Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Key: C
Difficulty: Intermediate
(YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE) A NATURAL WOMAN (Bassline)
As recorded by Aretha Franklin
(From the 1968 Album LADY SOUL)
Words and Music by Gerry Goffin, Carole King & Jerry Wexler
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tommy Cogbill - Bass'
Intro: 1st Verse:
Q=61
12/8
Gtr I
|3-|
H. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q +E S Q. E E E
G|-------------------||---------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------||---------------------|---------------3----3-2-0--|
A|--------------3----||-3----3----2----2----|-1----1--(1)-1-------------|
E|-------------------||---------------------|---------------------------|
|3-| |3-|
Q. Q +E S Q. Q. Q. Q +E S Q. E E E
G|-------------------------|--------------------------||
D|-------------------------|---------------3----3-2-x-||
A|-3----3--(3)-3-2----2----|-1----1--(1)-1------------||
E|-------------------------|--------------------------||
Pre-Chorus:
|3-| |3-|
Q. Q +E S Q. Q +E S
G|-------------------------------|
D|-0----2--(2)-x-0----2--(2)-x---|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Chorus:
|3-| |3| |3| |3| |3|
Q. Q +E S Q. E E E S Q E S E E E S Q E S E E E
G|----------------------------||-----------------------------|
D|-0----2--(2)-x-0------------||------2-3------------2-3-----|
A|--------------------------2-||-3--3-------0-2-3--3-------0-|
E|--------------------3-3-3---||----------1--------------1---|
|3| |3|
e e e e e e Q E S E E E S
G|-5----------------------------||
D|---7-5------------------------||
A|-------7-5-3-5------------2---||
E|----------------3-3-3-3-3-----||
2nd Verse:
|3-| |3| |3-|
Q. Q +E S Q. Q E S Q. Q +E S Q. E E E Q. Q E Q. E E E
G|---------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------3----3-2-0-|----------------------|
A|-3----3--(3)-3-2----2----0-|-1----1--(1)-1------------|-3----3--3-2----2---0-|
E|-----------------------3---|--------------------------|------------------3---|
|3-| |3|
Q. Q +E S Q. E E E S
G|----------------------------||
D|---------------3----3-3-3-3-||
A|-1----1--(1)-1--------------||
E|----------------------------||
Pre-Chorus:
|3-| |3| |3| |3| |3|
Q +E S Q E S Q. Q E S Q. Q E S Q. E E E S
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
D|-0--(0)-0-2--2-x-0----2--2-x-|-0----2--2-x-0--------------||
A|-----------------------------|------------------------2---||
E|-----------------------------|------------------3-3-3-----||
Chorus:
|3| |3| |3| |3-| |3|
Q E S E E E S Q E S E E E e e e e e e E +E S E E E E S
G|-----------------------------|-5-----------------------------||
D|------2-3------------2-3-----|---7-5-------------------------||
A|-3--3-------0-2-3--3-------0-|-------7-5-3-5-(5)-5-5-------2-||
E|----------1--------------1---|-----------------------3-3-3---||
Bridge:
|3-| |3| |3-| |3|
Q +E S Q E E E E E E E S Q. Q +E S E E E E E E S
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
D|-----------------------------|---------------------------2-||
A|-3--(3)-3-3--3-------------2-|-3----3--(3)-3-----------3---||
E|---------------3-3-3-3-3-3---|---------------3-3-3-3-3-----||
|3-| |3| |3|
Q. Q E E E E E E E Q. Q +E S Q E S E E E S
G|-----------------------|------------------------------||
D|-3----3--3-------------|-3----2--(2)-2-0--0-----------||
A|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------------2-||
E|-----------------------|--------------------3-3-3-3---||
Out-Chorus:
|3-| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3|
E +E S E S E S E E S Q E S E E E e e e e e e E E E S E E E S
G|------------------------------------|-5---------------------------|
D|-----------2-3--------------2-3-----|---7-5-----------------------|
A|-3-(3)---3---------0-2-3--3-------0-|-------7-5-3-5-------------2-|
E|-------3-------1-1--------------1---|---------------3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|3-| |3| |3| |3| |3-| |3| |3| |3|
E +E S E S E S E E S E +E S E S E E E e e e e e e E E E S E E E S
G||------------------------------------------|-5-----------------------------||
D||o-----------2-3-------------------2-3-----|---7-5------------------------o||
A||o-3-(3)---3---------0-2-3-(3)---3-------0-|-------7-5-3-5-------------2--o||
E||--------3-------1-1-----------3-------1---|---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----||
Lyrics:
Looking out on the morning rain
I used to feel so uninspired
And when I knew I had to face another day
Lord, it made me feel so tired
Before the day I met you, life was so unkind
But you're the key to my peace of mind
'Cause you make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel like a natural woman
When my soul was in the lost and found
You came along, to claim it
I didn't know just what was wrong with me
'Til your kiss helped me name it
Now I'm no longer doubtful of what I'm living for
And if I make you happy I don't need to do more
'Cause you make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel like a natural woman
Oh, baby, what you done to me?
You make me feel so good inside
And I just wanna be close to you
You make me feel so alive
You make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel like a natural woman
You make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel like a natural woman
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Duration 🏷Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| |3-| - triplet
| x - muted
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