Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
(Key of C, 112 BPM; 12/8 time) – Revised (intro, added lyrics) 9/30/08
I Keys: (F/C–Gm-F/A)
All: (8-bar verse pattern)-1X
V1 “Lookin out on the morning rain...”
[(C)-2X (G/B)-2X (Bb)-2X
(Gospel feel)
(F) (F-C/E...C/E)]-2X
Pre-C “Before the day I met you...”
(Swing) [(Dm7) (Em7)]-3X (Dm7) (F/G)
C “You make me feel...”
[(C) (F)]-2X (C)-2X (Dm7) (F/G)
V2 (same) “When my soul was in the lost & found..”
Pre-C2 (same) “Now I’m no longer doubtful...”
C (same) “You make me feel...”
Bridge “Oh baby what you’ve done to me...”
[(C)-2X (Gm)-2X]-2X
(F)-2X (Cm)-2X
(F) (C/E) (Dm7) (F/G)
C (Same) “You make me feel...”
Solo Trumpet: (like 8-bar verse pattern)-2X
Solo Gtr: (like 8-bar verse pattern)-2X
Pre-C3 (Same) “Oh baby what you’ve done to me...”
Outro (chorus)-3X, ritard 3rd X, “You make me feel...”-3x
hold on last 3 chords: (Dm7) (F/G) (C)