black betty
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Black BettyTRANSCRIPT
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"BLACK BETTY" RAM JAM As heard on RAM JAM ( EPIC )
Words and Mus ic by Huddie Ledbetter * Transcribed by Jeff Perrin
A5 85 05 0 E E5 85 .Sfr . 7fr . Sfr H!Ttr . 9fr rnnr xx
II 14 14 14 111 4 4 4 1 4 I I 3 4
8m7 G5 G6 06 86 0 87(no3)
. 7fr ii . )fr . 5fr il7fr .5fr . 7fr 2 3 4 I 4 14 I 4 14 1444 3 4
~ Intr o (0:00) [!!] (0:04, 0:51)
Moderate ly J = 118 A5 85 A5 85 05
Gtr.2 A5
Gtr. I (elec . w/dist.) 1 Gtrs. I and 2 (elcc . w/dist.)
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Gtr. I
85 0 E 0 A5 85 0 E 0 A5 85 0 E 0 A5 Ctr . I
6 ~M . ••••••• .••• ••••• •.•••• •••• •.••• •
- 7- 9- 9- 9- 9 1- 1- 1~ - 1- 1- 1~- 1- 1- 1 · 'd I b:::I I b:::I
7 I
Gtr.2 (repeat previous bar)
7- - i -- 7 7--- --- 7 x - x - 1~- x - ~ - x - 1
r ~- 9~- X- X-j- X~ X [_J u btJL j s
Bass
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5 v , r 5 v
85 0 E 0 A5 85 E5 85 0
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2
85 ES 85 1/4 1/4
16
"BLACK BETTY " Znd time, skip ahead ta lg 2nd Verse
05
[£] Vers es (0:35, 1:15, 3:29)
1. Whoa Black Betty barn ba lam Whoa (2.) Black Betty barn ba lam Whoa (3.) Black Betty barn ba lam Whoa
Bm7
f'_on 't plt,y on 3rd Vers e • •••• • • • •••• 1
85 2. Whoa
Black Betty Black Betty Black Betty
barn ba lam Black barn ba lam She really barn ba lam She's
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20
Betty had a child gets me high from Birm ingham
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don 't play on 3rd Verse ••••••••••• • , >
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barn ba lam The damn thing gone wild barn ba lam You know that 's no lie barn ba lam Way down in Alabam '
•Gtr . 2
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Gt.r. I
18) 7
k v
barn ba lam Said I'm worryin' outta mind barn ba lam She's so rock steady barn ba lam Well she'ss hakin' that thi ng
Gtrs I and 2 >
- I t 'J- 7
k v • Gtr. 2 plays top not es (in par enthesis} only (Gtr. I play s Bm 7 chord as shown in bar 10) .
Bass Fig . 1 . . . . .......... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , . -r
7
thing gone blind always ready makes me sing
barn ba lam I said oh barn ba lam Whoa barn ba lam Whoa
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2nd Verse. skip ahead to [ID 3rd Verse. skip ahead 10 [!] Outra
Black Betty Black Betty Black Betty
barn ba lam whoa barn ba lam whoa barn ba lam whoa
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Black Betty
barn ba lam The damn barn ba lam And she's barn ba lam Boy she
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go back ta ll!J barn ba lam
AS
23 Gtr. 2 "!" Gtrs . I and 2 "!"
:::~I =- -::::t =- -==- -==-' =- -f=(t _+-) =======:=t===:.,==-'--i~~::~~~~~-=-,~t~~~"l~_(¥J-.=i I ~ Gtr. 2 - - - - - - - - - -~ - ,
Gtr. I r' V -v·~----- F Gtr. I ............... .... • ...... ••••• ,
Bass plays Bass F ig . I thr ee lim es (see bar 20)
3
"BLACK BETTY" ~ (1:30)
Black Betty Bm7
05
IB] Interlude (1:31)
bam ba lam 05
ES 05 N.C.(BS)
ES 05 N.C.(BS)
(1st time) Get it
Gtr. I substitutes Fill I second time (see below)
Gtr . 2
Riff A
Bass Bass Fig. 2
05
-f- 5 ~ 7 - 5 - 7
1/4 1/4
1/4 1/4
1/4
ES 05 Gn t~ 2 m ,, m
Bass plays first two bars of Bass Fig. 2 (see bar 29)
Gtr.1 35
Gtr. 2
Bass
T T
Fill I (1:45)
1st time on ly - - - - - - - - -- - - -,
T
N.C.(BS)
Gtr. t (BS) 114 tuo-, EFr' r............... II
end Riff A
end Bass Fig. 2
4
"BLACK BETTY" [El Guita r Solo (2:01)
Double-time J; 236 N.C.(05) 112 112
38 [-. ,...--.... [-. - 14-- 14- 14- 14-- 14- 14-r 14- t 14t- 14- 14- 14- 14- 14-r 12- 14- 14- 14- 14- 14- 14-r 14-{ 14.}-14- 14- 14-- 147"'15 -, ,.
I LJ I LJ I I I I I L...J I I I I I L...J I I I I I L......J
~15' 15; 15; 15, 15, 15- 15- 15-1{ 15;+- ---------- -l
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GS G6 GS G6 GS G6 GS 05 06 05 06 05 06 05
---------. - ---- *15~12-15-12-- 10- 12 10~ 7- 7- 10- 7
85 86 85 86 85 8685 86 85 86 85 86 85 86 85 05 I ll, l l\
9 10
Rhy. Fig . 1
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Bass Fig. 3 ___________ _
l---------- ,-4--.--------- ........ --------------,----------------, -t-+- -+ ------- 1- 4- 1- ------,, -,,- ----- - 1--------~~ ------ ~
05 06 05 06 05 06 05 06 05 06 05 06 05 06 05 06 05
50 - ,,..-.._ ,--, .-= ...,_-- ---------.-----1-+--+-, -+- ,----.- 15- 17-· -- 15-· -- 13 14- 1-5--- 1-3-:.-:.-:,.-:,,-;..~-:.-:.-1-5-- - 1'7=- =1~5---. l-- -+--+- -l---+-+--t --+--t- -t -+---lt--t----+--t---' +- --lt- -t- - l-t--l----l- --t- -+-+---l l---t-- 14.,....16
end Rhy. Fig . 1
Bass Fig . 4 - - - - - - • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 t--- ------- ~ 4- 7-+-------::....--- ----t- --- ........ ---- +-------,. ....------ -1
5- s ---- s - s --1--- 11--1------~ ,,._-------1------ ~· ~--- -+------- ,,,._----- -1 '---+- +- - 7- 5--+---lt-- ~-· t--'- ------------ --'--- -- ------'-- -------------'
5
"BLACK BETTY"
GS G6 GS G6 GS G6 GS 06 05 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2
li 5 1 li 5 1 5 5 1 5-- - +-75= 75= 95= 75= 75= 75= 9= 7 7- 7- 9- 7- 7---- --i ,r- 1- !- 1- t- ?- ?- ? 1- ?- 1- ~- 3- 3=- X- X--'-+--11- --+--+-- +- -+--1 5--+---'- - 5-+---+5-+- - - 5+-- 5~=--~.___~.___,
1------ ------- 4- 7-~-------- ------- - ----------- ~-- ------- ---~ 5----- 5- 5--+--+- -ll- ---- -~ ~ ----- -+------------ ,4- 7--+--- -- - ~ ----- -I
l-- - +- -l- 7- 5-+--+--l--+-+------- ~<.------ --1- 5- 5- ---- 5 5--11---+--+-+- -'--- --- -------~
85 Gtr. I
I
r'-'-~.c...._-- 11-~, ~$~t~,-- 17---r' 'F-'r"-c--l- -1-- 17 --f1 7-1---1--
Gtr . 2 (w/Rotovibc)
Rhy. Fig. 2
Bass plays Bass Fig. 3 /our limes (see bar 47)
0
05
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,- 17- 15- 15--- 15- -- 15- +--l-'-lf-'----+---+----+--ll-l--+- 15- 13- 15-- X- 17
end Rhy. Fig. 2
,. repeat pr evious chord Bass plays Bass Fig. 4 four times (see bar 50)
85 Ctr. 2 repeats Rhy. Fig. 2 simile (see bar 58)
Gtr . I
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--'-- --- --~---- -1-- 11--'---*-- -~ ----- ~ ~; ~ ~-- ~ n_-_, ______ _ _._ __ 1----+--+-+-:.:.:.:.'j:. :.:.+--'-+-:_- x--1- 1-6-::_-::_1~5 __ 1+7.::.::.::.::,t.::.::_1+7_-{--'-1r7~}--115_-_-_+r-1-6- 15- 17 17-{ 17 X - x 15- - 15-- 17--1 7
Bass p lays Bass Fig . 3/our times (see bar 47)
0 Gtr. I
Sass
I 1/2 - - - -:::::{/2
7 ______ 7
_7
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+----- 5:.:. :.:. :.-::..-::..-:_-_-5---- 5-::...-_-4,~--- t- - rr-1------~":.-::..-::..1,_-_ 7r----~+---.::-f~---_9+- -+7--~~~~---_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_~~~~~-~----_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_--i--i ~ - -+ -+-- 7- 5--+-+--·t-- ll--'-+-- +--I--+ -+-- +--+-+--'-------------' '----- - --------'
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"BLACK BETTY"
85 Gtr. 2 plays Rhy . Fig. I (see bar 46)
Gtr. I 74
11 r 19- 19 - 19- 19 - 19 - 19 - 19 17-1s - 1s - 19- 1s - 1H9 - 1s - 1s - 1s ,Ns - 17- ..,...,....,_-- - --- -~ ~ -1--;---+-+---1--+- -r- -+ - -+--+ -t--t---t--+--+--+--+-;---+-+- -+-- +---1- 19.,,.11- 15-1 1- 15
Bass plays Bass Fig. 3 four times (see bar 47)
05
78 15 17-- 15
Bass plays Bass Fig. 4/ our times (see bar 50)
85 86 85
Gtr. 2
~ (2:47)
86
90
Origina l Tempo J = 118 N.C.(B)
(B)
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86 BS
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9
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86 BS
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86 85 86 85
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L-- 3---' L-- 3---'
(Rotovibc o ff)
(A)
5 -·- 1 + L...d
[!!] (3:06)
Bm7
6-7
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7 I
T
7
"BLACK BETTY" 05 ES 05 N.C.(85)
Gtr. I Gtr. 2 plays Riff A one and one half times (see bar 29) 1
Bass plays Bass Fig. 2 one and one half times (see bar 29)
Gtr. I
102
1--- 7
Gtr. 2
8 v
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Bass
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7 - 9 - 7 - 9- - 7- 8 -y
t::::::L..J
5 - 7 - 5 --- 7 - 8 - 9
I bLJ I I I
• ... 7
104 ~~ ----11-- 11 - - 11 -- 11-f 11
12-- 12 -- 12 -- 12-f 12·
05 ES 05 N.C.(85) 1/4
il!id-Lr ; ·~·
10-r-7- 9- 7 - 9-- 7- 8- 9 - 8 - 9 - 10 - !,l- 10 - 11
7- ~- 7 ,_
7 - 8- 9 i = 9
7
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t::::::L..J t::::::L..J
-9 9
5 4-1 8 9
7 -~ -'7 9
-7 8 + ! 7
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Q:J I I I I b! J I I I I I I
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7 7
go back tO [g 3rd Verse
3. Whoa
II] Outro (3:43)
tr
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Black Betty
Bm7 106
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8 10 11 -1-. 10 7 , .. I L_J I
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barn ba lam
P.M. _. _____ 1
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Fr eely
B7(no3)
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