Tabs
CATCH 
A augmentedA WAVE
As recorded by The Beach Boys
(From the 1963 Album SURFER GIRL)
Words and Music by Brian Wilson & Mike Love
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (
E MajorE A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Carl Wilson - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'David Marks - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=142
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)
W W W W W
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1st - 3rd Verses
$
D MajorD
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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| Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.)
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| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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A augmentedA D MajorD
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|------------------|
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| PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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G+G D MajorD
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|------------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|------------------||
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| PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
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Chorus
To Coda
A augmentedA 
FF G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
PM-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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|-2-2-2-2---------|---------2-2-2-2--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0--|-----------------|-----------------o||
|---------1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3----------|-----------------|------------------||
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| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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|-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
|-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
|-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
|-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
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Organ Solo
A augmentedA D MajorD
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|------------------|
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| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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A augmentedA D MajorD
PM----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|--------------------||
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| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7--||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7--||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7--||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5--||
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Guitar Solo
G+G
+E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-(15)-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-------|
|-(15)-15-15-17-15-15-15-17-|-18-18-18-17-15-15-15-15-|
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| E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
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|---3---3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|---4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
|---5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
|---5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
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D MajorD
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-(14)-14-14-14--|
|---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-(15)-15-15-15--|
|---14-14-16-14-14-14-16-|-17-17-16-14-(14)-14-17-16--|
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| E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
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|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7--7---7---7--7--7--|
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7--7---7---7--7--7--|
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7--7---7---7--7--7--|
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5---5---5--5--5--|
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D.S. al Coda
A augmentedA FF G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-2-2-2-2---------|---------2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|------------------||
|---------1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|------------------||
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| PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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|-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
|-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
|-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
|-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
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&
D MajorD A augmentedA FF
PM------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------1-1-1-1-|
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| PM------------------------------------------------|
| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-|
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G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
PM------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-*|
|---------2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-*|
|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-----------------*|
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| PM------------------------------------------------|
| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
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|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-*|
|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-*|
|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-*|
|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-*|
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Duration 🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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
Catch a wave and youre sitting on top of the world
Don't be afraid to try the greatest sport around(catch a wave, catch a wave)
Everybody tries it once
Those who don't just have to put it down(ooh waah x3)
You paddle out turn around and raise(ooh wah ooh)
And baby that's all there is to the coastline craze
You gotta catch a wave and youre sittin on top of the world(oh wah oh x3)
Not just a fad cause its been going on so long (catch a wave x2)
All the surfers going strong
They said it wouldnt last too long (ohh wah ohh x3)
They'll eat their words with a fork and spoon (ohh wah ooh x3)
And watch em theyll hit the road and all be surfin soon (ohh wah ooh)
And when they catch a wave theyll be sittin on top of the world (ohh wah ooh x3)
(Music And Clapping)
Catch a wave and your sittin on top of the world(ohh wah ooh x3)
So take a lesson from a top-notch surfer boy(catch a wave x2)
Every saturday boy
But don't treat it like a toy(ohh wah ooh x3)
Just get away from the shady turf(ohh wah ooh)
And baby go catch some rays on the sunny surf
And when you catch a wave youll be sittin on top of the world (on top of the world)
Catch a wave and youll be sittin on top of the world(on top of the world)
Catch a wave and youll be sittin on top of the world(on top of the world
Other versions of Catch A Wave
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Catch a wave by The Beach Boys
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| Catch a wave | Chords |
