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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

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- 7- 9- 9- 9- 9 1- 1- 1~ - 1- 1- 1~- 1- 1- 1 · 'd I b:::I I b:::I

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Gtr.2 (repeat previous bar)

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Bass

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5 v , r 5 v

85 0 E 0 A5 85 E5 85 0

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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 '

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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 >

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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 "!"

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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 -, ,.

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GS G6 GS G6 GS G6 GS 05 06 05 06 05 06 05

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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 ___________ _

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05 06 05 06 05 06 05 06 05 06 05 06 05 06 05 06 05

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end Rhy. Fig . 1

Bass Fig . 4 - - - - - - • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 t--- ------- ~ 4- 7-+-------::....--- ----t- --- ........ ---- +-------,. ....------ -1

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"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~=--~.___~.___,

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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)

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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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Bass p lays Bass Fig . 3/our times (see bar 47)

0 Gtr. I

Sass

I 1/2 - - - -:::::{/2

7 ______ 7

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"BLACK BETTY"

85 Gtr. 2 plays Rhy . Fig. I (see bar 46)

Gtr. I 74

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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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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

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Bm7

6-7

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"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

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Bass

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7 - 9 - 7 - 9- - 7- 8 -y

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5 - 7 - 5 --- 7 - 8 - 9

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104 ~~ ----11-- 11 - - 11 -- 11-f 11

12-- 12 -- 12 -- 12-f 12·

05 ES 05 N.C.(85) 1/4

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10-r-7- 9- 7 - 9-- 7- 8- 9 - 8 - 9 - 10 - !,l- 10 - 11

7- ~- 7 ,_

7 - 8- 9 i = 9

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5 4-1 8 9

7 -~ -'7 9

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go back tO [g 3rd Verse

3. Whoa

II] Outro (3:43)

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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

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