The Beatles – Act Naturally (Guitar Tab)

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[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 ******************************************************