Mother Nature's Son Beatles Lennon/McCartney White Album Standard Tuning [4/4]/Cut-time ======================================================================== ======================================================================== [Intro] ;Bm Bm7 ,Bm6 E ,D' Dsus4 ,Dadd2 D , D Dsus4 ,D : {1} [Verse 1] ;D Dsus4 , D ,Bm Bm7 ,Bm6 Bm6/E , A D/F# ,A D/F# ,A D/F# ,A D/F# : {2,3} [Interlude 1] ;D Dm7 ,G/D D , {4,5,6} : [Verse 2] {7} [Interlude 2] {8,6} [Interlude 3] ;D' D @ D ,G' G'' D' , D @ D ,G' G'' D' , Dmaj7 D7 ,^ D7 G/D ,Gm/D D , : {9} [Verse 3] [Interlude 2] [Interlude 3] [Solo] ;Bm Bm7 ,Bm6 L5 ,A D/F# ,A D/F# , A D/F# ,A D/F# ,D Dm7 ,G/D D : {10} [Outro] {11} ======================================================================== Notes ======================================================================== 1. See L1 and L2 2. Pattern 'A' 3. See L3 4. Pattern 'B' 5. Play pattern 'B' twice 6. See L4 7. Play L5 instead of 'Bm6/E' chord 8. Play pattern 'B' once 9. See L6 10. See L8 11. Play [Interlude 2] ======================================================================== Chords ======================================================================== EADGBe 654321 ------ Bm xxx432 Bm7 xxx232 Bm6 xxx132 E 0xxxxx Bm6/E 0xx132 D' xx0235 D xx0232 Dsus4 xx0233 Dsus2 xx0230 (@) A x02225 D/F# xx4235 D xx0232 Dm7 xx0211 G/D xx0433 Dmaj7 xx0225 D7 xx0212 D7add4 xx0213 (^) G' xx0037 G'' xx0035 Gm/D xx0333 --Alt-- Dmaj7 xx0675 D7 xx0575 D7add4 xx0585 (^) ======================================================================== Licks ======================================================================== L1 ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e--------2---------------2-------|--------1-----------------------| B--------3---------------3-------|--------3-----------------------| G4-------4-------2-------2-------|1-------2-----------------------| D--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E--------------------------------|----------------0---------------| L2 ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e5---5-5-5-5-2---3---3-3-3-3-2---|0---0-0-0---3---3p2-2-2-2-2-2---| B----3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3---|----3-3-3---3-------3-3-3-3-3---| G----2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2---|----2-2-2---2-------2-2-2-2-2---| D0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------| A--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e0h2-2-2-2-2-2---2h3-3-3-3---2---|0h2-2-2-2---2-0-0h2-2-2-2---2---| B----3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3---3---|----3-3-3---3-------3-3-3---3---| G----2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2---2---|----2-2-2---2-------2-2-2---2---| D0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------| A--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E--------------------------------|--------------------------------| L3 ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e2---2-2-2-2-2---2h3-3-3-3-3-3---|3---3-3-3-3-3---2---2-2-2-2-2---| B----3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3---|----3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3---| G----2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2---|----2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2---| D0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------| A--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e----2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2---|----1-1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1-1---| B----3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3---|----3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3---| G4---4-4-4-4-4---2---2-2-2-2-2---|1---2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2---| D--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E--------------------------------|----------------0---------------| ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e----5-------5-------5-------5---|----5-------5-------5-------5---| B----2-------3-------2-------3---|----2-------3-------2-------3---| G----2-------2-------2-------2---|----2-------2-------2-------2---| D----2-------4-------2-------4---|----2-------4-------2-------4---| A0-------0-------0-------0-------|0-------0-------0-------0-------| E--------------------------------|--------------------------------| L4 ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e2---2-2-2-3-2---1---1-1-1-3-1---|3---3-3-3-5-3---2---2-2-2-2-2---| B----3-3-3-3-3-------1-1-1-2-1---|----3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3---| G----2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2---|----4-4-4-4-4-------2-2-2-2-2---| D0---------------0---------------|0---------------0---------------| A--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E--------------------------------|--------------------------------| L5 ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D----------------------------2---|--------------------------------| A------------------------2-------|--------------------------------| E----------------0---4-----------|--------------------------------| L6 ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e5-------2-------0-------2-------|7-------3-------5-------5-------| B3-------3-------3-------3-------|3-------3-------3-------3-------| G2-------2-------2-------2-------|----------------2-------2-------| D0-------0-------0-------0-------|----------------0-------0-------| A--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e5-------2-------0-------2-------|7-------3-------5-------5-------| B3-------3-------3-------3-------|3-------3-------3-------3-------| G2-------2-------2-------2-------|----------------2-------2-------| D0-------0-------0-------0-------|----------------0-------0-------| A--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e5---------------2---------------|3-------2-------3---------------| B2---------------1---------------|1-------1-------4---------------| G2---------------2---------------|2-------2-------4---------------| D0---------------0---------------|0-------0-------0---------------| A--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , : e3---------------2---------------|----------------| B3---------------3---------------|----------------| G3---------------2---------------|----------------| D0---------------0---------------|----------------| A--------------------------------|----------------| E--------------------------------|----------------| L7 ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e2---------------2h3-------------|3---------------2---------------| B----3-------3-------3-------3---|----3-------3-------------------| G------------2-------------------|--------------------2--s7-------| D0-------0-------0-------0-------|0-------0-------0---------------| A--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E--------------------------------|--------------------------------| L8 ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B3-------3--s7---2-----232-------|--------------------------------| G----------------------------4---|4-------------------------------| D--------------------------------|----------------------------2---| A--------------------------------|------------------------2-------| E--------------------------------|----------------0---4-----------| ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G9-------7-------6-------4-------|2-------0-----------------------| Db-------9-------7-------6-------|4---------------4-------2-------| A0-------0-------0-------0-------|0-------0-------0-------0-------| E--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e--------------------------------|----------------a---------------| B----------------6---------------|8---------------a---------------| G------------2---5---------------|7-------------------------------| D0------s4-----------------------|--------------------------------| A--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ======================================================================== ======================================================================== ;1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , :1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , : e--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ;1 , 2 , 3 , :1 , 2 , 3 , : e------------------------|------------------------| B------------------------|------------------------| G------------------------|------------------------| D------------------------|------------------------| A------------------------|------------------------| E------------------------|------------------------| ======================================================================== Lyrics ======================================================================== Born a poor young country boy Mother Nature's son All day long I'm sitting singing songs for everyone Sit beside a mountain stream See her waters rise Listen to the pretty sound of music as she flies Do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do Do do do do do do do do Yeah yeah yeah Find me in my field of grass Mother Nature's son Swaying daisies sing a lazy song beneath the sun Do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do Do do do do do do do do Yeah yeah yeah Oh Mother Nature's Son ======================================================================== ======================================================================== Transcription: .=lead-in begin ;=section begin :=section end ,=measure separator (bar line) {=comment/note begin }=comment/note end [=section name begin ]=section name end ?=Fermata Chords: A-G=chord name 2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,13=note number add=add aug=augmented dim=diminished b=flat #=sharp m=minor maj=major M=major @$%^&*=token for a chord name a-z=more tokens for chord name a-z=more note symbols '=2nd voicing ''=3rd voicing Licks: Ln=lick definition (n=1-9) h=hammer on p=pull off q=rasqueado r=bend and release s=slide t=trill v=bend x=rake Usage: o '.' lead-in to a section o ';' or ':' can substitue for ',' o only chord name, token, lick, or '{}' can lie between ',' or ';' or ':' o anything between '{}' is either a note reference or is user defined o ' '=one beat in [4/4] or [3/4] time; (four spaces) o 'actual' transcription o 'footnote' transcription o 'combination' transcription o 'implied' transcription ========================================================================