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----------|-------10---------------- 
        -------11-------------11-|-13---------------------- 
        -------------------------|------------------------- 
        -------------------------|------------------------- 

         clothes she wears                         and the

        Cb6
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

        ----11-------11----------|-------8----------------- 
        -------9--------------9--|-11---------------------- 
        -------------------------|------------------------- 
        -------------------------|------------------------- 

         way the sunlight plays upon her

         Bb
         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:

        Ebm
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

        -------------------------|-------------------------        
        -1-----------------------|-1-----------------X-----  [drum 
        -------------------1-----|-------------------------        
        -------------------------|-------------------------        
 |        
 |accent] 
 |        
 |        

         I                            hear the sound of a

        Db6
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

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

         gentle word                                on the

        Cb6
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

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

         wind that lifts her perfume through the

        bass 1:

        Bb                        Db
         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:             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
                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   Cb/Gb
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v

        -----------------|----------------- 
        -----4---2---1---|----------------- 
        -----------------|---------2---4--- 
        -2---------------|-2---4----------- 

           I'm pickin' up good vibrations

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

        bass:

        Ab     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 vibrations
        (good, good, good, good vibrations)

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

        bass:

        Bb     Eb/Bb     Fm/Bb   Eb/Bb
         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)

        Bb    Eb/Bb    Fm/Bb Eb/Bb
        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]:

        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          Eb      Ab/Eb
        I don't know where but she 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  Eb/Bb    Bb     Eb/Bb  Fm/Bb  Eb/Bb
        Good,  good,  good,  good vibrations

         Ab    Db/Ab  Ebm/Ab Db/Ab    Ab     Db/Ab  Ebm/Ab  Db/Ab
        Good,  good,  good,  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 Andrew Rogers 
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• Ab
• Ab/Eb

  4
• Bb
• Bbm/Eb
• C
• C7
• B
• B/Gb
• B6
• D
• Db

  4
• Db/Ab
• Db6

  8
• Dbm/Gb

  4
• Eb

  3
• Eb/Bb

  6
• Ebm
• Ebm/Ab
• F
• E
• Fm/Bb
• G
• Gb
• Gm