Beatles - Act Naturally Chords & Tabs

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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: 
  
(They're gonna put me in the movies ect)


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------------- 

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/act_naturally_tab.html ]
Middle: 
      
(Well I bet you I'm gonna be a big star) 
 
 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------------ 
 
 
 
 
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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 ...                  
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----------------------------------------------- 
 

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D|--------------------------------5-----5-----5-----5-----6-------7------ 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D|--------------------0--2--4--5-----5-----5-----5-----6-----7----------- 
 
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D|---------------------------12------10-----9-----7---------------------- 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D|-----------------------12------10------9-----7------------------------- 
 
 
One other famous lick: 
   
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D|---------------------------------------------------0------------------- 
A|--------------------------------------------0--h2-----2--p0------------ 
D|-----------------------5----4--2----0--3h4-------------------4--5------ 
 
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Tab Special Notations: 
----0----  play the open string ('fret zero') 
----5----  play fret five 
  105

The Beatles    Complete Songbook 
----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