Blackbird - The Beatles - Free Guitar Tabs

Hello !



 I know Blackbird it is not a classical guitar piece
but I like very much how Paul McCartney composed this
fantastic arpeggio.

McCartney he mixed the classical guitar style of Mauro Giuliani ( 1781-1829 ) and Ferdinando Carulli ( !770-1841 born in Naples ) ( the Italian classical guitar style ) with the fingerpicking, and with the voice the Blues with the Pop ! Paul is a Genius !! so Paul McCartney composed Blackbird, a very fascinating piece that many guitarists play in their own way, many guitarists play in the wrong way and nobody sounds like Paul. I like so much Blackbird ,

So I tell you my theory. Playing the right chords with Paul's own fingerings is a bit difficult (but not too much!) And it is worth practicing your left hand.

Paul's right hand is a bit too personal in my opinion, and it does a "dirty overload" on your right hand index finger that works too much and badly. I know that Paul Mc Cartney is a genius even though he believes he copied ( Inspired ) by Bach's Bourree BWV 996, instead he is inspired by the famous piece of Carulli "Andantino Op. 241, No. 5" and by Mauro Giuliani in the Italian style of classical guitar almost a century later. Or maybe he was inspired by Francisco Tarrega and the famous piece " Lagrima" ? I think Andantino in G by Ferdinando Carulli for the chords !

But the index finger of the right hand with that movement dirties too much the sound of the arpeggio in my opinion and in addition you tire and ruin your style if you play it like Paul.

My idea is to make the right and perfect chords like Paul but to change the right hand more like an arpeggio.

    I hope you like my rendition

               Blackbird - The Beatles - Free Guitar Tabs

                                 as played by Daniele Magli !

e_____________________________________

b____0________1_________3_____________

g________0________0___________0_______

d_____________________________________

a_____________0_________2_____________

e____3________________________________

                                   

Bass notes always thumb ( p ) , B string medium , G string index

e_______________________________________________________

b___12_____12_______12__________12______12______12______

g_______0________________0___________0_______________0__

d_______________________________________________________

a___10__________10______________10__________10___________

e_______________________________________________________

                                     

to relax your left hand position use little finger  ( 4 ) on B string  as Paul.


repeat of course ( if you like, glissato from 3 to 12 in the second string B )

e___________3________________5__________

b____5_______________7__________________

g_______0______0_________0_______0______

d_______________________________________

a____3______4________5_______6__________

e_______________________________________

                                     

nice progression the same model in diferent position… so good !

( when Paul plays the first string e it is with medium of right hand )

e_____________________________________________

b____8_____8_____8_________8____8_____8_______

g_______0____________0________0__________0_____

d______________________________________________

a____7_________7___________6________6__________

e______________________________________________

                                     

e___________3__________________________________

b___7_________________5______5_____5___________

g_______0_______0_________0_____________0______

d______________________________________________

a___5_______4_________3_________3______________

e______________________________________________

                                        

                                                             from C major to…..

e__________________________________________________

b____4_____4_____4__________3______3______3________

g_______0____________0__________0____________0_____

d___________________________________________________

a____3________3_____________2__________2___________

e___________________________________________________

       

interesting C minor... ……….. in G                              

e____________________________________________________

b____2______2______2____________1______1_____1_______

g________0_____________0____________0____________0___

d_____________________________________________________

a____0__________0_______________0__________0__________

e______________________________________________________

                                     

e____________________________________

b____0_______0________0______________

g________0________________0__________

d____________________________________

a____________________________________

e____3_____________3_________________

                                     

short instrumental part :

e_____________________________

b_____5________2______________

g_____________________________

d_____________________________

a_____3________2_______________

e______________________________

                                     

e____________________________________________________

b____2______2______2____________1______1_____1_______

g________0_____________0____________0____________0___

d_____________________________________________________

a____0__________0_______________0__________0__________

e______________________________________________________

                                     

e____________________________________

b____0_______0________0______________

g________0________________0__________

d____________________________________

a____________________________________

e____3_____________3_________________

                                     

and now repeat all to sing again ,
but not repeat the short instrumental part



now Paul sing … Blackbird fly

e___________________________________________

b___10_______8________6_______5_____________

g________0______0________0_________0________

d___________________________________________

a____8_______7________5_______3______________

e____________________________________________

                                     

e____________________________________________________

b___3______3_______3___________5_______5_____5_______

g______0________________0___________0____________0____

d_____________________________________________________

a___1__________1_______________3___________3__________

e_____________________________________________________

                                     

e___________________________________________

b___10_______8________6_______5_____________

g________0______0________0_________0________

d___________________________________________

a____8_______7________5_______3______________

e____________________________________________

                                     

       

                                                                                      into the light

e____________________________________________________

b___3______3_______3___________2_______2_____2_______

g______0________________0___________0____________0____

d_____________________________________________________

a___1__________1_______________0___________0__________

e_____________________________________________________

e____________________________________

b__1__________1________1_____________

g_______0___________________0________

d____________________________________

a__0_______________0_________________

e_____________________________________

                                     

some instrumental variations like that
in the Abbey Road studio Live video


e_______________________________________________
b____0______1________3________5_______3_________
g_______0________0_______0________0_______0_____
d_______________________________________________
a___________0________2________3_______2__________
e____3___________________________________________
                                               

e_________________________

b____2______ 1_____________

g________0_______0_________

d___________________________

a____0_______0______________

e__________________________ ans then repeat all to sing again

and finale when he repeat singing " for the moment to be free "

it is just like the Short instrumental part… 

and then a G played with index of the right hand

e________3_______________

b________0_______________

g________0_______________

d________0_______________

a________2_______________

e________3_______________

                                                  

and here is a video to show the chords :
                                       
                                                Blackbird played by Daniele Magli

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and if you want a classical guitar arpeggios to play Yesterday by The Beatles
here is my guitar tabs :


Yesterday free guitar tabs

Good work !!!