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Tab5
This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Intro
q q (x5)
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
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|----------------------10--| D|--10-/-12---10-/-12-x-10--| A|--10-/-12---10-/-12-x--8--| E|---8-/-10----8-/-10-x-----|(x4)
Verse 1
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)
(x4)
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-----------------|----------|
Verse 2
(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.\ full bend
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
(x8)
e|-------------------------|-------| B|-------------------------|-------| G|--------12-10--13-13\12--|-------| D|--10-12------------------|---12--| A|-------------------------|---12--| E|-------------------------|---10--|
Damn right
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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