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[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