Blackbird by The Beatles

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An acoustic number with just Paul and his Martin D-28, Blackbird is a fingerpicking classic.

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Album: The Beatles (The White Album)
Released: November 22, 1968
Length: 5:00
Writer: Paul McCartney and John Lennon

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Song Trivia: Blackbird EDIT

  • The clicking is not a metronome - it is either a foot tapping or a pencil on a sofa.
  • Paul still plays this song in concert.
  • Paul played a Martin D-28 on this song.
  • In England, girls are sometimes referred to as "birds." Paul wrote this song with that in mind. Paul has said that it is about the "plight of the African-American woman"

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