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Français: DO RE MI FA SOL LA SI
English: C D E F G A B
[Intro]
A B D
A B D E D x4
A B E
A B D
A B E
B D B
[Verse 1]
B
Whoa, Black Betty, bamalam,
B
whoa, Black Betty, bamalam.
B
Black Betty had a child, bamalam,
B
the damn thing gone wild, bamalam.
B
She said, "I'm worring outta my mind", bamalam,
B
the damn thing gone blind, bamalam.
B
I said, whoa, Black Betty bamalam,
B D A B
whoa, Black Betty, bamalam.
[Verse 2]
B
Whoa, Black Betty, bamalam,
B
whoa, Black Betty, bamalam.
B
She really gets me high, bamalam,
B
you know that's no lie, bamalam.
B
She's so rock steady, bamalam,
B
she's always ready, bamalam.
B
Whoa, Black Betty bamalam,
B D A B
whoa, Black Betty bamalam.
[Verse 3]
B
Whoa, Black Betty, bamalam,
B
whoa, Black Betty, bamalam.
B
She's from Birmingham, bamalam,
B
way down in Alabam', bamalam.
B
Well, she's shakin' that thing, bamalam,
B
Boy, she makes me sing, bamalam,
B
Whoa, Black Betty, bamalam,
B D A B
Whoa, Black Betty, BAM-A-LAM
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TAB:
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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