Artist: Spiderbait
Song: Black Betty
Album: Tonight Alright


Transcribed by Paul @ OzTabs ([email protected])
& Petox ([email protected])



Tuning: Drop D (DADGBe)


banjo: this is as close as I can get
(with slide)
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--12-1210-----|
D|-10-12----10-12-x-10~~~--(x1)--|-10-12-12-12-10--12-1210-(x4)|
A|-10-12----10-12-x--8~~~--------|-10-12-12-12--8--10-108------|
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-|-10-10-10-10-12-1210-------10-------------------------------|
D-|-10-10-10-10-12-1210-10-12-10-12-/12---12---12-12-12-12----|
A-|--8--8--8--8-10-108--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--12-1210-|
D|-10-12-12-12-10--12-1210-|
A|-10-12-12-12--8--10-108--| 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|------------------------|

(3:14)
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-12-|
A|------------|
D|------------|
	tremolo picking