Good Vibrations Chords

by The Beach Boys
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Subtler chords in Verse 1 and 2, fuller arrangement , includes some backing vocals, full chord legend included. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPsRnqgdf68.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Ebm
Capo: 1st fret
Author DiddyD [a] 15,207. Last edit on Feb 9, 2025
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Chords

Dm
C6
Bb6
A
F
Bb/F
F7
G
C/G
G7
D/A
A7
D
G/D
D7
E
F#m
B7
Bm7/E
C

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Song: Good vibrations
Artist: The Beach Boys
Composers: Brian Wilson and Mike Love
 
Tabbed by DJ  24th Aug 2016
 
CAPO: 1st fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of Ebm)
 
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
Dm   = x57765    G    = 355433    G/D   = xx0003
C6   = x35555    C/G  = 335553    D7    = xx0212
Bb6  = x13333    G7   = 353433    E     = 022100
A    = x02220    D/A  = x00232    F#m   = 244222
F    = 133211    A7   = x02020    B7    = x24242
Bb/F = 113331    D    = xx0232    Bm7/E = 020202
F7   = 131211                     N.C.  = No chords
 
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[Verse 1]
Dm                        C6
I ...I love the colourful clothes she wears,
        Bb6                             A
And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair,
Dm                       C6
I ...hear the sound of a gentle word,
       Bb6                                     A
On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air
     A
e|---0------------|
B|---2------------|   [See bottom of page for an
G|---2------------|    alternative riff]
D|---2--0---------|
A|---0-----3--1---|
E|----------------|
 
[Chorus]
F      Bb/F       F7        Bb/F
   I'm picking up good vi - brations,
F        Bb/F      F7     Bb/F
   She's giving me exci - tations,
F      Bb/F       F7        Bb/F
   I'm picking up good vi - brations,
F        Bb/F      F7     Bb/F
   She's giving me exci - tations,
G      C/G        G7        C/G
   I'm picking up good vi - brations,
G        C/G       G7     C/G
   She's giving me exci - tations,
A       D/A        A7        D/A
    I'm picking up good vi - brations,
A        D/A       A7     D/A
   She's giving me exci - tations
 
[Verse 2]
Dm                           C6
Close my eyes, she's somehow closer now,
Bb6                              A
Softly smile, I know she must be kind,
Dm             C6
When ...I look in her eyes,
         Bb6                         A
She goes with me to a blossom world
     A
e|---0------------|
B|---2------------|   [See bottom of page for an
G|---2------------|    alternative riff]
D|---2--0---------|
A|---0-----3--1---|
E|----------------|
 
[Chorus]
F      Bb/F       F7        Bb/F
   I'm picking up good vi - brations,
F        Bb/F      F7     Bb/F
   She's giving me exci - tations,
F      Bb/F       F7        Bb/F
   I'm picking up good vi - brations,
F        Bb/F      F7     Bb/F
   She's giving me exci - tations,
G      C/G        G7        C/G
   I'm picking up good vi - brations,
G        C/G       G7     C/G
   She's giving me exci - tations,
A       D/A       A7        D/A
   I'm picking up good vi - brations,
A        D/A       A7
   She's giving me exci...
 
[Verse 3]
A   D/A     A7   D/A     A    D/A       A7   D/A
 ...tations---------! |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
A       D/A   A7      D/A
   Hmm, mm -  mm, mm, mm - mm!
A       D/A   A7      D/A      A      D/A   A7   D/A
   Hmm, mm -  mm, mm, mm - mm!    Ah----------------!
 
[Verse 4]
 A   D/A  A7  D/A         D          G/D
                        I don't know where...
(Oh,  my, my, what an e - lation!)
        D7       G/D
But she sends me there,
 D   G/D  D7  G/D          A
(Oh, my,  my, what a sen - sation!)
D/A       A7   D/A         A    D/A   A7   D/A
My - my,  my,  what an e - lation!
                          (My, my, my what a...)
[Bridge]
  E                        F#m           B7
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
E
     Gotta keep those loving good...
F#m                 B7
  ...Vibrations a - happening with her,
E
     Gotta keep those loving good...
F#m                 B7
  ...Vibrations a - happening with her,
E
     Gotta keep those loving good...
F#m                 B7
  ...Vibrations a - happening with her,
  E                         F#m          B7
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  E                          Bm7/E       N.C.
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |  Ah--------! 
 
[Chorus]
  A       D/A        A7        D/A       A
      I'm picking up good vi - brations,
(Good, ...good,   ...good,  ...good vi - brations!)
 
      D/A       A7    D/A
She's giving me exi - tations,
           (Bop,      bop!)
 
G        C/G           G7     C/G
     I'm picking up...
   (Good,   ...good ...good,  good vi-...)
  G
(-brations----------------------------!)
| /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ |
  F
| /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ |
 
[Verse 5]
F
Na, na - na, na - na!  Na, na - na!
G
Na, na - na, na - na!  Na, na - na!
(Ba - ba, ba -ba, ba----,       bah!)
A
Na, na-na, na - na!               Na,na - na!
          (Ba - ba, ba -ba, ba----,       bah!)
G
Na, na-na, na - na!               Na,na - na!
          (Ba - ba, ba -ba, ba----,       bah!)
 
[Coda - Electro-Theremin riff]
  G    C/G     G7   C/G     G    C/G     G7   C/G
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  G    C/G     G7   C/G     G    C/G     G7    C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  /||
=====================================================
[Alternative for Pre-Chorus riff]
    A
e|----------------------|
B|--2-------------------|
G|--2------3--2--0------|
D|--2----2---------3-2--|
A|--0--4----------------|
E|----------------------|
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lilfish4545
Great Tab.Well structured chords fill ins displayed nice.There are some fantastic tabbers on this site and you are one of them.Your tabs are consistently good and accurate.Sometimes there are other tabbers that come close but not as good.I hesitate to give them less stars as it may discourage them from trying.I have to admit there are some awful tabs on here but I try and give them some stars to encourage them.There are also some obvious tab thieves that don't give credit to the original tabber.I dont mind them posting if they give credit to original.Anyway keep up the great work.Your work is always reliable.
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crgwllms
There are definitely 7ths in the "good, good, vibe, vibe...good vibrations" vocal backing underneath that section, so playing the 7th chords is a perfectly good way to represent that.
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