The Beach Boys - Heroes And Villains Bass Tab

Song Title: Heroes and Villains
Artist: Beach Boys
Written by: Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks
Transcribed by: Andrew Bee

Note: This song is another fine example of Brian Wilson's creative mind.
Here is a rough idea of the bass work. It seems fairly simple, and probabley
should be played on a 5string bass, but here it is arranged on a 4string.

VERSE
S)
g─────────────────────────────────────
d─────────────────────────────────────
a─────4───────4───────4───────4───────
e───────────4───────4───────4───────4
      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
"I've been in this.....

g─────────────────────────────────────
d─────────────────────────────────────
a─────4───────4───────4───────4───────
e───────────4───────4───────4───────4
      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
     "taken...

g─────────────────────────────────────
d─────────────────────────────────────
a─────6───────6───────6───────6─────6
e───────────6───────6───────6─────────
      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
      long..."              "Fell in

g─────────────────────────────────────
d─────6───────6───────6───────6───────
a───────────6───────6───────6───────6
e─────────────────────────────────────
      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
     love...

g─────────────────────────────────────
d─────6───────6───────6───────6───────
a───────────6───────6───────6─────────
e───────────────────────────────────4
      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
     Spanish.....

g─────────────────────────────────────
d─────────────────────────────────────
a─────4───────4───────4───────4───────
e───────────4───────4───────4───────4
      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
      villains"..

Repeat this pattern again for Verse II: "Once at night...". End the second
last bar simply on "a──4──".

CHORUS
Note: Allow note to sustain over the whole 4 bars.

a────6───────────────────────────────────
e────────────────────────────────────────
     1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
    "Heroes and Villains.........done.

a────────────────────────────────────────
e────4───────────────────────────────────
     1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
    "Doo Do............ ba ba.....

a────6───────────────────────────────────
e────────────────────────────────────────
     1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
    "Heroes and Villains .........done.

a────────────────────────────────────────
e────4───────────────────────────────────
     1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
    "Doo Do Do......... ba ba.....

a────────────6───────────────────────────
e────6───────────────4───────────────────
     1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
     Do.............ah.."

VERSE III
Repeat Verse tab for "La La La...la", and "Shall be Peace in the
Valley" section. After this the BASS drops out and there is the vocal
exercise.

BRIDGE I
Doesn't sound like there's any bass, but try this anyhow  I like
it. Tempo slows down, assume to half the speed of Verse.

d──────────────3────4────6────4────3───────
a────4────6─────────────────────────────6──
     1    2    3    4    1    2    3    4
"My Children.....rise................wealthy

d──────────────3────4────6────4────3─────────
a────4────6─────────────────────────────6(hold note)
     1    2    3    4    1    2    3    4
    Wise.................(tempo starts to slow)

BRIDGE II
"I've been in this town". No Bass.

CHORUS
Repeat Chorus pattern, till fade out.

Andrew Bee.

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