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Black Betty What a superb version by Caravan Palace of this Seventies classic Rock song. Played live on Jools Holland‘s 2016/17 New Year’s Eve Hootananny. Bass Performance Charles Delaport. Tab by bass50611. Not exact as original more of how I would play it on stage and it Does fit the song. Hope you like playing along to it. Intro: Drum Start – No Bass Verse 1: Whoa Black Betty bam-a-lam...Whoa Black Betty Bam-a-lam G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| Black Betty had a child bam-a-lam...The damn thing gone wild bam-a-lam G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------7-----------------------------------7---------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| She said I’m worrying outta my mind bam-a-lam...The damn thing gone blind G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------7----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bam-a-lam...whoa Black Betty bam-a-lam...whoa Black Batty bam-a-lam G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7---------------------------7----------------------------7----------| E|--7-0----------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2: G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------5--5--5--5---------------------| A|--------------------------7--7--7--7---------------10----10---7---7-| E|-8--8--8--8---5--5--5--5-------------------------8-----8----5---5---| (Break) G|-------------| D|-------------| A|-7---7----10-| E|---7---7-----| Interlude 1: G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------4-5--5--5--5-| A|-------------------------4-7--7--7--7--------------| E|-8--8--8--8-7-5--5--5--5---------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|---10---10-----7---7-4-7---7---9-10----10------| E|-8----8----7-5---5-------7---7------10----10-9-| Verse 3: G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------5--5--5--5---------------------| A|--------------------------7--7--7--7---------------10----10---7---7-| E|-8--8--8--8---5--5--5--5-------------------------8-----8----5---5---| (Break) G|-------------| D|-------------| A|-7---7----10-| E|---7---7-----| Interlude 2: G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------4-5--5--5--5-| A|-------------------------4-7--7--7--7--------------| E|-8--8--8--8-7-5--5--5--5---------------------------| (Break) G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|---10---10-----7---7-4-7---7---9-10--10-| E|-8----8----7-5---5-------7---7----------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------4-5--5--5--5-| A|-------------------------4-7--7--7--7--------------| E|-8--8--8--8-7-5--5--5--5---------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|---10---10-----7---7-4-7---7---9-10--10--10-8-7---| E|-8----8----7-5---5-------7---7-----------------10-| Verse 4: G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------5--5--5--5---------------------| A|--------------------------7--7--7--7---------------10----10---7---7-| E|-8--8--8--8---5--5--5--5-------------------------8-----8----5---5---| (Break) G|-------------| D|-------------| A|-7---7----10-| E|---7---7-----| Interlude 3: (C) (Am) (E) (G) G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------x--x--x--x---x--x--x--10-8-7-| E|-x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x------------------------------| (C) (Am) (E) G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------BREAK--| E|-8--x--x--x---5--x--x--x---7\0----------| NO BASS FOR 16 BARS Verse 5: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-NO BASS FOR FOUR LINES OF VERSE---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------12-10-9-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------9-6--------------------9-6-----| D|--------------------------------9-6--------------------9-6-| A|-7--7-------7--7-------7--7---------7--7------7--7---------| E|------0--0-------0--0--------------------0--0--------------| (Break) G|----------------------------9-6--------------------9-6--------| D|--------------------------------9-6--------------------9-6----| A|-7--7-------7--7-------7--7---------7--7------7--7----------7-| E|------0--0-------0--0--------------------0--0-----------------| Verse 6: Whoa Black Betty bam-a-lam...Whoa Black Betty bam-a-lam...She’s from G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------5-7------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Birmingham bam-a-lam...Way down in Alabam’ bam-a-lam...Well she’s shakin’ G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------5-7--------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| That thing bam-a-lam...Boy she makes me sing bam-a-lam...Whoa Black Betty G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------5-7-----------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro: Whoa Black Betty bam-a-lam (Repeated Several Times To End) G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|--NO BASS ONLY VOCALS--------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|