The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations Tab

"Good Vibrations"
                       (Brian Wilson - Mike Love)

Verse 1:
        bass 1 w/organ [chords as indicated; quarter-notes]:

        Ebm
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

  
            15       13          
                         
  
               13             13 
 15    16                
  
                                 
                         
  
                                 
                         
         I                            I love the colorful

        Db6
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

  
            13       13          
       10                
  
               11             11 
 13                      
  
                                 
                         
  
                                 
                         
         clothes she wears                         and the

        Cb6
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

  
            11       11          
       8                 
  
               9              9  
 11                      
  
                                 
                         
  
                                 
                         
         way the sunlight plays upon her

         Bb
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

  
            10       10          
       7                 
  
               8              8  
 10                      
  
                                 
                         
  
                                 
                         
         hair

        bass 1 continues as above; bass 2 enters:

        bass 2:

        Ebm
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

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

        Db6
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

  
                                 
                         
  
                                 
                   X     
  
         4                       
 4                       
  
                           4     
                         
         gentle word                                on the

        Cb6
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

  
                                 
                         
  
                                 
                   X     
  
         2                       
 2                       
  
                           2     
                         
         wind that lifts her perfume through the

        bass 1:

        Bb                        Db
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

  
            10       10    16    
 15    13                
  
               8                 
             16    15    
  
                                 
                         
  
                                 
                         

        bass 2:

         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

  
                           4     
 3     1                 
  
               0     3           
             4     3     
  
         1                       
                         
  
                                 
                         
         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     Cb/Gb    Dbm/Gb   Cb/Gb
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v

  
                         
                 
  
             4   2   1   
                 
  
                         
         2   4   
  
         2               
 2   4           
           I'm pickin' up good vibrations

        Gb      Cb/Gb        Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb
           She's givin' me the excitations
        Gb    Cb/Gb      Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb
           I'm pickin' up good vibrations
        (mmm, bop-bop             good vibrations)
        Gb       Cb/Gb        Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb
           She's givin' me the excitations
               (bop-bop             excitations)

        bass:

        Ab     Db/Ab    Ebm/Ab   Db/Ab
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v

  
                         
                 
  
             6   4   3   
                 
  
                         
         4   6   
  
         4               
 4   6           
           I'm pickin' up good vibrations
        (good, good, good, good vibrations)

        Ab      Db/Ab    Ebm/Ab Db/Ab
           She's givin' me the excitations
        (bop-bop                  excitations)

        bass:

        Bb     Eb/Bb     Fm/Bb   Eb/Bb
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v

  
                         
                 
  
             8   6   5   
                 
  
                         
         6   8   
  
         6               
 6   8           
           I'm pickin' up good vibrations
        (good, good, good, good vibrations)

        Bb    Eb/Bb    Fm/Bb Eb/Bb
        She's givin' me the excitations
        (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

          Bbm/Eb     Ab/Eb          Eb      Ab/Eb
        I don't know where but she sends me there
        Bbm/Eb Ab/Eb  Eb  Ab/Eb
         (My,   my,   my, what a)

        Fm/Bb Eb/Bb Bb  Eb/Bb
          Oh,  my,  my,  what
        (sensation)
        Fm/Bb Eb/Bb Bb  Eb/Bb
        Elation
         (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]:

         F
        Gotta keep those lovin' good
         Gm           C7
        Vibrations a-happenin' with her

        F                Cm7/F       [N.C.]
        / / / /   / / / /  / / / /  / . . .
                           aaaaahhhhh

Coda [bass lines as per chorus]:
         Bb    Eb/Bb  Fm/Bb  Eb/Bb    Bb     Eb/Bb  Fm/Bb  Eb/Bb
        Good,  good,  good,  good vibrations

         Ab    Db/Ab  Ebm/Ab Db/Ab    Ab     Db/Ab  Ebm/Ab  Db/Ab
        Good,  good,  good,  good vibrations

        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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