The Beach Boys – Little Deuce Coupe (Guitar Tab)

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As recorded by Beach Boys (From the 1963 Album LITTLE DEUCE COUPE) Words and Music by Brian Wilson & Roger Christian Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Carl Wilson - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'David Marks - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=132(8=s8) N.C. Ab 1/4 4/4 Gtr I Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|----|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|
|----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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| Gtr II
| Q    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-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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-|
|----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

                     1st - 3rd Verses
                  $
                      Ab
  E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-||o-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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| 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-||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||--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-||o-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-|

                                      Db          DbDbs4
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|
|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
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| 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-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-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-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|

              DbDbs4Ab
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|-----------------|-----------------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-||
|-----------------|-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 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-||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-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-||
|-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-||

 Chorus
                                                 To Coda
  Eb      Bbm        Eb      Bbm        Ab
  E E E E E E  E E   E E E E E E  E E   E E E E E E E E
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|-8-8-8-8----------|-8-8-8-8----------|------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-8-8-11-8-|-6-6-6-6-8-8-11-8-|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6--|
|---------6-6--6-6-|---------6-6--6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
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| 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-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-8-8-8-8-6-6--6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6-6--6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-8-8-8-8-6-6--6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6-6--6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-6-6-6-6-8-8--8-8-|-6-6-6-6-8-8--8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|---------6-6--6-6-|---------6-6--6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|

                                        Bridge
  1.                 2.
                                         Db          DbDbs4
  E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E
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|------------------||-----------------||-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|
|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-o||-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-----------------|
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| 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-o||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-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-o||-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-||-----------------|

              DbDbs4Ab
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|
|-----------------|-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 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-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-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-|
|-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-|

                                              D.S. al Coda
              DbDbs4                  Bbm        Eb
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   W          E E Q  H
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|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------------||
|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|----------|-8------------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-8--------|-6------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-6--------|--------------||
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| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   W          E E Q  H
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--------|-6------------||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6--------|-8------------||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6--------|-8------------||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8--------|-8------------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-8--------|-6------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-6--------|--------------||

                    Outro
  &
  Ab                 Eb      Bbm        Eb      Bbm
  E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E  E E   E E E E E E  E E
|-----------------||------------------|------------------|
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|-----------------||------------------|------------------|
|-----------------||-8-8-8-8----------|-8-8-8-8----------|
|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-||-6-6-6-6-8-8-11-8-|-6-6-6-6-8-8-11-8-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||---------6-6--6-6-|---------6-6--6-6-|
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| 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-||-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-8-8-8-8-6-6--6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6-6--6-6-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-8-8-8-8-6-6--6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6-6--6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-6-6-6-6-8-8--8-8-|-6-6-6-6-8-8--8-8-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||---------6-6--6-6-|---------6-6--6-6-|

  Ab                                  Eb      Bbm        Eb      Bbm
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8----------|-8-8-8-8-----------*|
|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-|-6-6-6-6-8-8-11-8-|-6-6-6-6-8-8-11-8--*|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------6-6--6-6-|---------6-6--6-6--*|
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| 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-|-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-|-8-8-8-8-6-6--6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6-6--6-6--*|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-6-6--6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6-6--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-|-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8--*|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-8-8--8-8-|-6-6-6-6-8-8--8-8--*|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------6-6--6-6-|---------6-6--6-6--*|
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