The Black Crow
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Afinação: E A D GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
around the second half of verse 2, you can hear the transition between the second and third bar of each line
slide down from the C# note to the G#. from this, it seems like the bass in the recording is probably
in half-step down tuning.
this tab is in standard. you can retune if you really want too, but it should sound fine regardless.
[Intro] bass starts at 0:44
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-----6---------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-7-----6---------|
[Verse 1]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-7-----6---6-6---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-7---7-6---6-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------| x4
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-7-----6---------|
[Instrumental]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------4-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4------------/6-|-7-----6---------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------4-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-7-----6---------|
[Verse 2]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-7-----6---------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-7-----6-----6---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|---------------8-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7---7-6-6-6-6---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4-4-4---4---|-7---7-6-6---6---|
[Verse 3]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-| different notes close together are
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-46--| fast slides.
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| for example, play -46- as --4/6--
[Outro]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-666-6--66-6-6-|-4-444-4-444-4-4-|-2-2-222-2-2-2-2-|-6-666-6-6-666-8-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|
A|-6-6-6-6--6666-66|-44444-4444444-44|-2-2-2222222-2224|-66666-6-666646--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|
A|-66666-6666666-6-|-4-444444444-4-4-|-2-222-2-222-2-24|-6-6-6-666-6-6---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-666-6-6-6-|-4-4444444-4-4-4-|-2-222-2-222-2214|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-| -2214- is played like --2-2\1-4--
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-666-666-6-6-6-|-4-444-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-24|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-666-6-666-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-222-2-2-24|-6-6-6-666-6-6-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-24|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-66|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-24|-6---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
/ = slide up
/ = slide down
How to play The Black Crow
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.