Black Betty Chords by Ram Jam

Tempo:
118.6 bpm
Chords used:

B

D

Bm

E

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Black Betty chords
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[A#] [F#] [B]
[D]
[Bm]
[B]
[Bm] [E]
[D] [B]
[N]
I said, oh black Betty, bam bam, black Betty had a child, bam bam, the damn thing [Bm] gone
wild, bam bam, [E] said a word not of mine, bam bam, the damn [N] thing gone blind, bam bam,
I said, oh black Betty, bam bam, oh [B] black Betty, bam bam,
[D]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
[B]
[D] [B] [E] oh [D]
[B] [Bm] black Betty, bam bam,
oh [N] black Betty, bam bam, she really [B] gets me high, bam bam, you know that's no lie, bam
bam, she's so right, Betty, bam bam, and she's always ready, bam bam, oh black Betty, bam
bam, oh [F#] [B] black Betty, bam [D] bam,
[B] [D] [F#m]
[Bm] [A#m]
oh [E] [D] [A]
[Bm] [N]
[D] [F#m]
[Bm]
[E] [B] [C] [D]
[B] [G]
[D] [B]
[D]
[G]
[D] [B]
[D]
[B]
[Bm] [D]
[B]
[D]
[B] [Bm] [B]
[A] [B] [A] [B]
[A] [G] [B] [A]
[F#m] [B] [A]
[B] [A] [G] [B] [A]
[A#] [Bm] [A#m]
[E] [D] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#]
[Am] [D] [F#m]
[Bm] black
[E] [A#] [B]
[N] Betty, bam bam, oh black Betty, bam bam, she's from
Birmingham, [A#] bam bam, way down in Alabama, bam bam, well she's shaking [B] that thing, [D#] bam
[B] bam, oh black Betty, bam bam, oh black [Em] Betty, bam [Bm] bam.
[B]
[G] [A#]
[N]
Key:  
B
12341112
D
1321
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
D
1321
Bm
13421112
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To learn Ram Jam - Black Betty chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Bm, D, B, D, B, A, G and B. Kick off your practice at a gentle 59 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 119 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Major.

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[A#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
I said, oh black Betty, bam bam, black Betty had a child, bam bam, the damn thing [Bm] gone
wild, bam bam, [E] said a word not of mine, bam bam, the damn [N] thing gone blind, bam bam,
I said, oh black Betty, bam bam, oh [B] black Betty, bam bam, _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] oh [D] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] black Betty, bam bam,
oh [N] black Betty, bam bam, she really [B] gets me high, bam bam, you know that's no lie, bam
bam, she's so right, Betty, bam bam, and she's always ready, bam bam, oh black Betty, bam
bam, oh [F#] _ [B] black Betty, bam [D] bam, _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ oh [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ [G] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [A#] _ [Bm] _ _ [A#m] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] black _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] Betty, bam bam, oh black Betty, bam bam, she's from
Birmingham, [A#] bam bam, way down in Alabama, bam bam, well she's shaking [B] that thing, [D#] bam
_ [B] bam, oh black Betty, bam bam, oh black [Em] Betty, bam [Bm] bam. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _