---2-----2-------0--1--1-----1-|

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-3p2-0-------------0---------0-|
|-------0--------0----------0---|
|-----------8----------8--------|
|-----------6--6-------5--5-----|

|----------------------------------------0------------------|
|-------3------------3------------3-------3-----------------|
|-3-------3-----2------0----2-------2------2-----2----3-----|
|-------------------------------------------0----------0----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--3----------3--3--------2---2-----2-------0--1--1-----1-|

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-3p2-0-------------0---------0-|
|-------0--------0----------7---|
|-----------8----------8--------|
|-----------6--6-------5--5-----|

Second Chorus (2:28)

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-8--8-8--7--7-7--3--3-3--2--2-2--8--8-8--7--7-7--| strumming pattern not 
|-6--6-6--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--6--6-6--5--5-5--| exact!
|-6--6-6--5--5-5--1--1-1--0--0-0--6--6-6--5--5-5--|
 
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5--7-7-7--8-8-8--10-10-10--8-8-8--7-7-7--3-3-3--2-2-2-|
|-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x--x---6-6-6--5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3--5-5-5--6-6-6--8--8--8---6-6-6--5-5-5--1-1-1--0-0-0-|

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-----8--7------------7--7-8-11--12--11------|
|-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-----6--5--5h6--5----5--5-6-9---10--9----6--|
|-6-6-6--------------------------8-------------------------|


                                                 |tremolo bar down
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-8-7-----------7---------4-4/8--7-7/10--5-----0---3--|
|-5-6-5--6-5------5----5--6-----------------------------|  
|-------------8-----------------------------------------|


Myles Riff (3:22)


|------------------------------------|
|---------------20-------------------|
|--------19-----------19----22--19---|
|-17--17---17------17----17----------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

Now comes Mark's Riff While Myles Is Playing the above riff

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|----5----7--5--5/7----5----8-7---5/7---|
|-5-5--5------5-----5-5--5------5-------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|----5----7--5--5/7-----5---/10--8p7\5-|
|-5-5--5------5-----5--5--5------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----3---3-2-0-2/3------5---5-3p2-0-----5---7-5---5/7----5---5/7-|
|-5-5--5-------------5-5--5----------5-5--5-----5-----5-5--5-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Now myles is playing nothing and mark is playing this
riff which he also plays during myles solo.

At about 3:59 

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--0----3------3p2---0--------2---3p2-------0----0----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-3---3---3--3-----3----3---3---3------3--3----3---3--|


|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--0----8---8p7---5------7---7-----7----7----|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-6--6----6-----6--6---6---6---6--6--6----6--|
|--------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------7---|
|---8p7---5------4----5--------5p4--------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-6----6---6---5---5-----5---5-----5-----5|

|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------3--------------3---------------0----|
|--0--------------0-------------0-----------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-3--3----3----3----3-----3---3-----3----3--|

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--2---2-------0-----3-------3p2---0-------2---3p2----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-3--3----3--3---3------3---3----3---0---3----3-----3-|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0----0------0---8------8p7---5--------10----8------7h8---7---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------6---6---6--6----6-----6---6-----6---6--6-----6---6-|
|-3---3----3-----------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------7------|
|---7----8-----8p7-----5--------4----5-------5p4------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-6---6----6--------6----6---5----5----5---5-------5----5---|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0---------2-----3-------------0--------2-----2--|
|--0------------------------------0---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--3-----3---3-----3-----3----3---3---3---3-----3-----|

Myles Solo

                        
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|----------------3-3-5-5--5b----------|
|5~----5----5--5----------------------|
|-----------------------------------1-|
|-------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------8---------------------------|
|---3--5-3---5/7------7\5-----5--3-5b--5b-3----|
|-5------------------------------------------5-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|
|-11b------------------------------------|
|-12b--12-10-12-10-----------------------|
|-------------------12\10-8-10b-8-10b-8--|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------15----15b--14--13--15--|
|-----------12--10--12--12----12------------------|
|----12-------------------------------------------|
|-10----10----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------18-18-20-18-20b----18------20b---|
|-------20-20-----------------------20---------|
|-18-19----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

|--------------17----17--18-20-20-20-18-|
|--19--19--20---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

Rhythm For Mark's Solo

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-8--8-8--7--7-7--3--3-3--2--2-2--8--8-8--7--7-7--| strumming pattern not 
|-6--6-6--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--6--6-6--5--5-5--| exact!
|-6--6-6--5--5-5--1--1-1--0--0-0--6--6-6--5--5-5--|

Mark's Solo

|-15-17-17b-17b-15----15--17--15h17p15----15-------------|
|------------------18------------------18----18-15---18b-|
|----------------------------------------------------17b-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-14---12-14--14b-14b--12-------------------------------|
|-------------------------10---------10-12----------10--|
|----------------------------13-10-13-----13-10--13-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-15-15-15-18-15---------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------15-18b--18-15--18-15-18-15------------18----------------|
|-------------------------------------------17b-15--------17b-15-17---15-|
|--------------------------------------------------17--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-3-5-6-5-3-----------------------------------------|
|-----------6-4-3----3-4-6-4-3----------------------|
|-----------------5-------------5-3-2-0----3---5--3-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|
|------------------------18b--|
|-2--3-2-----15--17-15---17b--|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

|---------------15---------------------18----------|
|-------17b-17b---17b----------17b-17b----17b--15--|
|-14-15------------------14-15---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|-----18------18-----------|
|-18b----18b------18b-18b--|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

|-17-17p15------17-17p15------17-17p15------17-17p15-------|
|---------18p15----------18p15---------18p15---------18p15-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|-18b-18b-15-------18b--18b-|
|------------18--15---------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|


this bit really fast!

|-20-15-18-15-17-15-18-15-20-15-18-15-17-15-18-15-20-15----15-18-15---15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------18---------18----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-17-15--15-18-15-----------------------|
|------18--------18-16-18-16-15---------|
|-------------------------------17---15-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

Third chorus immediately after the solo

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| strumming pattern not 
|-8--8-8--7--7-7--3--3-3--2--2-2--8--8-8--7--7-7--| exact!
|-6--6-6--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--6--6-6--5--5-5--|
|-6--6-6--5--5-5--1--1-1--0--0-0--6--6-6--5--5-5--|

Chorus Breakdown

|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|-8------7-----|
|-6------5-----|
|-6------5-----|

Mark plays this riff till the end with distortion

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------8---8--8----7---7--7--| 
|-5------5------3------8---8--8----8---8--8--|
|-3--5b--2--5b--1--5b--6---6--6----5---5--5--|

And Myles plays this riff along with Mark Till the end (Distortion)

|--------------------------------------|
|---------------20---------------------|
|--------19-----------19---22p19-------|
|-17--17---17--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

Outro 7:07

Marks Riff (Clean)

|----------------------------------------0------------------|
|-------3------------3------------3-------3-----------------|
|-3-------3-----2------0----2-------2------2-----2----3-----|
|-------------------------------------------0----------0----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--3----------3--3--------2---2-----2-------0--1--1-----1-|

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-3p2-0-------------0---------0-|
|-------0--------0----------0---|
|-----------8----------8--------|
|-----------6--6-------5--5-----|

|----------------------------------------0------------------|
|-------3------------3------------3-------3-----------------|
|-3-------3-----2------0----2-------2------2-----2----3-----|
|-------------------------------------------0----------0----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--3----------3--3--------2---2-----2-------0--1--1-----1-|

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-3p2-0-------------0---------0-|
|-------0--------0----------7---|
|-----------8----------8--------|
|-----------6--6-------5--5-----|

Myles's Riff (Distortion)

|-------------------------------------------|
|----5b-------------------------------------|
|-5b-----8b--6-8-11------3---5--5b---5b-----|
|----------------------5-----------------5--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|

That Is All!

 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
© 2012 Ultimate-Guitar.com or its affiliates. All rights reserved     About | Help | Site Map | Link To Us | TOS | Privacy Policy | Advertise | Contact