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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bluebird – Wings --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard / D-G-C-F-A-d Wings Bluebird (McCartney) From: "Band on the Run" (1973) For the version on the album all the strings are tuned down to D-G-C-F-A-d and the song, actually in Gm, is played in Am. It is worth taking the effort as it really sounds "right", especially the "Blackbird-y" link in verse 4. I added the chords for this original, retuned version below. On the live album "Wings Over America", the band uses the standard tuning and still plays in Am – one of the rare occasions a live version is actually played in a higher key than the original, when most people would rather play it safe and choose a lower key as to not strain their voices on tour. McCartney, however, knew he could sing it anyway and obviously considered the voicings of the chords more important than the actual key. If you don't want to retune and still want to play the song in its original key without breaking your fingers playing barree throughout, use a capo 3rd fret and play it like this: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e G6 3-x-0-0-0-0 F6 1-3-x-1-3-1 Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0 Am/G 3-x-2-2-1-0 E7sus4/B x-2-0-2-0-0 (basically a Bm7 but the impression is that of a suspended E7 chord) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo 3rd fret VERSE 1
EmLate at night when the wind is still I'll come Dmflying through your G6door, And you'll Dmknow what love is Gfor
CHORUS
I'm a bluebird, I'm a Cmaj7bluebird I'm a bluebird, I'm a blueF6bird, yeah, yeah, yeah I'm a Cmaj7bluebird, I'm a bluebird, I'm a blueF6bird, yeah, yeah, yeah
VERSE 2
EmTouch your lips with a magic kiss And you'll Dmbe a bluebird G6too, And you'll Dmknow what love can Gdo
CHORUS
I'm a bluebird, I'm a Cmaj7bluebird I'm a bluebird, I'm a blueF6bird, yeah, yeah, yeah I'm a Cmaj7bluebird, I'm a bluebird, I'm a blueF6bird, yeah, yeah, yeah
MIDDLE 8
AmBluebird (BlueAm/Gbird) Ah E7sus4/Bha, E7 AmBluebird (BlueAm/Gbird) Ah E7sus4/Bha, E7 FBluebird (Bluebi---Cmaj7rd)
VERSE 3
EmFly away through the midnight air As we Dmhead across the G6sea, And at Dmlast we will be Gfree
CHORUS
You're a bluebird, you're a Cmaj7bluebird You're a bluebird, you're a blueF6bird, yeah, yeah, yeah You're a Cmaj7bluebird, you're a bluebird, You're a blueF6bird, yeah, yeah, yeah
MIDDLE 8
AmBluebird (BlueAm/Gbird) Ah E7sus4/Bha, E7 AmBluebird (BlueAm/Gbird) Ah E7sus4/Bha, E7 FBluebird (Bluebi---Cmaj7rd)
SOLO (saxophone) | Em | Em | Dm | G6 | | Dm | G | Cmaj7 | F6 | Cmaj7 | F6 | MIDDLE 8
AmBluebird (BlueAm/Gbird) Ah E7sus4/Bha, E7 AmBluebird (BlueAm/Gbird) Ah E7sus4/Bha, E7 FBluebird (Bluebi---Cmaj7rd)
VERSE 4
EmAll alone on a desert island We're Dmliving in the tG6rees, And we're Dmflying in the Gbreeze
CHORUS (variation + link)
We're the bluebirds, we're the Cmaj7bluebirds Am F [break] We're the bluebirds, we're the bluebirds
[Am G F E] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------| B|1---0-----------| G|--------2---1---| D|----------------| A|0---------------| E|----3---1---0---| [Singing ...] CODA
Singing Ambluebird, blueAm/Gbird, Ah E7sus4/Bha/bluebirdE7 AmBluebird, blueAm/Gbird, AhE7sus4/B ha/bluebirE7d FBluebird, bluebird, bluebi---Cmaj7rd
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original chords with strings tuned down to D-G-C-F-A-d --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS [D-G-C-F-A-d] C6 x-3-5-5-5-5 or x-3-2-2-1-0 Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0 Bb6 x-1-3-3-3-3 Dm/C x-3-x-2-3-1 A7sus4/E x-x-2-0-3-0 (basically a Em7 but the impression is that of a suspended A7 chord) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- verse 1 | Am | Am | Gm | C6 | Gm | C | | Fmaj7 | Bb6 | Fmaj7 | Bb6 | verse 2 | Am | Am | Gm | C6 | Gm | C | | Fmaj7 | Bb6 | Fmaj7 | Bb6 | chorus | Dm Dm/C | A7sus4/E A7 | | Dm Dm/C | A7sus4/E A7 | | Bb | Fmaj7 | verse 3 | Am | Am | Gm | C6 | Gm | C | | Fmaj7 | Bb6 | Fmaj7 | Bb6 | chorus | Dm Dm/C | A7sus4/E A7 | | Dm Dm/C | A7sus4/E A7 | | Bb | Fmaj7 | solo | Am | Am | Gm | C6 | Gm | C | | Fmaj7 | Bb6 | Fmaj7 | Bb6 | chorus | Dm Dm/C | A7sus4/E A7 | | Dm Dm/C | A7sus4/E A7 | | Bb | Fmaj7 | verse 4 (variation) | Am | Am | Gm | C6 | Gm | C | | Fmaj7 | Dm Bb | * | chorus | Dm Dm/C | A7sus4/E A7 | | Dm Dm/C | A7sus4/E A7 | | Bb | Fmaj7 | * e|----------------| B|6---5---3---2---| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|5---3---1---0---| E|----------------|