Black Betty tab

Black Betty

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------------| 

Drum solo then follows measure 11 again 

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------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
 

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