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GIRLS ON THE BEACH (Bassline) As recorded by The Beach Boys (From the 1964 Album ALL SUMMER LONG) Words and Music by Brian Wilson Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ray Pohlmann - Bass' Intro Q=70(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I |-3--| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q +E E E Q Q |---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|| |------3-5------|--------3--3--|-3----3----3--|--------3-6--------|| |-6---------5---|-3----3-------|--------3-----|-4--(4)-----7------|| |-------------6-|--------------|--------------|-------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| Q. E Q +E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q +E E E Q +E E E Q Q ||--------------------|--------3--3---|-------------------|-------------------|| ||o-------------------|-3----3--------|-------------------|-3--(3)------------|| ||o-6----5-3--(3)-5-6-|-------------5-|-6----5-3--(3)-5-6-|--------3----------|| ||--------------------|---------------|-------------------|----------6-4--4---|| Chorus |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| Q +E E E Q +E E E Q +E E E Q +E E E Q +E E E Q. E |----------4-6--(6)-4---|----------4-6--(6)-4---|--------------------| |--------6------------6-|--------6------------6-|-7--(7)-7-6-4----4--| |-7--(7)----------------|-7--(7)----------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| Interlude 1. 2. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-3--3-3-3--3--||---------------------| |--------------------o||--------------||----5---6-6-6-6-6-8--| |--------------------o||--------------||-6----6--------------| |---------------------||--------------||---------------------| Bridge |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E E Q +E E E Q +E E E Q +E E E |-------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------||-5--(5)----------------|-5--(5)----------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||--------5------------6-|--------5--------------| |-------------------------||----------6-8--(8)-8---|----------6-8--(8)-8-8-| 3rd Verse |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| Q Q Q Q Q +E E E Q E E Q. E Q +E E E Q +E E E Q E E |-------------|-------------------||-------------------|-------------------| |-------------|----------7-8--8-8-||-------------------|-3--(3)------------| |-------8--8--|-8--(8)-8----------||-6----5-3--(3)-5-6-|--------5-3--------| |-8--8--------|-------------------||-------------------|------------6--6-6-| Chorus |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| Q. E Q +E E E Q +E E E Q E E Q +E E E Q +E E E |-------------------|-------------------||----------5-7--(7)-5---| |-------------------|-4--(4)------------||--------7------------7-| |-7----6-4--(4)-6-7-|--------4----------||-8--(8)----------------| |-------------------|----------7-5--5-5-||-----------------------| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| Q +E E E Q +E E E Q +E E E Q. E Q E E Q Q |----------5-7--(7)-5---|-------------------|-4--4-4-4--4--| |--------7------------7-|-8--(8)-8-7-5----5-|--------------| |-8--(8)----------------|-------------------|--------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|--------------| Outro ritardando Q=60in tempo Q=70 Q E E Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 3x |--------------|------------||--------------|---------------|| |--------------|-7--7-------||o-------6--6--|----------4---o|| |-7--7-6-4--4--|-------8----||o-7--7--------|-4--4--2------o|| |--------------|------------||--------------|---------------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths