Black Betty Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
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From: Mathias Karlsson
 
Song: Black Betty
Artist: Ram Jam
 
x = strum muffled strings
 
 
Intro: Steady bass drum
 
Play with bridge pickup and nice distorsion
[guitar 1 measure 1]
 
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------7--9--7---------------|
G|--------------------7~-------------|-------------7--9--7---------------|
D|--7--9~-----7--9-9--7--------------|-7--9-9--x---7--7--7---------------|
A|--7--9------7--9-9--5--------------|-7--9-9--x-------------------------|
E|--5--7------5--7-7-----------------|-5--7-7--x-------------------------|
 
 
[guitar 1 measure 2]
 
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-------------7--9--7---------------|-------------7--9--7---------------|
G|-------------7--9--7---------------|-------------7--9--7---------------|
D|--7--9-9--x--7--7--7---------------|-7--9-9--x---7--7--7---------------|
A|--7--9-9--x------------------------|-7--9-9--x-------------------------|
E|--5--7-7--x------------------------|-5--7-7--x-------------------------|
 
 
[guitar 2 measure 2]
 
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|---11-14r11-14---------------------|
D|--7-7-7--7---------------------9-9-9-9---------------------------------|
A|9------9---9-7---------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---------------10-7----------------|-----------------------------------|
 
 
[guitar 1 measure 3]
 
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-------------7--9--7---------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-------------7--7--7---------------|----------------9-----------7-7----|
D|--7--9-9--x--7--7--7---------------|--7--9-9--9--9--9----9-9-9--7-7----|
A|--7--9-9--x------------------------|--7--9-9--9--9--7----9-9-9--5-5----|
E|--5--7-7--x------------------------|--5--7-7--7--7-------7-7-7---------|
 
 
[guitar 2 measure 3]
 
e|------14-12-10---10----------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---10---------14----14-10----------|-----------------------------------|
G|-11-----------------------7-9-7-9-7-9b11~---b10r-b10r-b10r-b10r7------7|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------9r7h9-|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
 
[guitar 1 measure 4]
 
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----------7-9-----------7~---------|--------8--------------------------|
D|---9-9-9--7-9--7-9-x-x--7--7--9~---|--9-9-9-9---9----------------------|
A|---9-9-9--5-7--7-9-x-x--5--7--9----|--9-9-9-9---9----------------------|
E|---7-7-7-------5-7-x-x-----5--7----|--7-7-7-7---7----------------------|
 
 
[guitar 2 measure 4]
 
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--9---7----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|9---9---9-7---9-7----7-------------|---9h12-9----9~--------------------|
A|------------9----9-7---9-7----7----7/9--------12-----------------------|
E|---------------------------10---10-|-----------------------------------|
 
Whoa-oh Black Betty Bam-a-lam, Whoa-oh Black Betty Bam-a-lam
Black betty had a child,
 
 
[guitar 1 measure 5]
 
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----7------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----7------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----5------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bam-a-lam
The damn thing gone wild,
 
 
[guitar 1 measure 6]
 
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----7------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----7------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----5------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bam-a-lam
Said one night of mine
 
 
[guitar 1 measure 7]
 
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----7------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----7------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----5------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bam-a-lam
The damn thing gone blind
 
 
[guitar 1 measure 8]
 
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----7------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----7------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----5------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bam-a-lam
Said Whoa-oh Black Betty
 
 
[guitar 1 measure 9]
 
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----7------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----7------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----5------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bam-a-lam, Whoa-oh Black Betty
 
 
[guitar 1 measure 10]
 
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----7------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----7------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----5------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bam-a-lam
 
Play measures 1-4 again then follows
Play measures 5-10 as for the lyrics above
 
Whoa-oh Black Betty Bam-a-lam, Whoa-oh Black Betty Bam-a-lam
She really gets me high,
(same as measure 5)
Bam-a-lam
You know that's no lie,
(same as measure 6)
Bam-a-lam
She's so Rock Steady,
(same as measure 7)
Bam-a-lam
That she's always ready,
(same as measure 8)
Bam-a-lam
Said Whoa-oh Black Betty
(same as measure 9)
Bam-a-lam, Whoa-oh Black Betty
(same as measure 10)
Bam-a-lam
 
 
[guitar 1 measure 11]
 
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--7-7-9--7-------------------------|-7-7-9--7--------------------------|
D|--7-7-9--7------7-9----------------|-7-7-9--7------7-9-----------------|
A|--5-5-7--5--7-9--------------------|-5-5-7--5--7-9---------------------|
E|---------------------10-7----------|-------------------10-7------------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
Drum solo then follows measure 11 again
 
 
[Solo]
 
Another drum solo then measure 11 again
 
 
[guitar 1 measure 12]
 
e|-----------------------------------|------------------------7--7-10-7-10-12-|
B|-----------------------------------|---------9r7---7-10-7-10-10-------------|
G|----------7r6----------7h9r7-------|-----7h9----9---------------------------|
D|--------------9------9------9------|-7h9------------------------------------|
A|------7h9--------7h9---------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-7h10------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
 
[guitar 1 measure 13]
 
e|12--12--12-12h15r12h15r12h15r12h15r12----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
 
************************************
 
| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| ~  Vibrato
 
************************************
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[06-14-2005 - 12:00 am] by M&M5192:| -1 vote up vote down I know I'm getting REALLY specific but I think the "guitar 2" is actually a banjo. If you listen closely. But that's just what I think Thats spiderbaits version.

From what you have of the song it seems pretty much dead on, just a shame you're missing the solo.

I believe the lyrics between stanza 6 and 7 are, " Said it weren't none of mine. Bam-a-lamb the damn thing gone blind." What happened to <"Well she's shakin that thing. Bam-a-lamb she really makes me sing.", and " She's from Birmingham. Bam-a-lamb. Way down in Al-a-bam."???