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Blackbird Bass

by Alter Bridge
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Full bass tab of original recording, arranged for Bb standard tuning (not Brian's normal tuning). Please rate or comment.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: B E A D
Key: F#m
Capo: no capo
Author jjhand [a] 54,774. Last edit on Feb 14, 2023
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Alter Bridge - Blackbird
from the album "Blackbird"
Bass Tabbed by jjhand
Tuning: 5-string down 1/2 step (Bb Eb Ab Db Gb)
 
This can be played on a B-tuned 5-string bass with a few adjustments. I
tabbed it as tuned down to match the guitar parts.
 
Bass Enters when the clean guitars are about to change to a heavy riff
(0:51)
Gb|-----------|------------|
Db|-----------|------------|
Ab|-----------|------------|
Eb|--1--------|--6----5----|
Bb|-----------|------------|
 
[Heavy Main Riff]
 
    Play 2x
Gb|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Db|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Ab|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Eb|--3~~---5b6r5--|-2~~--5b6r5--|-1~~--5b6r5--|--6--6--5--5--|
Bb|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
 
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
Gb|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|----------|
Db|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|----------|
Ab|-------------|-------------|----------3--|-------------|---------|----------|
Eb|-------------|-------------|-1-1-1--1---1|-0-0-0--0--0-|---------|------10\-|
Bb|--4--4--4--4-|-3--3--3-3-3-|-------------|-------------|-4-4-4-4-|-3--------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Gb|--------------|------------|--------------|-------------------|
Db|--------------|------------|--------------|-------------------|
Ab|-----------5--|------------|------------0-|-1--1-3-1-0--0-1-0-|
Eb|-3-------3---3|-2----------|-1----1-3-4---|-------------------|
Bb|--------------|------2-----|--------------|-------------------|
 
Gb|--------------|------------|--------------|-------------------|
Db|--------------|------------|--------------|-------------------|
Ab|--------/10~--|------------|------------0-|-1--1-3-1-0--0-1-0-|
Eb|-3------------|-2----------|-1--------3---|-------------------|
Bb|--------------|-----2--2-2-|--------1-----|-------------------|
 
Gb|--------------|------------|--------------|-------------------|
Db|--------------|------------|--------------|-------------------|
Ab|--------------|------------|------------0-|-1--1-3-1-0--0-1-0-|
Eb|-3----3-5-6-5-|-2----------|-1----1-3-4---|-------------------|
Bb|--------------|------2-----|--------------|-------------------|
 
Gb|--------------|------------|--------------|-------------------|
Db|--------------|------------|--------------|-------------------|
Ab|--------------|------------|------------0-|-1--1-3-1-0--0-1-0-|
Eb|-3------------|-2----------|-1----1---3---|-------------------|
Bb|-------3------|------2-----|--------1-----|-------------------|
 
 
 
[PreChorus]
 
   (2:09) play 2x
Gb|----------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
Db|----------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
Ab|----------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
Eb|--3~---5b6r5b6r5|-2~--5b6r5b6r5|-1~--5b6r5b6r5-|--6--6--5--5--|
Bb|----------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
 
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
Gb|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|
Db|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|
Ab|-------------|-------------|----------3--|-------------|---------|---------|
Eb|-------------|-------------|-1-1-1--1---1|-0-0-0--0--0-|---------|---------|
Bb|--4--4--4--4-|-3--3--3-3-3-|-------------|-------------|-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-|
 
Gb|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Db|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Ab|-------------|-------3--3-|------------|-------------|----------3--|-------------|
Eb|--3--3--5--5-|-6--6-------|------------|-------------|-1-1-1--1---1|-0-0-0--0--0-|
Bb|-------------|------------|-4--4--4--4-|-3--3--3-3-3-|-------------|-------------|
 
Gb|---------------|-------------------------|
Db|---------------|-------------------------|
Ab|---------------|-------------------------|
Eb|---------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Bb|--4--4-4--4--4-|-------------------------|
 
 
[Post-Chorus riff]
 
   (3:02)
Gb|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
Db|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
Ab|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
Eb|------------|------------|------------|-----2-3-2---|
Bb|-3----------|-4-3--4-3-1-|-3----------|-3-4-------4-|
 
Gb|------------|------------|------------|--------------|
Db|------------|------------|------------|--------------|
Ab|------------|------------|------------|-------0-1-/3-|
Eb|------------|------------|------------|-----2--------|
Bb|-3----------|-4-3--4-3-1-|-3----------|-3-4----------|
 
 
 
[Guitar Interlude]
 
   (3:22)
Gb|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
Db|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
Ab|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
Eb|-3----------|-(3)--------|------------|-------------|
Bb|------------|------------|-4----------|-(4)---------|
 
Gb|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
Db|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
Ab|------------|------------|------------|-10---\0-----| hold note then slide off
Eb|-6----------|-5-------6-5|-3------/10-|-------------|
Bb|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
 
Gb|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
Db|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
Ab|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
Eb|-3----------|--3---------|------------|-------------|
Bb|------------|------------|-4----------|-4-4---------|
 
Gb|------------|------------|------------|-12-10----------------------------|
Db|------------|------------|------------|------12-11-10--------------------|
Ab|------------|------------|------------|--------------12-13-12-10-8-10-12-|
Eb|-6-------5-6|-5-------6-5|------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|------------|------------|-8----------|----------------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
    Vocals begin again, at 3:59
Gb|------------|--------------|------------------|--------------------|
Db|------------|--------------|------------------|--------------------|
Ab|------------|--------------|---6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6---|
Eb|-3--------3-|-3-----3-5-6\-|------------------|--------------------|
Bb|------------|--------------|-4--4--4--4--4--4-|---4--4--4--4--4--4-|
 
Gb|------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Db|------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Ab|------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Eb|-6--------6-|-5--------6-5-|-3-----------|-3-----6--6-5-|
Bb|------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
 
Gb|------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Db|-------5----|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Ab|------------|--------------|--------6----|--------------|
Eb|-3--3-3---3-|-3-----3-6-6\-|-------------|--------------|
Bb|------------|--------------|-4---------4-|-4--4--4--4---|
 
Gb|------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
Db|------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
Ab|------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
Eb|-6--6--6--6-|-6\5--5--5--5-|-3--3--3--3-3-|-3-/6-6-5-5-5/8-8-6-5-|
Bb|------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
 
 
 
[Myles Solo]
 
Gb|------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
Db|------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
Ab|------------|---------------|-------6-----|---------------|
Eb|-3--------3-|-3-----3/6-5-3-|-------------|---------------|
Bb|------------|---------------|-4-----------|--4------4---4-|
 
Gb|------------|------------|--------|--------------|
Db|------------|------------|--------|--------------|
Ab|------------|------------|--------|--------------|
Eb|-6--------6-|-5-------6-5|-3------|-3----6--5-/8-|
Bb|------------|------------|--------|--------------|
 
Gb|------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Db|-------5----|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Ab|------------|--------------|-------6-----|--------------|
Eb|-3--3-3---3-|-3----3--5--6-|-------------|--------------|
Bb|------------|--------------|-4---------4-|-4--4--4--4---|
 
Gb|----------------|-------------|--------------|--------------------|
Db|----------------|-------------|--------------|--------------------|
Ab|----------------|-------------|--------------|--------------------|
Eb|-6--6--6--5b6r5-|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3-3--/3-3-|-/3-5-5-5-5/6-5-5-3-|
Bb|----------------|-------------|--------------|--------------------|
 
 
[Mark Solo & Final Chorus]
 
(5:15) Play this part 3x:
Gb|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|
Db|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|---------|
Ab|-------------|-------------|----------3--|-------------|---------|---------|
Eb|-------------|-------------|-1-1-1--1---1|-0-0-0--0--0-|---------|---------|
Bb|--4--4--4--4-|-3--3--3-3-3-|-------------|-------------|-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-|
 
Gb|-------------|------------|
Db|-------------|------------|
Ab|-------------|-------3--3-|
Eb|--3--3--5--5-|-6--6-------|
Bb|-------------|------------|
 
 
 
[Final Chorus Ending]
 
    Continued at 6:14
Gb|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------|-------|
Db|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------|-------|
Ab|-------------|-------------|----------3--|-------------|------|-------|
Eb|-------------|-------------|-1-1-1--1---1|-0-0-0--0--0-|------|-------|
Bb|--4--4--4--4-|-3--3--3-3-3-|-------------|-------------|-4----|-3-----|
 
    play this line 4x
Gb|----------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
Db|----------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
Ab|----------------|--------------|---------------|--1--1--0--0--|
Eb|--3~---5b6r5b6r5|-2~--5b6r5b6r5|-1~--5b6r5b6r5-|--------------|
Bb|----------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
 
(7:08) Hold this note till fade out
Gb|-----------|
Db|-----------|
Ab|-----------|
Eb|--3--------|
Bb|-----------|
 
 
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| b    Bend
| br   Bend release
| /    Slide up
| \    Slide down
| ~    Vibrato
| (n)  Held note from previous bar
 
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