Chords of: Black Betty by: Ram Jam. (F#aug, B, Bm7, B7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Black Betty” by Ram Jam is in B Major and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 66 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#aug, B, Bm7, B7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 2:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Bm7 → B → Bm → B → B/C# → B7 → Bm7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:37 | 27% |
| Bm7 | 0:30 | 22% |
| B7 | 0:18 | 13% |
| D | 0:14 | 10% |
| Bb | 0:07 | 5% |
| Em7 | 0:05 | 4% |
| B/C# | 0:04 | 3% |
| A | 0:04 | 3% |
D – D6 – E – A – B7 – A – B – A – Bm7 – B – Bm – E – Bm7 – D – B – D/E – B/C# – Dm – B7 – Bm7b5 – B7 – D – D6 – E – Bm7 – A7 – B – A – B7 – Am – B – D – Bm – A/E – Bm7 – D – B – Bm7 – D – Em7 – F#m7 – Bm7 – D – Em7 – F#m7 – D – B – D – …
