#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From uunet!haven.umd.edu!darwin.sura.net!mips!mips!decwrl!deccrl!news.crl.dec.com!pa.dec.com!oct17.dfe.dec.com!ryn.mro4.dec.com!elwood.enet.dec.com!hertzberg Mon Aug 17 14:57:04 PDT 1992 Article: 1616 of alt.guitar.tab Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab Path: nevada.edu!uunet!haven.umd.edu!darwin.sura.net!mips!mips!decwrl!deccrl!news.crl.dec.com!pa.dec.com!oct17.dfe.dec.com!ryn.mro4.dec.com!elwood.enet.dec.com!hertzberg From: hertzberg@elwood.enet.dec.com (Marc Hertzberg (History: Love It Or Leave It)) Subject: TAB: Act Naturally Message-ID: <1992Aug17.165415.26407@ryn.mro4.dec.com> Lines: 175 Sender: news@ryn.mro4.dec.com (USENET News System) Reply-To: hertzberg@elwood.enet.dec.com (Marc Hertzberg (History: Love It Or Leave It)) Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 16:54:15 GMT Act Naturally (Morrison/Russell) As performed by The Beatles Intro: D G e|-------------------------------------------3----3--3------------------- B|--------------3---------1-----7---------7--3h5--5--5p3--3-------------- G|--0--------------0--h2-----------7--h9------------------4--0----------- D|-----4--2--0---------------0------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------------------------7\5-- D|--------------------------------------------------------------/9------- Verse: G C They're gonna put me in the movies G D They're gonna make a big star out of me G C They'll make a film about a man that's sad and lonely D G And all I gotta do is Act Naturally. Middle: D G Well I bet you I'm gonna be a big star D G I might win an Oscar You can never tell D G The movies gonna make me a big star A D 'Cos I can play the part so well. Verse: We'll make a film about a man that's sad and lonely And begging down upon his bended knee I'll play the part But I won't need rehearsin' Cos all I gotta do is Act Naturally. Guitar Solo (play this twice): D G e|----------------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------------------------------- D|--------------0------------0---------5--5------------------------------ A|---------------------3------------3--------b(7)5----------------------- D|--5--4--2--0-----/7-----0-----/7------------------7b(9)--5------------- Well I bet you I'm gonna be a big star I might win an Oscar You can never tell The movies gonna make me a big star 'Cos I can play the part so well. Well I hope you come and see me in the movies Then I know that you will plainly see The biggest fool that ever hit the big time And all I gotta do is Act Naturally. Ending: D G e|----------------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------------------------------- D|--------------0------------4-------4--5--5----------------------------- A|---------------------3--------5/7-----------b(7)5---------------------- D|--5--4--2--0-----/7-----0--------------------------7b(9)--5------------ ========================================================================== Assorted guitar licks: Example licks for verse: They're gonna put me in the movies e|-----3----3------------------------------------------------------------ B|-----0----0----------------------1---------------1--------------------- G|-----0----0----------------------0---------0-----0---------0----------- D|-------------------0----------------0--h2-----------0--h2-------------- A|----------------------0---2---3---------------3------------------------ D|--5-------------5------------------------------------------------------ They're gonna make a big star out of me e|----------3---------3-------------------------------------------------- B|----------0---------0-------------------------------------------------- G|----------0---------0--------------------0---------0------------------- D|--------------------------------------------0--h2-----2--0------------- A|------------------------------------------------------------3--2--0---- D|--5--------------------5---5----4--2--0-------------------------------- They'll make a film about a man that's sad and lonely e|--------------3--------3----------3----------------------------------------- B|--------------0--------0----------0----------------------------------------- G|--------------0--------0----------0-----------------0-------0--0--0-------0- D|-------------------------------------------------------0h2-----------0h2---- A|-----------------------------------------0---2---3-------------------------- D|----------5-------------------5--------------------------------------------- And all I gotta do is Act Naturally e|------------2---------2------------------------------------------------ B|------------3---------3-----------------5--3--------------------------- G|------------2---------2------------2/4--------4--0--------------------- D|------0---------------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------- Example licks for middle part: Well I bet you I'm gonna be a big star I might e|----------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------3---3----------------------------------------------------- G|-------------2---2------------------0-------0--0--0--0-------0--------- D|-------------0---0---------------------0h2--------------0h2------------ A|--------------------------2--4--5-------------------------------------- D|---------0-------------0----------------------------------------------- ..win an Oscar You can never tell (repeat above) The movies gonna make me a big star 'Cos I e|----------------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------5-----5-----5-----5-----6-------7------ A|----------------------------------------------------------------------- D|--------------------0--2--4--5-----5-----5-----5-----6-----7----------- can play the part so well. e|----------------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------------------------------- D|---------------------------12------10-----9-----7---------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-----------------------12------10------9-----7------------------------- One other famous lick: Then I know that you will plainly see e|----------------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------------------------------- D|---------------------------------------------------0------------------- A|--------------------------------------------0--h2-----2--p0------------ D|-----------------------5----4--2----0--3h4-------------------4--5------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tab Special Notations: ----0---- play the open string ('fret zero') ----5---- play fret five ----5~--- play fret five with vibrato ---5/7--- play fret five, slide up to fret seven ---7\5--- play fret seven, slide down to fret five --8b(9)-- play fret eight, bend the string (at fret eight) to reach the pitch of fret nine --b(9)8-- play fret eight already bent to the pitch of fret nine, unbending until it reaches the normal pitch of fret eight ----h7--- hammer-on to fret seven ----p5--- pull-off to fret five ---/7---- slide up to fret 7 (the starting fret of the slide is undefined, judge by ear) ---15\--- play fret 15, slide down (the ending fret of the slide is undefined, judge by ear) ---0h3--- play the open string and immediately hammer-on to fret three ---7p5--- play fret seven and immediately pull-off to fret five