Tablature black betty - Ram Jam

          



Song:Black Betty

Artist:Ram Jam

 

 

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------------|

 

Drum solo then follows measure 11 again

 

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------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

 

Play measures 5-10 as for the lyrics above

 

Whoa-oh Black Betty Bam-a-lam, Whoa-oh Black Betty Bam-a-lam

She's from Birmingham,

(same as measure 5)

Bam-a-lam

Way down in Alabam',

(same as measure 6)

Bam-a-lam

Well, she's shakin' that thing,

(same as measure 7)

Bam-a-lam

Boy, she makes me sing,

(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-la



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 Black betty, de Ram jam 

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