The country song “Act Naturally” was written by Johnny Russell and first recorded by Buck Owens. The Beatles also recorded it, with Ringo singing, and performed it on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1965. In Buck Owens’s version of the song, the verse has a half-time 2/4 feel while the chorus goes to a double-time 4/4 feel with a walking bass. Zoe starts by showing you the verse feel, which has a standard I–V pattern in the key of G. Then she shows you how to play the walking bass part, which uses the 1, 3, 5, and 6 notes of the I, IV, V, and II chords in G (G, C, D, and A). This line requires shifting to a higher position, with your index finger playing a D on the G string close to the place where the neck meets the body of the bass. Zoe gives you advice on shifting and fingering: finding the notes up the neck and playing with relaxed hands.
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"Act Naturally" Bass Line (Available to subscribers)
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"Act Naturally" Lyrics (Available to subscribers)
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