Good Vibrations The Beach Boys
bass 1 w/organ [cbords as indicated; quarter-notes]:<br/> <br/> Ebm<br/> v v v v v v v v <br/> ----15-------13----------|-------------------------<br/> -------13-------------13-|-15----16----------------<br/> -------------------------|-------------------------<br/> -------------------------|-------------------------<br/> I I love the colorful<br/> <br/> Db6<br/> v v v v v v v v <br/> ----13-------13----------|-------10----------------<br/> -------11-------------11-|-13----------------------<br/> -------------------------|-------------------------<br/> -------------------------|-------------------------<br/> clothes she wears and the<br/> <br/> Cb6<br/> v v v v v v v v <br/> ----11-------11----------|-------8-----------------<br/> -------9--------------9--|-11----------------------<br/> -------------------------|-------------------------<br/> -------------------------|-------------------------<br/> way the sunlight plays upon her<br/> <br/> Bb<br/> v v v v v v v v <br/> ----10-------10----------|-------7-----------------<br/> -------8--------------8--|-10----------------------<br/> -------------------------|-------------------------<br/> -------------------------|-------------------------<br/> hair<br/> <br/> <br/> bass 1 continues as above; bass 2 enters:<br/> <br/> bass 2:<br/> <br/> Ebm<br/> v v v v v v v v <br/> -------------------------|-------------------------<br/> -1-----------------------|-1-----------------X----- [drum accent]<br/> -------------------1-----|-------------------------<br/> -------------------------|-------------------------<br/> I hear the sound of a<br/> <br/> Db6<br/> v v v v v v v v <br/> -------------------------|-------------------------<br/> -------------------------|-------------------X-----<br/> -4-----------------------|-4-----------------------<br/> -------------------4-----|-------------------------<br/> gentle word on the<br/> <br/> Cb6<br/> v v v v v v v v <br/> -------------------------|-------------------------<br/> -------------------------|-------------------X-----<br/> -2-----------------------|-2-----------------------<br/> -------------------2-----|-------------------------<br/> wind that lifts her perfume through the<br/> <br/> bass 1:<br/> <br/> Bb Db<br/> v v v v v v v v <br/> ----10-------10----16----|-15----13----------------<br/> -------8-----------------|-------------16----15----<br/> -------------------------|-------------------------<br/> -------------------------|-------------------------<br/> <br/> bass 2:<br/> <br/> v v v v v v v v <br/> -------------------4-----|-3-----1-----------------<br/> -------0-----3-----------|-------------4-----3-----<br/> -1-----------------------|-------------------------<br/> -------------------------|-------------------------<br/> air<br/> <br/> Chorus:<br/> <br/> [R.H. keyboard voicings for chorus chords (from watching Brian Wilson<br/> play it on a portable keyboard on some TV special):<br/> <br/> Gb: Gb Bb Db Gb<br/> Cb/Gb: Gb Cb Eb Gb<br/> Dbmadd11/Gb: Ab Db Fb Gb<br/> <br/> Ab: Ab Bb Db Ab<br/> Db/Ab: Ab Db F Ab<br/> Ebmadd11/Ab: Bb Eb Gb Ab<br/> <br/> Bb: Bb D F Bb<br/> Eb/Bb: Bb Eb G Bb<br/> Fmadd11/Bb: C F Ab Bb<br/> <br/> N.B.: I've omitted the "add11" notation below for legibility.]<br/> <br/> bass:<br/> <br/> Gb Cb/Gb Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb<br/> v v v v v v v v<br/> -----------------|-----------------<br/> -----4---2---1---|-----------------<br/> -----------------|---------2---4---<br/> -2---------------|-2---4-----------<br/> I'm pickin' up good vibrations<br/> <br/> Gb Cb/Gb Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb<br/> She's givin' me the excitations<br/> Gb Cb/Gb Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb<br/> I'm pickin' up good vibrations<br/> (mmm, bop-bop good vibrations)<br/> Gb Cb/Gb Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb<br/> She's givin' me the excitations<br/> (bop-bop excitations)<br/> <br/> bass:<br/> <br/> Ab Db/Ab Ebm/Ab Db/Ab<br/> v v v v v v v v<br/> -----------------|-----------------<br/> -----6---4---3---|-----------------<br/> -----------------|---------4---6---<br/> -4---------------|-4---6-----------<br/> I'm pickin' up good vibrations<br/> (good, good, good, good vibrations)<br/> <br/> Ab Db/Ab Ebm/Ab Db/Ab<br/> She's givin' me the excitations<br/> (bop-bop excitations)<br/> <br/> bass:<br/> <br/> Bb Eb/Bb Fm/Bb Eb/Bb<br/> v v v v v v v v<br/> -----------------|-----------------<br/> -----8---6---5---|-----------------<br/> -----------------|---------6---8---<br/> -6---------------|-6---8-----------<br/> I'm pickin' up good vibrations<br/> (good, good, good, good vibrations)<br/> <br/> Bb Eb/Bb Fm/Bb Eb/Bb<br/> She's givin' me the excitations<br/> (bop-bop exci...)<br/> <br/> Verse 2:<br/> <br/> Close my eyes, she's somehow closer now<br/> (...tations)<br/> Softly smile, I know she must be kind<br/> When I look in her eyes<br/> She goes with me to a blossom world<br/> <br/> [repeat cborus]<br/> <br/> Bridge 1:<br/> <br/> tack piano w/bass [balf notes]:<br/> <br/> Fm/Bb Eb/Bb Bb Eb/Bb [6X]<br/> / / / / / / / /<br/> 1: (...tations)<br/> 3: [tberemin enters]<br/> 5: aaaaaahhhhhh<br/> 6: My, my, my what elation<br/> <br/> Bbm/Eb Ab/Eb Eb Ab/Eb<br/> I don't know where but she sends me there<br/> Bbm/Eb Ab/Eb Eb Ab/Eb<br/> (My, my, my, what a)<br/> <br/> Fm/Bb Eb/Bb Bb Eb/Bb<br/> Oh, my, my, what<br/> (sensation)<br/> Fm/Bb Eb/Bb Bb Eb/Bb<br/> Elation<br/> (my, my, my, what)<br/> <br/> Bridge 2:<br/> <br/> organ (sustained chords) w/tambourine:<br/> <br/> F Gm C7<br/> / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /<br/> <br/> [repeat 4X; bass enters 2nd time, barmonica 3rd, vocals fade 3rd]:<br/> <br/> F<br/> Gotta keep those lovin' good<br/> Gm C7<br/> Vibrations a-happenin' with her<br/> <br/> F Cm7/F [N.C.]<br/> / / / / / / / / / / / / / . . .<br/> aaaaahhhhh<br/> <br/> Coda [bass lines as per cborus]:<br/> <br/> Bb Eb/Bb Fm/Bb Eb/Bb Bb Eb/Bb Fm/Bb Eb/Bb<br/> Good, good, good, good vibrations<br/> <br/> Ab Db/Ab Ebm/Ab Db/Ab Ab Db/Ab Ebm/Ab Db/Ab<br/> Good, good, good, good vibrations<br/> <br/> Gb Cb/Gb Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb<br/> / / / / / / / /<br/> <br/> acapella w/fuzz bass [balf notes] and tambourine:<br/> <br/> Gb<br/> La-da-da-da-da da-da-da<br/> Ab<br/> La-da-da-da-da da-da-da<br/> Bb<br/> La-da-da-da-da da-da-da<br/> Ab<br/> La-da-da-da-da da-da-da<br/>
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