Blackbird by Alter Bridge Alter Bridge - Blackbird Tabbed by: Bill E mail: luminousgreen@yahoo.com Tuning: 1/2 step down Yeah and the tuning is half step down that is only 1 fret! 1=D# 2=A# 3=F# 4=C# 5=G# 6=D# |----------------------------------------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! |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------2--2-2--0--0-0------------------| strumming pattern not exact! |-8--8-8--7--7-7--3--3-3--2--2-2--8--8-8--7--7-7--| |-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) |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------2--2-2--0--0-0------------------| |-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--| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------2-2-2--0-0-0-| |-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--6--5----5--5-6-9---10--9----6--| |-6-6-6-------5----------------8--5----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------7-------------------------------------| |-7-8-7-----------7---------4-4/8--7-7/10--5-----0---3--| |-5-6-5--6-5------5----5--6-----------------------------| |-5-6-5-------8---5-------------------------------------| 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 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------2--2-2--0--0-0------------------| |-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 |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------2--2-2--0--0-0------------------| 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-----| |-6------5-----| Mark plays this riff till the end with distortion |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------5---5--5--| |----------------------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--| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| That Is All! h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash www.TAB6.com