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 ( " " " )Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound
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