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SURFER GIRL (Bassline) As recorded by The Beach Boys (From the 1963 Album SURFER GIRL) Words and Music by Brian Wilson Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Brian Wilson - Bass' Intro Q=74 2/4 4/4 Gtr I |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|--------------------------| |------|-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------| |------|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E H. E E E |-------------------------|---------------|| |-------------------------|---------------|| |-------------------------|-0-------0-2-4-|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-2-3-|---------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------| ||o-0-0-0-0-0---------------| ||o-----------4-2-2-2-2-2-0-| ||--------------------------| |-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 |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|-0-0-0-------0-0-0---------| |-------------0-0-0-0-2-4-|-------0-2-4-------3-2-0---| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|---------------------------| |-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 |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0---------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------4-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-------------0-0-0-0-2-4-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------| 1. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0---------0-----| |-----------4-2-2-2---2-0-| |-------------------------| 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 |--------------------------||-------------0-0-0-0-----| |-------------------------o||-0-0-0-0-2-4---------4-2-| |-------------0-0-0-0-2-4-o||-------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------||-------------------------| Bridge |-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 |-------------------------||-------------------------|-------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-------||-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0---------------| |-------------------3-2-0-||-------------0-0-0-0-2-4-|-----------4-2-2-2-2-2-0-| |-------------------------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|-------------------------| |-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 |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-------|-------------------------| |-------------0-0-0-0-2-4-|-------------------3-2-0-|-------------0-0-0-0-2-4-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 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 |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-0-0-0-0-0---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------0-|| |-----------4-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3---|| |-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------|| 3rd Verse |-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 |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-0-------------|-----------------------0-|-1-1-1-----0-1-1-1-------| |-------------3-3-3-3-3-1-|-------------1-1-1-1-3---|-------1-3---------4-3-1-| |-------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|-------------------------| |-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 H |-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|| |-------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-0-------------|------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------3-3-3-3-3-1-|-------------1----|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4------|| Outro |-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 |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-0-------------|-----------------------0-| |-------------3-3-3-3-3-1-|-------------1-1-1-1-3---| |-------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------| ||o-1-1-1-1-1-0-------------| ||o-------------3-3-3-3-3-1-| ||--------------------------| |-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 |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------0-|-1-1-1-1-1-0-------------| |-------------1-1-1-1-3---|-------------3-3-3-3-3-1-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|-------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|| |-----------------------0-o|| |-------------1-1-1-1-3---o|| |-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