The Beach Boys – God Only Knows (Ukulele)
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Song: God only knows -ukulele
Artist: The Beach Boys
Composers: Brian Wilson and Tony Asher
Album: Pet sounds
Tabbed by DJ 13th May 2015
Soprano ukulele: Tuning G-C-E-A
NOTE:
After the tab in the original key of A,
I also include another version set a tone lower in G
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VERSION 1: In the original recorded key of A
A = 2100 D = 2220 Cdim7 = 2323 Bm = 4222
A4 = 2200 Bm6 = 1222 A#m7b5 = 1101 Bm7 = 2222
E = 4442 F#m = 2120 G = 0232 Fdim7 = 1212
F#m7 = 2424 B7 = 4320 A7 = 0100 D#m7b5 = 2324
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[Intro]
A A4 E A E | / / / /_/ | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | A A4 E F#m7 | / / / /_/ | / / / / | / / / / | A A |--0--------------| E |--0--------------| C |--1-----1--3-4---| G |--2--------------|
[Verse 1]
D Bm6 I may not always love you, F#m B7 But 'long as there are stars above you, E Cdim7 You never need to doubt it, E A#m7b5 I'll make you so sure about it, A E F#m7 God only knows what I'd be with - out you E A |--2-------------| E |--4--------2-3--| C |--4-----4-------| G |--4-------------|
[Verse 2]
D Bm6 If you should ever leave me, F#m B7 Though life would still go on, believe me, E Cdim7 The world could show nothing to me, E A#m7b5 So what good would living do me? A E F#m7 God only knows what I'd be with - out you [Break] A G A |--0------0--4--|--2---0-----------| E |--0------------|--3-----3-1-0-----| [x2] C |--1------------|--2-----------2---| G |--2--2---------|--4---------------|
[Bridge]
G A7 Bm Bm7 E Ah, ah----- ah! Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo! A Fdim7 Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, bah---, bah---bah! A D#m7b5 Ba-ba, ba-ba, bah----! Oo------oo! D A Bm And God only knows what I'd be with - out you
[Verse 3]
Bm7 Bm6 If you should ever leave me, F#m B7 Though life would still go on, believe me, E Cdim7 The world could show nothing to me, E A#m7b5 So what good would living do me? A E F#m7 E God only knows what I'd be with - out you-----, A E And God only knows what I'd be... F#m7 E A With - out you-----------!
(God only knows what I'd be with- out you!)
[Coda - Repeats]
A E God only knows what I'd be...
(What would I be---------------...)
F#m7 E A With- out you---------!
(With- out----------you-----? God only knows!)
(God only knows what I'd be with- out you!)
[Suggestion for ending]
A E F#m7 E And God only knows what I'd be with- out you!
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VERSION 2: A tone lower, in the key of G
Soprano ukulele: Tuning G-C-E-A
G = 0232 C = 0003 Bbdim7 = 3101 Am = 2000
G4 = 0233 Am6 = 2423 Abm7b5 = 1222 Am7 = 0000
D = 2220 Em = 4432 F = 2010 Dbdim7 = 0101
Em7 = 0202 A7 = 0100 G7 = 0212 Dbm7b5 = 0102
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[Intro]
G G4 D G D | / / / /_/ | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | G G4 D Em7 | / / / /_/ | / / / / | / / / / | G A |--2-------------| E |--3-------------| C |--2--------1-2--| G |--0-----4-------|
[Verse 1]
C Am6 I may not always love you, Em A7 But 'long as there are ...stars above you, D Bbdim7 You never need to doubt it, D Abm7b5 I'll make you so sure about it, G D Em7 God only knows what I'd be with - out you D A |----------------| E |--2--------0-1--| C |--2-----2-------| G |--2-------------|
[Verse 2]
C Am6 If you should ever leave me, Em A7 Though life would still go ...on, believe me, D Bbdim7 The world could show nothing to me, D Abm7b5 So what good would living do me? G D Em7 God only knows what I'd be with - out you [Break] G F A |--2---------2--|--0--------------| E |--3------3-----|--1---3-1--------| [x2] C |--2------------|--0-------3-2-0--| G |--0--0---------|--2--------------|
[Bridge]
F G7 Am Am7 D Ah, ah----- ah! Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo! G Dbdim7 Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, bah---, ba---bah! G Dbm7b5 Ba-ba, ba-ba, bah----! Oo------oo! C G Am And God only knows what I'd be with - out you
[Verse 3]
Am Am6 If you should ever leave me, Em A7 Though life would still go ....on, believe me, D Bbdim7 The world could show nothing to me, D Abm7b5 So what good would living do me? G D Em7 D God only knows what I'd be with - out you-----, G D And God only knows what I'd be... Em7 D G With- out you-----------!
(God only knows what I'd be with- out you!)
[Coda -Repeats]
G D God only knows what I'd be...
(What would I be---------------...)
Em7 D G With- out you---------!
(With- out----------you-----? God only knows!)
(God only knows what I'd be with- out you!)
[Suggestion for ending]
G D Em7 D And God only knows what I'd be with- out you!