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Black Betty by Spiderbait
Black Betty
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBe)
banjo: this is as close as I can get
e-|----------------------------|
B-|----------------------------|
G-|--------------4p0-----------|
D-|-----3-0--0-0------3-0--0-0-|(x 5)
A-|-3p0------------------------|
D-|----------------------------|
e-|-------------------|-
B-|-------------------|-
G-|--/4~~~-\2~~~-/4---|-
D-|-0-----------------|-
A-|-------------------|-
D-|-------------------|-
main:(0:11)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------10----|
D|-10-12\----10-12-x-10----|
A|-10-12\----10-12-x--8----|
D|-10-12\----10-12-x-------|
verse:
e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-12-|
A|-12-|
D|-12-| x a few
next part: (0:43)
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------------10~~~--------|-------------10--12-12\10-----|
D|-10-12\----10-12-x-10~~~--(x1)--|-10-12-12-12-10--12-12\10-(x4)|
A|-10-12\----10-12-x--8~~~--------|-10-12-12-12--8--10-10\8------|
D|-10-12\----10-12-x--------------|-10-12-12-12------------------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-----------10-----------|
D|-10-12~~~~-10-------12--|
A|-10-12~~~~--8-------12--|
D|-10-12~~~~----------12--|
back to verse again
bridge (1:15):
e-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|-12b--12p10----10------------10-12b--12p10----10~~-|
D-|------------12----12p10-12-----------------12------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
e-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-10-10-10-10-12-12\10-------10-------------------------------|
D-|-10-10-10-10-12-12\10-10-12-10-12\-/12---12---12-12-12-12----|
A-|--8--8--8--8-10-10\8--10-12--8-12\-/12---12---12-12-12-12----|
D-|----------------------10-12----12\-/12---12---12-12-12-12----|
*small lead riff on 2nd guitar here
(these next parts aren't written exactly, but if i were to do that it would
make it even more confusing)
e-|-------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|
D-|-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0-10-0-10h12-| x8 with wah wah
(slowly rock it from the closed to the open position)
e-|-------|
B-|-------|
G-|-------|
D-|-3-5-7-|
A-|-3-5-7-|
D-|-3-5-7-|
e-|-------------------------------| e-|-------|
B-|-------------------------------| B-|-------|
G-|-------------------------------| G-|-------|
D-|-------------------------------| D-|-3-5-7-|
A-|-------------------------------| A-|-3-5-7-|
D-|-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0-10-0-10h12-| x4 then D-|-3-5-7-|
next lead part: (2:04)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
B|-----12-10--------------12-10--------------12-10--------------|-
G|-----12-10--------------12-10--------------12-10--------------|-
D|-12\-------12-12-12-12\-------12-12-12-12\-------12-12-12-12\-|-
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----10-12-12b13r12p10----10----10-|
D|-12-------------------12----12----|
A|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
B|-----12-10--------------12-10--------------12-10--------------|-
G|-----12-10--------------12-10--------------12-10--------------|-
D|-12\-------12-12-12-12\-------12-12-12-12\-------12-12-12-12\-|-
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
bridge end: (2:19)
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-3-5-10-12\-|
A|-3-5-10-12\-|
D|-3-5-10-12\-|
bridge ending, guitar 2:
e|-----------------|
B|-10--10--10------|
G|-12b-12b-12b-12\-|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
-small lead riff-(1:31)
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-5p3p0-----|
D|-------3~~-|
outro:(2:58)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------10--12-12\10-|
D|-10-12-12-12-10--12-12\10-|
A|-10-12-12-12--8--10-10\8--| x8
D|-10-12-12-12--------------|
(3:14)"BAMBALAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMB!"
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------10-----------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10--------12\|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--8--------12\|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------12\|
lead during outro: (2:58) not quite sure about this, its hard to hear
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-12b13-12p10----10------|
D|-------------12----12---|
A|------------------------| x a few
D|------------------------|
(3:14)
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-12\\\\\\\0-|
A|------------|
D|------------|
tremolo picking
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Black betty had a child (bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone wild (bam-ba-lam)
She said, "i'm worryin' outta mind" (bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone blind (bam-ba-lam)
I said oh, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Oh, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
She really gets me high (bam-ba-lam)
You know that's no lie (bam-ba-lam)
She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam)
And she's always ready (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
She's from birmingham (bam-ba-lam)
Way down in alabam' (bam-ba-lam)
Well, she's shakin' that thing (bam-ba-lam)
Boy, she makes me sing (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty bam-ba-lam
----------------
version 2
H - Hammer note
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down
^ - Bend
Banjo: (use slide)
E-|----------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------|
D-|--------3-0h--0--5-0h---3-0h--0---------|(x 5)
A-|---5-0h---------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------|
D-|----3/5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3/5--0-----|
A-|------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------|
Guitar: (distorted)
E-|------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------7----------|
D-|----7--9-\-------------7--9-9--7----------|(x4)
A-|----7--9-\-------------7--9-9--5----------|
E-|----5--7-\-------------5--7-7-------------|
Play chord before bam-alam is said each time.
E-|-----------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|
G-|----7------------------------------|
D-|----7------------------------------|
A-|----5------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|
Start of guitar solo (part 1)
E-|-------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------|
G-|----12^--12--10------10----------------10--------|
D-|-----------------12-------12--10---12------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|
G-|----12^--10------------------------|
D-|------------12--10--12-------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--7--7--7--7--9--9--7----------7--------------------------------|
D-|--7--7--7--7--9--9--7---7---9--7--9----9----9----9--9--9--9-----|
A-|--5--5--5--5--7--7--5---7---9--5--9----9----9----9--9--9--9-----|
D-|------------------------5---7-----7----7----7----7--7--7--7--—--|
Guitar played behind part 2 solo (confusing)
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--3-5-3-5-----------------|
E-|---3----------------3------------------------------|
(Part 2)
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------12--10------------------------12—10-----|
D-|---10/-12-----------10/-12--12--12--12-------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------10--12-12^-10---------------------------|
D-|---10/-12-----------------12--10—12----------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
End of solo
Repeat intro
E-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------7-----------|
D-|----7--9-\-------------7--9-9--7-----------|(x 4)
A-|----7--9-\-------------7--9-9--5-----------|
E-|----5--7-\-------------5--7-7--------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------7--9--7-----------------------|
D-|----7--9-9---7--9--7----7--9-9-------------|(x 6)
A-|----7--9-9---5--7--5----7--9-9-------------|
E-|----5--7-7--------------5--7-7-------------|
This is played during the end bit
E-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------|
G-|----------10--12-12h-10--------------------|
D-|---10--12----------------12--10--12--------|(x 6)
A-|-------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
BAMALAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!!!!!!!
E-|------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------7-------|
D-|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7--9----|
A-|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5--9----|
E-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7----|
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Black betty had a child (bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone wild (bam-ba-lam)
She said, "i'm worryin' outta mind" (bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone blind (bam-ba-lam)
I said oh, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Oh, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
She really gets me high (bam-ba-lam)
You know that's no lie (bam-ba-lam)
She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam)
And she's always ready (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
She's from birmingham (bam-ba-lam)
Way down in alabam' (bam-ba-lam)
Well, she's shakin' that thing (bam-ba-lam)
Boy, she makes me sing (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty bam-ba-lam
----------------
version 3
q = quarter bend
h = half bend
Tuning: ehgdae
Intro
q q 5x e|----------------------------|--|
B|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|------^---------4---^-------|-----/12--12-\10-10-10--------------------|
D|------3p0---0-3---4-3p0-0---|---0-/-9---9-\-7--7--7--------------------|
A|--5\3-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Part A 4x
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|----------------------10--|
D|--10-/-12---10-/-12-x-10--|
A|--10-/-12---10-/-12-x--8--|
E|---8-/-10----8-/-10-x-----|
verse
D
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Yeah, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
D
Black betty had a child (bam-ba-lam)
D
The damn thing gone wild (bam-ba-lam)
D
And she's always ready (bam-ba-lam)
D
She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam)
D
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
D
yeah, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
4x
e|------------|--------------------------------|----------|
B|------------|--------------------------------|----------|
G|------------|-----------------10--12--10\7---|-5-7--10--|
D|-Part-A--1x-|--10-/-12--12-x--10--12--10\7---|-5-7--10--|
A|------------|--10-/-12--12-x---8--10---8\5---|-3-5---8--|
E|------------|---8-/-10--10-x-----------------|----------|
---Same chords like verse 1-----
Oh, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
She really gets me high (bam-ba-lam)
You know that's no lie (bam-ba-lam)
And she's always ready (bam-ba-lam)
She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
yeah, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
e|---_-------------------------------_--------------------------|
B|--/ \-----------------------------/ \-------------------------|
G|--12--12-10---10----------10-------12--12--10----10-----------|
D|------------12---12-10-12---------------------12--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10--12---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10--12----------------------12-..-12---------------------------|
A|--8--8--8--8--10---8---------------8--12-..-12---------------------------|
E|---------------------10-8--10-10------10-..-10--8h10--8h10--...-8h10-----|
oh yeah..all right...
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------10-12--|
D|---12-12-12-12-12-12--10-12-10-12--|
A|---12-12-12-12-12-12--10-12--8-12--|
E|---10-10-10-10-10-10---8-10----10--|
oh yeah .... all right
solo 2 backing
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--10-12-12-12-10--12-12-12--10-12-12-----|
A|--10-12-12-12-10--12-12-12---8-10-10-----|
E|--8--10-10-10--8--10-10-10---------------|
solo 2 3x/ 1.\ fullbend
e|----------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------/--/--/--/-|
G|-----12-10------------------|--------10-12-13p12p10--10-|--------------10-10-10-10-|
D|-12\\-----12p10-12p10-12p10-|-12\\-12--------------12---|--------------------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------------------|10-10-8-10-10-------------|
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
She's from birmingham (bam-ba-lam)
Way down in alabam' (bam-ba-lam)
Black betty had a child (bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone wild (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty bam-ba-lam
repeat intro
outro lick 8x
e|-------------------------|-------|
B|-------------------------|-------|
G|--------12-10--13-13\12--|-------|
D|--10-12------------------|---12--|
A|-------------------------|---12--|
E|-------------------------|---10--|
Damn right
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Black betty had a child (bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone wild (bam-ba-lam)
She said, "i'm worryin' outta mind" (bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone blind (bam-ba-lam)
I said oh, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Oh, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
She really gets me high (bam-ba-lam)
You know that's no lie (bam-ba-lam)
She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam)
And she's always ready (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
She's from birmingham (bam-ba-lam)
Way down in alabam' (bam-ba-lam)
Well, she's shakin' that thing (bam-ba-lam)
Boy, she makes me sing (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty bam-ba-lam
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 4
Key = F
Timing = 4/4
Speed = 123
Amp Setting = Treble (8), Middle (3), Bass (6), Reverb (0)
Tunings =(E,A,D,G,B,e) and (D,A,D,F#,A,d (for banjo))
Banjo Intro x5
|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|
|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|
|--------------0--5\---/3---------| |-/5----5--5-3--3-3--/5--5|
|-0--/4--0--0--------0-/3--0--0---| |-/5----5--5-3--3-3--/5--5|
|---0------------------/5--------0| |-------------------------|
|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|
Main Riff (Guitar)
_________________ ________
|1.2.3. |4.
|---| |----------------|------------------| |---------|--------------|
|---|o|----------------|------------------|o|---------|--------------|
|---| |----------------|-------10---------| |-------10|--------------|
|-10| |--12\\--------10|-12-12-10-------10| |-12-12-10|------------12|
|-10|o|--12\\--------10|-12-12--8-------10|o|-12-12--8|------------12|
|--8| |--10\\---------8|-10-10-----------8| |-10-10---|------------10|
Verse x5
| |------------| |------------|
|o|------------|o|------------|
| |------------| |------------|
| |-----12-----| |----12----10|
|o|-----12-----|o|----12----10|
| |-----10-----| |----10-----8|
Chorus x4
| |-----------------------------------| |-----------|---------------|
|o|-----------------------------------|o|-----------|---------------|
| |-----------------10----12----------| |-----------|-10------------|
| |-12--12--12-12-x-10----12--10po7-10| |-12--------|-10----------12|
|o|-12--12--12-12-x--8----10--10po7-10|o|-12--------|--8----------12|
| |-10--10--10-10-x------------------8| |-10--------|-------------10|
Interlude ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-----------------------------|---------------------|-----|-----|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|-----|-----|
|-12b-12po10----10----------10|-12b-12po10----10----|-----|-----|
|------------12---12po10-12---|------------12-------|-----|-----|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|-----|-----|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|-----|-----|
|---------------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------|
|---------------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------|
|-10-10-10-10----12-10po7---|----10-10-------|-----------|----------------|
|-10-10-10-10----12-10po7-10|-12-10-10-12\---|-----------|----------------|
|--8--8--8--8----10-------10|-12--8--8-12\---|-3h5----3h5|-3h5--3h5--3----|
|--------------------------8|-10-------10\-3/|-----------|-------------5-3|
|HammerOn really fast|
_3_
Pm..........................x7............... | | |
| |----------------------------| |--------------------|
|o|----------------------------|o|--------------------|
| |----------------------------| |--------------------|
| |----------------------------| |---------------3-5-5|
|o|---x---3h5---x---x-3-x---3h5|o|---x---3h5-----3-5-5|
| |-x---x-----x---x-------x----| |-x---x-----x-x-1-3-3|
Bridge
Pm............................x3.....................
| |------------------------------| |--------------------|
|o|------------------------------|o|--------------------|
| |------------------------------| |--------------------|play bridge 2x
| |------------------------------| |---------------3-5-5|
|o|-------3h5-----------3---3-3h5|o|-------3-------3-5-5|
| |-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x---x------| |-x-x-x---x-x-x-1-3-3|
Lead Break x3
| |------------------| |-------------------------------|
|o|-----12-10-\------|o|-------------------------------|
| |-----12-10-\------| |--------10-12-12b-12---10----10|play lead 2x
| |-12\---------12-12| |-12\-12--------------12---12---|
|o|------------------|o|-------------------------------|
| |------------------| |-------------------------------|
Chorus x5
| |------------------------------| |----------------------------|
|o|-------12---------------------|o|----12----------------------|
| |-------12-10-12b-12po10-------| |----12-10-12b-b-b-b-b-b-po10|
| |-12-12------------------12po10| |-12-------------------------|
|o|------------------------------|o|----------------------------|
| |------------------------------| |----------------------------|
x2
| |------------------------------| |
|o|-------12---------------------|o|
| |-------12-10-12b-12po10-------| |
| |-12-12------------------12po10| |
|o|------------------------------|o|
| |------------------------------| |
Outro
_ _ 6 _ _ _ _ 6 _ _ _ _ 6 _ _ _ _ 6 _ _
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |x4 <*>
| |------------------------------------------------| |-----------|
|o|------------------------------------------------|o|-----------|
| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| |-10--------|
| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| |-10----12\\|
|o|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|o|--8----12\\|
| |------------------------------------------------| |-------10\\|
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Black betty had a child (bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone wild (bam-ba-lam)
She said, "i'm worryin' outta mind" (bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone blind (bam-ba-lam)
I said oh, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Oh, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
She really gets me high (bam-ba-lam)
You know that's no lie (bam-ba-lam)
She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam)
And she's always ready (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
She's from birmingham (bam-ba-lam)
Way down in alabam' (bam-ba-lam)
Well, she's shakin' that thing (bam-ba-lam)
Boy, she makes me sing (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty bam-ba-lam
Legend
po = pull off
h = hammer on
<*> = pause (continully play)
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
x = dampen string
b = bend
Pm.... = palm mute
----------------
version 5
D A D G B E
h= hammer on
^= bend note
p= pull off
\= slide down
Chords:
E|----
B|----
D = G|----
D|-12-
A|-12-
E|-12-
Banjo plays at start then guitar kicks in:
RIFF 1a
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-12\---------10---12---15--------10-|
E|-12\---------10---12---15--------10-|
RIFF 1b
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-12----------10---12---15--------------12-|
E|-12----------10---12---15--------------12-|
VERSE: Play D just before every “bam-ba-lam”
RIFF 2 X4
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-12---12---12-12-12-15----17---15-12-10---|
E|-12---12---12-12-12-15----17---15-12-10---|
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-12----------------15------------12-|
E|-12----------------15------------12-|
RIFF 3
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12^---12p10----10---------10---12^---12p10------10---|
D|-------------12--------12-------------------12--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 4
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-15--15--15--15-----17--15-12-10--12--12-12-12-15---12|
E|-15--15--15--15-----17--15-12-10--12--12-12-12-15---12|
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-12-----12------12----5-----3------------|
E|-0------0-------0---------------5---3----|
RIFF 5a (with wah slowly opening out) X7
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-0---0-0-10h12-0-0-0---10--0--10h12---|
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------3---5-----5--------|
E|-0---0-0-10h12-0-0-3---5-----5--------|
RIFF 5b (without wah) X3
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-0---0-0-10h12-0-0-0---10--0--10h12---|
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------3---5-----5--------|
E|-0---0-0-10h12-0-0-3---5-----5--------|
RIFF 6a (with wah) X3
E|------------------------------------|
B|--------12----10--------------------|
G|--------12----10--------------------|
D|-12-----------------12-12----12-----|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------10---12---12^-10----10----10-|
D|-12---12---------------------12----12----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
RIFF 6b (with wah) X3
E|------------------------------------|
B|--------12----10--------------------|
G|--------12----10--------------------|
D|-12-----------------12-12----12-----|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
B|--------------10^---10^---10^---10^-|
G|--------------12----12----12----12--|
D|10^---12----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
RIFF 7 (bass arr. for guitar) X12
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|--5-------5-------5-------5----3----|
E|------------------------------------|
RIFF 8 X8
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------12----10----------------------|
G|-----------12----10----12^---12h10-------|
D|-12---12---------------------------12h10-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
END
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------10-------------|
G|-------------------------------10-------------|
D|-12---12---12---12---12---12---10----------12-|
A|-12---12---12---12---12---12---------------12-|
E|-12---12---12---12---12---12---------------12-|
RIFF 1a X3
RIFF 1b X1
VERSE
RIFF 1b X1
RIFF 2
VERSE
RIFF 3
RIFF 4
RIFF 5a
RIFF 5b
RIFF 6a
RIFF 6b
RIFF 7
RIFF 8
END
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Black betty had a child (bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone wild (bam-ba-lam)
She said, "i'm worryin' outta mind" (bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone blind (bam-ba-lam)
I said oh, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Oh, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
She really gets me high (bam-ba-lam)
You know that's no lie (bam-ba-lam)
She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam)
And she's always ready (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
She's from birmingham (bam-ba-lam)
Way down in alabam' (bam-ba-lam)
Well, she's shakin' that thing (bam-ba-lam)
Boy, she makes me sing (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty bam-ba-lam
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version 6
H - Hammer note
/ - Slide up
- Slide down
^ - Bend
Banjo: (use slide)
E-|----------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------|
D-|--------3-0h--0--5-0h---3-0h--0---------|(x 5)
A-|---5-0h---------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------|
D-|----3/5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3/5--0-----|
A-|------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------|
Guitar: (distorted)
E-|------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------7----------|
D-|----7--9--------------7--9-9--7----------|(x4)
A-|----7--9--------------7--9-9--5----------|
E-|----5--7--------------5--7-7-------------|
Play chord before bam-alam is said each time.
E-|-----------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|
G-|----7------------------------------|
D-|----7------------------------------|
A-|----5------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|
...Black betty... Bam alam....
Start of guitar solo (part 1)
E-|-------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------|
G-|----12^--12--10------10----------------10--------|
D-|-----------------12-------12--10---12------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|
G-|----12^--10------------------------|
D-|------------12--10--12-------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--7--7--7--7--9--9--7----------7--------------------------------|
D-|--7--7--7--7--9--9--7---7---9--7--9----9----9----9--9--9--9-----|
A-|--5--5--5--5--7--7--5---7---9--5--9----9----9----9--9--9--9-----|
E-|------------------------5---7-----7----7----7----7--7--7--7--—--|
Guitar played behind part 2 solo (confusing,optional..)
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--3-5-3-5-----------------|
E-|---3----------------3------------------------------|
(Part 2)
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------12--10------------------------12—10-----|
D-|---10/-12-----------10/-12--12--12--12-------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------12-10-------------------|
D-|------10/-12--12--12--12---------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------10--12-12^-10---------------------------|
D-|---10/-12-----------------12--10—12----------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
End of solo
Repeat intro
E-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------7-----------|
D-|----7--9--------------7--9-9--7-----------|(x 4)
A-|----7--9--------------7--9-9--5-----------|
E-|----5--7--------------5--7-7--------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------7--9--7-----------------------|
D-|----7--9-9---7--9--7----7--9-9-------------|(x 6)
A-|----7--9-9---5--7--5----7--9-9-------------|
E-|----5--7-7--------------5--7-7-------------|
This is played during the end bit
E-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------|
G-|----------10--12-12h-10--------------------|
D-|---10--12----------------12--10--12--------|(x 6)
A-|-------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
BAMALAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!!!!!!!
E-|------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------7-------|
D-|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7--9----|
A-|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5--9----|
E-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7----|
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Black betty had a child (bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone wild (bam-ba-lam)
She said, "i'm worryin' outta mind" (bam-ba-lam)
The damn thing gone blind (bam-ba-lam)
I said oh, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Oh, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
She really gets me high (bam-ba-lam)
You know that's no lie (bam-ba-lam)
She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam)
And she's always ready (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
She's from birmingham (bam-ba-lam)
Way down in alabam' (bam-ba-lam)
Well, she's shakin' that thing (bam-ba-lam)
Boy, she makes me sing (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, black betty bam-ba-lam
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