Good Vibrations
The Beach Boys
Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love; released as a single with "Let's Go
Away For Awhile" as the B-side.
Verse:
G|----15 ------ 15---- ------|------ ------ ------ ------| bass #1
D|-------13----------------13|15-----16------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
I, I love the colourful
G|----13 ------ 13---- ------|------ 10---- ------ ------|
D|-------11----------------11|13-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
clothes she wears, And the
G|----11 ------ 11---- ------|------ 8----- ------ ------|
D|-------9-----------------9-|11-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
way the sun - light plays up- on her hair.
G|----10 ------ 10---- ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------8-----------------8-|10-----12------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|----15 ------ 15---- ------|------ ------ ------ ------| bass #1
D|-------13----------------13|15-----16------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| bass #2
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|6--------------------------|6--------------------------|
E|---------------------6-----|---------------------------|
I hear sound of a
the
G|----13 ------ 13---- ------|------ 10---- ------ ------|
D|-------11----------------11|13-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|4--------------------------|4--------------------------|
E|---------------------1-----|---------------------------|
gen - tle word On the
G|----11 ------ 11---- ------|------ 8----- ------ ------|
D|-------9-----------------9-|11-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|2--------------------------|2--------------------------|
E|---------------------2-----|---------------------2-----|
wind that lifts her per - fume through air.
the
G|------ ------ ------ 16----|15---- 13---- ------ ------|
D|-------12-----15-----------|--------------16-----15----|
A|13-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------ ------ ------ 4-----|3----- ------ ------ ------|
D|-------0------3------------|-------6------4------3-----|
A|1--------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Refrain:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| bass #2
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2--------------------------|2------4-------------------|
I'm pickin' up good vib - ra - tions,
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2--------------------------|2------4-------------------|
she's givin' me the ex - ci - ta - tions.
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2--------------------------|2------4-------------------|
I'm pickin' up good vib - ra - tions,
(oom bop - bop, good vib - ra-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2--------------------------|2------4-------------------|
she's givin' me the ex - ci - ta - tions.
tions, bop - bop, ex - ci - ta-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------6------4------3-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------4------6-----|
E|4------------------------4-|4------6-------------------|
I'm pickin' up good vib - ra - tions,
tions, bop - bop, good vib - ra-
(good, good, good, good vib - ra-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------6------4------3-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------4------6-----|
E|4------------------------4-|4------6-------------------|
she's givin' me the ex - ci - ta - tions.
tions, bop - bop, ex - ci - ta-
tions, aah)
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------8------6---6--5-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------6------8-----|
E|6------------------------6-|6------8-------------------|
I'm pickin' up good vib - ra - tions,
tions, bop - bop, good vib - ra-
(good, good, good, good vib - ra-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------8------6------5-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------6------8-----|
E|6------------------------6-|6------8-------------------|
she's givin' me the ex - ci - ta - tions.
tions, bop - bop, ex - ci - ta-
Verse: tions, aah)
G|----15 ------ 15---- ------|------ ------ ------ ------| bass #1
D|-------13----------------13|15-----16------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Close my eyes, she's some - how
tions)
G|----13 ------ 13---- ------|------ 10---- ------ ------|
D|-------11----------------11|13-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
clo - ser now,
G|----11 ------ 11---- ------|------ 8----- ------ ------|
D|-------9-----------------9-|11-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Soft - ly smile, I know she must be
G|----10 ------ 10---- ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------8-----------------8-|10-----12------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
kind.
G|----15 ------ 15---- ------|------ ------ ------ ------| bass #1
D|-------13----------------13|15-----16------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| bass #2
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|6--------------------------|6--------------------------|
E|---------------------6-----|---------------------------|
When I look
G|----13 ------ 13---- ------|------ 10---- ------ ------|
D|-------11----------------11|13-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|4--------------------------|4--------------------------|
E|---------------------1-----|---------------------4-----|
in her eyes, She goes
G|----11 ------ 11---- ------|------ 8----- ------ ------|
D|-------9-----------------9-|11-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|2--------------------------|2--------------------------|
E|---------------------2-----|---------------------2-----|
with me to a blossom world.
G|------ ------ ------ 16----|15---- 13---- ------ ------|
D|-------12-----15-----------|--------------16-----15----|
A|13-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------ ------ ------ 4-----|3----- ------ ------ ------|
D|-------0------3------------|-------6------4------3-----|
A|1--------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Refrain:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------| bass #2
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2--------------------------|2------4-------------------|
I'm pickin' up good vib - ra - tions,
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2------------------------2-|2------4-------------------|
she's givin' me the ex - ci - ta - tions.
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2------------------------2-|2------4-------------------|
I'm pickin' up good vib - ra - tions,
(oom bop - bop, good vib - ra-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2------------------------2-|2------4-------------------|
she's givin' me the ex - ci - ta - tions.
tions, bop - bop, ex - ci - ta-
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beach_boys/good_vibrations_btab_ver_3.html ]
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------6------4---4--3-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------4------6-----|
E|4------------------------4-|4------6-------------------|
I'm pickin' up good vib - ra - tions,
tions, bop - bop, good vib - ra-
(good, good, good, good vib - ra-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------6------4------3-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------4------6-----|
E|4------------------------4-|4------6-------------------|
she's givin' me the ex - ci - ta - tions.
tions, bop - bop, ex - ci - ta-
tions, aah)
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------8------6------5-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------6------8-----|
E|6------------------------6-|6------8-------------------|
I'm pickin' up good vib - ra - tions,
tions, bop - bop, good vib - ra-
(good, good, good, good vib - ra-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------8------6------5-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------6------8-----|
E|6------------------------6-|6------8-------------------|
she's givin' me the ex - ci - ta - tions.
tions, bop - bop, ex - ci-
Bridge: tions, aah)
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
ta - tion.
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------5-----|
E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
I
(oh, my, my, what e-
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
don't know where, but she sends me there.
lation)
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------8-----|
(oh, my, my, what sen-
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
sation, my, my, what e-
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
lation, my, my, what...)
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
[slower tempo]
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Got to keep those lovin' good
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------8---8------|
vibra - tions a - happenin' with her,
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|8-------8-------8-------8------|8-------8-------8-------8------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Got to keep those lovin' good
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|10------10------10------10-----|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|8-------8-------8-------8------|
vibra - tions a - happenin' with her,
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|8-------8-------8-------8------|8-------8-------8-------8------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Got to keep those lovin' good
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|10------10------10------10-----|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|8-------8-------8-------8------|
vibra - tions a - happenin' with her.
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|8-------8-------8-------8------|8-------8-------8-------8------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|10------10------10------10-----|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|8-------8-------8-------8------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|8-------8-------8-------8------|8-------8-------8-------8------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|8-------8-------8-------8------|8------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Outro (back to original tempo):
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------8------6---6--5-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------6------8-----|
E|6------------------------6-|6------8-------------------|
I'm pickin' up good vib - ra - tions,
tions, bop - bop, good vib - ra-
(good, good, good, good vib - ra-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------8------6---6--5-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------6------8-----|
E|6------------------------6-|6------8-------------------|
she's givin' me the ex - ci - ta - tions.
tions, bop - bop, ex - ci - ta-
tions, aah)
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------6------4---4--3-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------4------6-----|
E|4------------------------4-|4------6-------------------|
I'm pickin' up good vib - ra - tions,
tions, bop - bop, good vib - ra-
(good, good, good, good vib - ra-
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------6------4------3-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------4------6-----|
E|4------------------------4-|4------6-------------------|
tions, aah)
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------4------2------1-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------2------4-----|
E|2------------------------2-|2------4-------------------|
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|2-------------2------------|2-------------2------------|
Na na na na na na na na,
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|4-------------4------------|4-------------4------------|
Na na na na na na na na,
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|6-------------6------------|6-------------6------------|
Na na na na na na na na,
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|4-------------4------------|4-------------4----------4-|
Na na na na na na na na.
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-------6------4------3-----|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------4------6-----|
E|4------------------------4-|4------6-----------------4-|
repeat and fade out...
Please e-mail me for any corrections, or write a comment.
