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GOOD VIBRATIONS (Bassline) As recorded by The Beach Boys (From the 1967 Album SMILEY SMILE) Words and Music by Brian Wilson & Mike Love Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carol Kaye - Bass' Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Brian Wilson - Bass' 1st & 2nd Verses Q=152(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I E E Q Q E E Q H Q E E Q Q E E ||----15-----15-------|--------------|---13-----13--------| ||o------13--------13-|-15--16-------|------11--------11--| ||o-------------------|--------------|--------------------| ||--------------------|--------------|--------------------| Q H Q E E Q Q E E Q H Q E E Q Q E E |--------------|---11----11------|--------------|---10----10------| |-13--15-------|------9--------9-|-11--13-------|------8--------8-| |--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------| Q H Q E E Q Q E E Q H Q E E Q Q E E |--------------|---15-----15-------|--------------|---13-----13-------| |-10--12-------|------13--------13-|-15--16-------|------11--------11-| |--------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------------| Q H Q E E Q Q E E Q H Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|---11----11------|--------------|-------------16--| |-13--15-------|------9--------9-|-11--13-------|-----12--15------| |--------------|-----------------|--------------|-13--------------| |--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------| | | Gtr II | W W W Q Q Q Q |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------4--| |--------------|-----------------|--------------|------0---3------| |--------------|-----------------|--------------|--1--------------| |--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------| Chorus Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-15--13----------||-------------------------|--------------------------| |---------16--15--||-------4-----2-----1-----|--------------------------| |-----------------||-------------------------|-------------2-----4------| |-----------------||-2-----------------------|-2-----4------------------| | | Gtr II | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| | Q Q Q 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 |--3---1----------||-------------------------|--------------------------| |----------4---3--||-------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------||-------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------4-----2-----1-----|-------------------------|-------4-----2-----1------| |-------------------------|-------------2-----4-----|--------------------------| |-2-----------------------|-2-----4-----------------|-2------------------------| | | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| | 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 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-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------4-----2-----1-----|--------------------------| |-------------2-----4-----|-------------------------|-------------2-----4------| |-2-----4-----------------|-2-----------------------|-2-----4------------------| | | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| | 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 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-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| Q Q Q E. S Q Q Q Q |----------------------------|-------------------------| |-------6-----4-----3--------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------4-----6-----| |-4------------------------4-|-4-----6-----------------| | | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| | 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-| Q Q Q E. S |------------------------------| |-------6-----4-----3----------| |------------------------------| |-4------------------------4---| | | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| | E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-----| Q Q Q Q |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------4-----6-----| |-4-----6-----------------| | | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| | E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| Q Q Q E. S Q Q Q Q |----------------------------|-------------------------| |-------8-----6-----5--------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------6-----8-----| |-6------------------------6-|-6-----8-----------------| | | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| | 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-| 1. Q Q Q E. S Q Q Q Q |----------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------8-----6-----5--------|-------------------------o|| |----------------------------|-------------6-----8-----o|| |-6------------------------6-|-6-----8------------------|| | | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------o|| |----------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6---|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|| Bridge 2. Q Q Q Q H H H H |-------------------------||---------------|---------------| |-------------------------||---------------|---------------| |-------------6-----8-----||---------------|---------------| |-6-----8-----------------||-6------6------|-6------6------| | | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |-------------------------||---------------|---------------| |-------------------------||-8------8------|-8------8------| |-------------------------||---------------|---------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||---------------|---------------| H H H H H H H H |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-6------6------|-6------6------|-6------6------|-6------6------| | | E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-8------8------|-8------8------|-8------8------|-8------8------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| H H H H H H H H |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-6------6------|-6------6------|-6------6------|-6------6------| | | E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-8------8------|-8------8------|-8------8------|-8------8------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| H H H H H H H H |---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|----------------|-6------6------|-6------6------| |-6------6------|-6-------6------|---------------|---------------| | | E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |---------------|-------------6--|-8------8------|-8------8------| |-8------8------|-8-----6-8------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| H H H H H H H H |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-6------6------|-6------6------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|-6------6------|-6------6------| | | E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q |-8------8------|-8------8------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|-8------8------|-8------8------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Interlude Q=132 H H H H W W |---------------|---------------||----------|------| |---------------|---------------||----------|------| |---------------|---------------||----------|------| |-6------6------|-6------6------||----------|------| | | E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q W W |---------------|---------------||----------|------| |-8------8------|-8------8------||----------|------| |---------------|---------------||----------|------| |---------------|---------------||----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W H E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |----------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |----------|-------------|-8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8---| |----------|--------8-8--|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-----------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-10--10--10--10--|-------------|-8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8---| |-----------------|-8--8--8--8--|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-----------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-10--10--10--10--|-------------|-8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8---| |-----------------|-8--8--8--8--|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-----------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-10--10--10--10--|-------------|-8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8---| |-----------------|-8--8--8--8--|-------------|--------------| Chorus Q=152(8=s8) Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q E. S |-------------|------------||----------------------------| |-------------|------------||-------8-----6-----5--------| |-8--8--8--8--|-8----------||----------------------------| |-------------|------------||-6------------------------6-| | | Gtr II | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| | W W E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|------------||----------------------------| |-------------|------------||----------------------------| |-------------|------------||----------------------------| |-------------|------------||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6---| Q Q Q Q |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------6-----8-----| |-6-----8-----------------| | | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| | E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| Q Q Q E. S Q Q Q Q |----------------------------|-------------------------| |-------8-----6-----5--------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------6-----8-----| |-6------------------------6-|-6-----8-----------------| | | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| | 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-| Q Q Q E. S Q Q Q Q |----------------------------|-------------------------| |-------6-----4-----3--------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------4-----6-----| |-4------------------------4-|-4-----6-----------------| | | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| | 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-| Q Q Q E. S |------------------------------| |-------6-----4-----3----------| |------------------------------| |-4------------------------4---| | | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| | E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-----| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------4-----6-----|-------------------------| |-4-----6-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| | | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| | 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-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| Outro Gtrs I, II |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E H H H H |-------------------------||-----------|-----------| |-------------------------||-----------|-----------| |-------------------------||-----------|-----------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-2----2----|-2----2----| H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-4----4----|-4----4----|-6----6----|-6----6----| Gtr II |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| H H H H 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-| Gtr I W Q Q Q E. S |-------------------------||-----------------------------| |-------------------------||o-------6-----4-----3--------| |-------------------------||o----------------------------| |-------------------------||--4------------------------4-| | | Gtr II | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------||-----------------------------| |-------------------------||o----------------------------| |-------------------------||o----------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4---| Q Q Q Q |--------------------------|| |-------------------------o|| |-------------4-----6-----o|| |-4-----6------------------|| | | |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| | E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|| |-------------------------o|| |-------------------------o|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|| 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 I, I love the colorful clothes she wears And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair I hear the sound of a gentle word On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air I'm pickin up good vibrations Shes giving me excitations I'm pickin up good vibrations (oom bop bop good vibrations) Shes giving me excitations (oom bop bop excitations) Good good good good vibrations (oom bop bop) Shes giving me excitations (oom bop bop excitations) Good good good good vibrations (oom bop bop) Shes giving me excitations (oom bop bop excitations) Close my eyes Shes somehow closer now Softly smile, I know she must be kind When I look in her eyes She goes with me to a blossom world I'm pickin up good vibrations Shes giving me excitations I'm pickin up good vibrations (oom bop bop good vibrations) Shes giving me excitations (oom bop bop excitations) Good good good good vibrations (oom bop bop) Shes giving me excitations (oom bop bop excitations) Good good good good vibrations (oom bop bop) Shes giving me excitations (oom bop bop excitations) (ahhhhhhh) (ah my my what elation) I don't know where but she sends me there (ah my my what a sensation) (ah my my what elations) (ah my my what) Gotta keep those lovin good vibrations A happenin with her Gotta keep those lovin good vibrations A happenin with her Gotta keep those lovin good vibrations A happenin Ahhhhhhhh Good good good good vibrations (oom bop bop) (I'm pickin up good vibrations) Shes giving me excitations (oom bop bop) (excitations) Good good good good vibrations (oom bop bop) Shes na na... Na na na na na Na na na Na na na na na Na na na Do do do do do Do do do Do do do do do Do do do

The Beach Boys - Good vibrations