xDate: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 21:13:09 -0500 From: Andrew Rogers Subject: b/beach_boys/good_vibrations.crd "Good Vibrations" (Brian Wilson - Mike Love) [Verse 1] bass 1 w/organ [chords as indicated; quarter-notes] Ebm v v v v v v v v G|----15-------13----------|-------------------------| D|-------13-------------13-|-15----16----------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| I I love the colorful Db6 v v v v v v v v G|----13-------13----------|-------10----------------| D|-------11-------------11-|-13----------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| clothes she wears and the Cb6 v v v v v v v v G|----11-------11----------|-------8-----------------| D|-------9--------------9--|-11----------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| way the sunlight plays upon her Bb v v v v v v v v G|----10-------10----------|-------7-----------------| D|-------8--------------8--|-10----------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| hair [bass 1 continues as above; bass 2 enters] [bass 2] Ebm v v v v v v v v G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-1-----------------------|-1-----------------X-----| [drum accent] A|-------------------1-----|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| I hear the sound of a Db6 v v v v v v v v G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------X-----| A|-4-----------------------|-4-----------------------| E|-------------------4-----|-------------------------| gentle word on the Cb6 v v v v v v v v G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------X-----| A|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------| E|-------------------2-----|-------------------------| wind that lifts her perfume through the [bass 1] Bb Db v v v v v v v v G|----10-------10----16----|-15----13----------------| D|-------8-----------------|-------------16----15----| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| [bass 2] v v v v v v v v G|-------------------4-----|-3-----1-----------------| D|-------0-----3-----------|-------------4-----3-----| A|-1-----------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| air [Chorus] [R.H. keyboard voicings for chorus chords (from watching Brian Wilson play it on a portable keyboard on some TV special): Gb: Gb Bb Db Gb Cb/Gb: Gb Cb Eb Gb Dbmadd11/Gb: Ab Db Fb Gb Ab: Ab Bb Db Ab Db/Ab: Ab Db F Ab Ebmadd11/Ab: Bb Eb Gb Ab Bb: Bb D F Bb Eb/Bb: Bb Eb G Bb Fmadd11/Bb: C F Ab Bb N.B.: I've omitted the "add11" notation below for legibility.] [bass] Gb Cb/Gb Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb v v v v v v v v G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----4---2---1---|-----------------| A|-----------------|---------2---4---| E|-2---------------|-2---4-----------| I'm pickin' up good vibrations Gb Cb/Gb Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb She's givin' me the excitations Gb Cb/Gb Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb I'm pickin' up good vibrations (mmm, bop-bop good vibrations) Gb Cb/Gb Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb She's givin' me the excitations (bop-bop excitations) [bass] Ab Db/Ab Ebm/Ab Db/Ab v v v v v v v v G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----6---4---3---|-----------------| A|-----------------|---------4---6---| E|-4---------------|-4---6-----------| I'm pickin' up good vibrations (good, good, good, good vibrations) Ab Db/Ab Ebm/Ab Db/Ab She's givin' me the excitations (bop-bop excitations) [bass] Bb Eb/Bb Fm/Bb Eb/Bb v v v v v v v v G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----8---6---5---|-----------------| A|-----------------|---------6---8---| E|-6---------------|-6---8-----------| I'm pickin' up good vibrations (good, good, good, good vibrations) Bb Eb/Bb Fm/Bb Eb/Bb She's givin' me the excitations (bop-bop exci...) [Verse 2] Close my eyes, she's somehow closer now (...tations) Softly smile, I know she must be kind When I look in her eyes She goes with me to a blossom world [repeat chorus] [Bridge 1] tack piano w/bass [half notes]: Fm/Bb Eb/Bb Bb Eb/Bb [6X] / / / / / / / / 1: (...tations) 3: [theremin enters] 5: aaaaaahhhhhh 6: My, my, my what elation Bbm/Eb Ab/Eb Eb Ab/Eb I don't know where but she sends me there Bbm/Eb Ab/Eb Eb Ab/Eb (My, my, my, what a) Fm/Bb Eb/Bb Bb Eb/Bb Oh, my, my, what (sensation) Fm/Bb Eb/Bb Bb Eb/Bb Elation (my, my, my, what) [Bridge 2] organ (sustained chords) w/tambourine: F Gm C7 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / [repeat 4X; bass enters 2nd time, harmonica 3rd, vocals fade 3rd]: F Gotta keep those lovin' good Gm C7 Vibrations a-happenin' with her F Cm7/F [N.C.] / / / / / / / / / / / / / . . . aaaaahhhhh [Coda][bass lines as per chorus] Bb Eb/Bb Fm/Bb Eb/Bb Bb Eb/Bb Fm/Bb Eb/Bb Good, good, good, good vibrations Ab Db/Ab Ebm/Ab Db/Ab Ab Db/Ab Ebm/Ab Db/Ab Good, good, good, good vibrations Gb Cb/Gb Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb / / / / / / / / acapella w/fuzz bass [half notes] and tambourine: Gb La-da-da-da-da da-da-da Ab La-da-da-da-da da-da-da Bb La-da-da-da-da da-da-da Ab La-da-da-da-da da-da-da theremin and cellos [quarter-note triplets]: (Ab) / / / / / / / / [bass][as per chorus], keyboard, drums re-enter: Ab Db/Ab Ebm/Ab Db/Ab [repeat to fade] / / / / / / / /