Black Betty

	  		Transcribed by Paul @ OzTabs ([email protected]) 
& Petox ([email protected]) 
www.ozmusic-central.com.au/oztabs 
 
 
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBe) 
 
 
banjo: this is as close as I can get 
e-|----------------------------| 
B-|----------------------------| 
G-|--------------4p0-----------| 
D-|-----3-0--0-0------3-0--0-0-|(x 5) 
A-|-3p0------------------------| 
D-|----------------------------| 
 
e-|-------------------|- 
B-|-------------------|- 
G-|--/4~~~-\2~~~-/4---|- 
D-|-0-----------------|- 
A-|-------------------|- 
D-|-------------------|- 
 
 
 
main:(0:11) 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------10----| 
D|-10-12\----10-12-x-10----| 
A|-10-12\----10-12-x--8----| 
D|-10-12\----10-12-x-------| 
 
 
verse: 
e|----| 
B|----| 
G|----| 
D|-12-| 
A|-12-| 
D|-12-| x a few 
 
 
 
next part: (0:43) 
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------| 
G|-------------------10~~~--------|-------------10--12-12\10-----| 
D|-10-12\----10-12-x-10~~~--(x1)--|-10-12-12-12-10--12-12\10-(x4)| 
A|-10-12\----10-12-x--8~~~--------|-10-12-12-12--8--10-10\8------| 
D|-10-12\----10-12-x--------------|-10-12-12-12------------------| 
 
e|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|-----------10-----------| 
D|-10-12~~~~-10-------12--| 
A|-10-12~~~~--8-------12--| 
D|-10-12~~~~----------12--| 
 
 
 
back to verse again 
 
 
 
 
bridge (1:15): 
e-|---------------------------------------------------| 
B-|---------------------------------------------------| 
G-|-12b--12p10----10------------10-12b--12p10----10~~-| 
D-|------------12----12p10-12-----------------12------| 
A-|---------------------------------------------------| 
D-|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
e-|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-|-10-10-10-10-12-12\10-------10-------------------------------| 
D-|-10-10-10-10-12-12\10-10-12-10-12\-/12---12---12-12-12-12----| 
A-|--8--8--8--8-10-10\8--10-12--8-12\-/12---12---12-12-12-12----| 
D-|----------------------10-12----12\-/12---12---12-12-12-12----| 
						       *small lead riff on 2nd guitar here 
 
 
(these next parts aren't written exactly, but if i were to do that it would  
make it even more confusing) 
e-|-------------------------------| 
B-|-------------------------------| 
G-|-------------------------------| 
D-|-------------------------------| 
A-|-------------------------------| 
D-|-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0-10-0-10h12-| x8 with wah wah 
				   (slowly rock it from the closed to the open position) 
e-|-------| 
B-|-------| 
G-|-------| 
D-|-3-5-7-| 
A-|-3-5-7-| 
D-|-3-5-7-| 
 
e-|-------------------------------|		e-|-------| 
B-|-------------------------------|		B-|-------| 
G-|-------------------------------|		G-|-------| 
D-|-------------------------------|		D-|-3-5-7-| 
A-|-------------------------------|		A-|-3-5-7-| 
D-|-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0-10-0-10h12-| x4  then    D-|-3-5-7-| 
 
 
next lead part: (2:04) 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|- 
B|-----12-10--------------12-10--------------12-10--------------|- 
G|-----12-10--------------12-10--------------12-10--------------|- 
D|-12\-------12-12-12-12\-------12-12-12-12\-------12-12-12-12\-|- 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|- 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|- 
 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----10-12-12b13r12p10----10----10-| 
D|-12-------------------12----12----| 
A|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|- 
B|-----12-10--------------12-10--------------12-10--------------|- 
G|-----12-10--------------12-10--------------12-10--------------|- 
D|-12\-------12-12-12-12\-------12-12-12-12\-------12-12-12-12\-|- 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|- 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|- 
 
 
 
bridge end: (2:19) 
e|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|------------| 
D|-3-5-10-12\-| 
A|-3-5-10-12\-| 
D|-3-5-10-12\-| 
 
bridge ending, guitar 2: 
e|-----------------| 
B|-10--10--10------| 
G|-12b-12b-12b-12\-| 
D|-----------------| 
A|-----------------| 
D|-----------------| 
 
 
 
-small lead riff-(1:31) 
e|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|-----------| 
D|-----------| 
A|-5p3p0-----| 
D|-------3~~-| 
 
 
 
outro:(2:58) 
e|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|-------------10--12-12\10-| 
D|-10-12-12-12-10--12-12\10-| 
A|-10-12-12-12--8--10-10\8--| x8 
D|-10-12-12-12--------------| 
 
(3:14)"BAMBALAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMB!" 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------10-----------| 
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10--------12\| 
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--8--------12\| 
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------12\| 
 
 
 
 
lead during outro: (2:58) not quite sure about this, its hard to hear 
e|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|-12b13-12p10----10------| 
D|-------------12----12---| 
A|------------------------| x a few 
D|------------------------| 
 
(3:14) 
e|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|------------| 
D|-12\\\\\\\0-| 
A|------------| 
D|------------| 
	tremolo picking