Natural Thing (Live - from "Strangers In The Night") Performed by : UFO Written by : Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg and Pete Way) From the album: "Strangers In The Night" Copyright 1978, Chrysalis Records,Inc. Transcribed by Frank Springman Jan 14, 2007 Tuning: Standard h = Hammer-On p = Pull-Off ~ = Vibrato via fret fingers b = Bend r = Release ----b(18)17--r----- = String is already bent before striking. Fretted on the 17th fret to acheive the sound of 18th fret. Then, while note is still ringing, release the bend. \ = Slide down, / = Slide up x = Muted Concerning the time-stamp notation below: I have the "Expanded" version of "Strangers In The Night" and the music starts at 0:24 for "Natural Thing" (0:24) Intro |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------5----5-------------------7----7-------------------5----5--| |----------------5----5-------------------7----7-------------------5----5--| |----------7-----3----3----x5-5-/7--7-----5----5----x5-5-/7--7-----3----3--| |-0--3-/5--5---------------x3-3-/5--5---------------x3-3-/5--5-------------| |------------------------| |----------------9----9--| |----------------9----9--| |----------------9----9--| |-x5-5-/7--7-----7----7--| |-x3-3-/5--5-----0----0--| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------5----5------------------7----7------------------5----5--| |----------------5----5------------------7----7------------------5----5--| |----5--7--7-----3----3------5--7--7-----5----5------5--7--7-----3----3--| |-0--3--5--5-----------------3--5--5-----------------3--5--5-------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |--------------7--7--7--| |---5--7--7----7--7--7--| |---3--5--5----5--5--5--| "Said you came from Memphis..." (main verses and choruses) |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |*---------------5----5------------------7----7------------------5----5--| |*---------------5----5------------------7----7------------------5----5--| |----5--7--7-----3----3------5--7--7-----5----5------5--7--7-----3----3--| |-0--3--5--5-----------------3--5--5-----------------3--5--5-------------| 1st 2nd 3rd 4th |------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|--5----7---*|--9----9---*|--5----7---*|------------| |------------|--5----7---*|--9----9---*|--5----7---*|--7----7----| |---5--7--7--|--3----5----|--7----7----|--3----5----|--7----7----| |---3--5--5--|------------|--0----0----|------------|--5----5----| (1:07) "Hey girl now.............." |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-4-------7--------4--------9-9------4--------7--------4--------9----9-| |-4-------7--------4--------9-9------4--------7--------4--------9----9-| |-2---x-x-5----x-0-2----x-x-7-7-xx-0-2----x-x-5----x-0-2--------7----7-| |---------------------------0-0---------------------------------0----0-| "Wait 'til we start to move..." |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---4-------7--------4--------9-9----5---------------7-----------------| |---4-------7--------4--------9-9----5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---| |-0-2---x-x-5----x-x-2----x-x-7-7----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| |-----------------------------0-0--------------------------------------| (1:21) "May sound funny but you gave it to me..." |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------8-|-h9-----10------8h9------------| |--9------10------8h9------10----|----10------10-------10--8--8--| |-----10------10-------10--------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| "I didn't even like it." |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------8-|-h9------10------8h9------------| |-h9------10------8h9------10----|-----10------10-------10--8--8--| |-----10------10-------10--------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| (1:28) "May sound funny but you gave it to me..." |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------8-|-h9-----10------8h9------------| |-h9------10------8h9------10----|----10------10-------10--8--6--| |----10-------10-------10--------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| "Now I've got to live without it." |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------9--| |-h7-----8-----6h7-----8--8-|-h9------10------8-h9----------| |-----8-----8-------8-------|-----10------10--------10------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| (1:35) BRIDGE play 3 times |------------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------5---2---| |*-5-----------3--5--5---3----------*|--4-4-4-h5-4--4-4-5-----4-| |*-5-----------3--5--5---3--3-3-3-3-*|--5-5-5-------5-5-------5-| |--3-----------1--3--3---1--3-3-3-3--|--5-5-5-------5-5-------5-| |---------------------------1-1-1-1--|--3---------------------3-| Back to main verse ("Get on down to Atlanta....") (2:33) 2nd time for "May sound funny but you gave it to me..." |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------8-|-h9-----10------8h9------------| |--9------10------8h9------10----|----10------10-------10--8--8--| |-----10------10-------10--------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| "I didn't even like it." |--------------------------------|-----------------12-12-12-12---| |--------------------------------|-----------------8--8--8--8----| |------------------------------8-|-h9------10--------------------| |-h9------10------8h9------10----|-----10------10--------------8-| |-----10------10-------10--------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| (2:40)"May sound funny but you gave it to me..." |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------8-|-h9-----10------8h9------------| |-h9------10------8h9------10----|----10------10-------10--10----| |-----10------10-------10--------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| "Now I've got to live without it." |-8-8-8-p6---------6-h8-p6-----|----2nd finger------------------| |-8-8-8-p6---------6-h8-p6-----|---/----------------------------| |------------------------------|--/--------------------------9--| |------------------------------|-8-/9-----10------8-h9----------| |------------------------------|------10------10--------10------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| (3:01) Solo |------------------------------------------------------------------15------| |------15--15------15~~~~-17--17b------17b~~~~~~~~~~p15----------------15--| |-/16----------16--------------(1/2)--------------------17-15h16-----------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (If you don't have 22 frets, see 21-fret version of these two lines below) |-18b--------18b--r--p15---------15--------------------22b-------22b-~~~~--| |--(1/2)-----------------18--17------18b~~~~~~~~~~~-----(full)-------------| |------------------------/-----------(full)--------------------------------| |-----------------------/--------------------------------------------------| |----------------------/---------------------------------------------------| |-------------personal note: strike this note down-------------------------| |22--20--22--18b-------------------------------------15-----------15-------| |-----------(1/2)-20--18--22-p20--20~~~\--0-------15----18p15--------18p15-| |-------------------------------------------15h17-------------17b----------| |------------------------------------------------------------(full)--------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| \/ * * * * alternate, 21-fret version * * * * \/ *-18b--------18b--r--p15---------15------------------21b-------21b-~~~~~~--* *--(1/2)-----------------18--17------18b~~~~~~~~-----(1-1/2 step)----------* *------------------------------------(full)--------------------------------* *--------------------------------------------------------------------------* *--------------------------------------------------------------------------* *--------------------------------------------------------------------------* *21--19--21--18b----------17-p15--15~~~\-------------15-----------15-------* *-\---\---|-(1/2)-20--18------------------0-------15----18p15--------18p15-* *--\---\--|---------------------------------15h17-------------17b----------* *---\---\-|--------------------------------------------------(full)--------* *----\---\|play while string is bent 1/2 step------------------------------* *--------------------------------------------------------------------------* /\ * * * * alternate, 21-fret version * * * * /\ |-18p15-15--------------15-------------------------------------------------| |-------15-------18b------------18p15----15--------------------------------| |---------------(full)----------------17----15~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\-----------| |-----------------------------------------(1-1/2 step vibrato)-------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (3:15) |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-17b----r--17b---slow release-17b~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---15--17--b(18)17-r-| |--(3/4step--(3/4)--------------(3/4)--------------------------------------| |----bend)-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------6p3---| |-18--17--b(18)17-r-b-r-p15----------------------0--/8~~~~~~~~-----x6p3---| |-----------------------17-15b------------------------------------x-------| |------------------------------17~~~~~~~~~~\---------------------x--------| |-------------------------------(1step vibrato)----------grace notes------| |-------------------------------------------------------(gliss pick)------| |--3-------3--------------------6p3-------3-------------------------------| |--3-------3---6p3--------6p3----------3-----6p3------3-------------------| |------5b------------5----------------------------5------6p5--3-----3-----| |-----(1stp)-----------------------------------------------------5--------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-3~~~~~~~~~~~5--------3---------5---------3----------5b-----------r------| |--(1step vibrato)------------------------------(full step bend)----------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--3--------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------| |-----------(1step vibrato)-------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| 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