The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations (Bass Tab)

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Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love; released as a single with "Let's Go Away For Awhile" as the B-side.
Verse:
G|----15 ------ 15---- ------|------ ------ ------ ------| bass #1
D|-------13----------------13|15-----16------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
I,                                 I love the colourful

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D|-------11----------------11|13-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  clothes she wears,                            And    the

G|----11 ------ 11---- ------|------ 8----- ------ ------|
D|-------9-----------------9-|11-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  way    the    sun  - light  plays  up- on     her    hair.

G|----10 ------ 10---- ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------8-----------------8-|10-----12------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

G|----15 ------ 15---- ------|------ ------ ------ ------| bass #1
D|-------13----------------13|15-----16------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| bass #2
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|6--------------------------|6--------------------------|
E|---------------------6-----|---------------------------|
  I                                  hear   sound of a
                                         the

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E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

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A|4--------------------------|4--------------------------|
E|---------------------1-----|---------------------------|
  gen -  tle    word                            On     the

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D|-------9-----------------9-|11-------------------------|
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E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

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D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|2--------------------------|2--------------------------|
E|---------------------2-----|---------------------2-----|
  wind   that   lifts  her    per -  fume   through    air.
                                                the

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D|-------12-----15-----------|--------------16-----15----|
A|13-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

G|------ ------ ------ 4-----|3----- ------ ------ ------|
D|-------0------3------------|-------6------4------3-----|
A|1--------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

Refrain:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| bass #2
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2--------------------------|2------4-------------------|
         I'm    pickin' up    good   vib -  ra  -  tions,

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2--------------------------|2------4-------------------|
         she's  givin' me the ex  -  ci  -  ta  -  tions.

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2--------------------------|2------4-------------------|

         I'm    pickin' up    good   vib -  ra  -  tions,
 (oom           bop -  bop,              good   vib -  ra-

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2--------------------------|2------4-------------------|
         she's  givin' me the ex  -  ci  -  ta  -  tions.
         tions, bop -  bop,              ex  -  ci  -  ta-

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------6------4------3-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------4------6-----|
E|4------------------------4-|4------6-------------------|

         I'm    pickin' up    good   vib -  ra  -  tions,
         tions, bop -  bop,              good   vib -  ra-
 (good,         good,         good,      good   vib -  ra-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------6------4------3-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------4------6-----|
E|4------------------------4-|4------6-------------------|

         she's  givin' me the ex  -  ci  -  ta  -  tions.
         tions, bop -  bop,              ex  -  ci  -  ta-
         tions, aah)
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------8------6---6--5-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------6------8-----|
E|6------------------------6-|6------8-------------------|

         I'm    pickin' up    good   vib -  ra  -  tions,
         tions, bop -  bop,              good   vib -  ra-
 (good,         good,         good,      good   vib -  ra-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------8------6------5-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------6------8-----|
E|6------------------------6-|6------8-------------------|

         she's  givin' me the ex  -  ci  -  ta  -  tions.
         tions, bop -  bop,              ex  -  ci  -  ta-
Verse:   tions, aah)
G|----15 ------ 15---- ------|------ ------ ------ ------| bass #1
D|-------13----------------13|15-----16------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  Close  my  eyes,                   she's  some - how
         tions)

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D|-------11----------------11|13-------------------------|
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E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  clo -  ser now,

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D|-------9-----------------9-|11-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  Soft - ly     smile,     I       know  she must be

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D|-------8-----------------8-|10-----12------------------|
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E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  kind.

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D|-------13----------------13|15-----16------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| bass #2
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|6--------------------------|6--------------------------|
E|---------------------6-----|---------------------------|
  When                                          I  look

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D|-------11----------------11|13-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|4--------------------------|4--------------------------|
E|---------------------1-----|---------------------4-----|
  in     her    eyes,                       She goes

G|----11 ------ 11---- ------|------ 8----- ------ ------|
D|-------9-----------------9-|11-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|2--------------------------|2--------------------------|
E|---------------------2-----|---------------------2-----|
  with   me     to     a      blossom    world.

G|------ ------ ------ 16----|15---- 13---- ------ ------|
D|-------12-----15-----------|--------------16-----15----|
A|13-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

G|------ ------ ------ 4-----|3----- ------ ------ ------|
D|-------0------3------------|-------6------4------3-----|
A|1--------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

Refrain:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| bass #2
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2--------------------------|2------4-------------------|
         I'm    pickin' up    good   vib -  ra  -  tions,

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2------------------------2-|2------4-------------------|
         she's  givin' me the ex  -  ci  -  ta  -  tions.

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2------------------------2-|2------4-------------------|

         I'm    pickin' up    good   vib -  ra  -  tions,
 (oom           bop -  bop,              good   vib -  ra-

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2------------------------2-|2------4-------------------|
         she's  givin' me the ex  -  ci  -  ta  -  tions.
         tions, bop -  bop,              ex  -  ci  -  ta-

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------6------4---4--3-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------4------6-----|
E|4------------------------4-|4------6-------------------|

         I'm    pickin' up    good   vib -  ra  -  tions,
         tions, bop -  bop,              good   vib -  ra-
 (good,         good,         good,      good   vib -  ra-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------6------4------3-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------4------6-----|
E|4------------------------4-|4------6-------------------|

         she's  givin' me the ex  -  ci  -  ta  -  tions.
         tions, bop -  bop,              ex  -  ci  -  ta-
         tions, aah)
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------8------6------5-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------6------8-----|
E|6------------------------6-|6------8-------------------|

         I'm    pickin' up    good   vib -  ra  -  tions,
         tions, bop -  bop,              good   vib -  ra-
 (good,         good,         good,      good   vib -  ra-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------8------6------5-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------6------8-----|
E|6------------------------6-|6------8-------------------|

         she's  givin' me the ex  -  ci  -  ta  -  tions.
         tions, bop -  bop,              ex  -  ci-
Bridge:  tions, aah)
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E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
ta - tion.
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E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|

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E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|

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E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|

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E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------5-----|
E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|

                                                       I
 (oh,           my,           my,        what          e-
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

  don't know where, but she sends me     there.
  lation)
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------8-----|
 (oh,           my,           my,        what          sen-
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
  sation,       my,           my,        what          e-
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|

  lation,       my,           my,        what...)
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
[slower tempo]
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          Got             to  keep    those       lovin'  good

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------8---8------|
          vibra   -   tions   a - happenin' with her,

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|8-------8-------8-------8------|8-------8-------8-------8------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          Got             to  keep    those       lovin'  good

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|10------10------10------10-----|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|8-------8-------8-------8------|
          vibra   -   tions   a - happenin' with her,

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|8-------8-------8-------8------|8-------8-------8-------8------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
          Got             to  keep    those       lovin'  good

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|10------10------10------10-----|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|8-------8-------8-------8------|
          vibra   -   tions   a - happenin' with her.

G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|8-------8-------8-------8------|8-------8-------8-------8------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

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D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|10------10------10------10-----|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|8-------8-------8-------8------|

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A|8-------8-------8-------8------|8-------8-------8-------8------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

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A|8-------8-------8-------8------|8------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Outro (back to original tempo):
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------8------6---6--5-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------6------8-----|
E|6------------------------6-|6------8-------------------|

         I'm    pickin' up    good   vib -  ra  -  tions,
         tions, bop -  bop,              good   vib -  ra-
 (good,         good,         good,      good   vib -  ra-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------8------6---6--5-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------6------8-----|
E|6------------------------6-|6------8-------------------|

         she's  givin' me the ex  -  ci  -  ta  -  tions.
         tions, bop -  bop,              ex  -  ci  -  ta-
         tions, aah)
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------6------4---4--3-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------4------6-----|
E|4------------------------4-|4------6-------------------|

         I'm    pickin' up    good   vib -  ra  -  tions,
         tions, bop -  bop,              good   vib -  ra-
 (good,         good,         good,      good   vib -  ra-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------6------4------3-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------4------6-----|
E|4------------------------4-|4------6-------------------|
         tions, aah)

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2------------------------2-|2------4-------------------|

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|2-------------2------------|2-------------2------------|
  Na  na na  na na            na  na na,

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D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|4-------------4------------|4-------------4------------|
  Na  na na  na na            na  na na,

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
  Na  na na  na na            na  na na,

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|4-------------4------------|4-------------4----------4-|
  Na  na na  na na            na  na na.

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------6------4------3-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------4------6-----|
E|4------------------------4-|4------6-----------------4-|
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