You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman bass tab by Aretha Franklin

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: C

Difficulty: Intermediate

(YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE) A NATURAL WOMAN (Bassline)
As recorded by Aretha Franklin
(From the 1968 Album LADY SOUL)

Words and Music by Gerry Goffin, Carole King & Jerry Wexler
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tommy Cogbill - Bass'

 Intro:        1st Verse:
 Q=61
 12/8
 Gtr I
                            |3-|
  H.   Q.  Q.   Q.  Q.  Q.  Q.   Q.  Q +E S Q.  E E E
G|-------------------||---------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------||---------------------|---------------3----3-2-0--|
A|--------------3----||-3----3----2----2----|-1----1--(1)-1-------------|
E|-------------------||---------------------|---------------------------|

      |3-|           |3-|
  Q.  Q +E S Q.  Q.   Q.  Q +E S Q.  E E E
G|-------------------------|--------------------------||
D|-------------------------|---------------3----3-2-x-||
A|-3----3--(3)-3-2----2----|-1----1--(1)-1------------||
E|-------------------------|--------------------------||


 Pre-Chorus:
      |3-|     |3-|
  Q.  Q +E S Q.  Q +E S
G|-------------------------------|
D|-0----2--(2)-x-0----2--(2)-x---|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|


                Chorus:
      |3-|     |3|    |3|   |3|  |3|
  Q.  Q +E S Q.  E E E S  Q E S E E E S Q E S E E E
G|----------------------------||-----------------------------|
D|-0----2--(2)-x-0------------||------2-3------------2-3-----|
A|--------------------------2-||-3--3-------0-2-3--3-------0-|
E|--------------------3-3-3---||----------1--------------1---|


         |3|   |3|
  e e e e e e Q E S E E E S
G|-5----------------------------||
D|---7-5------------------------||
A|-------7-5-3-5------------2---||
E|----------------3-3-3-3-3-----||


 2nd Verse:
      |3-|     |3|      |3-|
  Q.  Q +E S Q.  Q E S  Q.  Q +E S Q.  E E E  Q.  Q E Q.  E E E
G|---------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------3----3-2-0-|----------------------|
A|-3----3--(3)-3-2----2----0-|-1----1--(1)-1------------|-3----3--3-2----2---0-|
E|-----------------------3---|--------------------------|------------------3---|


      |3-|     |3|
  Q.  Q +E S Q.  E E E S
G|----------------------------||
D|---------------3----3-3-3-3-||
A|-1----1--(1)-1--------------||
E|----------------------------||


 Pre-Chorus:
    |3-|  |3|     |3|      |3|     |3|
  Q +E S Q E S Q.  Q E S  Q.  Q E S Q.  E E E S
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------||
D|-0--(0)-0-2--2-x-0----2--2-x-|-0----2--2-x-0--------------||
A|-----------------------------|------------------------2---||
E|-----------------------------|------------------3-3-3-----||


 Chorus:
   |3|   |3|  |3|            |3-|    |3|
  Q E S E E E S Q E S E E E  e e e e e e E +E S E E E E S
G|-----------------------------|-5-----------------------------||
D|------2-3------------2-3-----|---7-5-------------------------||
A|-3--3-------0-2-3--3-------0-|-------7-5-3-5-(5)-5-5-------2-||
E|----------1--------------1---|-----------------------3-3-3---||


 Bridge:
    |3-|        |3|      |3-|      |3|
  Q +E S Q E E E E E E E S  Q.  Q +E S E E E E E E S
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
D|-----------------------------|---------------------------2-||
A|-3--(3)-3-3--3-------------2-|-3----3--(3)-3-----------3---||
E|---------------3-3-3-3-3-3---|---------------3-3-3-3-3-----||


                  |3-|  |3|   |3|
  Q.  Q E E E E E E E  Q.  Q +E S Q E S E E E S
G|-----------------------|------------------------------||
D|-3----3--3-------------|-3----2--(2)-2-0--0-----------||
A|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------------2-||
E|-----------------------|--------------------3-3-3-3---||


 Out-Chorus:
   |3-| |3| |3|  |3|  |3|             |3|   |3|
  E +E S E S E S E E S Q E S E E E  e e e e e e E E E S E E E S
G|------------------------------------|-5---------------------------|
D|-----------2-3--------------2-3-----|---7-5-----------------------|
A|-3-(3)---3---------0-2-3--3-------0-|-------7-5-3-5-------------2-|
E|-------3-------1-1--------------1---|---------------3-3-3-3-3-3---|


    |3-| |3| |3|  |3|  |3-| |3|             |3|   |3|
   E +E S E S E S E E S E +E S E S E E E  e e e e e e E E E S E E E S
G||------------------------------------------|-5-----------------------------||
D||o-----------2-3-------------------2-3-----|---7-5------------------------o||
A||o-3-(3)---3---------0-2-3-(3)---3-------0-|-------7-5-3-5-------------2--o||
E||--------3-------1-1-----------3-------1---|---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----||

Lyrics:
Looking out on the morning rain
I used to feel so uninspired
And when I knew I had to face another day
Lord, it made me feel so tired

Before the day I met you, life was so unkind
But you're the key to my peace of mind

'Cause you make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel like a natural woman

When my soul was in the lost and found
You came along, to claim it
I didn't know just what was wrong with me
'Til your kiss helped me name it

Now I'm no longer doubtful of what I'm living for
And if I make you happy I don't need to do more

'Cause you make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel like a natural woman

Oh, baby, what you done to me?
You make me feel so good inside
And I just wanna be close to you
You make me feel so alive

You make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel like a natural woman

You make me feel
You make me feel
You make me feel like a natural woman

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Duration 🏷Legend

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).

| (n) - note tied to previous
| |3-| - triplet
|  x  - muted
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