Alter Bridge Blackbird Blackbird 2007 Submitted by: [email protected] Key: A Tuning: Standard EADGBe (Chords used) A - x02220 E - 022100 F#m - 244222 C#/F - 143xxx E/G# - 476xxx D - xx0232 F - 133211 C#m - x46654 Bm - x24432 A/C# - x476xx G#m - 466444 [Intro] F#m C#/F E A E/G# (x2) (Plucking) F#m C#/F 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#/F The willow it weeps today E A breeze from a distance A E/G# Is calling your name F#m C#/F Unfurl your black wings and wait E A Across the horizons coming E/G# F#m C#/F E to sweep you away A E/G# F#m C#/F A E/G# Its 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#m May you never be broken again [Interlude] F#m C#/F 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#/F The fragile can not endure E The wrecked and the and A E/G# jaded a place so impure F#m C#/F The static of this cruel world E A Cause some birds to fly long E/G# F#m C#/F E before they've seen their day A E F#m C#/F 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#m 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#m D-C#m D-C#m May you never be broken again [Interlude] C#m C#m-D-E-F-E-D- C#m D-C#m D-C#m C#m C#m-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 F 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 F 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#m 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#m 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#/F--E--A-E/G#-(x4), F#m(hold) (Plucking) F#m C#/F 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 ************************************
