"Good Vibrations" (Brian Wilson - Mike Love) Verse 1: bass 1 w/organ [chords as indicated; quarter-notes]: v v v v v v v v ----15-------13----------|------------------------- -------13-------------13-|-15----16---------------- -------------------------|------------------------- -------------------------|------------------------- I I love the colorful v v v v v v v v ----13-------13----------|-------10---------------- -------11-------------11-|-13---------------------- -------------------------|------------------------- -------------------------|------------------------- clothes she wears and the Cb6 v v v v v v v v ----11-------11----------|-------8----------------- -------9--------------9--|-11---------------------- -------------------------|------------------------- -------------------------|------------------------- way the sunlight plays upon her v v v v v v v v ----10-------10----------|-------7----------------- -------8--------------8--|-10---------------------- -------------------------|------------------------- -------------------------|------------------------- hair bass 1 continues as above; bass 2 enters: bass 2: v v v v v v v v -------------------------|------------------------- -1-----------------------|-1-----------------X----- [drum accent] -------------------1-----|------------------------- -------------------------|------------------------- I hear the sound of a v v v v v v v v -------------------------|------------------------- -------------------------|-------------------X----- -4-----------------------|-4----------------------- -------------------4-----|------------------------- gentle word on the Cb6 v v v v v v v v -------------------------|------------------------- -------------------------|-------------------X----- -2-----------------------|-2----------------------- -------------------2-----|------------------------- wind that lifts her perfume through the bass 1: v v v v v v v v ----10-------10----16----|-15----13---------------- -------8-----------------|-------------16----15---- -------------------------|------------------------- -------------------------|------------------------- bass 2: v v v v v v v v -------------------4-----|-3-----1----------------- -------0-----3-----------|-------------4-----3----- -1-----------------------|------------------------- -------------------------|------------------------- air Chorus: [R.H. keyboard voicings for chorus chords (from watching Brian Wilson play it on a portable keyboard on some TV special): : /: Dbmadd11/: Fb : /: Ebmadd11/: : : Fmadd11/: 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 -----------------|----------------- -----4---2---1---|----------------- -----------------|---------2---4--- -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: / / / v v v v v v v v -----------------|----------------- -----6---4---3---|----------------- -----------------|---------4---6--- -4---------------|-4---6----------- I'm pickin' up good vibrations (good, good, good, good vibrations) / / / She's givin' me the excitations (bop-bop excitations) bass: / v v v v v v v v -----------------|----------------- -----8---6---5---|----------------- -----------------|---------6---8--- -6---------------|-6---8----------- I'm pickin' up good vibrations (good, good, good, good vibrations) / 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]: / [6X] / / / / / / / / 1: (...tations) 3: [theremin enters] 5: aaaaaahhhhhh 6: My, my, my what elation / / / I don't know where but she sends me there / / / (My, my, my, what a) / Oh, my, my, what (sensation) / Elation (my, my, my, what) Bridge 2: organ (sustained chords) w/tambourine: / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / [repeat 4X; bass enters 2nd time, harmonica 3rd, vocals fade 3rd]: Gotta keep those lovin' good Vibrations a-happenin' with her [N..] / / / / / / / / / / / / / . . . aaaaahhhhh Coda [bass lines as per chorus]: / / / Good, good, good, good vibrations / / / / / / Good, good, good, good vibrations Gb Cb/Gb Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb / / / / / / / / acapella w/fuzz bass [half notes] and tambourine: La-da-da-da-da da-da-da La-da-da-da-da da-da-da La-da-da-da-da da-da-da La-da-da-da-da da-da-da theremin and cellos [quarter-note triplets]: () / / / / / / / / bass [as per chorus], keyboard, drums re-enter: / / / [repeat to fade] / / / / / / / / -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers