Act Naturally
View chords used in this chart
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----------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------
How to play Act Naturally
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.