Frank Turner – Blackout Guitar Tab

Frank Turner – Blackout Guitar Tab

ChordsC#mF#BEG#m

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This is the guitar tab or tabulation of Blackout by  Frank Turner.

[Intro]
C#m F# C#m B
e|—–4—————–4—-7-6——-|\
B|—5—————–5—————-| \
G|———–4-3————————| \ x2
D|————————————–| /
A|-4—————-4——7————| /
E|——–2—————————–|/

[Verse1]
C#m F# C#m B
e|—–4—————–4—-7-6——-|\
B|—5—————–5—————-| \
G|———–4-3————————| \ x3
D|————————————–| /
A|-4—————-4——7————| /
E|——–2—————————–|/
C#m F#
e|—–4———–|
B|—5————-|
G|———–4-3—|
D|—————–|
A|-4—————|
E|——–2——–|

[Chorus1]
| B | E | G#m B | E |

[Verse2]
C#m F# C#m B
e|—–4—————–4—-7-6——-|
B|—5—————–5—————-|
G|———–4-3————————|
D|————————————–|
A|-4—————-4——7————|
E|——–2—————————–|

C#m F#
e|—–4———–|
B|—5————-|
G|———–4-3—|
D|—————–|
A|-4—————|
E|——–2——–|

[Chorus2]
| B | E | G#m B | E |
| B | E | G#m B | E |

[Post-Chorus]
| C#m | E | G#m | F# |
| C#m | E | G#m | F# |
| F# |

[Solo]
C#m F# C#m
e|—–4——————————–|
B|—5—————–5p4——-4s—–|
G|———–4-3———-6p4h6———|
D|———————————6-4b-|
A|-4————————————|
E|——–2—————————–|

C#m F# c#m
e|—–4-6-7——————————-|
B|—5——————–5p4——-4s-5-7-|
G|————–4-3———-6p4h6———|
D|—————————————–|
A|-4—————————————|
E|—————————————–|

[Bridge]
C#m F# C#m B
e|—–4—————–4—-7-6——-|
B|—5—————–5—————-|
G|———–4-3————————|
D|————————————–|
A|-4—————-4——7————|
E|——–2—————————–|

C#m F#
e|—–4———–|
B|—5————-|
G|———–4-3—|
D|—————–|
A|-4—————|
E|——–2——–|

(After firt repeat a second guitar begins strumming the chords)

[Chorus3]
| B | E | G#m B | E |
| B | E | G#m B | E |

[Outro]
| C#m | E | G#m | F# |
| C#m | E | G#m | F# |
| C#m | E | G#m | F# |
| C#m | E |

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How to play Blackout: key, chords and progression

Blackout by Frank Turner keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 7 chords: C#m, F#, B, D, A, E and G#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – D – A – E (V – ♭VII – IV – I in E major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, E, A, C, G, D, F#m (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯

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Blackout chords: questions

What key is Blackout in?

Blackout by Frank Turner is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Blackout?

Blackout uses 7 chords: C#m, F#, B, D, A, E, G#m.

What is the chord progression of Blackout?

The main progression is B – D – A – E (V – ♭VII – IV – I).

Is Blackout easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, E, A, C, G, D, F#m (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo).

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1 comment

  1. anonymous

    The entire tab is center aligned throwing everything off

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