Artist: The Beatles
Title: Mother Nature's Son by Lennon & McCartney
Key: D
Level: Good for novice through experienced
NOTES:
Most of the chords are D forms and easy to switch.
The last line of the verses is a bit tricky but rolls nicely!
Playing tips provided. Thanks for the great song Paul. Enjoy.
Tabbed For Easy Fingerpicking by Chris
INTRO:(excludes very begining)
D/A D/G Dsus2 D/G D Dsus2 D
e-5-----5----3-----3----0----0--3-3p2-----2---0h2---2---|
B-----3----------3---------3------------3----------3----|
G---2-----2----2-----2----2-----------2-----2-----2---2-|
D-0----------0----------0-------0-0-----------0---------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
D D/G Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
e-2h3-----3--0-----0h2-----2--0-----0h2-----2-----------|
B-------3----------------3----------------3-------------|
G-----2----------------2----------------2-----2---------|
D-0----------0-----0----------0-----0-------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1:
D G D
e-2---2----3---3----3---3-----2---2---------------------|
B----3--------0--------0---------3----------------------|
G---2---2----0---0----0---0-----2---2-------------------|
D-0--------0--------0---------0-------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
Born a poor young country boy
Bm Bm/A E E/B
e-2-----------2-----------0---------0-------------------|
B-3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0----------0------------|
G-----4-----------4-----------1----------1--------------|
D---4-----4-----4-----4-----2-----2----2-----2----------|
A-2-----------0---------------------2-------------------|
E-------------------------0-----------------------------|
mother nature's son
NOTE: Bar A w/index, hold throughout. Drop & lift ring on B/pinkey on D
A D/F# A D/F# A D/F# A D/F#
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-2------h3-3-p3(2)-2------h3-3-p3(2)-2-----h3-3-p3(2)--2-----h3-3-p3(2)--|
G-----2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2-------------|
D---2----h4---4p2-----2----h4---4p2-----2---h4---4p2------2---h4---4p2----|
A-0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
all day long I'm sitting singing songs for every...
D Dm G D
e-2-----2----1-----1----3----3----2-----2-----------------|
B-----3----------3----------0---------3-------------------|
G---2-----2----2-----2----0----0----2-----2---------------|
D-0----------0----------0---------0-----------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
one
MUSIC BREAK:
D Dm G D
e-2-----2----1-----1----3----3----2-----2-----------------|
B-----3----------3----------0---------3-------------------|
G---2-----2----2-----2----0----0----2-----2---------------|
D-0----------0----------0---------0-----------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 2:
D G D
e-2---2----3---3----3---3-----2---2---------------------|
B----3--------0--------0---------3----------------------|
G---2---2----0---0----0---0-----2---2-------------------|
D-0--------0--------0---------0-------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
Sit be---side a mountain stream
Bm Bm/A E E/B
e-2-----------2-----------0---------0-------------------|
B-3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0----------0------------|
G-----4-----------4-----------1----------1--------------|
D---4-----4-----4-----4-----2-----2----2-----2----------|
A-2-----------0---------------------2-------------------|
E-------------------------0-----------------------------|
see her waters rise
NOTE: Bar A w/index, hold throughout. Drop & lift ring on B/pinkey on D
A D/F# A D/F# A D/F# A D/F#
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-2------h3-3-p3(2)-2------h3-3-p3(2)-2-----h3-3-p3(2)--2-----h3-3-p3(2)--|
G-----2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2-------------|
D---2----h4---4p2-----2----h4---4p2-----2---h4---4p2------2---h4---4p2----|
A-0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
list----en to the pretty sound of music as she...
D Dm G D CHORUS***
e-2-----2----1-----1----3----3----2-----2---------------|
B-----3----------3----------0---------3-----------------|
G---2-----2----2-----2----0----0----2-----2-------------|
D-0----------0----------0---------0---------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
flies Du Du
D G G D
e-2-----2----3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2------------|
B-----3----------0-----------0-----------3--------------|
G---2-----2----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2----------|
D-0----------0-----------0-----------0------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
Du Du Du Du Du Du Du Du Du
D G D Dmaj7
e-2-----2----3-----3----3-----3-----2-----2----2-----2---|
B-----3----------0----------0-----------3----------2-----|
G---2-----2----0-----0----0-----0-----2-----2----2-----2-|
D-0----------0----------0-----------0----------0---------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
Du Du Du Du Du Du Du Du Du...
D7 D7sus4 D7 G Gm
e-2-----2---------3---------2-----3-----3----3-----3----|
B-----1-------------1---------1-------0----------3------|
G---2-----2-------------------------0-----0----3-----3--|
D-0---------------2---------0-----0----------0----------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
Du Du Du Du Du Du (yeah yeah
D D
e-2-----2----2-----2------------------------------------|
B-----3----------3--------------------------------------|
G---2-----2----2-----2----------------------------------|
D-0----------0------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
yeah.)(To ENDING after second time thru/yeah,yeah,yeah on 2nd time thru)
VERSE 3:
D G D
e-2---2----3---3----3---3-----2---2---------------------|
B----3--------0--------0---------3----------------------|
G---2---2----0---0----0---0-----2---2-------------------|
D-0--------0--------0---------0-------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
Find me in my field of grass
Bm Bm/A E E/B
e-2-----------2-----------0---------0-------------------|
B-3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0----------0------------|
G-----4-----------4-----------1----------1--------------|
D---4-----4-----4-----4-----2-----2----2-----2----------|
A-2-----------0---------------------2-------------------|
E-------------------------0-----------------------------|
mother nature's son
NOTE: Bar A w/index, hold throughout. Drop & lift ring on B/pinkey on D
A D/F# A D/F# A D/F# A D/F#
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-2------h3-3-p3(2)-2------h3-3-p3(2)-2-----h3-3-p3(2)--2-----h3-3-p3(2)--|
G-----2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2-------------|
D---2----h4---4p2-----2----h4---4p2-----2---h4---4p2------2---h4---4p2----|
A-0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Sway---ing the dai----sies, sing a lazy song beneath the...
D Dm G D REPEAT CHORUS***
e-2-----2----1-----1----3----3----2-----2---------------|
B-----3----------3----------0---------3-----------------|
G---2-----2----2-----2----0----0----2-----2-------------|
D-0----------0----------0---------0---------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
sun Du du...(Repeat Chorus)
ENDING:
D G D
e-2---2----3---3----3---3-----2---2---------------------|
B----3--------0--------0---------3----------------------|
G---2---2----0---0----0---0-----2---2-------------------|
D-0--------0--------0---------0-------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
Mm mm...etc.
Bm Bm/A E E/B
e-2-----------2-----------0---------0-------------------|
B-3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0----------0------------|
G-----4-----------4-----------1----------1--------------|
D---4-----4-----4-----4-----2-----2----2-----2----------|
A-2-----------0---------------------2-------------------|
E-------------------------0-----------------------------|
Mm mm...etc.
NOTE: Bar A w/index, hold throughout. Drop & lift ring on B/pinkey on D
A D/F# A D/F# A D/F# A D/F#
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-2------h3-3-p3(2)-2------h3-3-p3(2)-2-----h3-3-p3(2)--2-----h3-3-p3(2)--|
G-----2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2-------------|
D---2----h4---4p2-----2----h4---4p2-----2---h4---4p2------2---h4---4p2----|
A-0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Da da...etc.
D Dm G D
e-2-----2----1-----1----3----3----2-----2---------------|
B-----3----------3----------0---------3-----------------|
G---2-----2----2-----2----0----0----2-----2-------------|
D-0----------0----------0---------0---------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
Da...
D Dm G D7
e-2-----2----1-----1----3----3----------2---------------|
B-----3----------3----------0-----------1---------------|
G---2-----2----2-----2----0----0--------2---------------|
D-0----------0----------0---------------0---------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
Mm... mother nature's son.
CHORDS & TIPS:
E A D G B E
D/A-----------x x 0 2 3 5 (Form as a D & stretch your pinkey!)
D/G-----------x x 0 2 3 3
D-------------x x 0 2 3 2
Dsus2---------x x 0 2 3 0
G-------------x x 0 0 0 3
Bm------------x 2 4 4 3 2
Bm/A----------x 0 4 4 3 2 (From Bm, just lower your barre off A string)
E-------------0 2 2 1 0 0
E/B-----------x 2 2 1 0 0 (It's an E, just start on A string)
A-------------x 0 2 2 2 0 (You can just barre all 4 bottom strings!)
D/F#----------x 0 4 2 3 0 (See tip above @ chord)
Dm------------x x 0 2 3 1
Dmaj7---------x x 0 2 2 2
D7------------x x 0 2 1 2
D7sus4--------x x 0 2 1 3
Gm------------x x 0 3 3 3 (Just barre bottom 3 strings)
p3(2)Explained: Pull off--but do not hit--the 3 note. You land @ 2
Enjoy. Chris.
