Paul McCartney – Blackbird - Bluebird - Michelle - Heart Of The Country (Guitar Tab)

C# Tuning (C#-F#-B-E-G#-C#) • Video Lesson

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From "James Paul McCartney TV Show" 1973 [Intro]

C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----12br-----12-10-10h12---12b-12-10-12-----------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1] BLACKBIRD

C#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---0-------1-------3--------/12----12--12----12----12--12----|
E |-------0-------0-------0---------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------0-------2--------/10------10------10------10------| 
C#|---3---------------------------------------------------------|
     Do  do  do  do  do     do  do

C#|-----------3---------------5---------------------------------------|
G#|---5---------------7---------------8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----|
E |-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---3-------4-------5-------6-------7-------7-------6-------6-------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Take these broken wings and learn to fly

C#|-----------3----------------------------------------|
G#|---7---------------5-----5---5------4-----4---4-----|
E |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|
B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|---5-------4-------3-------3--------3-------3-------|
C#|----------------------------------------------------|
     All       your  life

C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---3-----3---3-----2-----2---2------1-----1---1------0-----0----0------|
E |-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0--------0---------0---|
B |------------------------------------0-------0--------------------------|
F#|---2-------2-------0-------0-------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------3--------3--------|
     You were only    waiting for this moment to be   free

C#|--------------------------------------------------------3---|
G#|--5----5-----3---2--------------1--1-1---------0--------3---|   hit pick guard with
E |--------------------------------------------------------0---|   pinky & pointer.
B |--------------------------------0--0--------------------0---|
F#|--3----3-----2---0--------------------------------------2---|
C#|-----------------------------------------------3--------3---|
  (humming)
_____________________________________________________________________________________

[Verse 2] BLUEBIRD chord fingerings \/

      Am    Gm    C6    C    Fmaj7    Bb6    Dm    A7    Bb    Dm/C    Em7-5
C#|---5-----3-----0-----0-----0--------1-----1-----0-----1------1-------0----------|
G#|---5-----3-----1-----1-----1--------3-----3-----2-----3------3-------3----------|
E |---5-----3-----2-----0-----2--------0-----2-----0-----3------2-------0----------|
B |---7-----5-----2-----2-----3--------0-----0-----2-----3------0-------0----------|
F#|---7-----5-----3-----3--------------1-----------0-----1------3-------1----------|
C#|---5-----3-----------------------------------------------------------0----------|

Am Late at night when the wind is still Gm C6 I'll come flying through your door, Gm C And you'll know what love is for [Chorus 1] Fmaj7 I'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird Bb6 I'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird, yeah, yeah, yeah Fmaj7 I'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird, Bb6 I'm a bluebird [Verse 3] Am Touch your lips with a magic kiss Gm C6 And you'll be a bluebird too, Gm C And you'll know what love can do [Chorus 1] Fmaj7 I'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird Bb6 I'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird, yeah, yeah, yeah Fmaj7 I'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird, Bb6 I'm a bluebird, yeah, yeah, yeah Dm Dm/C Em7-5 A7 Bluebird (Bluebird) Ah ha, Dm Dm/C Em7-5 A7 Bluebird (Bluebird) Ah ha, Bb Fmaj7 Bluebird (Bluebi---rd) ______________________________________________________________________________________ MICHELLE

C#|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
G#|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---|
E |---5--5--4--4--3--3--2--2---|
B |----------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|

C#|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
G#|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---|
E |---5--5--4--4--3--3--2--2---|
B |----------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|

C#|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---3--1----------3--3--3--3-3-3-|
G#|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---1-----4--3----3--3--3--3-3-3-|
E |---5--5--4--4--3--3--2--2---1-------------0--0--0--0-0-0-|
B |----------------------------3-------------0--0--0--0-0-0-|
F#|------------------------------------------2--2--2--2-2-2-|
C#|------------------------------------------3--3--3--3-3-3-|

[Verse 4]

   C                           Fm7
C#|0------0---0---------0-----|-------4-------------4-----|
G#|1------1---1---------1-----|-------4-------------4-----|
E |0------0---0---------0-----|-------1-------------1-----|
B |2------2---2---------2-----|-------1-------------1-----|
F#|3------3---3---------3-----|-------3-------------3-----|
C#|---------------------------|-------1-------------1-----|
  Michelle                           my     belle

   Bb                          Am-5   Cm-5   Ebm-5  Cm-5
C#|-------1-------------1-----|---------------------------|
G#|-------3-------------3-----|1--/---4------7--\---4-----|
E |-------3-------------3-----|2--/---5------8--\---5-----|
B |-------3-------------3-----|1--/---4------7--\---4-----|
F#|-------1-------------1-----|---------------------------|
C#|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  sont   des    mots   qui    vont   tres   bien   ensemble

   G             Cdim          G
C#|3------3---3--2------2---2-|3------3---3---------------|
G#|3------3---3--1------1---1-|3------3---3---------------|
E |0------0---0--2------2---2-|0------0---0---------------|
B |0------0---0--1------1---1-|0------0---0---------------|
F#|2------2---2---------------|2------2---2---------------|
C#|3------3---3---------------|3------3---3---------------|
                tres bien ensemble                     

   C                           Fm7
C#|0------0---0--0------0---0-|-------4---4---------4-----|
G#|1------1---1--1------1---1-|-------4---4---------4-----|
E |0------0---0--0------0---0-|-------1---1---------1-----|
B |2------2---2--2------2---2-|-------1---1---------1-----|
F#|3------3---3--3------3---3-|-------3---3---------3-----|
C#|---------------------------|-------1---1---------1-----|
  Michelle                           my     belle 

   Bb                          Cdim
C#|1------1---1--1------1-----|2------2---2--2------2-----|
G#|3------3---3--3------3-----|1------1---1--1------1-----|
E |3------3---3--3------3-----|2------2---2--2------2-----|
B |3------3---3--3------3-----|1------1---1--1------1-----|
F#|1------1---1--1------1-----|---------------------------|
C#|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  sont   des    mots   qui    vont   tres   bien   ensemble

   G             Cdim          G
C#|3------3---3--2------2---2-|3------3---3--3------3-----|
G#|3------3---3--1------1---1-|3------3---3--3------3-----|
E |0------0---0--2------2---2-|0------0---0--0------0-----|
B |0------0---0--1------1---1-|0------0---0--0------0-----|
F#|2------2---2---------------|2------2---2--2------3-----|
C#|3------3---3---------------|3------3---3--3------3-----|
                tres bien ensemble                     

C#|3------3------3------3-----|-------4------4------4-----|
G#|1------1------1------1-----|-------4------4------4-----|
E |0------0------0------0-----|-------1------1------1-----|
B |2------2------2------2-----|-------1------1------1-----|
F#|3------3------3------3-----|-------3------3------3-----|
C#|---------------------------|-------1------1------1-----|
Do   do do do   do  do              do    do

C#|-------3-------------------|---------------------------|
G#|3------3------3------------|1-/----4------7-\----4-----|
E |3------3------3------3-----|2-/----5------8-\----5-----|
B |3------3------3------3-----|1-/----4------7-\----4-----|
F#|1------1------1------1-----|---------------------------|
C#|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  do  do do do   do            da  (french)

C#|3------3---3--2------2---2-|3------3---3--3------3-----|
G#|3------3---3--1------1---1-|3------3---3--3------3-----|
E |0------0---0--2------2---2-|0------0---0--0------0-----|
B |0------0---0--1------1---1-|0------0---0--0------0-----|
F#|2------2---2---------------|2------2---2--2------3-----|
C#|3------3---3---------------|3------3---3--3------3-----|
 (more french)

C#|3----------3--3------3-----|-------4-------------4-----|
G#|1----------1--1------1-----|-------4-------------4-----|
E |0----------0--0------0-----|-------1-------------1-----|
B |2----------2--2------2-----|-------1-------------1-----|
F#|3----------3--3------3-----|-------3-------------3-----|
C#|---------------------------|-------1-------------1-----|
  Michelle                       My belle

C#|-------3-------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|3------3------3------------|1-/-------4---------7-\--------4-----|
E |3------3------3------3-----|2-/-------5---------8-\--------5-----|
B |3------3------3------3-----|1-/-------4---------7-\--------4-----|
F#|1------1------1------1-----|-------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
  sont   des    mots       qui vont tres bien  ensemble

"So we get on the bus and off to the heart of the country" _______________________________________________________________________ [Verse 5] HEART OF THE COUNTRY Chord Fingerings\/

     C    Em    Am    E7    A7    D9    D7    F    G    A
C#|--0----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----1----3----5--------|
G#|--1----0-----1-----0-----2-----1-----1-----1----3----5--------|
E |--0----0-----2-----1-----0-----2-----2-----2----4----6--------|
B |--2----2-----2-----0-----2-----0-----0-----3----5----7--------|
F#|--3----2-----0-----2-----0-----------------3----5----7--------|
C#|-------0-----------0-----------------------1----3----5--------|

C Em I'm gonna move I’m gonna go Am I'm gonna tell ev'ryone I know C E7 Am Livin' in a home in the heart of the country C Em Got a horse, got a sheep Am I'm gonna get me a good night's sleep C E7 Am Livin' in a home in the heart of the country [Chorus 2] A7 D9 Heart of the country where the holy people grow A7 D9 Heart of the country smell the grass in the meadow D9 D9 D9 Wo, wo, wo Inspiration tabs https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/paul-mccartney/bluebird-chords-974737 https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-beatles/blackbird-tabs-180986 https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-beatles/michelle-tabs-100341 https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/paul-mccartney/heart-of-the-country-chords-1474524 ************************************ | h Hammer-on | b Bend | br Bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down ************************************