xAct Naturally
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------------|
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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 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------|
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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
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