Hot Mulligan – Betty Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Hot Mulligan – Betty Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAm7Fmaj7CG6

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[Verse 1]
She used to sleep tucked
       Am7
in a tiny ball
Fmaj7                   C
 Used to listen when I sang
 her favorite song
Held her fingers so
        Am7
she'd wake with me
Fmaj7
 Get drunk and sink into
      C
 the couch 'fore the TV
Couple years you couldn't
  Am7
go outside
Fmaj7
 Thought long as she was
           C
here then I would be just fine
Had a cough that made
      Am7
me nervous then
Fmaj7
 Thought it would pass by
           C
time the winter met its end

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[Instrument]
 G6    Fmaj7  C  2x

[Verse 2]
                        Am7
Doctor said it doesn't go away
Fmaj7                    C
 Nothing left to do but hope
 and medicate
Held hеr fingers so
        Am7
 she'd wake with mе
Fmaj7
 Get drunk and stay
            C
 awake for days,
 I'd watch her breathe
                        Am7
Got her ashes from the vet today
Fmaj7                     C
 I can't look at them or find
 their proper place
She used to sleep tucked
       Am7
 in a tiny ball
Fmaj7                   C
 Used to listen when I sang
 her favorite song

[End]
G6    Fmaj7   C  4x

How to play Betty: key, chords and progression

These are Betty chords by Hot Mulligan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Betty by Hot Mulligan is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 4 chords in all: Am7, Fmaj7, C and G6.

Most of the song cycles through Fmaj7 – C – Am7 – Fmaj7 (IVmaj7 – I – vi7 – IVmaj7 in C major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – lah – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em7, Cmaj7, G, D6 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210)
Fmaj7F A C E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G6 chord on guitar (320000)
G6G B D E

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Betty chords: questions

What key is Betty in?

Betty by Hot Mulligan is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Betty?

Betty uses 4 chords: Am7, Fmaj7, C, G6.

What is the chord progression of Betty?

The main progression is Fmaj7 – C – Am7 – Fmaj7 (IVmaj7 – I – vi7 – IVmaj7).

Is Betty easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em7, Cmaj7, G, D6 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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