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Good vibrations Beach Boys

##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ###From: Andrew Rogers ##                       (Brian Wilson - Mike Love)#Verse 1:#        bass 1 w/organ (chords as indicated; quarter-notes):        [Ebm] v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v


                                                                                     

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         I                            I love the colorful


        [Db6] v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v


                                                                                     

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         clothes she wears                         and the


        [Cb6] v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v


                                                                                     

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         way the sunlight plays upon her


         [Bb]v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v


                                                                                     

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         hair


        bass 1 continues as above; bass 2 enters:


        bass 2:


        [Ebm] v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v


                                                                                     

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 -1-----------------------|-1-----------------X-----  [drum accent]
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         I                            hear the sound of a


        [Db6] v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v


                                                                                     

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         gentle word                                on the


        [Cb6] v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v


                                                                                     

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 -2-----------------------|-2-----------------------
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         wind that lifts her perfume through the


        bass 1:


        [Bb] v     v     v     v      [Db] v     v     v     v


                                                                                     

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        bass 2:


         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v


                                                                                     

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 -1-----------------------|-------------------------
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         air


Chorus:


        (R.H. keyboard voicings for chorus chords (from watching Brian Wilson


         play it on a portable keyboard on some TV special):


                Gb:             Gb Bb Db Gb


                Cb/Gb:          Gb Cb Eb Gb


                Dbmadd11/Gb:    Ab Db Fb Gb


                Ab:             Ab Bb Db Ab


                Db/Ab:          Ab Db F  Ab


                Ebmadd11/Ab:    Bb Eb Gb Ab


                Bb:             Bb D  F  Bb


                Eb/Bb:          Bb Eb G  Bb


                Fmadd11/Bb:     C  F  Ab Bb


        N.B.: I've omitted the "add11" notation below for legibility.)


        bass:


                 [Gb] v   v [Cb/Gb]  v   v  [Dbm/Gb]   v   v [Cb/Gb]  v   v


                                                                                    

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 -----4---2---1---|-----------------
 -----------------|---------2---4---
 -2---------------|-2---4-----------




           I'm pickin' up good vibrations


        [Gb]   She's[Cb/Gb] givin' me th[Dbm/Gb]e excit[Cb/Gb]ations


        [Gb]   I'm[Cb/Gb] pickin' up[Dbm/Gb] good v[Cb/Gb]ibrations


        (mmm, bop-bop             good vibrations)


        [Gb]   She's [Cb/Gb]givin' me the[Dbm/Gb] excita[Cb/Gb]tions


               (bop-bop             excitations)


        bass:


          [Ab] v   v [Db/Ab]  v   v  [Ebm/Ab]   v   v [Db/Ab]  v   v


                                                                                    

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 -----6---4---3---|-----------------
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 -4---------------|-4---6-----------




           I'm pickin' up good vibrations


        (good, good, good, good vibrations)


        [Ab]   She's[Db/Ab] givin' m[Ebm/Ab]e the e[Db/Ab]xcitations


        (bop-bop                  excitations)


        bass:


                  [Bb] v   v [Eb/Bb]  v   v   [Fm/Bb]  v   v [Eb/Bb]  v   v


                                                                                    

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 -----8---6---5---|-----------------
 -----------------|---------6---8---
 -6---------------|-6---8-----------




           I'm pickin' up good vibrations


        (good, good, good, good vibrations)


        [Bb]She's [Eb/Bb]givin' me[Fm/Bb] the e[Eb/Bb]xcitations


        (bop-bop                  exci...)


Verse 2:


           Close my eyes, she's somehow closer now


        (...tations)


        Softly smile, I know she must be kind


        When I look in her eyes


        She goes with me to a blossom world


(repeat chorus)


Bridge 1:


        tack piano w/bass (half notes):


        Fm/Bb   Eb/Bb      Bb    Eb/Bb     (6X)


             1: (...tations)


             3: (theremin enters)


             5: aaaaaahhhhhh


             6: My, my, my what elation


        I [Bbm/Eb]don't know [Ab/Eb]where but she s[Eb]ends me [Ab/Eb]there


        [Bbm/Eb] (My,  [Ab/Eb] my,   [Eb]my, [Ab/Eb]what a)


        [Fm/Bb]  Oh, [Eb/Bb] my,  [Bb]my, [Eb/Bb] what


        (sensation)


        [Fm/Bb]Elatio[Eb/Bb]n


         (my,   my, my, what)


Bridge 2:


        organ (sustained chords) w/tambourine:


        [F]                   [Gm]         [C7]                                            (repeat 4X; bass enters 2nd time, harmonica 3rd, vocals fade 3rd):


        G[F]otta keep those lovin' good


        V[Gm]ibrations a-h[C7]appenin' with her


        F                Cm7/F       (N.C.)


        / / / /   / / / /  / / / /  / . . .


                           aaaaahhhhh


Coda (bass lines as per chorus):


        G[Bb]ood,  [Eb/Bb]good,  [Fm/Bb]good,  [Eb/Bb]good vibr[Bb]ations


        G[Ab]ood,  [Db/Ab]good,  [Ebm/Ab]good,  [Db/Ab]good vibr[Ab]ations


        [Gb]      [Cb/Gb]         [Dbm/Gb]         [Cb/Gb]                                                acapella w/fuzz bass (half notes) and tambourine:


        [Gb]                                                                             

 La-da-da-da-da  da-da-da




        [Ab]                                                                             

 La-da-da-da-da  da-da-da




        [Bb]                                                                             

 La-da-da-da-da  da-da-da




        [Ab]                                                                             

 La-da-da-da-da  da-da-da




        theremin and cellos (quarter-note triplets):


        [Ab]                                       bass (as per chorus), keyboard, drums re-enter:


        Ab    Db/Ab    Ebm/Ab   Db/Ab    (repeat to fade)


                                    -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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{sot}{eot}##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #{sot}{eot}##From: Andrew Rogers <rogers@hi.com>##                       (Brian Wilson - Mike Love)#Verse 1:#        bass 1 w/organ (chords as indicated; quarter-notes):        [Ebm] v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
                                                                                     
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         I                            I love the colorful
        [Db6] v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
                                                                                     
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         clothes she wears                         and the
        [Cb6] v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
                                                                                     
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         way the sunlight plays upon her
         [Bb]v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
                                                                                     
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         hair
        bass 1 continues as above; bass 2 enters:
        bass 2:
        [Ebm] v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
                                                                                     
{sot}
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{eot}
                                                                                     
{sot}
 -1-----------------------|-1-----------------X-----  [drum accent]
{eot}
                                                                                     
{sot}
 -------------------1-----|-------------------------
{eot}
                                                                                     
{sot}
 -------------------------|-------------------------
{eot}
         I                            hear the sound of a
        [Db6] v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
                                                                                     
{sot}
 -------------------------|-------------------------
{eot}
                                                                                     
{sot}
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{eot}
                                                                                     
{sot}
 -4-----------------------|-4-----------------------
{eot}
                                                                                     
{sot}
 -------------------4-----|-------------------------
{eot}
         gentle word                                on the
        [Cb6] v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
                                                                                     
{sot}
 -------------------------|-------------------------
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{sot}
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{eot}
                                                                                     
{sot}
 -2-----------------------|-2-----------------------
{eot}
                                                                                     
{sot}
 -------------------2-----|-------------------------
{eot}
         wind that lifts her perfume through the
        bass 1:
        [Bb] v     v     v     v      [Db] v     v     v     v
                                                                                     
{sot}
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{eot}
                                                                                     
{sot}
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{eot}
        bass 2:
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
                                                                                     
{sot}
 -------------------4-----|-3-----1-----------------
{eot}
                                                                                     
{sot}
 -------0-----3-----------|-------------4-----3-----
{eot}
                                                                                     
{sot}
 -1-----------------------|-------------------------
{eot}
                                                                                     
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{eot}
         air
Chorus:
        (R.H. keyboard voicings for chorus chords (from watching Brian Wilson
         play it on a portable keyboard on some TV special):
                Gb:             Gb Bb Db Gb
                Cb/Gb:          Gb Cb Eb Gb
                Dbmadd11/Gb:    Ab Db Fb Gb
                Ab:             Ab Bb Db Ab
                Db/Ab:          Ab Db F  Ab
                Ebmadd11/Ab:    Bb Eb Gb Ab
                Bb:             Bb D  F  Bb
                Eb/Bb:          Bb Eb G  Bb
                Fmadd11/Bb:     C  F  Ab Bb
        N.B.: I've omitted the "add11" notation below for legibility.)
        bass:
                 [Gb] v   v [Cb/Gb]  v   v  [Dbm/Gb]   v   v [Cb/Gb]  v   v
                                                                                    
{sot}
 -----------------|-----------------
{eot}
                                                                                    
{sot}
 -----4---2---1---|-----------------
{eot}
                                                                                    
{sot}
 -----------------|---------2---4---
{eot}
                                                                                    
{sot}
 -2---------------|-2---4-----------
{eot}
           I'm pickin' up good vibrations
        [Gb]   She's[Cb/Gb] givin' me th[Dbm/Gb]e excit[Cb/Gb]ations
        [Gb]   I'm[Cb/Gb] pickin' up[Dbm/Gb] good v[Cb/Gb]ibrations
        (mmm, bop-bop             good vibrations)
        [Gb]   She's [Cb/Gb]givin' me the[Dbm/Gb] excita[Cb/Gb]tions
               (bop-bop             excitations)
        bass:
          [Ab] v   v [Db/Ab]  v   v  [Ebm/Ab]   v   v [Db/Ab]  v   v
                                                                                    
{sot}
 -----------------|-----------------
{eot}
                                                                                    
{sot}
 -----6---4---3---|-----------------
{eot}
                                                                                    
{sot}
 -----------------|---------4---6---
{eot}
                                                                                    
{sot}
 -4---------------|-4---6-----------
{eot}
           I'm pickin' up good vibrations
        (good, good, good, good vibrations)
        [Ab]   She's[Db/Ab] givin' m[Ebm/Ab]e the e[Db/Ab]xcitations
        (bop-bop                  excitations)
        bass:
                  [Bb] v   v [Eb/Bb]  v   v   [Fm/Bb]  v   v [Eb/Bb]  v   v
                                                                                    
{sot}
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{eot}
                                                                                    
{sot}
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{eot}
                                                                                    
{sot}
 -----------------|---------6---8---
{eot}
                                                                                    
{sot}
 -6---------------|-6---8-----------
{eot}
           I'm pickin' up good vibrations
        (good, good, good, good vibrations)
        [Bb]She's [Eb/Bb]givin' me[Fm/Bb] the e[Eb/Bb]xcitations
        (bop-bop                  exci...)
Verse 2:
           Close my eyes, she's somehow closer now
        (...tations)
        Softly smile, I know she must be kind
        When I look in her eyes
        She goes with me to a blossom world
(repeat chorus)
Bridge 1:
        tack piano w/bass (half notes):
        Fm/Bb   Eb/Bb      Bb    Eb/Bb     (6X)
             1: (...tations)
             3: (theremin enters)
             5: aaaaaahhhhhh
             6: My, my, my what elation
        I [Bbm/Eb]don't know [Ab/Eb]where but she s[Eb]ends me [Ab/Eb]there
        [Bbm/Eb] (My,  [Ab/Eb] my,   [Eb]my, [Ab/Eb]what a)
        [Fm/Bb]  Oh, [Eb/Bb] my,  [Bb]my, [Eb/Bb] what
        (sensation)
        [Fm/Bb]Elatio[Eb/Bb]n
         (my,   my, my, what)
Bridge 2:
        organ (sustained chords) w/tambourine:
        [F]                   [Gm]         [C7]                                            (repeat 4X; bass enters 2nd time, harmonica 3rd, vocals fade 3rd):
        G[F]otta keep those lovin' good
        V[Gm]ibrations a-h[C7]appenin' with her
        F                Cm7/F       (N.C.)
        / / / /   / / / /  / / / /  / . . .
                           aaaaahhhhh
Coda (bass lines as per chorus):
        G[Bb]ood,  [Eb/Bb]good,  [Fm/Bb]good,  [Eb/Bb]good vibr[Bb]ations
        G[Ab]ood,  [Db/Ab]good,  [Ebm/Ab]good,  [Db/Ab]good vibr[Ab]ations
        [Gb]      [Cb/Gb]         [Dbm/Gb]         [Cb/Gb]                                                acapella w/fuzz bass (half notes) and tambourine:
        [Gb]                                                                            
{sot}
 La-da-da-da-da  da-da-da
{eot}
        [Ab]                                                                            
{sot}
 La-da-da-da-da  da-da-da
{eot}
        [Bb]                                                                            
{sot}
 La-da-da-da-da  da-da-da
{eot}
        [Ab]                                                                            
{sot}
 La-da-da-da-da  da-da-da
{eot}
        theremin and cellos (quarter-note triplets):
        [Ab]                                       bass (as per chorus), keyboard, drums re-enter:
        Ab    Db/Ab    Ebm/Ab   Db/Ab    (repeat to fade)
                                    -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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