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Bluebird by Wings
Bluebird
Tuning: Standard / D-G-C-F-A-d
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:
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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)
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Capo 3rd fret
VERSE 1
Em
Late at night when the wind is still
Dm G6
I'll come flying through your door,
Dm G
And you'll know what love is for
CHORUS
Cmaj7
I'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird
F6
I'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird, yeah, yeah, yeah
Cmaj7
I'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird,
F6
I'm a bluebird, yeah, yeah, yeah
VERSE 2
Em
Touch your lips with a magic kiss
Dm G6
And you'll be a bluebird too,
Dm G
And you'll know what love can do
CHORUS
Cmaj7
I'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird
F6
I'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird, yeah, yeah, yeah
Cmaj7
I'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird,
F6
I'm a bluebird, yeah, yeah, yeah
MIDDLE 8
Am Am/G E7sus4/B E7
Bluebird (Bluebird) Ah ha,
Am Am/G E7sus4/B E7
Bluebird (Bluebird) Ah ha,
F Cmaj7
Bluebird (Bluebi---rd)
VERSE 3
Em
Fly away through the midnight air
Dm G6
As we head across the sea,
Dm G
And at last we will be free
CHORUS
Cmaj7
You're a bluebird, you're a bluebird
F6
You're a bluebird, you're a bluebird, yeah, yeah, yeah
Cmaj7
You're a bluebird, you're a bluebird,
F6
You're a bluebird, yeah, yeah, yeah
MIDDLE 8
Am Am/G E7sus4/B E7
Bluebird (Bluebird) Ah ha,
Am Am/G E7sus4/B E7
Bluebird (Bluebird) Ah ha,
F Cmaj7
Bluebird (Bluebi---rd)
SOLO (saxophone)
| Em | Em | Dm | G6 |
| Dm | G | Cmaj7 | F6 | Cmaj7 | F6 |
MIDDLE 8
Am Am/G E7sus4/B E7
Bluebird (Bluebird) Ah ha,
Am Am/G E7sus4/B E7
Bluebird (Bluebird) Ah ha,
F Cmaj7
Bluebird (Bluebi---rd)
VERSE 4
Em
All alone on a desert island
Dm G6
We're living in the trees,
Dm G
And we're flying in the breeze
CHORUS (variation + link)
Cmaj7
We're the bluebirds, we're the bluebirds
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
Am Am/G E7sus4/B E7
Singing bluebird, bluebird, Ah ha/bluebird
Am Am/G E7sus4/B E7
Bluebird, bluebird, Ah ha/bluebird
F Cmaj7
Bluebird, bluebird, bluebi---rd
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Original chords with strings tuned down to D-G-C-F-A-d
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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)
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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|----------------|
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version 2
original recording - retune guitar down one whole tone E = D A = G etc
live version normal standard tuning
Dm * and Am * = barred chords at 5 fret F(e) = 003210 Dm9 = x30231
rest of chords played in open 1st position with Gm at 3rd fret
Dm * Am*
Late at night, when the wind is still
Gm C*
I'll come flying through your door
Gm C*
And you'll know what love is for, I'm a bluebird
F(e)
I'm a bluebird
I'm a bluebird
Gm
I'm a bluebird yeah yeah yeah
F(e)
I'm a bluebird
I'm a bluebird
Gm
I'm a bluebird yeah yeah yeah
Dm* Am*
Touch your lips with a magic kiss
Gm C*
And you'll be a bluebird too
Gm C*
And you'll know what love can do,I'm a bluebird
F(e)
I'm a bluebird
I'm a bluebird
Gm
I'm a bluebird yeah yeah yeah
F(e)
I'm a bluebird
I'm a bluebird
Gm
I'm a bluebird yeah yeah yeah
Dm Dm9 Em A7
Bluebird aha
Dm Dm9 Em A7
Bluebird aha
Bb F(e)
Bluebird (chords continue as before for rest of song)
Fly away through the midnight air
As we head across the sea
And at last we will be free
You're a bluebird
You're a bluebird
You're a bluebird
You're a bluebird, yeah yeah yeah
You're a bluebird
You're a bluebird
You're a bluebird, yeah yeah yeah
Bluebird aha
Bluebird aha
Bluebird
Bluebird aha
Bluebird aha
Bluebird
All alone on a desert island
We're living in the trees
And we're flying in the breeze
We're the bluebirds
We're the bluebirds
We're the bluebirds
We're the bluebirds
Bluebird ah
Bluebird ah
Bluebird
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version 3
E|--/12-12-12~--12-10-8--8-10-8~--7h8-7--------------
B|-------------------------------------8-10-10~------
G|---------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------
E|--/12-12-12-12~--12-10-8--8-10-8~--7h8-7----------7-8-/10-7~--------
B|-----------------------------------------8-10-10~------------8-10~--
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Am7
Late at night when the wind is still
Gm7 C
I'll come flying through your door,
Gm7 C
And you'll know what love is for.
C F
L'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird
Bb
I'm a bluebird, l'm a bluebird
Yeah ,yeah ,yeah.
F
I'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird,
Bb
I'm a bluebird
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Am7
Touch your lips with a magic kiss
Gm7 C
And you'll be a bluebird too,
Gm7 C
And you'll know what love can do.
C F
L'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird
Bb
L'm a bluebird, l'm a bluebird
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
F
L'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird,
Bb
L'm a bluebird,
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Dm
Bluebird
A7
Ah ha,
Dm
Bluebird
A7
Ah ha,
Bb F
Bluebird.
Am7
Fly away through the midnight air
Gm7 C
As we head across the sea,
Gm7 C
And at last we will be free.
C F
You're a bluebird, you're a bluebird,
Bb
You're a bluebird, you're a bluebird
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
F
You're a bluebird, you're a bluebird
Bb
You're a bluebird
Yeah, yeah ,yeah.
Dm
Bluebird
A7
Ah ha,
Dm
Bluebird
A7
Ah ha,
Bb F
Bluebird.
Am7
All alone on a desert island
Gm7 C
We're living in the trees,
Gm7 C
And we're flying in the breeze.
C F
We're the bluebirds, we're the bluebirds
Bb A D C Bb A
We're the bluebirds, we're the bluebirds
Dm
Bluebird
A7
Ah ha,
Dm
Bluebird
A7
Ah ha,
Bb F
Bluebird.
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