Spiderbait - Black Betty
Album: Tonight Alright
Transcribed by Paul @ OzTabs (oztabs@bigpond.com)
& Petox (prescription_pants@hotmail.com)
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|------------------------|
(3:14)
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-12\\\\\\\0-|
A|------------|
D|------------|
tremolo picking
Artist: Spiderbait
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