The Beach Boys – Help Me Rhonda (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by The Beach Boys
(From the 1965 Album SUMMER DAYS (AND SUMMER NIGHTS!!))
Words and Music by Brian Wilson & Mike Love
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Al Jardine - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Carl Wilson - Electric Guitar'
1st Verse
Q=144(8=s8)
N.C. C5
4/4
Gtr I
W W H Q E E
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| Gtr II
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |--9-9-9-6---------------|--9-9-9-6-----------|------| |----------6---9--9-7--6-|----------6-9-9-7-6-|------| |------------------------|--------------------|------| |------------------------|--------------------|------| |------------------------|--------------------|------| |------------------------|--------------------|------| C5 Db5 C5 Db5 H Q E E H +Q. E W |--------------|------------------------|--------------------|| |--------------|------------------------|--------------------|| |--------------|------------------------|--------------------|| |--------------|------------------------|--------------------|| |-----------10s|=11---------(11)-----10s|=11-----------------|| |------------8s|==9----------(9)------8s|==9-----------------||
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| W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|--9-9-9-6---------------|--9-9-9-6-----------|| |--------------|----------6---9--9-7--6-|----------6-9-9-7-6-|| |--------------|------------------------|--------------------|| |--------------|------------------------|--------------------|| |--------------|------------------------|--------------------|| |--------------|------------------------|--------------------|| Pre-Chorus $ Bbm Gb Eb7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------| Db Ebm7 Db E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------|-------------|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-----------|-------------|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-----------|-------------|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-----------|-------------|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4--4--3--4--|-6--4--3--4--|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|| Chorus $$ Ab Db E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------4-4-----|---------4-4-----| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-6-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------| Ab Db E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------| Gb Bbm Db E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
To Dbl. Coda To Coda
Ebm7 Ab Db
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-----------|------------------|------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-----------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-----------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-----------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|| |-----------------------|-4-----------|------------------|------------------|| 2nd Verse Db Gb/Ab Db Ebm7 Db E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-6-|-----------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------| D.S. al Coda Db Gb/Ab Db Ebm7 Db E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-6-|-------------------|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|| |-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-------------------|| Interlude & Db Db E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------||-----------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-----------------||-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Gb Db E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------| Ebm Gb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--6-6--6--6---6---6--6-6-|--2--2--2--2------2--2--2-2-| |--7-7--7--7---7---7--7-7-|--2--2--2--2------2--2--2-2-| |--8-8--8--8---8---8--8-8-|--3--3--3--3------3--3--3-3-| |--8-8--8--8---8---8--8-8-|--4--4--4--4------4--4--4-4-| |--6-6--6--6---6---6--6-6-|--4--4--4--4------4--4--4-4-| |-------------------------|--2--2--2--2------2--2--2-2-|
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| Gtr II | Q E E +E E E E E E e E +Q E E |-11---11-11-(11)-11-11---|----12-14-14b16-(14)---14---| |-11---11-14-(14)-13-11---|-14-------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda Db E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------------|| |-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|| |-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|| |-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|| |-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|| |--------------------|-------------------||
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| E E E E E E Q W |---13---13---13-----|-------------------|| |---12---12---12-----|-------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------|| Outro && N.C. C5 Db5 C5 W H Q E E H +Q. E |----------|--------------||-------------------------| |----------|--------------||o------------------------| |----------|--------------||-------------------------| |----------|--------------||-------------------------| |----------|-----------10s||o=11---------(11)-----10s| |----------|------------8s||===9----------(9)------8s|
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| Gtr II | |-3-| | W W E E E E E E E E E |----------|--------------||---9-9-9-6---------------| |----------|--------------||o----------6---9--9-7--6-| |----------|--------------||-------------------------| |----------|--------------||-------------------------| |----------|--------------||o------------------------| |----------|--------------||-------------------------| Db5 C5 H +Q. E |--------------------------|| |-------------------------o|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |-11---------(11)-----10s=o|| |--9----------(9)------8s==||
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| |-3-| | E E E E E E E E E |--9-9-9-6-----------------|| |----------6---9--9-7--6--o|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |-------------------------o|| |--------------------------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths