Good Vibrations chords by The Beach Boys

Chords with lyrics

"Good Vibrations"
            (Brian Wilson - Mike Love)

Verse 1:

	bass 1 w/organ [chords as indicated; quarter-notes]:

	EbmEbm
	 v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	----15-------13----------|-------------------------
	-------13-------------13-|-15----16----------------
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	 I              I love ....

	Db6Db6
	 v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	----13-------13----------|-------10----------------
	-------11-------------11-|-13----------------------
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	 clothes she ...

	Cb6Cb6
	 v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	----11-------11----------|-------8-----------------
	-------9--------------9--|-11----------------------
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	 way the sunlight pla...

	 Bb majorBb
	 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:

	EbmEbm
	 v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	-1-----------------------|-1-----------------X----- [drum accent]
	-------------------1-----|-------------------------
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	 I              hear the ...

	Db6Db6
	 v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	-------------------------|-------------------X-----
	-4-----------------------|-4-----------------------
	-------------------4-----|-------------------------
	 gentle ....

	Cb6Cb6
	 v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	-------------------------|-------------------X-----
	-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------
	-------------------2-----|-------------------------
	 wind that lifts her ...

	bass 1:

	Bb majorBb            DbDb
	 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):

		Gb:		GbGb Bb majorBb DbDb GbGb
		Cb/Gb:		GbGb CbCb Eb MajorEb GbGb
		Dbmadd11/Gb:	AbAb DbDb FbFb GbGb

		Ab:		AbAb Bb majorBb DbDb AbAb
		Db/Ab:		AbAb DbDb FF AbAb
		Ebmadd11/Ab:	Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb GbGb AbAb

		Bb:		Bb majorBb D MajorD FF Bb majorBb
		Eb/Bb:		Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb G+G Bb majorBb
		Fmadd11/Bb:	C majorC FF AbAb Bb majorBb

	N.B.: I've omitted the "add11" notation below for legibility.]

	bass:

	GbGb   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 ...

	GbGb   Cb/Gb    Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb
	  She's givin' me the e....
	GbGb  Cb/Gb   Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb
	  I'm pickin' ...
	(mmm, bop-bop       good vibrations)
	GbGb    Cb/Gb    Dbm/Gb Cb/Gb
	  She's givin' me the ....
	    (bop-bop       excitations)

	bass:

	AbAb   Db/Ab  Ebm/Ab  Db/Ab
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----6---4---3---|-----------------
	-----------------|---------4---6---
	-4---------------|-4---6-----------
	  I'm pickin' up ...
	(good, good, good..

	AbAb   Db/Ab  Ebm/Ab Db/Ab
	  She's givin' me ....
	(bop-bop         excitations)

	bass:

	Bb majorBb   Eb/BbEb/Bb   Fm/Bb  Eb/BbEb/Bb
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----8---6---5---|-----------------
	-----------------|---------6---8---
	-6---------------|-6---8-----------
	  I'm pickin' up good ...
	(good, good, good, ...

	Bb majorBb  Eb/BbEb/Bb  Fm/Bb Eb/BbEb/Bb
	She's givin' me ...
	(bop-bop         exci...)

Verse 2:

	  Close my eyes, she's ....

[repeat chorus]

Bridge 1:

	tack piano w/bass [half notes]:

	Fm/Bb  Eb/BbEb/Bb   Bb majorBb  Eb/BbEb/Bb   [6X]
	 /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /
	   1: (...tations)
	   3: [theremin enters]
	   5: aaaaaahhhhhh
	   6: My, my, ...

	 Bbm/Eb   Ab/Eb     Eb MajorEb   Ab/Eb
	I don't know where but ...
	Bbm/Eb Ab/Eb Eb MajorEb Ab/Eb
	 (My,  my,  my, what a)

	Fm/Bb Eb/BbEb/Bb Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb
	 Oh, my, my, what
	(sensation)
	Fm/Bb Eb/BbEb/Bb Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb
	Elation
	 (my,  my, my, what)

Bridge 2:

	organ (sustained chords) w/tambourine:

	FF         G minorGm    C7C7
	/ / / /  / / / / / / / / / / / /

	[repeat 4X; bass enters 2nd time, harmonica 3rd, vocals fade 3rd]:

	 FF
	Gotta keep ...
	 G minorGm      C7C7
	Vibrations a-....

	FF        Cm7/F    [N.C.]
	/ / / /  / / / / / / / / / . . .
	          aaaaahhhhh

Coda [bass lines as per chorus]:

	 Bb majorBb  Eb/BbEb/Bb Fm/Bb Eb/BbEb/Bb  Bb majorBb   Eb/BbEb/Bb Fm/Bb Eb/BbEb/Bb
	Good, good, good..

	 AbAb  Db/Ab Ebm/Ab Db/Ab  AbAb   Db/Ab Ebm/Ab Db/Ab
	Good, good, good, ...

	GbGb  Cb/Gb  Dbm/Gb  Cb/Gb
	/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

	acapella w/fuzz bass [half notes] and tambourine:

	GbGb
	La-da-da-da-da da-da-da
	AbAb
	La-da-da-da-da da-da-da
	Bb majorBb
	La-da-da-da-da da-da-da
	AbAb
	La-da-da-da-da da-da-da

	theremin and cellos [quarter-note triplets]:

	(AbAb)
	 / / / / / / / /

	bass [as per chorus], keyboard, drums re-enter:

	AbAb  Db/Ab  Ebm/Ab  Db/Ab  [repeat to fade]
	/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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