Blackbird Chain

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--------------| B|---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|---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|---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|----------------------------2-2---2-2---------------------------2-2-2-2-2--| E|-3-----3-----3-----3---2--0-----0-----1-----1-----------------0------------| e|-3~--| B|-3~--| G|-0~--| D|-2~--| A|-2~--| E|-0~--| ---------- 'Pre-verse' ---------- e|-3-2-0------| B|-------0-3--| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| ---------- 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----------| B|-0-----------------------0----------------------3----------| G|-0-----------------------0----------------------4----------| D|-0-----------------------2----------------------4----------| A|-2-----------------------2----------------------2----------| E|-3-----------------------0---------------------------------| (2) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------7--------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------7h9-7----| D|---------------------------------------------------------------9-----9----| A|-------------------------------------------------------------9------------| E|-------------------------0----------------------7-------------------------| (1) And tell me I'm dream dream dream dreaming and I'll never wake up e|-------------------------------1-------------------------------------------| B|-3-----------------------------1--------------------------1-1-----1-1------| G|-3-----------------------------2--------------------------2-2-----2-2------| D|-3-----------------------------3--------------------------2-2-----2-2------| A|-1-----------------------------3-----------------------0-------0-----------| E|-------------------------------1-------------------------------------------| (2) e|-------------------------------------------------------0-------------------| B|-6------------------------------------1----------------1-------------------| G|-7----------------------------------2-----2------------2-------------------| D|-8--------------------------------3---------3----------2-------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------0-------------------| E|-------------------------------1-------------------------------------------| (1) A keepsake in a dresser drawer from who-knows-where e|-3---------------------0---------------2----------| B|-0---------------------0---------------3----------| G|-0---------------------0---------------4----------| D|-0---------------------2---------------4----------| A|-2---------------------2---------------2----------| E|-3---------------------0--------------------------| (2) e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-3---------------------0-------------5/7------------------------------| (1) A symbol of your exegesis and a full-length mirror e|--------------------1-------------------------------------------| B|-3------------------1-----------------1-1-----1-1-----2-2-----2-| G|-3------------------2-----------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-| D|-3------------------3-----------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-| A|-1------------------3--------------0-------0-------0-------0----| E|--------------------1-------------------------------------------| (2) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------6-6h7~--| D|---------------------------------------------------------------7-9---------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------- Pre-Chorus ---------- (1) e|---2---0-x-2---0--3--2-| B|---3---3-x-3---3--3--3-| G|---2---2-x-2---2--2--2-| D|-0-----0---0---0--0--0-| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| ---------- 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----------| B|--------1-------------------------------------3---3-x-3---3--3--3----------| G|--------2-------------------------------------2---2-x-2---2--2--2----------| D|--------2-----------------------------------0------------------------------| A|--------0------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (1) I'll never never never never never never refuse you e|----------------------------------------------2---0-x-2---0--3--2----------| B|--------1-------------------------------------3---3-x-3---3--3--3----------| G|--------2-------------------------------------2---2-x-2---2--2--2----------| D|--------2-----------------------------------0------------------------------| A|--------0------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (1) My blackbird chain, my blackbird chain e|------1-----------0---------0--------------1-----------0---------0---------| B|------1-----------0---------2--------------1-----------0---------2---------| G|------2-----------0---------2--------------2-----------0---------2---------| D|------3-----------2---------2--------------3-----------2---------2---------| A|------3-----------2---------0--------------3-----------2---------0---------| E|------1-----------0------------------------1-----------0-------------------| (2) e|------------8---------7--------9-9h10-9----------13----------12--9--9h10-9-| B|---------10---------8-------10----------10----13----------12---------------| G|------10----------9------------------------14----------12------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (1) My blackbird chain, my blackbird chain e|------1-----------3------0------1----------0---------3---3---3-------------| B|------1-----------0------0------1----------1---------3---3---3-------------| G|------2-----------0------0------2----------0---------2---2---2-------------| D|------3-----------0------2------3----------2---------0---0---0-------------| A|------3-----------2------2------3----------3-------------------------------| E|------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~--------------------| B|---------10-------12--------12--------8--------------7~--------------------| G|------10-------12------------------10------9---------7~--------------------| D|-------------------------14------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------3p2-3---------| G|-------------------------------------------------4---4---3~----| D|---------------------------------------------------------3~----| A|---------------------------------------------------------1~----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| (2) I could read you a brief account of a last frontier e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------1--------0h1------------------| G|-------------------------------------------2-------2-----------------------| D|------------------------------------------------2--------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------1---------------------------------| (3) e|------------------------------------------------12~------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------13~------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------14~------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| --> Last sentence of the Verse: (2) At rock bottom of a hollowed ground, we stake your claim e|-------------------------------------------------------0-------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------1-----------1-----------2-| G|-----------------------------------------------2---2-------2---2-------2---| D|---------------------------------------------2-------2---2-------2---2-----| A|-------------------------------------------0-----------------------0-------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (2) (cont.) e|-----0---3-----------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-2-------------------------------| D|---2---2---2---------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| (3) - from where 2 (cont.) starts: e|---------------------------------| B|-----2-3-2-3--5/7~---------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| 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 ************************************