Tabs
Act Naturally
(Morrison/Russell)
As performed by The Beatles
Intro:
D MajorD 
G+G
e|-------------------------------------------3----3--3-------------------
BB|--------------3---------1-----7---------7--3h5--5--5p3--3--------------
G+G|--0--------------0--h2-----------7--h9------------------4--0-----------
D MajorD|-----4--2--0---------------0-------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------7\5--
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------/9-------
Verse:
G+G 
C majorC
They're gonna...
G+G D MajorD
They're gonna...
G+G C majorC
They'll make...
D MajorD G+G
And all I...
Middle:
D MajorD G+G
Well I bet...
D MajorD G+G
I might win...
D MajorD G+G
The movies...
A augmentedA D MajorD
'Cos I can...
Guitar Solo (play this twice):
D MajorD G+G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|--------------0------------0---------5--5------------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------3------------3--------b(7)5-----------------------
D MajorD|--5--4--2--0-----/7-----0-----/7------------------7b(9)--5-------------
Ending:
D MajorD G+G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|--------------0------------4-------4--5--5-----------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------3--------5/7-----------b(7)5----------------------
D MajorD|--5--4--2--0-----/7-----0--------------------------7b(9)--5------------
==========================================================================
Assorted guitar licks:
Example licks for verse:
They're gonna put...
e|-----3----3------------------------------------------------------------
BB|-----0----0----------------------1---------------1---------------------
G+G|-----0----0----------------------0---------0-----0---------0-----------
D MajorD|-------------------0----------------0--h2-----------0--h2--------------
A augmentedA|----------------------0---2---3---------------3------------------------
D MajorD|--5-------------5------------------------------------------------------
They're gonna make...
e|----------3---------3--------------------------------------------------
BB|----------0---------0--------------------------------------------------
G+G|----------0---------0--------------------0---------0-------------------
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------0--h2-----2--0-------------
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------3--2--0----
D MajorD|--5--------------------5---5----4--2--0--------------------------------
They'll make...
e|------------3-------3----------3---------------------------------------
BB|------------0-------0----------0---------------------------------------
G+G|------------0-------0----------0---------------0-------0--0--0-------0-
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------0h2-----------0h2----
A augmentedA|------------------------------------0---2---3--------------------------
D MajorD|--------5------------------5-------------------------------------------
And all I...
e|------------2---------2------------------------------------------------
BB|------------3---------3-----------------5--3---------------------------
G+G|------------2---------2------------2/4--------4--0---------------------
D MajorD|------0----------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Example licks for middle part:
Well I bet...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|-------------3---3-----------------------------------------------------
G+G|-------------2---2------------------0-------0--0--0--0-------0---------
D MajorD|-------------0---0---------------------0h2--------------0h2------------
A augmentedA|--------------------------2--4--5--------------------------------------
D MajorD|---------0-------------0-----------------------------------------------
..win an Oscar... (repeat above)
The movies gonna...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|--------------------------------5-----5-----5-----5-----6-------7------
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|--------------------0--2--4--5-----5-----5-----5-----6-----7-----------
can play...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|---------------------------12------10-----9-----7----------------------
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-----------------------12------10------9-----7-------------------------
One other famous...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------0-------------------
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------0--h2-----2--p0------------
D MajorD|-----------------------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
Other versions of Act Naturally
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Act naturally (Ver. 2) by The Beatles
