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GUITAR CHORDS

Blackbird

The Beatles
All-time classics Acoustic favorites
KeyG
Capo—
LevelHard
Transpose G 0
Text
Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point

Intro

 
GAm7G/BG
 
 

Verse 1

 
GAm7G/BG
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
CC#dimDD#dimEmEb
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
DC#dimCCmG/BA7D7G
All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise
 
 

Interlude

 
CG/BA7D7sus4G
 
 

Verse 2

 
GAm7G/BG
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
CC#dimDD#dimEmEb
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
DC#dimCCmG/BA7D7G
All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to be free
 
 

Bridge

 
FC/EDmCBb6C
Black bird fly
FC/EDmCBb6A7
Black bird fly
D7sus4G
Into the light of a dark black night
 
 

Interlude

 
GAm7G/BGCC#dimDD#dimEmEb
 
DC#dimCCmG/BA7D7sus4G
 
 

Bridge

 
FC/EDmCBb6C
Black bird fly
FC/EDmCBb6A7
Black bird fly
D7sus4G
Into the light of a dark black night
 
 

Interlude

 
GAm7G/BGGG
 
GAm7G/BCG/BA7D7sus4
 
 

Verse

 
GAm7G/BG
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
CC#dimDD#dimEmEb
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
DC#dimCCmG/BA7D7G
All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise
 
 

Outro

 
CG/BA7D7sus4G
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
CG/BA7D7sus4G
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
End

How to play Blackbird chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Blackbird by The Beatles is presented in the key of G. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

The page is set up for practice as well as quick reference: adjust the text size, use auto scroll when your hands are busy, or switch to focus mode for a cleaner playing view. The published arrangement uses 17 distinct chord shapes, including G, Am7, G/B, C, C#dim, D and others. You can also explore related material through All-time classics, Acoustic favorites.