Blackbird by the Beatles | Easy Violin Tutorial

In this violin video tutorial, you’ll learn how to play Blackbird by The Beatles. This is a classic song that has withstood the test of time and is still a beautiful addition to your repertoire today.

This piece is in the key of G Major, meaning that it has one sharp, F sharp. Use this tutorial to practice low second fingers, fourth fingers, and rhythm. Blackbird’s rhythm can be tricky, so here are my top two tips for learning it.

Focus on how it sounds rather than how it looks. If you’re interested in learning how to play Blackbird, you most likely are pretty familiar with how the song goes. Lean into your aural memory rather than the duration of every single note.

Subdivide. Subdividing is breaking music down into its smallest parts. The smallest note values in this piece are sixteenth notes, so in order to figure out how long to hold each note, determine how many sixteenth notes go in each one.

Download the sheet music here and happy practicing!