Black Betty

Transcribed by Paul @ OzTabs ([email protected]) & Petox ([email protected]) www.ozmusic-central.com.au/oztabs Tuning: Drop (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