Blackbird - Bass tabTranscribed and tabbed by Joe BrittonArtist - Jaco PastoriusAlbum - Word of MouthTrack - Black BirdWritten by the Beatles, Arranged for bass by Jaco Pastorius.This tab is just the basic idea, there are a few small variations in parts.Any comments, questions etc. E-mail:Larrylaffer_uk@yahoo.co.ukRhythm fig. 1_______ _______ _______ ______ ____ ________ ________4 |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-r | | | |--|-|-| |--|-|-|4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |G||---6-------7-------9--------18---18--|--(18)----18--------18--------- D||*----7-------7-------7-----------14--|--(14)-------14--------14------ A||*------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------|-------0--------0-0-------0-0-- E||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------________ ________ ________ ________ ______ ____|--|-|-| |--|-|-| |--|-|-| |--|-|-| |-r | | || | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |G--18---------|--11---------14--------13---------16---14--|-(14)---- D-----14------|-----12---------12--------12-----------16--|-(16)---- A--------0-0--|--------0-0--------0-0-------0-0-----------|------0-- E-------------|-------------------------------------------|---------1____________________2__________________ ________ ________ _____ ____ | _____ ____|--|-|-| |--|-|-| |--|-|-| | -| | | | | | -| | | || | | | | | | | | | | | |. |_| |__O | |. |_| |_|G--14--------14---------14---------|--13--14---11-------||--13--14---11- D-----16--------15---------15------|--14--14---12------*||--14--14---12- A--------0-0-------0-0--------0-0--|--0---0----0-------*||--0---0----0-- E----------------------------------|--------------------||--------------_____ ______ ______ ____ ____| | |--| | |--| | | | | | | || | O | | | | | | O | |__| | OG----/11--|--10---|--9-------9--------8---|------14------------| D---------|--12---|----11------11-----9---|--/12--------2------| A---------|--0----|-------0-------0---0---|-------------0------| E---------|-------|-----------------------|--------------------|Rest Then repeat whole of rhythm fig. 1, With this fill in the firsttime bar:_____ ____ ________ __________| -| | | | r |-|--|-| |--|--|--||. |__| |__O O | | | | | | | |G|--13--14--11------|-----11-9------------------| D|--14--14--12------|----------11-9-------------| A|--0---0---0-------|---------------12-9--------| E|------------------|--------------------12-10--|Rhythm Fig. 2________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________|--|-|-| |--|-|-| |--|-|-| |--|-|-| |--|-|-| |--|-|-|| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |G|--19--------19--------14--------14---------|-9--------9--------- D|-----17--------16--------14--------12------|---10-------10------ A|--------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0--|------0-0------0-0-- E|-------------------------------------------|--------------------________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________|--|-|-| |--|-|-| |--|-|-| |--|-|-| |--|-|-| |--|-|-|| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |G---11--------11---------|--19--------19--------14--------14---------| D------12--------12------|-----17--------16--------14--------12------| A---------0-0-------0-0--|--------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------0-0--| E------------------------|-------------------------------------------|1___________________2_______________ ________ _______ _______ | ________ ________|--|-|-| |--|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| | |--|-|-| |--|-|-| | 2| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | O 4G|-9--------9--------8-------8---------||-9--------9----------8--|-------| D|---10-------10-------9-------9------*||---10-------10-------9--|-1-bar-| A|------0-0------0-0-----0-0-----0-0--*||------0-0------0-0---0--|-rest--| E|-------------------------------------||------------------------|-------|Then Rhythm fig. 1, Skip first time bar, then rest, then:Rhythm fig. 344 All 16th notesG|--6-------7-------9-------18---------|--18--------18--------- D|----7-------7-------7--------16------|-----17--------16------ A|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0--|--------0-0-------0-0-- E|-------------------------------------|----------------------- G|--18---------14---------11-------14--------|--13--------16--------- D|-----14---------12---------7--------9------|-----11--------15------ A|--------0-0--------0-0-------0-0------0-0--|--------0-0-------0-0-- E|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------_____ ____| -| | | ||. |_| |____OG--14--------14---------|--12--14----9-------- D-----16--------15------|--------------------- A--------0-0-------0-0--|------------8-------- E-----------------------|---------------------Bass 1Bass 1 holds the double stop, and bass 2 comes in with this riff:__________ __________ __________r |--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|--|--|O.__| | | | | | | | | | | |G|------------------|----------------17-------17- D|------------17-19-|-19-17-19-19-------19-19---- A|---------19-------|---------------------------- E|------------------|----------------------------bass 2__________ __________ ____|--|--|--| |--|--|--| |--|| | | | | | | | | |G--19-17-------------------|-------- D--------19-19-17-19-19-17-|-------- A--------------------------|-19-17-- E--------------------------|--------After riff go to Rhythm fig. 1,(this riff slightly overlaps into Rhythm 1)After Rhythm fig. 1, go to Rhythm fig 2. Then back to Rhythm fig. 1. Skip first time bar then end.Tab and rhythm explanation:| |\O = whole note |__| = crotchet tied to quaver|O = minim\half note x = dead note| (4) = ghost note (held on| = crotchet\quarter note from previous bar)___|\ | | 5\ = slide down| or | | = quaver\eigth note___| |-| 5/ = slide up| or | | = semi-quaver\sixteenth note| 5tr6 = trill|. = dotted quaver etc.r| = crotchet rest\quarter note restr\| = quaver rest\eighth note rest etc.__3__| | || | | = quaver triplets__3____| | | || | | | = quaver triplets + quaver____|- r| | = semi-quaver + quaver rest_______|- | -|| | | = semi-quaver + quaver + semi-quaver
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