The Beach Boys - Wouldnt it be nice

WOULDN'T IT BE NICE (Bassline) As recorded by The Beach Boys (From the 1966 Album PET SOUNDS) Words and Music by Brian Wilson, Tony Asher & Mike Love Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carol Kaye - Bass' Intro Q=123 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| 1st & 2nd Verses Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S Q Q ||--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| ||o-3--3--3--5--|-3-----------|-------------|----5-----------| ||o-------------|----5--3--5--|-1--1--1--0--|-------5-3--5---| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|-3--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| |-3--3--3--5--|-3-----------|-------------|----5----------|| |-------------|----5--3--5--|-1--1--1--0--|-------5-3--5--|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-------------|| Chorus Q. E E. S E. S Q.. S E. S E. S Q.. S E. S E. S Q.. S E. S E. S |------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|------------0------|-------------------| |-0----0-0--2-0----|-------------------|-0-----0-0----3--1-|-0-----0-0--3-1--0-| |----------------3-|-1-----1-1--1-1--3-|-------------------|-------------------| 1. 2. Q.. S E. S E. S Q.. S Q Q S E S S E S S E S S E S H H |-------------------|----------------||-------------------------|-----------| |-------------------|---------------o||-------------------------|-----------| |------------1-0----|-3-----3-3--3--o||-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-----------| |-3-----3-3-------3-|----------------||-------------------------|-1---------| Bridge W Q.. S +E. S E. S Q.. S +E. S E. S Q.. S +E. S +E. S |----------||---------------------|--------------------|---------------------| |----------||o--------------------|--------------------|---------------------| |----------||o-5-----5-(5)--------|-------------0-5--0-|-------------------4-| |----------||--------------5-0--2-|-3-----3-(3)--------|-2-----0-(0)-2-(2)---| Q.. S Q.. S Q.. S Q Q Q.. S Q.. S Q.. S Q Q |------------------||---------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------o||---------------|-----------------|----------------| |-2-----4-2-----4-o||---------------|-2-----4-2-----4-|----------------| |------------------||-2-----2-2--2--|-----------------|-2-----2-2--2---| Interlude Q.. S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |---------------||-3--3--3--5--|-3-----------|-3--3--3--5---| |-3-----3-3--3--||-------------|----5--3--5--|--------------| |---------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| Slower Q=106 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-3-----------|-3--3--3--5--|-3-----------|| |----5--3--5--|-------------|----5--3--5--|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|| Chorus Q Q E. S E. S E. S E. S +E. S E. S |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|---------3-(3)--------| |-0--0--0--2-0----|----0-3--------3-0----| |---------------3-|-1------------------1-| Q Q E. S E. S E. S E. S +E. S E. S |-----------------|---------2-(2)--------| |----------0------|------2--------2------| |-0--0--0----3--0-|-0--3------------3--0-| |-----------------|----------------------| E. S E. S +E. S E. S E. S E. S +E. S E. S E. S E. S +E. S E. S W |---------0-(0)--------|---------2-(2)--------|---------0-(0)--------|------|| |------0--------0------|------2--------2------|------0--------0------|------|| |----1------------1----|-0--3------------3--0-|----1------------1----|-3----|| |-3------------------3-|----------------------|-3------------------3-|------|| Outro A tempo Q=123 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x ||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| ||o-3--3--3--5--|-3-----------|-3--3--3--5--|-3------------o|| ||o-------------|----5--3--5--|-------------|----5--3--5---o|| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| 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 Wouldn't it be nice if we were older? Then we wouldn't have to wait so long And wouldn't it be nice to live together In the kind of world where we belong? You know it's gonna make it that much better When we can say goodnight and stay together Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up In the morning when the day is new? And after having spent the day together Hold each other close the whole night through? Happy times together we've been spending I wish that every kiss was never-ending Wouldn't it be nice? Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true Baby, then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do We could be married and then we'd be happy Wouldn't it be nice? You know it seems the more we talk about it It only makes it worse to live without it But let's talk about it, wouldn't it be nice? Good night, my baby Sleep tight, my baby Good night, my baby Sleep tight, my baby