Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Free Bird bass tab by Lynyrd Skynyrd

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Freebird
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Standard Tuning

Structure:

Intro

Verse
Pre Chorus
Chorus

Verse
Pre Chorus
Chorus

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Solo
 - First two lines whilst vocals finish, then descension into solo
 - Main Solo Riff for 4
 - Simple Riff for 4 (Double plucked descension at end)
 - Main Solo Riff for 6
 - Double Stab Solo Riff for 4
 - Simple Riff for 4 (Fast 5 3 3)
 - Ascension (equivalent to four x Solo Riff in length)
 - Outro



[Intro]

    G|------------------|------------------|---------7--------|------------------|
    D|-3-----------7-5--|-------------7-5--|------------------|------------------|
    A|------------------|-3----------------|-5-----5----------|------------------|
    E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

[Verse]

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|-5----------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
    E|------------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-7-------7--------|
    D|---------10-------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
    A|-8----------------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|------------------|
    E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|------------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
    E|-3----------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|-7----------------|
    A|-8-------8--------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|---------5--------|
    E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|-5----------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
    E|------------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-7----------------|
    D|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
    A|-8----------------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|---------5--------|
    E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

[Pre Chorus] - “Cause I’m as free as a bird now”

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|------------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7-----------7----|
    E|-3----------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|

    G|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
    D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|------------------|-3-------------3--|-5----------------|------------------|
    E|-1----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

   Note the low F in the 5th bar, and the rested eight bar - the lull before the chorus

[Chorus] - “And this bird you cannot change”

    G|---------------2--|------------------|--------7----7----|------------------|
    D|-3-------3--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|------------------|-3-------3-----3--|-5----------------|------------------|
    E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|---------------2--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|-3-------3--------|------------------|------------------|-7-------7--------|
    A|------------------|-3-------3-----3--|-5----------------|------------------|
    E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|---------------2--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|-3-------3--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|------------------|-3-------3-----3--|-5------5---------|-5-------5--------|
    E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

   The last two bars (lower each time) when leading back into the verse



[Verse]

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|-5----------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
    E|------------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-7-------7--------|
    D|---------10-------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
    A|-8----------------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|------------------|
    E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|------------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
    E|-3----------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|-7----------------|
    A|-8-------8--------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|---------5--------|
    E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|-5----------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
    E|------------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-7----------------|
    D|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
    A|-8----------------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|---------5--------|
    E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

[Pre Chorus] - “Cause I’m as free as a bird now”

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|------------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7-----------7----|
    E|-3----------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|

    G|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
    D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|------------------|-3-------------3--|-5----------------|------------------|
    E|-1----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|


[Chorus] (Longer second time round, note the high notes for the first three)

    G|---------------2--|------------------|--------7----7----|-14------17-------| x3
    D|-3-------3--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|------------------|-3-------3-----3--|-5----------------|------------------|
    E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|---------------2--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|-3-------3--------|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|
    A|------------------|-3-------3-----3--|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5--|-------5-5-5------|
    E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

[Solo]

   Main solo riff

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3-3----3-3-----|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|-10---8----7------|------------------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1------|---------------10-|-8--------10------|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3-3------------|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|---------0---1-1--|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3-3------------|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|---------0---1-1--|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|---------2---2----|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3--------------|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|-------------5----|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|---------5--------|------------------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3--------------|-3-3--------------|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|-------0---1-0-1--|

   Simple Solo Riff

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----2---3--------|
    A|------------------|-1---1---1-1---1--|-3---3---3-3---3--|-3-----------3----|
    E|-3---3---3-3---3--|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----2---3---2----|
    A|------------------|-1---1---1-1---1--|-3---3---3-3---3--|-5----------------|
    E|-3---3---3-3---3--|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|------------------|------------------|------------------|--7-8--8---7------|
    A|------------------|-1---1---1-1---1--|-3---3---3-5---5--|---------------7--|
    E|-3---3---3-3---3--|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|------------------|------------------|------10-10--8--8-|------------------|
    A|------------------|-1---1---1-1---1--|-3-3--------------|-10--8--7---------|
    E|-3---3---3-3---3--|------------------|------------------|------------10----|

   Main Solo Riff

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-----1---3--------|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|-1----------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-----3---2--------|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3-3------------|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|---------1---1----|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|-8---7------------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|---------7---8----|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|-10--8---8--------|------------------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|------------------|-7---8---9--------|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|---------------7--|------------------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3----5----7------|-----7-------8----|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

   Double Stab Solo Riff

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| x 4
    D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|------------------|-1---1------------|-3---3------------|------------------|
    E|-3---3------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

   Main Solo Riff

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|---------2--------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3--------------|-----3-------3----|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|--------0---1-1---|-3----------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|-3-------2--------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3----3-3-3-----|-----2------------|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|-----2---2--------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3--------------|-3-----------5----|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|--------0--1--3---|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3-3---3-3-3----|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

   Simple Solo Riff

   Should be a fast 5 3 3 formation, but OK to do a simpler 3 2 2 as shown below

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| x 4
    D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|------------------|-1-1-1--1-1--1-1--|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|-3-3-3--3-3-------|
    E|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|------------------|------------------|------------0-1-2-|

   Riff Ascension (settle into an eight in the bar rhythm for the ascension itself)

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|------------------|-1-1-1--1-1--1-1--|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|
    E|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    A|------------------|-1-1-1--1-1--1-1--|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--|
    E|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    D|-------------------------|-------------12-12-12-12-|
    A|-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|-13-13-13-13-------------|
    E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

    G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    D|-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-|
    A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

    G|-------------------------|-------------14-14-14-14-|
    D|-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-|-15-15-15-15-------------|
    A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

    G|-------------------|-14--17--15--------|
    D|-17----------------|--------------17---|
    A|-------------------|-------------------|
    E|-------------------|-------------------|

   Main Riff - Outro

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|---------3--------|-2----------------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---------3----|-----3---1--------|
    E|-3-3--------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|-------------7----|-10-------10------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3---5---7--------|------------------|
    E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|-----3------------|
    A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3--------------|-3-------3---1----|
    E|-3-3--------------|------------------|-----0---1---1----|------------------|

    G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    D|------------------|------------------|-------------7----|------------------|------------------|
    A|------------------|-1---1-1-1---1-5--|-3---5---7--------|------------------|------------------|
    E|-3---3-3-3-3-3----|------------------|------------------|-8---6---5---4----|-3----------------|

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