Verse 1:
bass 1 w/organ [chords as indicated; quarter-notes]:
MIbm
v v v v v v v v
----15-------13----------|-------------------------
-------13-------------13-|-15----16----------------
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I I love the colorful
v v v v v v v v
----13-------13----------|-------10----------------
-------11-------------11-|-13----------------------
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-------------------------|-------------------------
clothes she wears and the
DOb6
v v v v v v v v
----11-------11----------|-------8-----------------
-------9--------------9--|-11----------------------
-------------------------|-------------------------
-------------------------|-------------------------
way the sunlight plays upon her
SIb
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:
MIbm
v v v v v v v v
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-1-----------------------|-1-----------------X----- [drum accent]
-------------------1-----|-------------------------
-------------------------|-------------------------
I hear the sound of a
DO#6
v v v v v v v v
-------------------------|-------------------------
-------------------------|-------------------X-----
-4-----------------------|-4-----------------------
-------------------4-----|-------------------------
gentle word on the
v v v v v v v v
-------------------------|-------------------------
-------------------------|-------------------X-----
-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------
-------------------2-----|-------------------------
wind that lifts her perfume through the
bass 1:
SIb DO#
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):
FA# FA# SIb DO# FA# DOb/FA# FA# DOb MIb FA#
SOL# SOL# SIb DO# SOL#
N.B.: I've omitted the "add11" notation below for legibility.]
bass:
FA# DOb/FA# DO#m/FA# DOb/FA#
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------
-----4---2---1---|-----------------
-----------------|---------2---4---
-2---------------|-2---4-----------
I'm pickin' up good vibrations
FA# DOb/FA# DO#m/FA# DOb/FA#
She's givin' me the excitations
I'm pickin' up good vibrations
(mmm, bop-bop good vibrations)
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]:
1: (...tations)
3: [theremin enters]
5: aaaaaahhhhhh
6: My, my, my what elation
SIbm/MIb SOL#/MIb MIb SOL#/MIb
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:
FA SOLm DO7
[repeat 4X; bass enters 2nd time, harmonica 3rd, vocals fade 3rd]:
FA
Gotta keep those lovin' good
Vibrations a-happenin' with her
F Cm7/F [N.C.]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /aaaaahhhhh
Coda [bass lines as per chorus]:
Good, good, good, good vibrations
Good, good, good, good vibrations
acapella w/fuzz bass [half notes] and tambourine:
FA#
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]
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
bass 1 w/organ [chords as
..indicated; quarter-notes]:
MIbm
v v v v v
..v v v
----15-------13----------|------
-------13-------------13-|-15---
-------------------------|------
-------------------------|------
...
-|-------------------
-|-16----------------
-|-------------------
-|-------------------
I I
..love the colorful
DO#6
v v v v v
..v v v
----13-------13----------|------
-------11-------------11-|-13---
-------------------------|------
-------------------------|------
...
-|-10----------------
-|-------------------
-|-------------------
-|-------------------
clothes she wears
.. and the
DOb6
v v v v v
..v v v
----11-------11----------|-------8
-------9--------------9--|-11-----
-------------------------|--------
-------------------------|--------
...
-|-----------------
-|-----------------
-|-----------------
-|-----------------
way the sunlight plays upon her
SIb
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------
-------------------1-----|--------
-------------------------|--------
...
-|-----------------
-|-----------X----- [drum accent]
-|-----------------
-|-----------------
I
..hear the sound of a
v v v v v
..v v v
-------------------------|--------
-------------------------|--------
-4-----------------------|-4------
-------------------4-----|--------
...
-|-----------------
-|-----------X-----
-|-----------------
-|-----------------
gentle word
.. on the
v v v v v
..v v v
-------------------------|--------
-------------------------|--------
-2-----------------------|-2------
-------------------2-----|--------
...
-|-----------------
-|-----------X-----
-|-----------------
-|-----------------
wind that lifts her perfume
..through the
bass 1:
SIb DO#
v v v v v
..v v v
----10-------10----16----|-15---
-------8-----------------|------
-------------------------|------
-------------------------|------
...
-|-13----------------
-|-------16----15----
-|-------------------
-|-------------------
bass 2:
v v v v v
..v v v
-------------------4-----|-3-----1
-------0-----3-----------|--------
-1-----------------------|--------
-------------------------|--------
...
-|-----------------
-|-----4-----3-----
-|-----------------
-|-----------------
air
[R.H. keyboard voicings for
..chorus chords (from watching
..Brian Wilson
play it on a portable keyboard
..on some TV special):
FA# FA# SIb DO# FA#
SIb SIb RE FA SIb MIb/SIb SIb MIb SOL SIb
N.B.: I've omitted the "add11"
..notation below for legibility.]
bass:
FA# DOb/FA# DO#m/FA# DOb/FA#
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|----------------
-----4---2---1---|----------------
-----------------|---------2---4--
-2---------------|-2---4----------
...
-|-
-|-
-|-
-|-
I'm pickin' up good vibrations
FA# DOb/FA# DO#m/FA# DOb/FA#
She's givin' me the
..excitations
FA# DOb/FA# DO#m/FA# DOb/FA#I'm pickin' up good vibrations
(mmm, bop-bop good
..vibrations)
She's givin' me the
DO#m/FA# DOb/FA#.. 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:
SIb MIb/SIb FAm/SIb MIb/SIb
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)
SIb MIb/SIb FAm/SIb MIb/SIb
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]:
1: (...tations)
3: [theremin enters]
5: aaaaaahhhhhh
6: My, my, my what elation
SIbm/MIb SOL#/MIb MIb
I don't know where but she sends
SOL#/MIb..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]:
FA
Gotta keep those lovin' good
Vibrations a-happenin' with her
F Cm7/F
..[N.C.]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /aaaaahhhhh
Coda [bass lines as per chorus]:
Good, good, good, good
MIb/SIb SIb MIb/SIb FAm/SIb.. vibrations
MIb/SIb
SOL# DO#/SOL# MIbm/SOL#
Good, good, good, good
.. vibrations
DO#/SOL#
FA# DOb/FA# DO#m/FA# DOb/FA#
acapella w/fuzz bass [half notes]
..and tambourine:
FA#
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]
/ / / / / / / /
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