Blackbird Chain tab by Beck

Tabs

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Beck - Blackbird Chain
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Tim van Kester

Tuning: Standard

----------

Song from his new album 'Morning Phase'. I hope the chords are right. If not,
feel free to comment!

----------
Intro
----------
e|----------------------------------------------------2-3-3-3-3--------------|
BB|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0------3-3---3-3---1-1---1-0---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3--|
G+G|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0------0-0---0-0---2-2---2-0---2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0--|
D MajorD|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0------2-2---2-2---3-3---3-2-0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2--|
A augmentedA|----------------------------2-2---2-2---------------------------2-2-2-2-2--|
E MajorE|-3-----3-----3-----3---2--0-----0-----1-----1-----------------0------------|

e|-3~--|
BB|-3~--|
G+G|-0~--|
D MajorD|-2~--|
A augmentedA|-2~--|
E MajorE|-0~--|

----------
'Pre-verse'
----------
e|-3-2-0------|
BB|-------0-3--|
G+G|------------|
D MajorD|------------|
A augmentedA|------------|
E MajorE|------------|

----------
Verse
----------
Basically two guitars: acoustic and electric (lead). I won't tab
whole strumming patterns unless they are interesting.

(1) Give me traces of your lifeblood flowing in a loving cup
e|-3-----------------------0----------------------2----------|
BB|-0-----------------------0----------------------3----------|
G+G|-0-----------------------0----------------------4----------|
D MajorD|-0-----------------------2----------------------4----------|
A augmentedA|-2-----------------------2----------------------2----------|
E MajorE|-3-----------------------0---------------------------------|

(2)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------7--------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------7h9-7----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------9-----9----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------9------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------0----------------------7-------------------------|

(1) And tell me I'm dream dream dream dreaming and I'll never wake up
e|-------------------------------1-------------------------------------------|
BB|-3-----------------------------1--------------------------1-1-----1-1------|
G+G|-3-----------------------------2--------------------------2-2-----2-2------|
D MajorD|-3-----------------------------3--------------------------2-2-----2-2------|
A augmentedA|-1-----------------------------3-----------------------0-------0-----------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------1-------------------------------------------|

(2)
e|-------------------------------------------------------0-------------------|
BB|-6------------------------------------1----------------1-------------------|
G+G|-7----------------------------------2-----2------------2-------------------|
D MajorD|-8--------------------------------3---------3----------2-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------0-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------1-------------------------------------------|


(1) A augmentedA keepsake in a dresser drawer from who-knows-where
e|-3---------------------0---------------2----------|
BB|-0---------------------0---------------3----------|
G+G|-0---------------------0---------------4----------|
D MajorD|-0---------------------2---------------4----------|
A augmentedA|-2---------------------2---------------2----------|
E MajorE|-3---------------------0--------------------------|

(2)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------------0-------------5/7------------------------------|


(1) A augmentedA symbol of your exegesis and a full-length mirror
e|--------------------1-------------------------------------------|
BB|-3------------------1-----------------1-1-----1-1-----2-2-----2-|
G+G|-3------------------2-----------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-|
D MajorD|-3------------------3-----------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-|
A augmentedA|-1------------------3--------------0-------0-------0-------0----|
E MajorE|--------------------1-------------------------------------------|

(2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------6-6h7~--|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------7-9---------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

----------
Pre-chorus
----------
(1)
e|---2---0-x-2---0--3--2-|
BB|---3---3-x-3---3--3--3-|
G+G|---2---2-x-2---2--2--2-|
D MajorD|-0-----0---0---0--0--0-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|

----------
Chorus
----------
For first two parts, electric guitar backs the D-chords.

(1) I'll never never never never never never refuse you
e|----------------------------------------------2---0-x-2---0--3--2----------|
BB|--------1-------------------------------------3---3-x-3---3--3--3----------|
G+G|--------2-------------------------------------2---2-x-2---2--2--2----------|
D MajorD|--------2-----------------------------------0------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------0------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(1) I'll never never never never never never refuse you
e|----------------------------------------------2---0-x-2---0--3--2----------|
BB|--------1-------------------------------------3---3-x-3---3--3--3----------|
G+G|--------2-------------------------------------2---2-x-2---2--2--2----------|
D MajorD|--------2-----------------------------------0------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------0------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


(1) My blackbird chain,         my blackbird chain
e|------1-----------0---------0--------------1-----------0---------0---------|
BB|------1-----------0---------2--------------1-----------0---------2---------|
G+G|------2-----------0---------2--------------2-----------0---------2---------|
D MajorD|------3-----------2---------2--------------3-----------2---------2---------|
A augmentedA|------3-----------2---------0--------------3-----------2---------0---------|
E MajorE|------1-----------0------------------------1-----------0-------------------|

(2)
e|------------8---------7--------9-9h10-9----------13----------12--9--9h10-9-|
BB|---------10---------8-------10----------10----13----------12---------------|
G+G|------10----------9------------------------14----------12------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


(1) My blackbird chain,         my blackbird chain
e|------1-----------3------0------1----------0---------3---3---3-------------|
BB|------1-----------0------0------1----------1---------3---3---3-------------|
G+G|------2-----------0------0------2----------0---------2---2---2-------------|
D MajorD|------3-----------0------2------3----------2---------0---0---0-------------|
A augmentedA|------3-----------2------2------3----------3-------------------------------|
E MajorE|------1-----------3------0------1------------------------------------------|

(For this bar, the notes didn't fit into the lyrics so to say...)
e|------------8--------10--------12-------8-----8------5~--------------------|
BB|---------10-------12--------12--------8--------------7~--------------------|
G+G|------10-------12------------------10------9---------7~--------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------14------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat from last bar of the intro (that chord is played three times now, and
possibly without the highest e string fretted).
Chords remain the same, but the lead guitar is slightly different. Sounds like
a third guitar enters on the left speaker, plus some slide guitar and strings.
I didn't tab the slide guitar and strings, but I tabbed some of the new licks.

(2) An SOS from an outpost there on a common air
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------3p2-3---------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------4---4---3~----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------3~----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------1~----|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|


(2) I could read you a brief account of a last frontier
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------1--------0h1------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------2-------2-----------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------2--------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------1---------------------------------|

(3)
e|------------------------------------------------12~------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------13~------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------14~------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

--> Last sentence of the verse:
(2) At rock bottom of a hollowed ground, we stake your claim
e|-------------------------------------------------------0-------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------1-----------1-----------2-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------2---2-------2---2-------2---|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------2-------2---2-------2---2-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------0-----------------------0-------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(2) (cont.)
e|-----0---3-----------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|-2-------------------------------|
D MajorD|---2---2---2---------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|

(3) - from where 2 (cont.) starts:
e|---------------------------------|
BB|-----2-3-2-3--5/7~---------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|

There is enough room for some improv. Lead guitar generally follows the chords
but plays them higher up the neck and adds some hammer-ons, etc.


************************************

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| b  Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

************************************

Other versions of Blackbird Chain

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Blackbird chain by Beck