The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations (Ukulele)
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1.0x
Chords
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Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 21:13:09 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers <[email protected]>
Subject: b/beach_boys/good_vibrations.crd
(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