Black Betty Chords
by Spiderbait
Black Betty by Spiderbait is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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