Black Betty

by Ram Jam/Leadbelly/Spiderbait · posted by aussie

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

1.
-6 6   -5  -4-5   -4   4 -4
Whoa Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)
-6 6   -5  -4-5   -4   4  -4
Whoa Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)
 -4   -4-4  -4 -4  -5    -4   4 -4
Black Betty had a child (bam-ba-lam)
-4   -4    -5   -4   -4   -4   4  -4
The damn thing gone wild (bam-ba-lam)
 -4    -5-5   -4-5  -4   4 -4
She`s always ready (bam-ba-lam)
 -4   -5    6   -5-4   -4   4  -4
She`s all rock steady (bam-ba-lam)
-6 6   -5  -4-5   -4   4 -4
Oh-- Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)
-6 6   -5   -4-5   -4  -4  -4
Whoa  Black Betty (bam-ba-lam)
2
Oh Black Betty   (bam-ba-lam)
Yeah Black Betty ( "   "  " )
She really gets me high( "  "  " )
She`s always ready ("   "   " )
She`s all rock steady ("   "   " )
Whoa Black Betty ( "   "   " )
Yeah Black Betty ( "  "  " )
3
Whoa Black Betty ( "  "  " )
Oo Black Betty  ( "  "  " )
She`s from Birmingham ( "  "  " )
Way doen in Alabam` ( "  "  " )
Black Betty had a child ( "  "  " )
Damn thing gone wild ("  "  " )
Whoa Black Betty ( "  "  " )
Whoa Black Betty ( "  "  " )

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