Black Betty

Album: Tonight Alright
Transcribed by Paul @ OzTabs (*)
& Petox (*)

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

e|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|------------| 
D|-12\\\\\\\0-| 
A|------------| 
D|------------| 

        tremolo picking