The Beach Boys – God Only Knows (Guitar)

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Song: God Only Knows (The Stereo Mix)[1997 Digital Remaster] Artist: The Beach Boys Album: The Pet Sounds Sessions (1997) AUTHOR: Tab annotated by Richard Grosser ([email protected]) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa2DnNPIC_c https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Only_Knows Time Sig.: 4/4 with swing feel, or 12/8 [Chords] EADGBe G 320003 D/F# 200232 Em7 020000 G/D XX0003 A/E 002220 Abm7b5 4X443X C/G 332010 Am 002210 Em 022000 A7/G 302020 Bbdim7 X1202X D/A X00232 A X02220 D XX0232 Abm7b5 202210 F 133211 Dm6 XX0201 G/B X20003 Am7 002010 D7 XX0212 Ebdim X6787X C#m7b5 X42000 [INTRO] | G | D | G | D | | G | D/F# | Em7 | N.C.*|

                      *bass does: | D     D E F     |
                                  ( 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & )

[VERSE 1]

C/G              Am
I may not always love you,

Em      Em7           A
But long as there are stars above you,

D/A          Bbdim7
You’ll never need to doubt it,

D/A              Abm7b5
I'll make you so sure about it.

[REFRAIN 1

G        D/F#                   Em7         D
God only knows what I'd be without you.

[VERSE 2]

C/G                Am
If you should ever leave me,

Em      Em7             A
Though life would still go on believe me,

D/A                  Bbdim7
The world could show nothing to me,

D/A                Abm7b5
So what good would living do me.

[REFRAIN 2]

G        D/F#                  Em7      D
God only knows what I'd be without you.

[INSTRUMENTAL l] (Keyboard, Bass & drums, then Scat vocals over) |F Dm6 Am Am7 D7| (Aah-aah-aah, Doo-doo-doo)[dual-tracked] |G/D Ebdim G/D C#m7b5| (Bah-buppa-bah, Bah-buppa-bah) [REFRAIN 3]

C/G      G/B                    Am7
God only knows what I'd be with-out you.

[VERSE 3]

C/G                Am
If you should ever leave me,

Em      Em7             A
Though life would still go on believe me,

D/A                  Bbdim7
The world could show nothing to me,

D/A                Abm7b5
So what good would living do me.

[REFRAIN 4] (Repeat x6)

G        D/F#                  Em7           D
God only knows what I'd be without you-oo,

          G                  D/F#                 Em7        D
                   God only knows what I'd be without you,

(God only knows…) (Knows what I'd be.. with out you) [CODA] (Fade)

G        D/F#                  Em7        D
God only knows what I'd be without you.

[End] BACKGROUND: “Mind of Brian 1: God Only Knows” http://www.surfermoon.com/essays/mob1.html NOTES: 1. Since this was TAB'ed I learnt of the existence of 'The Wrecking Crew'. Their musical contribution is unmistakable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVUBpzlELOg; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCTVcNsJGX0 2. My apologies to the UG players, as this TAB had been re-edited without my knowledge. I have returned it to a corrected and playable format. I trust that, you may continue to enjoy it? Ditto #2. 3. "...AllMusic calls the compilation "a fascinating, educational listen, even if it's not necessarily indispensable."[8] Q gave the "enlightening" box set a perfect score and wrote that "the backing music tracks sans vocals opens your ears to a bevy of awe-inspiring nuances previously obscured by singing. At the same time, the isolated vocal tracks are nothing less than spiritual in their emotive wallop. ..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pet_Sounds_Sessions 4. "...The new mixes created for the box set were made in January–February 1996. Linett wrote: "In mixing Pet Sounds in stereo, every attempt was made to duplicate the feel and sound of the original mono mixes. Vocal and instrumental parts that Brian left off the record in 1966 were noted and duplicated, as were the fades. To this end, a Scully model 280 4-track was used to transfer the analog reels to digital multi-tracks – the same model used for 'Pet Sounds'. The mix was then processed through an original tube console from United Western Recorders in the 1960's. ..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pet_Sounds_Sessions