Good Vibrations

Verse 1:

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

        Ebm
         v     v     v     v       v
     v     v     v
        ----15-------13----------|
        -------13-------------13-|
        -------------------------|
        -------------------------|

 |------------------------- 
 |-15----16---------------- 
 |------------------------- 
 |------------------------- 

         I                          
  I love the colorful

        Db6
         v     v     v     v       v
     v     v     v
        ----13-------13----------|
        -------11-------------11-|
        -------------------------|
        -------------------------|

 |-------10---------------- 
 |-13---------------------- 
 |------------------------- 
 |------------------------- 

         clothes she wears          
               and the

        Cb6
         v     v     v     v       v
     v     v     v
        ----11-------11----------|
        -------9--------------9--|
        -------------------------|
        -------------------------|

 |-------8----------------- 
 |-11---------------------- 
 |------------------------- 
 |------------------------- 

         way the sunlight plays upon
 her

         Bb
         v     v     v     v       v
     v     v     v
        ----10-------10----------|
        -------8--------------8--|
        -------------------------|
        -------------------------|

 |-------7----------------- 
 |-10---------------------- 
 |------------------------- 
 |------------------------- 

         hair


        bass 1 continues as above; 
bass 2 enters:

        bass 2:

        Ebm
         v     v     v     v       v
     v     v     v

 |-------------------------        
 |-1-----------------X-----  [drum 
 |-------------------------        
 |-------------------------        

 |        
 |accent] 
 |        
 |        

         I                          
  hear the sound of a

        Db6
         v     v     v     v       v
     v     v     v

 |------------------------- 
 |-------------------X----- 
 |-4----------------------- 
 |------------------------- 

         gentle word                
                on the

        Cb6
         v     v     v     v       v
     v     v     v

 |------------------------- 
 |-------------------X----- 
 |-2----------------------- 
 |------------------------- 

         wind that lifts her perfume
 through the

        bass 1:

        Bb                        
         v     v     v     v       v
Db
     v     v     v
        ----10-------10----16----|
        -------8-----------------|
        -------------------------|
        -------------------------|

 |-15----13---------------- 
 |-------------16----15---- 
 |------------------------- 
 |------------------------- 

        bass 2:

         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v  
        -------------------4-----|
        -------0-----3-----------|
        -1-----------------------|
        -------------------------|

 |-3-----1----------------- 
 |-------------4-----3----- 
 |------------------------- 
 |------------------------- 

         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
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                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   
         v   v   v   v     v   v 
Cb/Gb
  v   v
        -----------------|--------
        -----4---2---1---|--------
        -----------------|--------
        -2---------------|-2---4--

           I'm pickin' up good 
vibrations

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

        bass:

        Ab     Db/Ab    Ebm/Ab   
         v   v   v   v     v   v 
Db/Ab
  v   v
        -----------------|--------
        -----6---4---3---|--------
        -----------------|--------
        -4---------------|-4---6--

           I'm pickin' up good 
vibrations
        (good, good, good, good 
vibrations)

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

        bass:

        Bb     Eb/Bb     Fm/Bb   
         v   v   v   v     v   v 
Eb/Bb
  v   v
        -----------------|--------
        -----8---6---5---|--------
        -----------------|--------
        -6---------------|-6---8--

           I'm pickin' up good 
vibrations
        (good, good, good, good 
vibrations)

        Bb    Eb/Bb    
        She's givin' me the 
Fm/Bb Eb/Bb
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        
        I don't know where but she
  Eb      Ab/Eb
 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  
        Good,  good,  good,  
Eb/Bb    Bb     Eb/Bb  Fm/Bb  Eb/Bb
good vibrations

         Ab    Db/Ab  Ebm/Ab 
        Good,  good,  good,  
Db/Ab    Ab     Db/Ab  Ebm/Ab  Db/Ab
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]
        /   /   /   /     /   /   / 
  /

-- another ace 60's tab from 
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-|Andrew Rogers 
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