Blackbird Tab

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Difficulty:	advanced
Tuning:	Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo:	no capo
Author luminousgreen [a] 121.
4 contributors total, last edit on Nov 20, 2019
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Alter Bridge - Blackbird
Tabbed by: Bill
E mail: luminousgreen@yahoo.com
Tuning: 1/2 step down
 
[Verse]
Eb|----------------------------------------0------------------|
Bb|-------3------------3------------3-------3-----------------|
Gb|-3-------3-----2------0----2-------2------2-----2----3-----|
Db|-------------------------------------------0----------0----|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3--3----------3--3--------2---2-----2-------0--1--1-----1-|
 
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-3p2-0-------------0---------0-|
Db|-------0--------0----------0---|
Ab|-----------8----------8--------|
Eb|-----------6--6-------5--5-----|
 
Eb|----------------------------------------0------------------|
Bb|-------3------------3------------3-------3-----------------|
Gb|-3-------3-----2------0----2-------2------2-----2----3-----|
Db|-------------------------------------------0----------0----|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3--3----------3--3--------2---2-----2-------0--1--1-----1-|
 
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-3p2-0-------------0---------0-|
Db|-------0--------0----------7---|
Ab|-----------8----------8--------|
Eb|-----------6--6-------5--5-----|
 
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------5---5--5--|
Db|----------------------8---8--8----7---7--7--| x2
Ab|-5------5------3------8---8--8----8---8--8--|
Eb|-3--5b--2--5b--1--5b--6---6--6----5---5--5--|
 
[Chorus Riff]
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------| strumming pattern not
Db|-8--8-8--7--7-7--3--3-3--2--2-2--8--8-8--7--7-7--| exact!
Ab|-6--6-6--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--6--6-6--5--5-5--|
Eb|-6--6-6--5--5-5--1--1-1--0--0-0--6--6-6--5--5-5--|
 
[2nd Verse]
Eb|----------------------------------------0------------------|
Bb|-------3------------3------------3-------3-----------------|
Gb|-3-------3-----2------0----2-------2------2-----2----3-----|
Db|-------------------------------------------0----------0----|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3--3----------3--3--------2---2-----2-------0--1--1-----1-|
 
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-3p2-0-------------0---------0-|
Db|-------0--------0----------0---|
Ab|-----------8----------8--------|
Eb|-----------6--6-------5--5-----|
 
Eb|----------------------------------------0------------------|
Bb|-------3------------3------------3-------3-----------------|
Gb|-3-------3-----2------0----2-------2------2-----2----3-----|
Db|-------------------------------------------0----------0----|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3--3----------3--3--------2---2-----2-------0--1--1-----1-|
 
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-3p2-0-------------0---------0-|
Db|-------0--------0----------7---|
Ab|-----------8----------8--------|
Eb|-----------6--6-------5--5-----|
 
[Second Chorus] (2:28)
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-8--8-8--7--7-7--3--3-3--2--2-2--8--8-8--7--7-7--| strumming pattern not
Ab|-6--6-6--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--6--6-6--5--5-5--| exact!
Eb|-6--6-6--5--5-5--1--1-1--0--0-0--6--6-6--5--5-5--|
 
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5-5-5--7-7-7--8-8-8--10-10-10--8-8-8--7-7-7--3-3-3--2-2-2-|
Ab|-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x--x---6-6-6--5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
Eb|-3-3-3--5-5-5--6-6-6--8--8--8---6-6-6--5-5-5--1-1-1--0-0-0-|
 
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-----8--7------------7--7-8-11--12--11------|
Ab|-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-----6--5--5h6--5----5--5-6-9---10--9----6--|
Eb|-6-6-6--------------------------8-------------------------|
 
                                                   |tremolo bar down
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-8-7-----------7---------4-4/8--7-7/10--5-----0---3--|
Ab|-5-6-5--6-5------5----5--6-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------8-----------------------------------------|
 
[Myles Riff] (3:22)
Eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------20-------------------|
Gb|--------19-----------19----22--19---|
Db|-17--17---17------17----17----------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
 
Now comes Mark's Riff While Myles Is Playing the above riff
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|----5----7--5--5/7----5----8-7---5/7---|
Db|-5-5--5------5-----5-5--5------5-------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
 
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|----5----7--5--5/7-----5---/10--8p7\5-|
Db|-5-5--5------5-----5--5--5------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
 
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----3---3-2-0-2/3------5---5-3p2-0-----5---7-5---5/7----5---5/7-|
Db|-5-5--5-------------5-5--5----------5-5--5-----5-----5-5--5-----|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Now myles is playing nothing and mark is playing this
riff which he also plays during myles solo.
At about 3:59
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--0----3------3p2---0--------2---3p2-------0----0----|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3---3---3--3-----3----3---3---3------3--3----3---3--|
 
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--0----8---8p7---5------7---7-----7----7----|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-6--6----6-----6--6---6---6---6--6--6----6--|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
 
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------7---|
Db|---8p7---5------4----5--------5p4--------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-6----6---6---5---5-----5---5-----5-----5|
 
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------3--------------3---------------0----|
Db|--0--------------0-------------0-----------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3--3----3----3----3-----3---3-----3----3--|
 
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2---2-------0-----3-------3p2---0-------2---3p2----|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3--3----3--3---3------3---3----3---0---3----3-----3-|
 
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---0----0------0---8------8p7---5--------10----8------7h8---7---|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------6---6---6--6----6-----6---6-----6---6--6-----6---6-|
Eb|-3---3----3-----------------------------------------------------|
 
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------7------|
Db|---7----8-----8p7-----5--------4----5-------5p4------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-6---6----6--------6----6---5----5----5---5-------5----5---|
 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------0---------2-----3-------------0--------2-----2--|
Db|--0------------------------------0---------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3--3-----3---3-----3-----3----3---3---3---3-----3-----|
 
[Myles Solo]
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------3-3-5-5--5b----------|
Db|5~----5----5--5----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------1-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
 
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------8---------------------------|
Gb|---3--5-3---5/7------7\5-----5--3-5b--5b-3----|
Db|-5------------------------------------------5-|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
 
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-11b------------------------------------|
Gb|-12b--12-10-12-10-----------------------|
Db|-------------------12\10-8-10b-8-10b-8--|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------15----15b--14--13--15--|
Gb|-----------12--10--12--12----12------------------|
Db|----12-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-10----10----------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
 
Eb|-------------18-18-20-18-20b----18------20b---|
Bb|-------20-20-----------------------20---------|
Gb|-18-19----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
 
Eb|--------------17----17--18-20-20-20-18-|
Bb|--19--19--20---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
 
[Rhythm For Mark's Solo]
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-8--8-8--7--7-7--3--3-3--2--2-2--8--8-8--7--7-7--| strumming pattern not
Ab|-6--6-6--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--6--6-6--5--5-5--| exact!
Eb|-6--6-6--5--5-5--1--1-1--0--0-0--6--6-6--5--5-5--|
 
[Mark's Solo]
Eb|-15-17-17b-17b-15----15--17--15h17p15----15-------------|
Bb|------------------18------------------18----18-15---18b-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------17b-|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-14---12-14--14b-14b--12-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------10---------10-12----------10--|
Ab|----------------------------13-10-13-----13-10--13-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
Eb|-15-15-15-18-15---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------15-18b--18-15--18-15-18-15------------18----------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------17b-15--------17b-15-17---15-|
Db|--------------------------------------------------17--------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Eb|-3-5-6-5-3-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------6-4-3----3-4-6-4-3----------------------|
Gb|-----------------5-------------5-3-2-0----3---5--3-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
 
Eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|------------------------18b--|
Gb|-2--3-2-----15--17-15---17b--|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
 
Eb|---------------15---------------------18----------|
Bb|-------17b-17b---17b----------17b-17b----17b--15--|
Gb|-14-15------------------14-15---------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
 
Eb|-----18------18-----------|
Bb|-18b----18b------18b-18b--|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
 
Eb|-17-17p15------17-17p15------17-17p15------17-17p15-------|
Bb|---------18p15----------18p15---------18p15---------18p15-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
Eb|-18b-18b-15-------18b--18b-|
Bb|------------18--15---------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
 
this bit really fast!
Eb|-20-15-18-15-17-15-18-15-20-15-18-15-17-15-18-15-20-15----15-18-15---15-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------18---------18----|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Eb|-17-15--15-18-15-----------------------|
Bb|------18--------18-16-18-16-15---------|
Gb|-------------------------------17---15-|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
 
[Third chorus] immediately after the solo
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------| strumming pattern not
Db|-8--8-8--7--7-7--3--3-3--2--2-2--8--8-8--7--7-7--| exact!
Ab|-6--6-6--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--6--6-6--5--5-5--|
Eb|-6--6-6--5--5-5--1--1-1--0--0-0--6--6-6--5--5-5--|
 
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|  strumming pattern not
Db|-5-5-5--7-7-7--8-8-8--10-10-10--8-8-8--7-7-7--3-3-3--2-2-2-|  exact
Ab|-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x--x---6-6-6--5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
Eb|-3-3-3--5-5-5--6-6-6--8--8--8---6-6-6--5-5-5--1-1-1--0-0-0-|
 
[Chorus Breakdown]
Eb|--------------|
Bb|--------------|
Gb|--------------|
Db|-8------7-----|
Ab|-6------5-----|
Eb|-6------5-----|
 
Mark plays this riff till the end with distortion
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------8---8--8----7---7--7--|
Ab|-5------5------3------8---8--8----8---8--8--|
Eb|-3--5b--2--5b--1--5b--6---6--6----5---5--5--|
 
And Myles plays this riff along with Mark Till the end (Distortion)
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------20---18----18h20-------|
Gb|--------19----------------------------|
Db|-17--17---17------17---17-------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
 
[Outro] 7:07
Marks Riff (Clean)
Eb|----------------------------------------0------------------|
Bb|-------3------------3------------3-------3-----------------|
Gb|-3-------3-----2------0----2-------2------2-----2----3-----|
Db|-------------------------------------------0----------0----|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3--3----------3--3--------2---2-----2-------0--1--1-----1-|
 
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-3p2-0-------------0---------0-|
Db|-------0--------0----------0---|
Ab|-----------8----------8--------|
Eb|-----------6--6-------5--5-----|
 
Eb|----------------------------------------0------------------|
Bb|-------3------------3------------3-------3-----------------|
Gb|-3-------3-----2------0----2-------2------2-----2----3-----|
Db|-------------------------------------------0----------0----|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3--3----------3--3--------2---2-----2-------0--1--1-----1-|
 
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-3p2-0-------------0---------0-|
Db|-------0--------0----------7---|
Ab|-----------8----------8--------|
Eb|-----------6--6-------5--5-----|
 
[Myles's Riff] (Distortion)
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|----5b-------------------------------------|
Gb|-5b-----8b--6-8-11------3---5--5b---5b-----|
Db|----------------------5-----------------5--|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
 
 
************************************
 
| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
 
************************************
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Blackbird – Alter Bridge
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yyyeeeaaahhh...If I ever play this infront of people. Ima stick to the rhythm on Mark's solo. lol
+10
this part: |--------------------------------------| |---------------20---------------------| |--------19-----------19---22p19-------| |-17--17---17--------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| should be played like this: |--------------------------------------| |----------------20----------18--------| |-----------19----------19-------------| |----17--17---17----17-----17----------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| it's a lot easier than trying to make that stretch to the 22nd fret, and Myles plays the 17's with the pick and finger picks the other notes. still, amazing tab, man! 5* for sure. and a side note...i'm pretty sure Myles plays this song in drop Db, while Mark is in Eb. every live video i've seen has been that way (but you've seen them live and i haven't, so maybe i'm wrong). but at the end of the second chorus, it sounds like he's playing some open Db notes along with Mark playing them an octave up.
give the guy credit. It may not alll be right. but this hadda take a long ass time to tabb out rockon \m/