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Mother Natures Son
Beatles
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MOTHER NATURE'S SON
As recorded by The Beatles
Transcribed by Probably Jeff Perrin, I don't know
Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 2'
Intro
Slowly Q=66 Moderately Q=86
4/4 5/4 4/4
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q Q H. E E E E E S S E E
|----2-----2--|----2----------||-5-----2-3---------|
|----3-----3--|----3----------||---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
|-4-----2-----|-1-------------||---2-2-2---2---2-2-|
|-------------|---------------||-0-------0---------|
|-------------|---------------||-------------------|
|-------------|-------0-------||-------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E
|-0-------2-3-3p2-----------|-0h2---------2-2h3-----3-3-2-|
|---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-|
|---2---2---2-----2---2---2-|-----2---2---2-----2---2---2-|
|-0-----------0-------------|-0-------------0-------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-0h2---2-2-2---0-0h2---------2-||
|-----3---3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-||
|-----2---2---2-------2---2---2-||
|-0---------------0-------------||
|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------||
1st Verse
E S S S S E S S S S S S E
|-2---------2-2h3---------3-|
|---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-|
|---2---2---2-----2---2---2-|
|-0-----------0-------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
E S S S S a E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-3---------3p2-2---------2-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--|
|---3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-3-|---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
|---2---2-----2---2---2---2-|-4-----------4------------|
|-0-------------0-----------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e
|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----3---2---3---|-2---3---2---3-3-|
|-1---------1---1-----1-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2-----|
|-----------------------|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|
|-----------------------|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
|-------------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E S S e E E S S a S S E S S S S e E E S S E E E S S E E S S S S a E
|-2-----3-2-1-----3-3s4p3-|-3-3-3-3-5-3-2-------2-|-2-----3p2-1-1-1-1-3-3s5-|
|---3-3-3-3---1-1---------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-----1-1-1-1-----|
|---2-2-------2-2---------|-4-4---4---0---2-2---2-|---2-2-------2---2-------|
|-0---------0-------------|-0-----------0---------|-0---------0-------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
E S S S S e E S S S S E
|-3-3-3-3-5-3-2---------2-|
|---3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-|
|---4---4-------2---2---2-|
|-0-----------0-----------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
2nd and 3rd Verses
E S S S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
||--2---------2-2h3-----3---3-|-3-----3---3-2-----------|
||o---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
||----2---2---2-----2-----2-2-|---2-------2---2---2---2-|
||--0-----------0-------------|-0-----------0-----------|
||o---------------------------|-------------------------|
||----------------------------|-------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E a E E E E E E E E E E E
|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-----------|---5---5---5---5-|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3-----------|-2---3---2---3---|
|-4-----------2-----------|-1---------------------|---2---2---2---2-|
|-------------------------|---------------------2-|---2---2---2---2-|
|-------------------------|-------------------2---|-0---0---0---0---|
|-------------------------|-------------0-2s4-----|-----------------|
E E E E E E E e E S S S S e E S S S S a E E S S S S E E S S E E
|---5---5---5---5-|-2-------3-2-1-------3-3s5-|-3-3-3-3-5p3-2-2-2-2-3--||
|-2---3---2---3---|---3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-----|-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3----||
|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---2-------|-4-4-4-4-4-----2-2-2----||
|---2---2---2---2-|-0-----------0-------------|-0-----------0-------0--||
|-0---0---0---0---|---------------------------|------------------------||
|-----------------|---------------------------|------------------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-5---2---3---5---|-7---3---5---------|-5---2---3---5----|
|---3---3---3-----|-------0---7-7-7---|---3---3---3------|
|---2---2---2---x-|---0---0---7-7-7---|---2---2---2---x--|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0-------0-|-0---0---0---0----|
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
2/4 4/4
E E E E E S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S E E E E E
|-7---3---|-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-7-5-7---5---|
|-------0-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-|
|---0---0-|-7-7---------6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-------------5---5-|
|-0---0---|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0---0---|
|---------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|---------|-------------------------|---------------------|
1.
E S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S E E E S S E
|-3-3-3-3-5-3---3-3-3-5-3-|-2-----------2----------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-o||
|-4-4-4-4-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2---2--||
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0----------||
|-------------------------|-----------------------o||
|-------------------------|------------------------||
2.
E S S S S E S S S S S S E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2h3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3--||
|---2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2--||
|-0-----------0--------------||
|----------------------------||
|----------------------------||
Interlude
E S S S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-2-----------2h3-----------|-3-----------2-----2---2-|
|---3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|
|---2---2---2-----2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
|-0-----------0-------------|-0-----------0-----------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-------2-----2-------2-|---2-------2---2S==7-----|
|-4-----4-----5-------5-----|-5-----5-----4-----------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E a E E E E E E E E E E E
|----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-----------|---5---5---5---5-|
|----3----3---3---3----3---3-|---3-3---3-----------|-----3---2---3---|
|--4------------2------------|-1-------------------|---2---2---2---2-|
|----------------------------|-------------------2-|---2---2---2---2-|
|----------------------------|-----------------2---|-0---0---0---0---|
|----------------------------|-----------0-2s4-----|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E S S E H E a E E E Q Q Q Q
|-10-----10-----9-----10s9p7-|-7-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------7------------|---------------------|-5---4---2-------|
|----7--------7---7--------7-|---------------------|-------------4---|
|--9------9-----7------7-----|-6-----------------2-|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------2---|-0---0---0---0---|
|----------------------------|-----------0-2s4-----|-----------------|
E E E E E E E e E E S S e E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S
|---5---5---5---5-|-2-------3-2-1---1---3s5-|-3-3-3-3-5p=3--2-2---2---2---||
|-2---3---2---3-3-|---3---3-3-3---1---1-1---|---3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3---||
|---2---2---2-----|---2---2---2---2---2-----|-4-4---4-----------------2p0-||
|---2---2---2---2-|-0-----------0-----------|-0-------------0-------------||
|-0---0---0---0---|-------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------||
|
| ~~
| Q Q Q Q Q a E E E e E e E e E e Q Q
|-----------------|-------------5s1---1s==7-|-7s4---4s==10-10-----x-------||
|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------x-------||
|-2---------------|-----------2-5s2---2s==7-|-7s3---3s==11-11-----x-------||
|-----5---4---2---|-0---2s4-----------------|---------------------x-------||
|-0---0---0---0---|-------------------------|---------------------x-------||
|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------x-------||
Outro
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S +S S e H
|-2-----------1-1-1-1-3-1-|-3---3-(3)-----2----*|
|---3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1-|---3-------3--------*|
|---2---2---2---2---2---2-|-4-----------0------*|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-------------0----*|
|-------------------------|--------------------*|
|-------------------------|--------------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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