Blackbird

(Paul McCartney/The Beatles)

Composer: Paul McCartney | Transcriber: Lindsay Straw | Key: A (G chords with capo 2) | Tuning: Standard

All the years I've played this, I'd never written it out. But I finally sat down to transcribe it for a student, and it really falls into the camp of "weirder to write out than to play". If you've ever struggled to figure this one out, I hope you'll find my tab helpful. I don't copy Paul's rhythmic right (or in his case, left!) hand, but the notes themselves should match up.

If you want to learn this song, the transcription is in my Patreon shop now, free for everyone at the Blackbird tier or higher and available for single purchase by others.

The transcription download includes the full sheet music, a tab-only version, and mp3.