Blackbird - Bass tab Transcribed and tabbed by Joe Britton Artist - Jaco Pastorius Album - Word of Mouth Track - Black Bird Written 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: [email protected] Rhythm 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 | |__| | O G----/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--| ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 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_______ ________ ________ _______ _______ | ________ ________ G|-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|-------------------------------------||------------------------|-------| G|--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|-------------------------------------------|----------------------- _____ ____ G--14--------14---------|--12--14----9-------- D-----16--------15------|--------------------- A--------0-0-------0-0--|------------8-------- E-----------------------|--------------------- Bass 1 __________ __________ __________ 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--------------------------|--------