Blackbird chords by Alter Bridge

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Intermediate

Alter Bridge
Blackbird
Blackbird
2007
Submitted by: hippo

Key: A

Chords used:
A -  x02220
E -  022100
F#m - 244222
C#/F - 143xxx
E/G# - 476xxx
D -  xx0232
F -  133211
C#m - x46654
Bm -  x24432
A/C# - x476xx
G#m - 466444

Intro: F#m--C#/F--E--A-E/G#- x2

Plucking:
    F#m        C#/F        E
  A   E/G#
e|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|-------|
B|----2-------2---|----2----4--2----|-----------------|-------|-------|
G|-2----2--1----2-|-1----1--------1-|-1----2----2p1---|-------|-------|
D|----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-----4-|---2-4-|
A|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---4---|-------|
E|-2-------2------|-1---------------|-0--0----0-------|-5-----|-4-----|


Verse 1:
  F#m        C#/F
The willow it weeps today
 E
A breeze from a distance
  A      E/G#
Is calling your name
 F#m            C#/F
Unfurl your black wings and wait
 E         A
Across the horizons coming
  E/G#   F#m C#/F E
to sweep you away
  A     E/G#    F#m C#/F
A E/G#
Its coming to sweep you away


Distortion: F#m--E/G#--F--A--E--A--A--E/G#- x2


Chorus 1:
    D       C#m
Let the wind carry you home
E     Bm
Blackbird fly away
    D    C#m
May you never be broken again


Interlude: F#m--C#/F--E--A-E/G#- x2

Tremonti Semi Solo:
e|-2--2--2--2--5--2--2-|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
a|---------------------|
E|---------------------|


Verse 2:
  F#m        C#/F
The fragile can not endure
  E
The wrecked and the and
    A     E/G#
jaded a place so impure
   F#m         C#/F
The static of this cruel world
   E         A
Cause some birds to fly long
    E/G#        F#m C#/F E
before they've seen their day
A      E         F#m C#/F
A E/G#
long before they've seen their day


Chorus 2:
    D       C#m
Let the wind carry you home
E     Bm
Blackbird fly away
    D    C#m   F#m E/G# A
May you never be broken again
Bm     D        C#m
Beyond the suffering you've known
 E    Bm
I hope you find your way
    D    A/C#  C#m D-C#m D-C#m
May you never be broken again


Interlude: C#m--C#m-D-E-F-E-D-
C#m D-C#m D-C#m
C#m--C#m-D-E-A-G#m-Bm-


Guitar Solo:

Silence: F#m--D--A-E/G#-F#m-- x2

Tremonti:
e|----------14-------12-|
B|-14-14-14----14-14----|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------| repeat many times
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

Guitar 2: Solo Guitar
          F#m                  D
e|-------------------------------------|----------------------------0-------|
B|----0-0-0-2----0h2-----0-0-0-3-2-0h2-|----0-0-0-2----0h2----0-0-0---3-2h3-|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-4-----------4------4----------------|-0-----------0------0---------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

       A           E/G#
e|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|------2----2h4--2--1---|------1-----2h4--2--1---|
D|----2----2-----------2-|----2----2------------2-|
A|-0---------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-4----------------------|

          F#m
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----0-0-0-2----0h2-----0-0-0-3-2-0h2-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-4-----------4------4----------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


Bass Solo:
G|-14-13-11----------------------------|
D|----------14-12-11-------------------|
A|-------------------14-12-11----------|
E|----------------------------14-12-10-|


Bridge:
 F#m
Ascend may you find no resistance
D
Know that you've made
such a difference
A        F
All you leave behind will
      F#m E/G#
live to the end
  F#m
The cycle of suffering goes
      D
on But the memories
of you stay strong
  A       F
Someday I too will fly
       F#m E/G#
and find you again


Real Guitar Solo:

Tremonti did a Very fast Sweeping and shredding here!!!

F#m--D--A-F-F#m-E/G-------------------| x2,
D--C#m--E--Bm--D--C#m--F#m-E/G#-A-Bm--|
D--C#m--E--Bm--D--C#m--F#m-E/G#-A-Bm--|


Chorus 3:
    D       C#m
Let the wind carry you home
E     Bm
Blackbird fly away
    D    C#m   F#m E/G# A
May you never be broken again
Bm     D        C#m
Beyond the suffering you've known
 E    Bm
I hope you find your way
    D    C#m   F#m--E/G#--F--A--E--A--A--E/G#-
May you never be broken again
    A    E/G#  F#m--E/G#--F--A--E--A--A--E/G#-
May you never be broken again


F#m--E/G#--F--A--E--A--A--E/G#- x2


Outro: F#m--C#/F--E--A-E/G#- x4, F#m(hold)

Plucking:
    F#m        C#/F        E
  A   E/G#
e|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|-------|
B|----2-------2---|----2----4--2----|-----------------|-------|-------|
G|-2----2--1----2-|-1----1--------1-|-1----2----2p1---|-------|-------|
D|----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-----4-|---2-4-|
A|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---4---|-------|
E|-2-------2------|-1---------------|-0--0----0-------|-5-----|-4-----|