Spiderbait - Black Betty Chords & Tabs

h= hammer on
^= bend note
p= pull off
\= slide down

Chords:
     E|----
     B|----
D =  G|----
     D|-12-
     A|-12-
     E|-12-
   
   
Banjo plays at start then guitar kicks in:


RIFF 1a
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-12\---------10---12---15--------10-|
E|-12\---------10---12---15--------10-|

RIFF 1b
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-12----------10---12---15--------------12-|
E|-12----------10---12---15--------------12-|


VERSE: Play D just before every “bam-ba-lam”


RIFF 2                                     X4
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-12---12---12-12-12-15----17---15-12-10---|
E|-12---12---12-12-12-15----17---15-12-10---|

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-12----------------15------------12-|
E|-12----------------15------------12-|

RIFF 3
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12^---12p10----10---------10---12^---12p10------10---|
D|-------------12--------12-------------------12--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


RIFF 4
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-15--15--15--15-----17--15-12-10--12--12-12-12-15---12|
E|-15--15--15--15-----17--15-12-10--12--12-12-12-15---12|

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-12-----12------12----5-----3------------|
E|-0------0-------0---------------5---3----|


RIFF 5a (with wah slowly opening out)  X7
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-0---0-0-10h12-0-0-0---10--0--10h12---|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/spiderbait/black_betty_tab_ver_6.html ]
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------3---5-----5--------|
E|-0---0-0-10h12-0-0-3---5-----5--------|


RIFF 5b (without wah)                  X3
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-0---0-0-10h12-0-0-0---10--0--10h12---|

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------3---5-----5--------|
E|-0---0-0-10h12-0-0-3---5-----5--------|


RIFF 6a (with wah)                   X3
E|------------------------------------|
B|--------12----10--------------------|
G|--------12----10--------------------|
D|-12-----------------12-12----12-----|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------10---12---12^-10----10----10-|
D|-12---12---------------------12----12----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


RIFF 6b (with wah)                   X3
E|------------------------------------|
B|--------12----10--------------------|
G|--------12----10--------------------|
D|-12-----------------12-12----12-----|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------|
B|--------------10^---10^---10^---10^-|
G|--------------12----12----12----12--|
D|10^---12----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|


RIFF 7 (bass arr. for guitar)       X12
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|--5-------5-------5-------5----3----|
E|------------------------------------|


RIFF 8                                    X8
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------12----10----------------------|
G|-----------12----10----12^---12h10-------|
D|-12---12---------------------------12h10-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


END
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------10-------------|
G|-------------------------------10-------------|
D|-12---12---12---12---12---12---10----------12-|
A|-12---12---12---12---12---12---------------12-|
E|-12---12---12---12---12---12---------------12-|


RIFF 1a   X3
RIFF 1b   X1
VERSE
RIFF 1b   X1
RIFF 2
VERSE
RIFF 3
RIFF 4
RIFF 5a
RIFF 5b
RIFF 6a
RIFF 6b
RIFF 7
RIFF 8
END