Ricky Montgomery – Black Fins (Guitar Acoustic)

Capo 1 • Video Lesson

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This is my best guess of his TikTok of practicing the song at the Greater Cleveland Aquarium combined with the official song. Tabs transcribed from the recordings also provided. TAB NOTATION p = Pull-off / = Slide up CHORD NOTATION * = strum once and let ring ^ = play chord softly

[Intro]
   E*          A*          B*          A*
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------2-----------4-----------4----------|
G|-4----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------0-----------2-----------0----------|
E|-0----------------------------------------------| x2
 {let each ring on the downbeat}

[Verse 1] {to play tabbed version, replace each set of EABA with the Intro tab}

E*     A*    B*               A*          E*
 Black fins, waiting for the tide to roll

      A*  B*              A*            E
 back in, soaking in the sun and I know

              A    B                A              E
 It's just another little piece of ocean trash and

     A    B               A                 E  A
 not you, just a little ghost I keep around

   B             A                 E  A  B  A
 A funny shadow always hanging out

[Chorus] {repeat same tab structure as Verse 1}

         E*               A*                         B*
 If your ashes sprang to life, would you just let me down?

           E*                A*                       B*
 Would you leave those kids again and kick 'em out of town?

   E                   A   B                 A
 I guess we'll never know, I'll just be here wondering

      E                  A       B*                A*
 what made you choose to go the day that you went down to Mexico

[Instrumental]
   E          A            B          A
e|-0-----0---/2---------2-/4-----5p4--2-----4---4----|
B|-0--0---0--/2--2-----2-2/4--4-------4--2-----2-----|
G|-1---1------2-----2------4----------2-------2------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------| x2

[Verse 2] {where EA come in after "around", play the Instrumental tab x2 before the Chorus}

E*           B             A              E
 Black fins, full of life again and suddenly

              A    B            A
 it's all pretend, every manic word you wrote us

 E                    A   B             A
 Now there's time to mend every broken heart that you left

 E                A    B                A                 E A
 in your gust of wind, no more little ghost I keep around

 B               A                E A B A
 No more funny shadow in my house

[Chorus] {repeat same tab structure as Verse 1}

         E*               A*                         B*
 If your ashes sprang to life, would you just let me down?

           E*                A*                       B*
 Would you leave those kids again and kick 'em out of town?

   E                   A   B                 A
 I guess we'll never know, I'll just be here wondering

      E               A     N.C.
 what made you wanna go the day that you went down to Mexico

[Bridge]

E      A     B              A            E
 Black fins, one more metaphor for scuba gear

       A     B                 A                   E
 Black fins, wish I would've known you through the years

       A     B             A           E
 Black fins, wish I never went to Illinois

       A     B              A               E
 Black fins, filling up on milk and Chips Ahoy

       A           B
 Black fins (black fins)

       A           E
 Black fins (black fins)

       A           B
 Black fins (black fins)

       A
 Black fins

[Outro]

  E*                           E*
 (No more little ghost I keep around)

  E*                         E*
 (No more funny shadow in my house)

  E*
 (No more little ghost I keep around)

 E*
 No more funny shadow in my house

  E*
 (No more funny shadow in my house)

 E*
 No more little ghost I keep around