Universe of Guitar: Blackbird Guitar Tab

Hey guys,

So after sharing a video of Alter Bridge’s Blackbird, I thought why not put up the tabs of this awesome song as well. It’s all in there.

Verse riff

|----------------------------------------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-----|

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--|

|-------------------------------------------|

I hope you liked taking a shot at this song. It’s not an easy song, but with practice you should be able to play it. Practice slowly and then speed up!!

Visal.

Guitar Fun Fact of the Day!
The largest playable guitar is 13.29 meters tall and 5.01 meters wide.It weighs 907 kg. The first chords played on it were the opening chords of 'A Hard Day's Night'.

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Blackbird Guitar Tab - Alter Bridge

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