The Beach Boys – Help Me Rhonda (Guitar Tab)

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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
|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|-----------10s=|
|----------|----------|------------8s=|

  Db5                 C5   Db5
   H          +Q.      E    W                   W
|------------------------|--------------------|------|
|------------------------|--------------------|------|
|------------------------|--------------------|------|
|------------------------|--------------------|------|
|-11---------(11)-----10s|=11-----------------|------|
|--9----------(9)------8s|==9-----------------|------|
| | Gtr II | |-3-| |-3-|
|  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-----------------||
| | |-3-| |-3-|
| 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 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  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-|
|
| 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---||
|--------------------|-------------------||
|
| 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|
|
| 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==||
|
|  |-3-|
|  E E E E E   E  E E  E
|--9-9-9-6-----------------||
|----------6---9--9-7--6--o||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|-------------------------o||
|--------------------------||
Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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