The Beach Boys – When I Grow Up To Be A Man (Bass Tab)
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WHEN I GROW UP (TO BE A MAN) (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beach Boys
(From the 1965 Album THE BEACH BOYS TODAY!)
Words and Music by Brian Wilson & Mike Love
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carol Kaye - Bass'
Intro
Q=148
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-4----3-(3)--1--|----------------|-----------------||
|-4----4-(4)--4--|----------------|-4----1-(1)--4--|-4----1-(1)--4---||
1st Verse
Q. E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------5-----|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-6--8-----8--|----------------|-----------------|
|-4----1-(1)--4--|-------------|-4----1-(1)--4--|-4----1-(1)--4---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-------5-----|----------------|-----------------|
|-------3-----|-6--8-----8--|----------------|-----------------|
|-4--6-----6--|-------------|-4----1-(1)--4--|-4----1-(1)--4---|
Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q W
|-------------|----------|-------------|------|
|-------------|----------|-------------|------|
|-------5-----|-6--------|-3--5--6--5--|-8----|
|-6--8-----8--|----------|-------------|------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-4----3-(3)--1--|----------------|-4----4-(4)--4---||
|-4----4-(4)--4--|----------------|-4----1-(1)--4--|-----------------||
2nd & 3rd Verses
$
Q. E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------5-----|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-6--8-----8--|----------------|-----------------|
|-4----1-(1)--4--|-------------|-4----1-(1)--4--|-4----1-(1)--4---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-------5-----|----------------|-----------------|
|-------3-----|-6--8-----8--|----------------|-----------------|
|-4--6-----6--|-------------|-4----1-(1)--4--|-4----1-(1)--4---|
Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q
|-------------|----------|-------------|
|-------------|----------|-------------|
|-------5-----|-6--------|-3--5--6--5--|
|-6--8-----8--|----------|-------------|
To Coda
W Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|----------|----------------|----------------||
|----------|----------------|----------------||
|-8--------|----------------|-4----3-(3)--1--||
|----------|-4----4-(4)--4--|----------------||
Interlude
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--4--4---|
|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--|-------------|--------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6---||
|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--|-------------|--------------||
Bridge
&
|-3-|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W
|----------------|----------------||-------------|------|
|----------------|----------------||-------------|------|
|----------------|-4----3-(3)--1--||-----------4-|-5----|
|-4----4-(4)--4--|----------------||-5--5--5-7---|------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q W
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------||
|----------------|-4----3-(3)--1--|----------------|------||
|-4----4-(4)--4--|----------------|-5----5-(5)--5--|-5----||
Outro
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-5----5-(5)--5---|
|-5----5-(5)--5--|-5----5-(5)--5--|-7----7-(7)--7--|-----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5----5-(5)--5--|-5----5-(5)--5--|-7----7-(7)--7--|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
|-5----5-(5)--5--|----------------|----------------*|
|----------------|-5----5-(5)--5--|-5----5-(5)--5--*|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