X: 1
T: The Blackbird (D maj)
T: An Lon Dubh
T: An Londubh
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Hornpipe / Set Dance
Z: transcribed by Frank Weber
N: learned from Mick O'Brien and Nathan Gourley recordings
D: 1977: Bothy Band: Out of the Wind into the Sun
D: 1995: Paddy Glackin & Robbie Hannan: The Whirlwind / Séideán Sí
D: 2001: Beginish: Stormy Weather
D: 2003: Mick O'Brien & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaig: Kitty Lie Over
D: 2003: Angelina Carberry & Martin Quinn
D: 2014: Nathan Gourley & Laura Feddersen: Life is all checkered
N: Chords (Mick O'Brien's Version):
N:         | G  D  | D  Bm | D  G  | D  -  :|
N:         | D  -  | Bm A  | D  -  | Bm -   |
N:         | D  G  | D  Bm | D  G  | D  -  :|
N: Chords (Nathan Gourley's Version):
N:         | G  D  | D  Bm | D  G  | D  -  :|
N:         | D  -  | A  -  | D  -  | A  Bm  |
N:         | D  G  | D  Bm | D  G  | D  -  :|
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=180
K: D maj % 2 sharps
N:
N: Tune only:
N:
N: Mick O'Brien's version:
N: FGA | B3d  A2 Bc    | d2AG F2D2 | FGAF GBAG | F2D2 D        :|
N: EFG | Addc d2 e/f/g | fded cAGB | Addc dfag | f2d2 d2 g/f/e  |
N:       dcAF G2 A/B/c | d2AG F2D2 | FGAF GBAG | F2D2 D        ||
N:
N: Nathan Gourley's version:
N: FGA | B3d  A2Bc | dcAG ~F2FE | FGAF GB    AG | F2D2 D    :|
N: EFG | Addc d2ed | efed  c2cB | Addc d2    ed | efec defe  |
N:       dcAF B2Bc | dcAG ~F2FE | FGAF G/A/B AG | F2D2 D    ||
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N:
P: Mick O'Brien's version:
FGA | "G" B3d  "D" A2 Bc    | "D"  d2AG "Bm" F2D2 | "D" FGAF "G" GBAG | "D"  F2D2 D        :|
EFG | "D" Addc     d2 e/f/g | "Bm" fded "A"  cAGB | "D" Addc     dfag | "Bm" f2d2 d2 g/f/e  |
      "D" dcAF "G" G2 A/B/c | "D"  d2AG "Bm" F2D2 | "D" FGAF "G" GBAG | "D"  F2D2 D        ||
N:
P: Nathan Gourley's version:
FGA | "G" B3d  "D" A2Bc | "D" dcAG "Bm" ~F2FE | "D" FGAF "G" GB    AG | "D" F2D2      D    :|
EFG | "D" Addc     d2ed | "A" efed       c2cB | "D" Addc     d2    ed | "A" efec "Bm" defe  |
      "D" dcAF "G" B2Bc | "D" dcAG "Bm" ~F2FE | "D" FGAF "G" G/A/B AG | "D" F2D2      D    ||