This video lesson covers how to play the guitar part from the classic Beatles song “Blackbird.” From the Beatles’ White Album, “Blackbird” was written by Sir Paul McCartney. The recording is a single performance of Sir Paul singing, playing guitar, and tapping his foot. The instructional video above covers all of the chord shapes you’ll need to perform the song and how to play the Travis-picking patterns that give this tune its particular groove. Included here is a chord chart of the entire song along with a reference guide for the fingerings of the chord shapes. Have fun!
Chord Chart
Fingerings and Chord Shapes
