Blackbird Chords

by Alter Bridge
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author paramore_fans [a] 140,414.
3 contributors total, last edit on Oct 2, 2024
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Chords

A
E
F#m
C#/E#
E/G#
D
F
C#m
C#
Bm
A/C#
G#m
C
E/G

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Alter Bridge
Blackbird
Blackbird
2007
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
 
Key: A
 
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
 
 
(Chords used)
 
A -     x02220
E -     022100
F#m -   244222
C#/E# - 143xxx
E/G# -  476xxx
D -     xx0232
F -     133211
C#m -   x46654
C# -    x46664
Bm -    x24432
A/C# -  x476xx
G#m -   466444
 
 
[Intro]
 
F#m  C#/E#  E  A E/G#  (x2)
 
 
(Plucking)
 
   F#m              C#/E#             E                 A       E/G#
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]
 
    F#m               C#/E#
The willow it weeps today
  E
A breeze from a distance
   A            E/G#
Is calling your name
  F#m                       C#/E#
Unfurl your black wings and wait
 E                  A
Across the horizons coming
    E/G#      F#m C#/E# E
to sweep you away
     A         E/G#       F#m C#/E# A E/G#
It's coming to sweep you away
 
 
(Distortion)
 
F#m  E/G#  F  A  E  A  A  E/G#  (x2)
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
        D              C#m
Let the wind carry you home
E         Bm
Blackbird fly away
        D        C#
May you never be broken again
 
 
[Interlude]
 
F#m  C#/E#  E  A E/G#  (x2)
 
 
[Tremonti Semi Solo]
 
e|-2--2--2--2--5--2--2-|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
a|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
    F#m               C#/E#
The fragile can not endure
    E
The wrecked and the jaded
  A          E/G#
a place so impure
     F#m                 C#/E#
The static of this cruel world
      E                 A
Cause some birds to fly long
       E/G#               F#m C#/E# E
before they've seen their day
A           E                  F#m C#/E# A E/G#
long before they've seen their day
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
        D              C#m
Let the wind carry you home
E         Bm
Blackbird fly away
        D        C     F#m E/G# A
May you never be broken again
Bm         D                C#m
Beyond the suffering you’ve known
  E        Bm
I hope you find your way
        D        A/C#    C#  D C# D C#
May you never be broken again
 
 
[Interlude]
 
C#  C# D E F E D
C#  D C# D C#
C#  C# D E A G#m Bm
 
 
[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
 
                   F#m                                    D
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|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
             A                      E/G#
e|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|------2----2h4--2--1---|------1-----2h4--2--1---|
D|----2----2-----------2-|----2----2------------2-|
A|-0---------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-4----------------------|
 
                   F#m
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]
 
  F#m
Ascend may you find no resistance
D
Know that you've made
such a difference
A               C#
All you leave behind will
            F#m E/G#
live to the end
    F#m
The cycle of suffering goes
           D
on But the memories
of you stay strong
    A              C#
Someday I too will fly
              F#m E/G#
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]
 
        D              C#m
Let the wind carry you home
E         Bm
Blackbird fly away
        D        C#     F#m E/G# A
May you never be broken again
Bm         D                C#m
Beyond the suffering you’ve known
  E        Bm
I hope you find your way
        D        C#     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#/E# E A E/G# (x4)
F#m
 
 
(Plucking)
 
   F#m              C#/E#             E                 A       E/G#
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-----|
 
 
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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
 
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8 comments
ImMortallity
Correct, the song should be tuned a half step down for the original tuning, but since the tabber changed the chords to match the Standard E-tuning, you can actually play it along to the real song. Just because a tab isn't exactly the way the artist plays it, doesn't mean the tab is bad.
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benomino324
Lack of accuracy.
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Alien1993
The key is not not A, its is G flat minor
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