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-----|
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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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) [Verse 1] (Distortion) F#m E/G# F A E A A E/G# (x2) [Chorus 1] [Interlude] F#m C#/E# E A E/G# (x2) [Tremonti Semi Solo] [Verse 2] [Chorus 2] [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) Guitar 2: Solo Guitar [Bass Solo] [Bridge] such a difference of you stay strong [Real Guitar Solo] Tremonti did a very fast sweeping and shredding here!!! F#m D A F F#m E/G (x2)
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