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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
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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