The Beach Boys - When i grow up to be a man

WHEN I GROW UP (TO BE A MAN) 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 B E) - 'Carl Wilson - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Brian Wilson - Harpsichord' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Carl Wilson - Electric Guitar' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Carl Wilson - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=148 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I W W Gtr II (Harpsichord arr. for Gtr.) Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-----------------------|-------------------------| |----13-11-(11)---------|-------------------------| |-9-------------9-11-13-|-----10------------------| |-----------------------|-11-----10-(10)-13----11-| |-----------------------|-------------------13----| |-----------------------|-------------------------| | | Gtr III | W W |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| Ab E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-13---11------------11----|-13---11------------11-----|| |---------13-(13)-14----13-|---------13-(13)-14----13--|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| | | 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-|--4-4--4--4---4---4--4--4--|| 1st Verse Ab Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| | | Gtr III | 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-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------| Ab E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-13---11------------11----|-13---11------------11-----| |---------13-(13)-14----13-|---------13-(13)-14----13--| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--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--| Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| | | 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-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------| Ab E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-13---11------------11----|-13---11------------11-----| |---------13-(13)-14----13-|---------13-(13)-14----13--| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--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--| | | Gtrs I, III | Q. E +E Q E E E E E +E E E E |--------------6-------x-|--------------------| |--9----6--(6)-6-------x-|--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-| |--6----6--(6)-6-------x-|--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-| |--6----6--(6)-----------|--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-| |--8----8--(8)-----------|--6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-| |--6---------------------|--------------------| Cm Fm7 |----3----| H +Q Q Q W |--------------------15----|--16----------------------| |-13------(13)----16-------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| | | Q. E E Q E +E E E E E E Q |-------8---8--------------|--------------------------| |--8----8---8--11--------9-|--(9)--9--9--9--9--9--9---| |--8----8---8---8--------8-|--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8---| |-10-----------10-------10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10---| |-10---------------------8-|--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8---| |--8-----------------------|--------------------------| | | Gtr III | W W |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| Ab Db E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-13---11------------11----|---------------------------|| |---------13-(13)-14----13-|-14---13---------11-13-----|| |--------------------------|---------13-(13)-------13--|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| | | 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--8--6---6---6--8--6-|--4-4--4--4---4---4--4--4--|| |--4-4--4--4---4---4--4--4-|---------------------------|| 2nd & 3rd Verses $ Ab Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| | | 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-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------| Ab E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-13---11------------11----|-13---11------------11-----| |---------13-(13)-14----13-|---------13-(13)-14----13--| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--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--| Ab Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| | | 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-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------| Ab E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-13---11------------11----|-13---11------------11-----| |---------13-(13)-14----13-|---------13-(13)-14----13--| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--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--| | | Gtrs I, III | Q. E +E Q E E E E E +E E E E Q. E E Q E |--------------6-------x-|--------------------|-------8---8--------------| |--9----6--(6)-6-------x-|--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|--8----8---8--11--------9-| |--6----6--(6)-6-------x-|--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|--8----8---8---8--------8-| |--6----6--(6)-----------|--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|-10-----------10-------10-| |--8----8--(8)-----------|--6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-10---------------------8-| |--6---------------------|--------------------|--8-----------------------| To Coda | | +E E E E E E Q W W |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|| |--(9)--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-----------------------|-------------------------|| |--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-----------------------|-------------------------|| |-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-----------------------|-------------------------|| |--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-----------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|| Interlude | | Gtrs I, III | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |--8-8-10-8--8-8-10-8-|--8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-| |--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-|--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-| | | Gtr IV | E E E E H E E E E H |--6------6-----------|--6------6----------| |--6------6-----------|--6------6----------| |--7------7-----------|--7------7----------| |--8------8-----------|--8------8----------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| | | E E E E +E E Q E E Q Q E E |------------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7--|-7-7-7---6--6-6--| |-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8--|-8-8-8---6--6-6--| |-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8--|-8-8-8---6--6-6--| |-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6--|-6-6-6---4--4-4--| |------------------|-----------------| | | E E E E H E E E E H |------------------|-----------------| |-7-----7----------|-7-----6---------| |-8-----8----------|-8-----6---------| |-8-----8----------|-8-----6---------| |------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| | | Gtr IV | E E E E H E E E E H |-6------6----------|-6------6----------| |-6------6----------|-6------6----------| |-7------7----------|-7------7----------| |-8------8----------|-8------8----------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| D.S. al Coda | | E E E E H E E E E H |-6-----6----------|-6-----6-----------|| |-7-----7----------|-8-----8-----------|| |-6-----6----------|-6-----6-----------|| |-8-----8----------|-8-----8-----------|| |------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|-------------------|| Bridge & N.C. A BmC#m D Gtr I |-3--| W W E E E E Q Q Q W | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / Gtr III |-3--| W W E E E E Q Q Q W |----------|----------||----------------|-------| |----------|----------||----------------|-------| |----------|----------||----------------|-------| |----------|----------||----------------|-------| |----------|----------||-7-7-9-7-7-9-11-|-12----| |----------|----------||-5-5-5-5-5-7--9-|-10----| Gtr II W W Q E E +E E E E W |----------|----------|-14---12------------12----|-12----|| |----------|----------|---------14-(14)-15----14-|-------|| |----------|----------|--------------------------|-------|| |----------|----------|--------------------------|-------|| |----------|----------|--------------------------|-------|| |----------|----------|--------------------------|-------|| | | Gtr III | W W E E E E E E E E W |----------|----------|--------------------------|-------|| |----------|----------|--------------------------|-------|| |----------|----------|--------------------------|-------|| |----------|----------|--------------------------|-------|| |----------|----------|--7-7--9--7---7---7--9--7-|--7----|| |----------|----------|--5-5--5--5---5---5--5--5-|--5----|| Outro A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-14---12------------12----|-14---12------------12----| |---------14-(14)-15----14-|---------14-(14)-15----14-| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--7-7--9--7---7---7--9--7-|--7-7--9--7---7---7--9--7-| |--5-5--5--5---5---5--5--5-|--5-5--5--5---5---5--5--5-| Bm Dm E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |--------------------------|---------------------------| |-15---14---------12-14----|-15---14---------12-14-----| |---------14-(14)-------14-|---------14-(14)-------14--| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| | | E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|--7-7--7--7--(7)--7--7-----| |--9-9--9--9--(9)--9--9----|--5-5--5--5--(5)--5--5-----| |--7-7--7--7--(7)--7--7----|---------------------------| A E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / Q E E +E E E E |-14---12------------12----| |---------14-(14)-15----14-| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--7-7--9--7---7---7--9--7-| |--5-5--5--5---5---5--5--5-| Bm E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-14---12------------12----|--------------------------| |---------14-(14)-15----14-|-15---14---------12-14----| |--------------------------|---------14-(14)-------14-| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--7-7--9--7---7---7--9--7-|--9-9--9--9--(9)--9--9----| |--5-5--5--5---5---5--5--5-|--7-7--7--7--(7)--7--7----| E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / Q E E +E E E E |--------------------------| |-15---14---------12-14----| |---------14-(14)-------14-| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| | | E E E E +E E Q |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--7-7--7--7--(7)--7--7----| |--5-5--5--5--(5)--5--5----| |--------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-14---12------------12----|-14---12------------12----*| |---------14-(14)-15----14-|---------14-(14)-15----14-*| |--------------------------|--------------------------*| |--------------------------|--------------------------*| |--------------------------|--------------------------*| |--------------------------|--------------------------*| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|--------------------------*| |--------------------------|--------------------------*| |--------------------------|--------------------------*| |--------------------------|--------------------------*| |--7-7--9--7---7---7--9--7-|--7-7--9--7---7---7--9--7-*| |--5-5--5--5---5---5--5--5-|--5-5--5--5---5---5--5--5-*| 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